The game is set on Timber's Island and revolves around Diddy Kongand his friends' attempt to defeat the intergalactic antagonist, a wizarding pig named Wizpig, through winning a series of races. He is a Rare Ltd. creation, whose rights were sold over to Microsoft during Microsoft's 2002 buyout of Rare Ltd. Timber was slated to be the main character of this game, but the game was reworked into Diddy Kong Racing. The "Timber 64" legend is an urban legend revolving around the 1997 racing game Diddy Kong Racing.Description. Timber makes a small, non-speaking cameo in the Diddy Kong Racing story segment of Mario no Bōken Land, titled "Go Go Diddy!". Timber apparently has been one of Diddy Kong's good best friends for a long time. Timber the Tiger is a young and slightly incompetent tiger cub in Diddy Kong Racing and its remake/sequel, Diddy Kong Racing DS. Development of the game naturally progressed over to what is now the finalized Diddy Kong Racing. Timber the Tiger is the protagonist of the Warner Bros. film Timber's Big Adventure. In Diddy Kong Racing, Taj's role is assisting Diddy Kong and his friends in banishing Wizpig from Timber's Island. His top speed without bananas, shared with Bumper and Conker, is 56.5 mph. His parents left him in charge of their island home while they were on vacation with their good friends: The Kong Family, until he called for help to his childhood friend Diddy and to other his friends to fight against the evil Wizpig. Despite those drawbacks, he controls very similar to Diddy Kong, and is ideal for starter players. Diddy Kong Racing is a video game developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64.It was released on 21 November 1997 in Europe and 24 November 1997 in North America. Krunch was designed to fulfill the role of a "bad guy" playable character, and was meant to be a crocodile. Timber's Island is a location where the events of Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS happens at. Timber the Tiger is a young and slightly incompetent tiger cub in Diddy Kong Racing and its remake/sequel, Diddy Kong Racing DS. His parents left him in charge of their home island. He is shown competing in a race in first place, though he is facing the wrong way. This island is ruled by Taj, but was then taken over by Wizpig, the main antagonist of the game. The game is set on Timber's Island and revolves around Diddy Kong and his friends' attempt to defeat the intergalactic antagonist, a wizarding pig named Wizpig, through winning a series of races. His statistics are actually the lowest in comparison to the other characters in. Hi, and welcome to Timber's Island, an (unofficial) Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS web/fan site. At the start of the game, Taj introduces himself to the player as the "genie of the island". Wizpig is said to be from Future Fun Land and he is trying to take over Timber's Island in this game. He's a middleweight racer who rides green vehicles with average speed, acceleration, and handling. Donkey Kong Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He seems to have an Australian-like accent in this game. Pro-Am. ... Diddy Kong Racing - Spacedust Alley / Star City (Cover) - Duration: 3:40. Wizpig is said to be from Future Fun Land and he is trying to take over Timber's … This page was last edited on September 22, 2020, at 22:17. His main purpose is providing the player with a Golden Balloon after clearing a course, a Silver Coin Challenge, or one of his own vehicle challenges for the first time. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! The closest a Timber game ever got to be developed was an early version of Diddy Kong Racing called Pro-Am 64, a sequel of sorts to the 1988 racing game R.C. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, https://donkeykong.fandom.com/wiki/Timber_the_Tiger?oldid=62051. William5000000 12,931 views. He is a Rare Ltd. creation, whose rights were sold over to Microsoft during Microsoft's 2002 buyout of Rare Ltd. 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. Timber the Tiger is a young tiger cub appearing as the main protagonist in Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS. In the game's ending sequence, he can be seen riding Smokey the Dragon in celebration of defeating Wizpig. Timber reappears in the Nintendo DS game Diddy Kong Racing DS. His creation predates Diddy Kong Racing being a Donkey Kong series game, as originally, Timber was slated to be the main character. Timber appears throughout the 4-koma Gag Battle manga adaptation of Diddy Kong Racing. All of his stats are average in this game, unlike with the original title. He rides in green vehicles and has medium control and medium acceleration. It is unknown if Timber was going to reappear in the cancelled Donkey Kong Racing as Taj would have and may have set a reappearance in the now canceled Diddy Kong Racing sequel, Diddy Kong Pilot. 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 an old friend of Diddy Kong, and son of a family dubbed "the Tigers", who seem to frequent visiting Kong Country. He is a tiger cub who wears a blue cap and red neckerchief and debuted in Diddy Kong Racing. This island is ruled by Taj, but was then taken over by Wizpig, the main antagonist of the game. A Flash game starring Timber, titled Timber's Balloon Pop, was posted on Nintendo's official website to promote Diddy Kong Racing DS. Diddy Kong Racing DS []. The player can take control of any of the featured characters throughout the game. 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. Cast of Diddy Kong Racing, Japanese commercial, Krunch and Timber, Diddy Kong Racing Japanese commercial, From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia, https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Timber&oldid=3035722, Timber was included in a failed gaming pitch by. Timber was originally created to be the main star of the fourth entry of the R.C. 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. Upon attaching Diddy Kong to the project, Krunch was slightly altered to be a Kremling.