Diddy Kong Racing #7 - Dragon Forest
Dragon Forest - Walkthrough
Dragon Forest is the fourth world at Timber's Island in Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS. The world is mostly medieval-themed full of castles, villages, and windmills. The entrance to this world is behind the waterfall to the left of the statue of Wizpigs head in the center of Timber's Island, the player needs 16 balloons Golden Balloons to enter this world. Smokey the Dragon is the boss of this world.
Description
An old-fashioned, almost medieval area where chivalry still lives, heroes roam in search of kidnapped maidens, and the last thing you might not expect to see is a team of modern vehicles bursting neck-and-neck from the undergrowth and zipping around the front of the local castle. In Dragon Forest you'll get to surf the log-ridden flow of Boulder Canyon, cruise the bustling streets of Greenwood Village, breeze through the wide open spaces of Windmill Plains and watch your back in the Haunted Woods.
Dragon Forest
- Windmill Plains
- Greenwood Village
- Boulder Canyon
- Haunted Woods
- Smokey Castle (T.T. Trial)
- Smokey's Course
Windmill Plains, Dragon Forest
Windmill Plains is the first track of Dragon Forest. The track takes place among green countryside dotted with windmills, tunnels and waterfalls. A total of 16 Golden Balloons is required to enter this course, and after Smokey is defeated the first time, the total of balloons needed to reenter this course increases to 23.
- Requirement(s): 16 Golden Balloon (regular course)
23 Golden Balloons (Coin Challenge course) - Vehicle Type(s): Car, Hovercraft, and Plane
Windmill Plains is the thirteenth track in the game Diddy Kong Racing and its remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. It is the first track of the fourth world, Dragon Forest. The default vehicle for this track is the Plane. A total of 16 Golden Balloons is required for the player to enter this course.
Course Layout
Racers begin amongst some grassy hills dotted with a few windmills, the windmills contain underpasses that contain zippers and balloons (and eventually, Silver Coins). The track takes a sharp right hand turn to a small path surrounded by water before entering a narrow, curved tunnel. The tunnel exits on a path that leads to the underpass of another windmill. The windmill path exits out into a white canyon featuring waterfalls and a path surrounded by water before entering a brown canyon area that curves off to the right. The canyon area exits out into a small area similar to the starting area before entering another short narrow tunnel that brings the player back to the starting line.
Coin Challenge Locations
The coins only appear after player has beaten Smokey the Dragon for the first time, at which point the total needed to reenter this course and compete in the Coin Challenge will increase to 23 Golden Balloons.
- In the underpass of the second windmill
- After the first zipper, when the track curves to the right, over the path by a
- In the tunnel, by the wall on the left hand side
- In the underpass of the third windmill, after the zipper
- Behind a waterfall on the far left of the track, just after the track turns
- In the canyon area, by the wall on the right hand side, quite high up
- To the far left of the track in the last open area, by a hay stack
- In the underpass of the very first windmill, to the left of the starting line
Greenwood Village, Dragon Forest
Greenwood village, as the name suggests, is set within the roads and tunnels of a medieval village where racers must navigate the many houses, corners, and occasional well. The player needs a total of 17 Golden Balloons to access this course, and the total to reenter the course increases to 24 balloons after defeating Smokey the first time.
- Requirement(s): 17 Golden Balloons (regular course),
24 Golden Balloons (Coin Challenge course) - Vehicle Type(s): Car and Hovercraft
Greenwood Village is the fourteenth track in the game Diddy Kong Racing and its remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. It is the second track of the fourth world, Dragon Forest. The default vehicle for this track is the Car. The player needs a total of 17 Golden Balloons to enter this course.
Course Layout
Players begin on a road in the titular village, after a left turn players come into the village square where they have two options, go straight through to the tunnel section or drop down the well to take a shortcut that will pop you out at the end of the tunnel section before the swamp area. After making their way through the swamp racers will come out of a log tunnel where they again have two choices to proceed, either follow the main track and pass through the second log the conventional way, or veer sharply to the left when exiting the first log to get to the secret entrance of the second log. After exiting the second log players will come back onto the village road near the starting line thus starting the track over.
Coin Challenge Locations
The coins only appear after player has beaten Smokey the Dragon for the first time. To compete in the Coin Challenge, a total of 24 Golden Balloons is required to enter this course.
- Located sharply to the left when the road opens out into the village square, very easily missed
- To the right of the road when the village square begins to enter the tunnel
- Along the left wall of the tunnel, just before the secret passage exit
- To the right of the track, under a tree in the swampy area
- A little after #4, on the left of the track under another tree in the swamp
- After exiting the first log tunnel, make a sharp left turn to enter the second log tunnel by its secret entrance, the coin is in the middle of tunnel
- To the far right of the track at a corner when the road exits the second log tunnel
- To the right of the regular entrance to the second log tunnel
Boulder Canyon, Dragon Forest
Boulder Canyon is a water-based track that can only be raced via hovercraft. Players face many obstacles including logs, rapids, castle drawbridges, and a fork in the road. This track also features the key to this world's battle arena. A total of 20 Golden Balloons is needed to access this course, and the reentry total increases to 30 after Smokey is defeated the first time.
- Requirement(s): 20 Golden Balloons (regular course),
30 Golden Balloons (Coin Challenge course) - Vehicle Type(s): Hovercraft
Boulder Canyon is the fifteenth track in the game Diddy Kong Racing and its remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. It is the third track of the fourth world, Dragon Forest. The default, and only, vehicle for this track is the Hovercraft. This course holds the key to the Dragon Forest boss track, Smokey Castle. The player needs a total of 20 Golden Balloons to enter this course.
