Diddy Kong Racing - Unlock Drumstick and T.T.

A guide/walkthrough of how to unlock Drumstick and T.T. in "Diddy Kong Racing" for the Nintendo 64.

I recommend using either Pipsy, Tiptup, or Diddy Kong. I also recommend drifting, even if you're using either Pipsy or Tiptup.

Green boost trick is important. After letting go of the accelerator before hitting a Zipper, wait UNTIL the multicolored smoke disappears from the green boost, and THEN accelerate again. For those who are still having trouble, I highly recommend switching from the course map to the speedometer. It shows how fast you're going, and it's really helpful. If you unintentionally get a purple boost, it's essentially the same as the green boost.

Bananas are also important, as they increase the character's top speed. Try to collect around 6 to 10 bananas by the end of the 1st lap. Even if you do the green boost trick correctly, the bananas are still important, especially for certain tracks, such as Fossil Canyon and Crescent Island. Without those bananas, you'll have a very hard time in those tracks.

In Darkmoon Caverns, the first Zipper can cause problems. If you have trouble trying to avoid crashing into the ceiling after getting a green boost, then just settle with an intentional purple boost.

Car tips:
To drift, turn first, and then hold the R button. During that time, turning can be controlled. Braking while drifting is required, especially for heavy characters.

Hovercraft tips:
Only use the R button for sharp turns. DO NOT hold the R button when going straight forward. Do not hold Down on the analog stick either. Doing either of those things WILL decrease speed.

Plane tips:
To turn sharper, use the R button. To do an upwards loop-de-loop, tap the R button twice. To do a downwards loop-de-loop, hold Up, and then tap the R button twice. During that time, depending on how long the R button is held, it can last up to 1 second. After that, it finishes with a boost. To do a barrel roll, hold either Left or Right, and then tap the R button twice. While doing barrel rolls continuously, let go of the accelerator for greater boosting.

LIGHTWEIGHT HOVERCRAFT NOTE: Lightweight characters are bad with the hovercraft. However, there are two ways to race better with the hovercraft as either Pipsy or Tiptup. #1, hopping and turning slightly with the R button will reduce speed loss. #2, depending on the walls, intentionally crashing into them can help on turning without losing speed.

EDIT: Looks like I'm the only one to have the speedometer showing for this tutorial. Every other tutorial on how to unlock T.T. has the course map showing.

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Unlock Drumstick ~ 0:00
NOTE: Complete everything up until the confrontation of Wizpig.

Unlock T.T. in Ancient Lake ~ 0:30
Unlock T.T. in Fossil Canyon ~ 1:38
Unlock T.T. in Jungle Falls ~ 3:16
Unlock T.T. in Hot Top Volcano ~ 4:20
Unlock T.T. in Everfrost Peak ~ 5:50
Unlock T.T. in Walrus Cove ~ 7:36
Unlock T.T. in Snowball Valley ~ 9:38
Unlock T.T. in Frosty Village ~ 10:50
Unlock T.T. in Whale Bay ~ 12:24
Unlock T.T. in Pirate Lagoon ~ 13:37
Unlock T.T. in Crescent Island ~ 14:59
Unlock T.T. in Treasure Caves ~ 16:39
Unlock T.T. in Boulder Canyon ~ 17:42
Unlock T.T. in Greenwood Village ~ 19:33
Unlock T.T. in Windmill Plains ~ 21:13
Unlock T.T. in Haunted Woods ~ 23:20
Unlock T.T. in Spacedust Alley ~ 24:33
Unlock T.T. in Darkmoon Caverns ~ 26:36
Unlock T.T. in Spaceport Alpha ~ 28:52
Unlock T.T. in Star City ~ 30:54
NOTE: After beating a certain time to meet T.T., when you want to race him, you have to choose the vehicle originally used for that track.

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Meet T.T., Beat T.T.:
Ancient Lake (1:07.00, 1:01.28)
Fossil Canyon (1:37.00, 1:30.18)
Jungle Falls (1:08.00, 1:02.50)
Hot Top Volcano (1:35.00, 1:30.71)
Everfrost Peak (1:53.00, 1:48.00)
Walrus Cove (2:10.00, 2:06.28)
Snowball Valley (1:13.00, 1:06.41)
Frosty Village (1:44.00, 1:39.40)
Whale Bay (1:19.00, 1:13.11)
Pirate Lagoon (1:34.00, 1:28.56)
Crescent Island (1:39.00, 1:33.16)
Treasure Caves (1:10.00, 1:05.63)
Boulder Canyon (2:11.00, 2:02.35)
Greenwood Village (1:46.00, 1:40.61)
Windmill Plains (2:22.00, 2:13.13)
Haunted Woods (1:12.00, 1:09.51)
Spacedust Alley (2:12.00, 2:06.16)
Darkmoon Caverns (2:20.00, 2:12.05)
Spaceport Alpha (2:16.00, 2:09.03)
Star City (2:07.00, 2:01.45)
NOTE: Times to meet and beat T.T. may be more generous in the PAL version.

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