Fossil Canyon

Fossil Canyon is the second track in set for Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS counterpart, Diddy Kong Racing DS.

This level offers considerably great challenges for new racers. The track has numerous Power-Up Tokens, exclusively in the game's remake, and many Zipper pads. Notorious for its fork in the road, both ways are quick. If the racer travels towards the left side, they will find a red balloon with a missile, but the other route has green and blue balloons for an offensive or defensive attack. As an early track, however, it does not feature any moving obstacles, so the racers should simply try to avoid the outside of the roads to stay safe.

Track layout
The track begins with a strait pathway leading to a dinosaur. A Zipper can be found to the left of this road to give players an extra speed boost. Some palm trees are also located around the area, and can slow players down when hit. Before the road stretches into the nearby dinosaur, it curves to the left, where racers can find another Zipper on the right side of the road. Riding forward in this part of the track takes racers to a small lake, with the rest of the road curving around it. They should get around the lake to find a long tunnel.

The tunnel's interior consists of a sharp turn at its entrance, followed by a strait pathway down the area. Another sharp turn at the end of this pathway leads players to another Zipper, located to the left of the area. The tunnel's exit is right after this turn, and shortly after finding their way out, racers will go over a small ramp, landing onto a dirt road. A fork-in-the-road can be found here. Although the passage to the left would be considered faster, it does not feature as great of a variety of items as the route to the right does. It is also noticeably much bumpier and thinner. The two pathways soon meet up as the track nears its end, where racers will hit another large bump to find their way off the dirt road. There are bananas underneath. A straight pathway from here can take the players across the finish line.

Coin Locations
Like the other levels of Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS, Fossil Canyon is filled with eight coins, scattered all around the area. However, the coins only appear once the player has beaten the world's boss at least once.


 * The first coin can be found in the center of the track near the first Zipper.
 * The next coin is located right after the first set of balloons on the side of the road. In the Nintendo DS remake of the game, it is instead in the center of the track.
 * The third coin can be found shortly after the second Zipper.
 * Not too long after the second Zipper, a lake can be found to the left of the track. The coin is along the edge of this lake near a tunnel.
 * Right by the third Zipper, racers can find the next coin.
 * The sixth coin is located before a small bump outside of a tunnel.
 * On the fork-in-the-road, a coin can be found in the route to the right.
 * On the left route in the fork, racers can find the final coin.