Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

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Description

Donkey Kong has been "kongnapped" by the nasty K. Rool and the Kremlings, and it is up to Diddy Kong and his girl-friend Dixie Kong to save him.

All the familiar enemies and helpful friends return, along with some new characters, including the wise Wrinkly Kong who will teach you some important lessons in gameplay. Again the emphasis is on banana collecting, where as every one hundred bananas makes one extra life. Apart from beating K. Rool and rescuing Donkey Kong, there are extra missions that can be completed. Collect enough K. Rool Kremkoins to open up the routes to the Lost World, while every level has a hidden Hero Coin to collect.

The Game Boy Advance version also includes a bonus game mode with three minigames (Expresso's Racing, Funky's Flights, and Bag a Bug) plus a time attack mode called Diddy's Dash (complete levels as fast as possible as Diddy Kong). This version of the game also includes an additional boss (Kerozene) and two more collectibles (Golden Feathers that increase Expresso's stats in the Expresso's Racing bonus game and photographs that fill out a scrapbook). Due to the addition of the bonus games and the scrapbook 28 more Hero Coins were also added.

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Alternate Titles

• "大金刚城市2" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy" -- Japanese SNES title
• "Super Donkey Kong 2" -- Japanese GBA title
• "Donkey Kong Country 2" -- US GBA title
• "DKC 2" -- Common abbreviation
• "Dajingang Chengshi 2" -- Chinese title
• "スーパードンキーコング２　ディクシー＆ディディー" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Birds
• Animals: Fish
• Animals: Primates (monkeys or apes)
• Animals: Snakes
• Animals: Spiders
• Console Generation Exclusive: SNES
• Donkey Kong Country series
• Donkey Kong games
• Enhanced ports
• Game Center CX challenge games
• Gameplay feature: Game completion percentage
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Genre: Hop and Bop Platformer
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• Setting: Ship / Boat

User Reviews

The best game in the DKC series

SNES

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Critic Reviews

The Video Game Critic	SNES	Nov 01, 1999	A	100
TigerChainsaw	SNES	Nov 11, 2021	9.6 out of 10	96
Ultimate Gamer Magazine	SNES	Jan, 1996	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	SNES	Aug 22, 2009	18 out of 20	90
Nintendo Master	SNES	2008	9 out of 10	90
IGN	Wii	May 29, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
NintendoWorldReport	Game Boy Advance	Dec 05, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
GameSpot	Game Boy Advance	Dec 07, 2004	8.3 out of 10	83
GameSpot	Wii	May 29, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Game Boy Advance	Jun 24, 2004	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Cancelled DOS port

According to David Wise, an DOS port was planned, but was cancelled because Nintendo wouldn't let them get away with that.

References

• In Cranky's Museum (SNES and Wii version), a poster of the character Thunder from Killer Instinct can be seen on the wall.
• After participating in Cranky Kong's "Video Game Heroes" contest, the players' results are tallied on a screen that shows the three top-scoring characters standing on pedestals. If you look below this, you will see Sonic the Hedgehog's red sneakers and Earthworm Jim's trademark plasma gun discarded alongside a trash can and a sign reading "NO HOPERS". Apparently they didn't make the cut.

Awards

• Game Informer
  • August 2001 (Issue 100) - #65 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
• Game Players
  • Vol. 8, No. 13 (Holiday Edition) - Best SNES Game of the Year 1995
  • Vol. 8, No. 13 (Holiday Edition) - Best 16-Bit Graphics of the Year 1995
• Mega Fun
  • 1996 - SNES Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Big John WV, Guy Chapman and Pizzaking27

Related Web Sites

• Donkey Kong Country 2 (Nintendo's official web site for the GBA version)
• OC ReMix Game Profile (Fan remixes of music from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.)