What is Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation?

Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation is an open-source port of Diddy Kong Racing. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Other.

Do I need the original game files to run Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

How is Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation licensed?

project: MIT (first-party engine and shell). The repository itself is the authoritative source.

Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation

PortActive

An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Based on Diddy Kong Racing

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Image of the original game, Diddy Kong Racing. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Diddy Kong Racing (original game, not this project) — Image of the original game, Diddy Kong Racing. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Links, repository & details

About

A native source port of a 1997 Nintendo 64 kart racer, compiled to WebGPU so it runs entirely in the browser. This repository holds only the generated web build; the source code lives in a separate non-hyphenated repository. It contains no ROM or game assets, so you supply your own dump of the game.

How it differs from the original

It runs in a WebGPU browser (Chrome or Edge 113+) with no WebGL fallback. It includes a local save-management tool for backup, import and editing, and an offline-capable page installable from the home screen.

Getting started

Open the play link in a WebGPU-capable browser, Chrome or Edge 113 or newer, and provide your own ROM. The ROM is read locally in the browser and is never uploaded.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (Other version).

You must supply a copy of the original game that you legally own and dumped yourself.

Features

The ROM is read locally in the browser and is never uploaded.
Save backup, import, editing, and recovery are available even without WebGPU or a ROM.
The page can work offline from the home screen.

Summarised from the project's README.

Licensing & legal

The engine and shell are MIT licensed; the license covers only the project's own code.

Additional notes

Repository: This repo is generated and overwritten on every publish, so code changes belong in the separate goldenballoon source repository.

FAQ

What is Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation?: Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation is an open-source port of Diddy Kong Racing. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Other.
Do I need the original game files to run Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.
How is Golden Balloon - Diddy Kong Racing Recompilation licensed?: project: MIT (first-party engine and shell). The repository itself is the authoritative source.