Diddy Kong Racing: A Wild Racing Adventure
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Title
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Diddy Kong Racing: A Wild Racing Adventure
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Alternative Title
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Hot Topic: Diddy Kong Racing
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Description
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Promotional VHS tape distributed by Nintendo to subscribers of Nintendo Power Magazine. Contains a ~9 min promotional video advertising Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64. The video is presented as a fictional news broadcast, with a news anchor checking in with his correspondents as they report on dangerous and humorous scenarios from the game as a way to highlight and advertise the game's features. Finally, there is a montage of other Nintendo 64 games promoted at the end of the tape.
0:10 - Diddy Kong Features Segment
5:30 - Rumble Pack Segment
5:45 - Game Tips Segment
7:08 - N64 Game Montage
7:13 - Extreme G
7:19 - International Superstar Soccer 64
7:24 - Star Fox 64
7:30 - Wave Race 64
7:36 - Goldeneye 007
7:40 - Mario Kart 64
7:46 - NFL Quarterback Club 98
7:52 - Star Wars Shadows of the Empire
7:58 - Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey 98
8:03 - Super Mario 64
8:07 - Madden Football 64
8:12 - Mischief Makers
8:17 - WCW VS NWO: World Tour
8:22 - Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Video captured using a JVC SR-VS20 VCR fed through a Panasonic DMR-ES10 to a Black Magic Intensity 4K capture card. Video has been compressed and deinterlaced to 480p for maximum compatibility.
Due to this item having been provided as a free promotion, Hit Save has made the video files available on our archive in a compressed format.
480i ProRes captures remain on record. If you are a video game history researcher and would like access to the physical item or the raw files, please contact us. Such requests are approved on a case by case basis at the discretion of the director.
Further Reading:
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IMDb
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Nintendo Wiki
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Wikipedia: Diddy Kong Racing
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Mario Wiki: Diddy Kong Racing
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Rare Wiki: Diddy Kong Racing
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Date Issued
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1997
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Creator
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Nintendo of America
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Format
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VHS (NTSC)
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Identifier
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ark:/78322/5786
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Nintendo
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Spatial Coverage
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WIL-1
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