Using the Nintendo 64's cartridge format, the music in the game could change mood across the overworld or midway through a racetrack (retaining the same tune and tempo but using different instruments) without being hampered by load times. The music for the game was composed by David Wise, one of Rareware's in-house composers. Smokey the Dragon is the boss of Dragon Forest, where he challenges the player to a race around a grassy valley while shooting fireballs.Bubbler the Octopus is the boss of Sherbert Island, where he challenges the player to a race around an island track while laying traps.Bluey the Walrus is the boss of Snowflake Mountain, where he challenges the player to a race down a mountain.
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Taj the Genie is the genie that hands out Golden Balloons as races are won.(Can be unlocked as a playable character in the Nintendo DS version) He takes over the island and challenges someone to beat him in order to reclaim it. After beating T.T's record on every course, he becomes playable, and has the best stats of any racer. Drumstick is a rooster that was captured by Wizpig he can be rescued after a period of time by running over a distinct frog.Pipsy the mouse is the lightest racer, but also has no characterization and has never appeared in any other game.Bumper is a badger that is a semi-heavyweight, but otherwise has no traits as a character.Timber the tiger is the son of the owners of the island Wizpig attacks.Tiptup is a lightweight character that would later appear in both Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie.He acts as the fastest heavyweight, but the least agile racer. Krunch is a Kremling from the Donkey Kong series.Conker is a squirrel that makes his first appearance in this game his first appearance in his own franchise would be Conker's Pocket Tales.
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#Diddy kong racing taj series#
Banjo is a honey bear that premiered in Diddy Kong Racing, a year before his own series kicked off in Banjo-Kazooie.He is a monkey from the Donkey Kong series. Diddy Kong is the game's namesake and all-around in terms of stats.When Wizpig loses the second race, the rocket he rides on malfunctions and blasts him to a distant planet and peace returns to Timber Island for good. Fearing that Wizpig would again attempt to invade Timber's Island, the islanders travel to Future Fun Land for a second challenge. Shortly afterward, Wizpig leaves for his home planet, Future Fun Land. They eventually complete all of Wizpig's challenges and confront Wizpig himself to a race and defeat him. Timber sends a letter to his friend Diddy Kong to call for help and Diddy in turn recruits his friends Banjo the bear and Conker the squirrel while Timber gathers the remaining inhabitants of the island to help. Drumstick, the best racer on the island, failed this challenge and was transformed into a frog by Wizpig's black magic.
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The only solution available to the island's inhabitants is to defeat Wizpig in an elaborate series of races that involves cars, hovercrafts, and airplanes. He turns the four island's guardians: Tricky the Triceratops, Bubbler the Octopus, Bluey the Walrus and Smokey the Dragon into his henchmen. Their enjoyment is derailed when an evil, intergalactic, pig wizard named Wizpig arrives at peaceful Timber's Island and attempts to take over after he conquered his own planet's racetracks. Timber the Tiger's parents go on vacation and leave their son in charge of the island they live on, leaving him and his friends to race for fun. Spoiler warning : Plot or ending details follow.