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Yooka-Laylee is back in a SNES-style kart racer from some of the team behind Diddy Kong Racing

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Yooka-Laylee
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Yooka-Laylee
Active · 2017–2025
Latest · Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Top genres · platformer, adventure, racing
107 articles 63 writers 4 games
Diddy Kong Racing
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Diddy Kong Racing
Active · 1997–2007
Latest · Diddy Kong Pilot
Top genres · racing, adventure, sports
11 articles 14 writers 4 games
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