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'''''Diddy Kong Pilot''''' is a canceled follow-up title of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], which was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]]. [[Diddy Kong]] was the main and titular character of the game. The game involves ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' characters racing in [[Plane]]s on {{wp|Mode 7}}-rendered courses. It was initially planned for early 2002, but [[Nintendo]] sold their share of Rare Ltd. to {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} and opted out of their publishing contract. Around the same time, in 2002-2003, before the decision was made to design it into a ''Banjo-Kazooie'' game, ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' was being redeveloped into an entirely [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|different game]]. In 2005, the game was finalized as a ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie}}'' game, ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'' due to Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002.
'''''Diddy Kong Pilot''''' is a canceled follow-up title of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], which was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]] [[Diddy Kong]] was the main and titular character of the game. The game involves ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' characters racing in [[Plane]]s on {{wp|Mode 7}}-rendered courses. It was initially planned for early 2002, but [[Nintendo]] sold their share of Rare Ltd. to {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} and opted out of their publishing contract. Around the same time, in 2002-2003, before the decision was made to design it into a ''Banjo-Kazooie'' game, ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' was being redeveloped into an entirely [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|different game]]. In 2005, the game was finalized as a ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie}}'' game, ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'' due to Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002.


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The player can exit to the main menu by opening the pause menu. It has three options which are self-explanatory: Continue, Restart, and Quit. Few of the further developed courses also redirect the player to the main menu after they complete all three laps.
The player can exit to the main menu by opening the pause menu. It has three options which are self-explanatory: Continue, Restart, and Quit. Few of the further developed courses also redirect the player to the main menu after they complete all three laps.


The main menu has six modes: Racing, Stories, Dog Fights, Battle, Clock Race, and Options. It is also the only part of the game to have a music track. However, there exists six unused sound tracks in the ROM.
The main menu has six modes: Racing, Stories, Dog Fights, Battle, Clock Race, and Options. It is also the only part of the game to have a music track. However, there exist six unused sound tracks in the ROM.


[[File:Character Select 2001 - Diddy Kong Pilot.png|thumb|left|The character selection screen]]
[[File:Character Select 2001 - Diddy Kong Pilot.png|thumb|left|The character selection screen]]
Before starting a mode, the player must select a character. The selection menu is very buggy, and choosing a character causes a different one to be playable, except for [[Cranky Kong]]. For example, selecting [[Diddy Kong]] causes [[Krunch]] to be playable instead. The sound that each character makes when highlighted does not correspond to the correct character as well. When a character is highlighted, they are not aligned with their sepia shadow; additionally, the sepia backdrop has Candy Kong but highlighting her shows Redneck Kong instead, meaning the color character select screen had not been edited yet; Cranky Kong's pose is different as well. The following "Select World" menu shows the character that will actually be played as, with the exception of when Dixie is selected. In this case, a glitchy black rectangle taking up the entirety of the character sprites' parameters will be shown, and playing will result in Diddy appearing. As such, the rectangle is likely the remains of Redneck Kong's data.
Before starting a mode, the player must select a character. The selection menu is very buggy, and choosing a character causes a different one to be playable, except for [[Cranky Kong]]. For example, selecting [[Diddy Kong]] causes [[Krunch]] to be playable instead. The sound that each character makes when highlighted does not correspond to the correct character as well. When a character is highlighted, they are not aligned with their sepia shadow; additionally, the sepia backdrop has Candy Kong but highlighting her shows Redneck Kong instead, meaning the color character select screen had not been edited yet; Cranky Kong's pose is different as well. The following "Select World" menu shows the character that will actually be played as, with the exception of when Dixie is selected. In this case, a glitchy black rectangle taking up the entirety of the character sprites' parameters will be shown, and playing will result in Diddy appearing. As such, the rectangle is likely the remains of Redneck Kong's data.


The Racing mode allows the player to select a world, each with an associated level difficulty. Unlike its predecessor, ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' only features four characters racing on a course at a time; the main goal remains the same: racing three laps around a course and getting first place. Many of the core features are similar to ''Diddy Kong Racing'', for example how the player can collect [[banana]]s and pick up an item from item balloons appearing around the course. [[Dash Panel|Zipper]]s also return in the courses, and they give racers a speed boost.
The Racing mode allows the player to select a world, each with an associated level difficulty. Unlike its predecessor, ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' only features four characters racing on a course at a time; the main goal remains the same: racing three laps around a course and getting first place. Many of the core features are similar to ''Diddy Kong Racing'', such as how the player can collect [[banana]]s and pick up an item from item balloons appearing around the course. [[Dash Panel|Zipper]]s also return in the courses, and they give racers a speed boost.


The Stories mode has three different stories: King of Kongs (Diddy Kong), Back to the Light (Dixie Kong), and K. Rool's Gold (K. Rool). This mode is almost entirely non-functional, but it was intended to have a unique story for a certain character and a final boss at the end.<ref>[http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/6322 New Tidbits on Various Rare Titles - Nintendo World Report]</ref><ref>[http://www.raregamer.co.uk/games/diddy-kong-pilot-nintendo-retrospective/ Diddy Kong Pilot Nintendo Retrospective]</ref> This build seemed to be in the process of removing Stories mode,<ref name="rwc">https://web.archive.org/web/20120102053341/http://www.rarewarecentral.com/diddy-kong-pilot</ref> since K. Rool's Gold did not work in this build but did in the very early build.
The Stories mode has three different stories: King of Kongs (Diddy Kong), Back to the Light (Dixie Kong), and K. Rool's Gold (K. Rool). This mode is almost entirely non-functional, but it was intended to have a unique story for a certain character and a final boss at the end.<ref>[http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/6322 New Tidbits on Various Rare Titles - Nintendo World Report]</ref><ref>[http://www.raregamer.co.uk/games/diddy-kong-pilot-nintendo-retrospective/ Diddy Kong Pilot Nintendo Retrospective]</ref> This build seemed to be in the process of removing Stories mode,<ref name="rwc">https://web.archive.org/web/20120102053341/http://www.rarewarecentral.com/diddy-kong-pilot</ref> since K. Rool's Gold did not work in this build but did in the very early build.
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