Recomp / Games / Nintendo 64
DKR-R (Diddy Kong Racing Recompiled)
Native static recompilation of Diddy Kong Racing for desktop and Steam Deck with online play and custom kart imports, run from the player's own US ROM.
Static recomp Not stated releasedAll 5 Diddy Kong Racing projects compared →
Diddy Kong Racing (clean room) · Diddy Kong Racing decompilation · Golden Balloon
Facts
- Original
- Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
- Platform
- Nintendo 64
- Method
- Static recomp
- Provenance
- Not stated what this means
- Status
- released
- Licence
- MIT
- Team
- ThatGuyMcd
- Started
- 2026-08
- First release
- 2026-08
- Runs on
- Windows, Linux
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Diddy Kong Racing you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was recompiled by ThatGuyMcd. Facts last checked 2026-10-26. Suggest a correction
Sources
Related
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