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*Early in the development for Rare's ''Dinosaur Planet'', files left over in the game's files point towards the game at one point starring Timber.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kkgsarchive/status/1030986392921432064?s=20 Twitter]. "FUN FACT: Timber (from Diddy Kong Racing) was originally going to be the protagonist of Dinosaur Planet. several files in the SFA kiosk image have "Timber" instead of "Sabre" in their names. there's also concept art of a more tigerlike "Sabre" on Nick Southam's squarespace page." Posted August 18, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2020.</ref> The game, ''Dinosaur Planet'', would eventually see many changes before | *Early in the development for Rare's ''Dinosaur Planet'', files left over in the game's files point towards the game at one point starring Timber.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kkgsarchive/status/1030986392921432064?s=20 Twitter]. "FUN FACT: Timber (from Diddy Kong Racing) was originally going to be the protagonist of Dinosaur Planet. several files in the SFA kiosk image have "Timber" instead of "Sabre" in their names. there's also concept art of a more tigerlike "Sabre" on Nick Southam's squarespace page." Posted August 18, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2020.</ref> The game, ''Dinosaur Planet'', would eventually see many changes before being released as ''{{wp|Star Fox Adventures}}'', with no appearance from Timber. | ||
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Revision as of 22:38, August 30, 2020
- This article is about the character from Diddy Kong Racing. For Villager's down special move in the Super Smash Bros. series, see Villager § Timber.
Template:Character-infobox Timber is a young tiger playable character in Diddy Kong Racing, who returned for its remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. He is an old friend of Diddy Kong, and son of a family dubbed "the Tigers", who seem to frequent visiting Kong Country. He is a Rare Ltd. creation, whose rights were sold over to Microsoft during Microsoft's 2002 buyout of Rare Ltd.
Character creation
Timber was originally created to be the main star of the fourth entry of the R.C. Pro-Am series, titled Pro-Am 64. After Rare presented Pro-Am 64 to Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto suggested adding Diddy Kong to the game, and making him the starring role. Development of the game naturally progressed over to what is now the finalized Diddy Kong Racing.
History
Donkey Kong Racing series
Diddy Kong Racing
During the events of Diddy Kong Racing, Timber's parents went on a vacation to Kong Country and left him in charge of Timber's Island. Wizpig later invades the island, prompting Timber to call upon the help of his friends who take on Wizpig's challenge to race for the island. He's a middleweight racer who rides green vehicles with average speed, acceleration, and handling. Despite those drawbacks, he controls very similar to Diddy Kong, and is ideal for starter players.
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Timber reappears in the Nintendo DS game Diddy Kong Racing DS. He seems to have an Australian-like accent in this game. His appearance has slightly changed in this game, with Timber having more, darker stripes, and the Nintendo DS logo on his cap instead of a Rare Ltd. logo. All of his stats are average in this game, unlike with the original title. Timber's instrument theme is a harmonica. His top speed without bananas, shared with Bumper and Conker, is 56.5 mph.
Timber's Balloon Pop
A Flash game starring Timber, titled Timber's Balloon Pop, was posted on Nintendo's official website to promote Diddy Kong Racing DS.
Mario no Bōken Land
Timber makes a small, non-speaking cameo in the Diddy Kong Racing story segment of Mario no Bōken Land, titled "Go Go Diddy!". He is shown competing in a race in first place, though he is facing the wrong way. At the end of the segment, he is seen congratulating Diddy Kong on the crown he was awarded for defeating Wizpig.
4-koma Gag Battle
Timber appears throughout the 4-koma Gag Battle manga adaptation of Diddy Kong Racing.
Profiles and statistics
Diddy Kong Racing
- Diddy Kong Racing instruction manual: "(Medium acceleration, medium weight, good handling, medium top speed) A playful young tifer, Timber has been left in charge of the island while his parents visit their old friends over in Kong Country. Desperate to get Wizpig out and everything else back to normal before they return, Timber rallies his friends up to join up with Taj's resistance!"
- Character stats
- Weight group: Middle
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Turning: 2.5/5
- Top Speed: 3/5
- Vehicle Color: Green
Diddy Kong Racing DS
- Character stats
- Speed: 3/5
- Acceleration: 3/5
- Handling: 3/5
Gallery
Artwork
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Screenshots
Diddy Kong Racing
Cast of Diddy Kong Racing, Japanese commercial
Krunch and Timber, Diddy Kong Racing Japanese commercial
Diddy Kong Racing DS cast
Timber's Balloon Pop
Timber's Balloon Pop
Sprites
Diddy Kong Racing mugshot
Trivia
- Early in the development for Rare's Dinosaur Planet, files left over in the game's files point towards the game at one point starring Timber.[1] The game, Dinosaur Planet, would eventually see many changes before being released as Star Fox Adventures, with no appearance from Timber.
References
- ^ Twitter. "FUN FACT: Timber (from Diddy Kong Racing) was originally going to be the protagonist of Dinosaur Planet. several files in the SFA kiosk image have "Timber" instead of "Sabre" in their names. there's also concept art of a more tigerlike "Sabre" on Nick Southam's squarespace page." Posted August 18, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2020.
