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| Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge. It is reachable from the river connecting Snowflake Mountain and Sherbet Island.
| Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge. It is reachable from the river connecting Snowflake Mountain and Sherbet Island.
| Hovercraft, Plane
| Hovercraft, Plane
|}
==Race Courses==
The Golden Balloons are needed to unlock the worlds and race courses throughout the game. Unlocking a world automatically unlocks the first course of that world. For courses where two or all three vehicles can be used, vehicles listed in '''bold print''' are the mandated vehicle during Adventure Mode and other vehicles can only be used in a [[Time Trial]] or after the course is completed. The list of the worlds and their courses and the amount needed to unlock them is listed as follows:
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{|class="dktable-brown" style="text-align:center"
!World and Amount Needed
!Course and Amount Needed
!Vehicles
|-
|rowspan=5|[[File:Dino Domain DKR.png|200px]]<br>[[Dino Domain]]<br>{{DKRbln|1}}
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-AncientLake.png|200px]]<br>[[Ancient Lake]]<br>{{DKRbln|1}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|6}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft<br>Plane
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-FossilCanyon.png|200px]]<br>[[Fossil Canyon]]<br>{{DKRbln|2}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|7}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft<br>Plane
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-JungleFalls.png|200px]]<br>[[Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls]]<br>{{DKRbln|3}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|8}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft<br>Plane
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-HotTopVolcano.png|200px]]<br>[[Hot Top Volcano]]<br>{{DKRbln|5}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|10}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || Hovercraft<br>'''Plane'''
|-
|rowspan=5| [[File:Snowflake Mountain.png|200px]]<br>[[Snowflake Mountain]]<br>{{DKRbln|2}}
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-EverfrostPeak.png|200px]]<br>[[Everfrost Peak]]<br>{{DKRbln|2}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|10}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || Car (N64 only)<br>Hovercraft<br>'''Plane'''
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-WalrusCove.png|200px]]<br>[[Walrus Cove]]<br>{{DKRbln|3}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|11}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-SnowballValley.png|200px]]<br>[[Snowball Valley]]<br>{{DKRbln|6}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|14}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft<br>Plane
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-FrostyVillage.png|200px]]<br>[[Frosty Village]]<br>{{DKRbln|9}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|16}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft<br>Plane
|-
|rowspan=5|[[File:Sherbet Island.png|200px]]<br>[[Sherbet Island]]<br>{{DKRbln|10}}
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-WhaleBay.png|200px]]<br>[[Whale Bay]]<br>{{DKRbln|10}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|17}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || Hovercraft
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-CrescentIsland.png|200px]]<br>[[Crescent Island]]<br>{{DKRbln|11}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|18}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-PirateLagoon.png|200px]]<br>[[Pirate Lagoon]]<br>{{DKRbln|13}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|20}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || Hovercraft
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-TreasureCaves.png|200px]]<br>[[Treasure Caves]]<br>{{DKRbln|16}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|22}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft<br>Plane
|-
|rowspan=5|[[File:Dragon Forest lobby DKR.png|200px]]<br>[[Dragon Forest]]<br>{{DKRbln|16}}
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-WindmillPlains.png|200px]]<br>[[Windmill Plains]]<br>{{DKRbln|16}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|23}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || |Car<br>Hovercraft<br>'''Plane'''
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-GreenwoodVillage.png|200px]]<br>[[Greenwood Village]]<br>{{DKRbln|17}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|24}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-BoulderCanyon.png|200px]]<br>[[Boulder Canyon]]<br>{{DKRbln|20}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|30}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || Hovercraft
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-HauntedWoods.png|200px]]<br>[[Haunted Woods]]<br>{{DKRbln|22}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|37}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft
|-
|rowspan=5|[[File:Future Fun Land.png|200px]]<br>[[Future Fun Land]]<br>{{DKRbln|39}}
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-SpacedustAlley.png|200px]]<br>[[Spacedust Alley]]<br>{{DKRbln|39}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|43}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || Car<br>Hovercraft<br>'''Plane'''
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-DarkmoonCaverns.png|200px]]<br>[[Darkmoon Caverns]] <br>{{DKRbln|40}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|44}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-SpaceportAlpha.png|200px]]<br>[[Spaceport Alpha]]<br>{{DKRbln|41}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|45}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || Car<br>Hovercraft<br>'''Plane'''
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR-StarCity.png|200px]]<br>[[Star City]]<br>{{DKRbln|42}} (first race)<br>{{DKRbln|46}} (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge) || '''Car'''<br>Hovercraft<br>Plane
|}
|}


