After seeing the odd roster additions to Mario Kart World, here are some characters that should be in the upcoming kart racer ...

And among those characters? A spunky little monkey named Diddy Kong ... appearing in games like Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mario Kart, and Super Smash Bros. His mug was a constant reminder ...

Diddy would make his Mario Kart debut in Mario Kart ... In 2008, he became the second playable Donkey Kong character in a ...

Mario Kart World could feature these Nintendo iconic characters to boost gameplay, style, and nostalgia all at once.

Mario Kart World adopts an open-world format with free-roam exploration, a first for the series. Diddy Kong Racing was the first game to feature these mechanics, influencing titles like Crash Team ...

Pauline is, of course, the damsel in distress in Donkey Kong's first ever video game - the arcade cabinet from 1981 that saw Mario jumping over barrels to save her from the then-villainous monke. She ...

A Donkey Kong Bananza ... Donkey Kong--the character we've known as Donkey Kong from Nintendo's recent games is the grandson of the original, though The Super Mario Bros. Movie refers to him ...

Donkey Kong finally has a new 3D adventure game, and ComicBook got to see how the game is shaping up ahead of its Nintendo ...

Miyamoto has gone on to say he's glad the name was changed considering Nintendo's goal at the time was to create a character as popular as Pac-Man. Donkey Kong shipped as an arcade in July 1981 ...

Amazon has nice deals on Diddy Kong's Mine Cart Ride and Dixie Kong's Jungle Jam from the Lego Super Mario line.