Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is a 1995 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on 21 November 1995 in Japan, 4 December in North America, and 14 December in Europe. It is the second installment of the Donkey Kong Country series and the sequel to Donkey Kong Country (1994). It was re-released for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in 2004. The game was made available for download on the Virtual Console for the Wii and Wii U in 2007 and 2015, respectively. Players control Diddy Kong and his girlfriend Dixie Kong, who must rescue Donkey Kong after he is kidnapped by King K. Rool. The game is set on Crocodile Isle, with eight worlds of varying environments, totaling 52 levels. The game uses the same Silicon Graphics (SGI) technology from the original, which features the use of pre-rendered 3D imagery. Diddy's Kong Quest received acclaim and is regarded as one of the greatest 2D platformers of all time. Praise was directed at its soundtrack, which is considered one of the greatest of all time, as well as its graphics and gameplay. It was the second best-selling game of 1995, and the sixth best-selling game on the SNES. It was followed by Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! in 1996.

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Developer

Rare Ltd.

Publisher

Nintendo

First release

November 20, 1995

Series

Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country

Cover

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Record ID

Q1072051