Revision as of 05:22, February 4, 2022

Template:Item-infobox Golden Balloons are shiny balloons that appear in Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. These items are the game's equivalent to Power Stars from Super Mario 64. Golden Balloons are required to access all five worlds and their race courses. Each of them has its own minimum requirement for entry, which increases for the later courses and worlds.

The game features 47 Golden Balloons, 43 of which are awarded by Taj for either winning at a race, its Silver Coin Challenge (or Balloon Touch Challenge in the DS version), and the three vehicle races against him, either involving a Car, Hovercraft, or Plane.

Timber's Island locations

The remaining four Golden Balloons are scattered in specific locations of Timber's Island. They can be collected in no specific order, and usually require a specific vehicle to reach. The Plane can reach every Golden Balloon.

Image Location Vehicle(s)
Tiptup drives to the Golden Balloon lying outside of Dino Domain's entrance. Located on the bridge that leads to the Dino Domain hub. Car, Hovercraft, Plane
Tiptup flies to the Golden Balloon on a grassy ledge to the left of Wizpig's stone head in Diddy Kong Racing. On a grassy ledge to the left of the stone Wizpig's head. Plane
Tiptup flies to a Golden Balloon at the far end of the Timber's Island coast in Diddy Kong Racing. Hidden in the far left end of the ocean surrounding Sherbet Island's entrance. Car, Hovercraft, Plane
Tiptup finds a Golden Balloon behind the log path on Timber's Island in Diddy Kong Racing. Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge. It is reachable from the river connecting Snowflake Mountain and Sherbet Island. Hovercraft, Plane

Gallery

  • Diddy Kong Racing sprite

    Diddy Kong Racing sprite

  • Diddy Kong Racing artwork of Conker reaching for a Golden Balloon

    Diddy Kong Racing artwork of Conker reaching for a Golden Balloon

  • Taj gives a Golden Balloon to Conker

    Taj gives a Golden Balloon to Conker

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Diddy Kong Racing / Diddy Kong Racing DS
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Krunch • Drumstick • Bumper • Tiptup • T.T. • Pipsy • Timber • Banjo† • Conker† • Tiny Kong‡ • Dixie Kong‡ • Taj‡ • Wizpig‡
Vehicles Car • Plane • Hovercraft
Bosses Tricky the Triceratops • Bluey the Walrus • Bubbler the Octopus • Smokey the Dragon • Wizpig
Worlds Dino Domain • Snowflake Mountain • Sherbet Island • Dragon Forest • Future Fun Land • DK Island‡
Tracks Ancient Lake • Fossil Canyon • Jungle Falls • Hot Top Volcano • Everfrost Peak • Walrus Cove • Snowball Valley • Frosty Village • Whale Bay • Crescent Island • Pirate Lagoon • Treasure Caves • Windmill Plains • Greenwood Village • Boulder Canyon • Haunted Woods • Spacedust Alley • Darkmoon Caverns • Spaceport Alpha • Star City • Thunder Cove‡ • Meandering Mount‡ • Splashdown Pass‡ • Strangled Shrine‡
Boss tracks Tricky's Course • Bluey's Course • Bubbler's Course • Smokey's Course • Wizpig's First Strike • Wizpig Strikes Back
Challenge levels Fire Mountain • Icicle Pyramid • Darkwater Beach • Smokey Castle
Items & objects Banana† • Coin‡ • Golden Balloon • Power-Up Token‡ • Silver Coin • Taj Token‡ • T.T. amulet • Weapon Balloon • Wish Key • Wizpig amulet • Zipper
Other Gallery (N64 · DS) • Media • Timber's Balloon Pop • Trophy Race • Wish Race
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