Which studio developed Diddy Kong Racing?

Which studio developed Diddy Kong Racing? The answer is Rare.

Rare developed Diddy Kong Racing, a 1997 kart-racing game released for the Nintendo 64. The British studio also published the original Nintendo 64 version, while Nintendo published the later Nintendo DS remake. The game combined cars, hovercraft, and airplanes with a story-driven adventure structure.

Development began after Killer Instinct 2 and went through several identities. Early concepts involved prehistoric time travel, then a Disney-influenced adventure game, and later a project known as Pro-Am 64. With Banjo-Kazooie delayed, Rare wanted a major game ready for the 1997 holiday season and reshaped the project around Diddy Kong.

The result featured five worlds, each containing four race tracks, plus characters such as Banjo, Conker, Timber, and Tiptup. Players faced Wizpig, a wizard pig who served as the game's main antagonist. Because Nintendo owned the Donkey Kong characters, Rare's role is sometimes confused with Nintendo's publishing role; Rare was the development studio responsible for making the game.