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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest

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Also known as
DKC 2 Dajingang Chengshi 2 Diddy Kong's Quest Donkey Kong Country 2 Super Donkey Kong 2 Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy スーパードンキーコング2 ディクシー&ディディー 大金刚城市2

This platformer features refined controls as Diddy and Dixie explore layered levels to rescue Donkey Kong.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in November 1995. This is the earliest commercial release of the game on any platform, and the SNES version is the original version.


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Released
1995
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
2.85 MB
Rating
1 vote
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About Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is a game where the player controls Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong on a mission to rescue the captured Donkey Kong from K. Rool. The adventure involves navigating through levels populated by returning adversaries and allies, as well as new figures like Wrinkly Kong who provides gameplay instruction.

Core progression involves gathering bananas, with each hundred collected granting an extra life. Beyond the primary objective of defeating K. Rool, additional tasks are available. These include finding a concealed Hero Coin in every stage and accumulating a separate currency, K. Rool Kremkoins, which unlock access to a secret area known as the Lost World.

A later Game Boy Advance release expands the content with several new features. This includes a bonus mode containing three distinct minigames and a time attack challenge. The port also introduces an extra boss fight, new collectibles tied to the bonus games and a scrapbook, and a corresponding increase in the total number of Hero Coins to find.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest Screenshots

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Title screen
Japanese Title Screen
Area map
Pirate ship area
The story
Dock level
Bonus game
Riding a rhinoceros makes you almost invincible
The bananas are just like coins in Mario games
The wise monkey will give you some advices
Save point
Underwater level