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|image=[[File:GoldballoonDKRDS.png|150px]]<br>A Golden Balloon from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
|image=[[File:GoldballoonDKRDS.png|150px]]<br>A Golden Balloon from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
|name=Golden Balloon
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}
}}
'''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 Star]]s 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.
'''Golden Balloons''', also referred to as '''Gold Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Pelland, Scott; Shinoda, Paul|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' Player's Guide|page=18|language=American English|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo Power}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' instruction booklet|page=11|date=2007|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are shiny balloons that appear in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|its Nintendo DS version]]. They are the game's equivalent of [[Power Star]]s from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Golden Balloons are required to access all five worlds and their race courses, each having their own minimum requirement for entry, which is a higher number in later courses and worlds. There are a total of 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 remake), and the three vehicle races against him, either involving a [[car]], [[hovercraft]], or [[plane]]. The other few Golden Balloons are in [[Timber's Island]] itself, four in the original and six in the remake. Some of them are out of reach when using a certain vehicle, but all of them can be reached using the plane:


The game features 47 Golden Balloons, 43 of which are awarded by [[Taj the Genie|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]].
*On the bridge that leads to the [[Dino Domain]] hub. It can be reached using any vehicle.
 
*On a grassy ledge to the left of the stone [[Wizpig]]'s head. It is only reachable using a [[Plane]].
== Timber's Island locations ==
*Hidden in the far left end of the ocean surrounding [[Sherbet Island]]'s entrance. It can be reached using any vehicle.
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.
*Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge and reachable from the river using either a Hovercraft or Plane.
 
*In a frozen cube on the top of the entrance to [[Snowflake Mountain]]. The stylus must be used to slide the cube down the slopes into the water stream so it melts and releases the balloon onto the shore of the main beach. (remake only)
{|class="dktable-brown" style="text-align:center"
*Found unburied if the player uses the stylus to draw the balloon to match the carving on the stone wall by the smaller beach. (remake only)
!Image
!Location
!Vehicle(s)
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 1.png|200px]]
| Located on the bridge that leads to the [[Dino Domain]] hub.
| Car, Hovercraft, Plane
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 2.png|200px]]
| On a grassy ledge to the left of the stone Wizpig's head.
| Plane
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 3.png|200px]]
| Hidden in the far left end of the ocean surrounding [[Sherbet Island]]'s entrance.
| Car, Hovercraft, Plane
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 4.png|200px]]
| Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge. It is reachable from the river connecting Snowflake Mountain and Sherbet Island.
| 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:
 
{|class="dktable-brown" style="text-align:center"
{|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
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
<gallery widths=180>
Golden Balloon DKR64.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' sprite
Golden Balloon DKR64.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' sprite
Conker3.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' artwork of Conker reaching for a Golden Balloon
DKR Golden Balloon small.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' sprite (small)
DKR GoldenBalloon.png|[[Taj the Genie|Taj]] gives a Golden Balloon to Conker
DKRDiddy1.png|Diddy driving his car while holding a Golden Balloon
Conker3.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' artwork of [[Conker]] reaching for a Golden Balloon
DKR GoldenBalloon.png|[[Taj]] gives a Golden Balloon to Conker in [[Ancient Lake]]
TI Golden Balloon Location 1.png|The first Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
TI Golden Balloon Location 2.png|The second Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
TI Golden Balloon Location 3.png|The third Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
TI Golden Balloon Location 4.png|The fourth Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
DKRJPNC.png|Golden Balloons in the background of a Japanese ''Diddy Kong Racing'' commercial
RareRacers Spinning Pin Wizpig c.png|Golden balloon pin alongside a [[Wizpig]] pin
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 09:12, May 11, 2024

Golden Balloon
GoldballoonDKRDS.png
A Golden Balloon from Diddy Kong Racing DS
First appearance Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
Latest appearance Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007)

Golden Balloons, also referred to as Gold Balloons,[1][2] are shiny balloons that appear in Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS version. They are the game's equivalent of Power Stars from Super Mario 64. Golden Balloons are required to access all five worlds and their race courses, each having their own minimum requirement for entry, which is a higher number in later courses and worlds. There are a total of 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 remake), and the three vehicle races against him, either involving a car, hovercraft, or plane. The other few Golden Balloons are in Timber's Island itself, four in the original and six in the remake. Some of them are out of reach when using a certain vehicle, but all of them can be reached using the plane:

  • On the bridge that leads to the Dino Domain hub. It can be reached using any vehicle.
  • On a grassy ledge to the left of the stone Wizpig's head. It is only reachable using a Plane.
  • Hidden in the far left end of the ocean surrounding Sherbet Island's entrance. It can be reached using any vehicle.
  • Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge and reachable from the river using either a Hovercraft or Plane.
  • In a frozen cube on the top of the entrance to Snowflake Mountain. The stylus must be used to slide the cube down the slopes into the water stream so it melts and releases the balloon onto the shore of the main beach. (remake only)
  • Found unburied if the player uses the stylus to draw the balloon to match the carving on the stone wall by the smaller beach. (remake only)

Gallery[edit]

  • Diddy Kong Racing sprite

    Diddy Kong Racing sprite

  • Diddy Kong Racing sprite (small)

    Diddy Kong Racing sprite (small)

  • Diddy driving his car while holding a Golden Balloon

    Diddy driving his car while holding a Golden Balloon

  • 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 in Ancient Lake

    Taj gives a Golden Balloon to Conker in Ancient Lake

  • The first Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

    The first Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

  • The second Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

    The second Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

  • The third Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

    The third Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

  • The fourth Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

    The fourth Golden Balloon of Timber's Island

  • Golden Balloons in the background of a Japanese Diddy Kong Racing commercial

    Golden Balloons in the background of a Japanese Diddy Kong Racing commercial

  • Golden balloon pin alongside a Wizpig pin

    Golden balloon pin alongside a Wizpig pin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leung, Jason; Pelland, Scott; Shinoda, Paul (1997). Diddy Kong Racing Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). Page 18.
  2. ^ Nintendo (2007). Diddy Kong Racing DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 11.
[Edit]
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‡ • Tree • 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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