There was a DS port, which may be the easiest way to experience it today, but I certainly prefer it on a nice big CRT TV. There’s a richness and depth to them, and a creative side that I wish we’d see replicated more often.ĭiddy Kong Racing was a massive success, but, likely due to Microsoft acquiring Rare, it never appeared on the Virtual Console or in Rare Replay, aka, the giant compilation of most of Rare’s best games. There is simply too much to admire in the design of Rare’s best games: the level design, mechanical grace, and pacing of Banjo-Kazooie, the leaning into adventure game logic and inter-world interaction of Tooie, the brilliant, subtle genre-blending here in DKR. I’ll continue to go to bat for Rare’s golden age, for as long as there are naysayers who insist the googly-eyed animals and cribbing the Mario playbook were signs of a me-too game company. DKR took that all much, much further, by inviting you to actually explore these spaces, and rewarding you handsomely for doing so. It’s something I’ve always enjoyed the most about racing games, being in beautifully places (extra points if they are weird and visually interesting), and moving in ways that feel good. I loved its weird worlds and the places it evoked. If you found it, a multiplayer arena would unlock for that world. One track in each world held a secret key, which you could only find by going well off the beaten path. If you knew what you were doing in DKR, you could easily lap opponents.īetter still, there were actual secrets on the tracks, not just shortcuts. A complete lack of Mario Kart 64’s cheapass rubber-band AI. There was an entire sci-fi bonus world to unlock, with its own collection of tracks. And, importantly, you were always rewarded for practice, diligent play, and knowing the territory. It's funny how a fond memory can come from a situation that you think is going to suck.The stakes always escalated in this game. His cousin ended up leaving, but my friend and I spent the night, and we stayed up most of the night talking about girls and video games and stupid teenage boy shit. His mom got us pizza and of course there was cake and stuff, and we all sat around and played split screen Halo and ended up having some awesome games. Well, it turned out to actually be a really fun time. So it was like us three and one of his cousins. What's even sadder is he invited a bunch of people from school, and my friend and I were the only two that showed up. My friend and I were like, "There's no way we can't go, that would be super fucked up and mean" even though, honestly, we kinda didn't want to. We never really considered him a "friend", but he definitely considered us to be his friends, because we got invited to his birthday party. My friend and I always tried to be nice to him because we felt bad for him. There was this kid in our grade that a lot of people were mean to just because he was a little weird. That reminds me of my freshman year of high school. Click here for a list of other gaming subreddits. Posts and comments, whether in jest or with malice, that contain racist, sexist, homophobic content, threats, or other forms of toxicity will be removed, regardless of popularity or relevance.įor a more detailed explanation of these rules, click here. No Kickstarter, crowdfunding, et al project "reminder" posts. No referral, affiliate, livestream, and/or survey links. This is not the place to spam your channel or stream. No screenshots of websites or Twitter.įollow the rules of promotion. No general URL shorteners (bitly, tinyurl, etc). Submit only the original source of the content. No Giveaways / Trades / Contests / Items for sale / Donation Requests Mark your spoilers and NSFW submissions, comments and links. No bandwagon/raid/"pass it on" or direct reply posts.
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