Course Layout
Players start the course in a calm section of water between the canyon walls, the course goes straight ahead for some time before reaching a log crest descending to rapids. The path is scattered with various balloons and the occasional log hazard. After the rapids the player will come out into a small pool before turning sharply to the right up onto land into a short tunnel. This tunnel will lead players to a castle, racers go up an incline before turning right again, and then right again into a green waterfall/river. This will lead racers to a fork in the path, it makes little difference ultimately where the player comes out. After exiting the castle players are back in the water again and turning right again. The water drops away suddenly in a waterfall, causing racers to drop before turning left and coming up to the starting line again.
Coin Challenge Locations
The coins only appear after player has beaten Smokey the Dragon for the first time. To compete in the Coin Challenge, the player needs a total of 30 Golden Balloons to reenter the course.
- To the far right of the track, behind a log, under a mossy stone arch over the track
- Just beyond the first coin, at the top of the rapids
- In the pool at the bottom of the rapids, on the far side of the log
- Just inside the castle, in the centre of the track, just before the turn
- Before the zipper behind the waterfall in the castle
- At the beginning of the left corridor in the fork in the castle
- At the end of the left corridor in the fork in the castle
- On the sand beside a zipper just after exiting the castle
Trivia
There is a bell hanging from a chain in the castle in the middle of this course. If players run through this bell one time this will cause the drawbridge that racers drive over to be pulled up temporarily.
If players maneuver themselves correctly when doing this they will be able to retrieve the key for Smokey Castle by driving up the drawbridge as it ascends. Players will be deposited in a viewing platform above the road which is where the key is held.
Haunted Woods, Dragon Forest
Haunted Woods is yet another track where players race around a village, but this time the players also face a spooky wood full of spirits (that resemble Wizpig), and grimy castle dungeons. The player needs a total of 22 Golden Balloons to enter this course, and after defeating Smokey the first time, the total to reenter increases to 37 balloons.
- Requirement(s): 22 Golden Balloons (regular course),
37 Golden Balloons (Coin Challenge course) - Vehicle Type(s): car, Hovercraft, and Plane
Haunted Woods is the sixteenth track in the game Diddy Kong Racing and its remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. It is the fourth track of the fourth world, Dragon Forest. The default vehicle for this track is the Car. The player needs a total of 22 Golden Balloons to enter the course.
Course Layout
The player starts at the exit of a castle tunnel, the track almost immediately takes a right turn to a fountain where they must either turn left or right (or go through the fountain if they are using Hovercrafts). The track then turns to the right again through a section of castle containing a zipper before exiting out into an open area. The open area quickly transitions into the titular haunted forest where ghosts resembling Wizpig will float at the player. The track curves to the left in the forest before coming out onto a wooden bridge which delivers the player into the castle tunnel with the starting line at the end of it.
Coin Challenge Locations
The coins only appear after player has beaten Smokey the Dragon for the first time. To compete in the Coin Challenge, a total of 37 Golden Balloons is needed to reenter this course.
- On the path to the left of the fountain
- To the far right of the path, along the wall, of the tunnel
- In the center of the path between the tunnel and the forest
- Under a tree on the left of the path in the forest section
- Directly after the sixth coin
- In the middle of the wooden bridge between the forest and the castle tunnel
- Directly in front of the fountain
- On the path to the right of the fountain
Smokey Castle (T.T. Trial), Dragon Forest
Smokey Castle is the battle track for Dragon Forest. To win, players must be the first to collect 10 bananas in their chest from around the arena, they can only carry a maximum of 2 bananas at a time.
Description
Similar in principle to the Fire Mountain challenge, this arena finds you trying to fill your treasure chest with ten bananas before your adversaries can do the same. The bananas appear scattered all around the course and they'll automatically leap from your car into the appropriate chest as you come within a certain range. However, it shouldn't take you long to realize that you can only carry two bananas at a time...
Course Layout
As the name suggests, this battle course takes place within a large medieval castle and its grounds, featuring classic drawbridges and a moat. Players begin on the upper level of the castle in front of a treasure chest with their racers picture, this is the chest where they must collect their bananas. The upper castle level runs the perimeter of the castle with four ramps descending, one for each racer, in blue, red, green and yellow. The bottom level of the castle features a multitude of power-up balloons and four exits to the grounds, one at the base of each ramp from the upper level. The castle grounds is dotted with the bananas the players must collect (mostly on the path among the grass or on the drawbridges) and more power-up balloons. Players also have the option of dropping down into the moat to collect bananas whilst generally being able to avoid being targeted by other racers. This is inadvisable, however, as the race takes place in a car, not a hovercraft, so detours in the water are slow and may cost the player the battle.
Objective
In order to win on this battle stage the player must be the first to collect 10 bananas in their chest from around the arena. Racers can only carry a maximum of 2 bananas at a time before they must go an deposit them in their allocated chest. Unlike the first battle stage, Fire Mountain, players cannot steal bananas from other racers. However, it retains the mechanic of the past two battle stages in that, if a player shoots another player/is shot it will result in the racer losing the bananas they are currently holding.
Smokey's Course, Dragon Forest
Smokey's course is the boss track of Dragon Forest and is set in hills resembling Windmill Plains, but also features large stretches of caves. Smokey's Course is the last boss course of Diddy Kong Racing and its remake Diddy Kong Racing DS and is found in the Dragon Forest world. In this level the player must beat Smokey the Dragon around a track of caves and windmill plains. There are some minor changes to the track in the DS version of the game.
