Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Super Nintendo cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
SNES
About the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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.
Platform
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 14.5 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
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.
Official trailer
Gameplay video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) Playthrough, NintendoComplete. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform
- Developer
- Rare
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Hyundai
- Series
- Donkey Kong Country
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo, Wii, Wii U
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- Yes
- Age ratings
- CERO
- A
- ESRB
- E
- PEGI
- 3
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Super Nintendo | Japan | 1995-11-21 |
| Super Nintendo | North America | 1995-12-04 |
| Super Nintendo | Europe / PAL | 1995-12-14 |
Editions
Players Choice
In the box
- Super Nintendo cartridge
- Players Choice box
- Instruction booklet
Standard Edition with strategy guide
StandardIn the box
- Super Nintendo cartridge
- Box
- Instruction booklet
- Strategy guide
Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy (Super Famicom)
In the box
- Super Famicom cartridge
- Box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Super Nintendo games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features on the cartridge; every mode works today on any Super Nintendo, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Super Nintendo cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 21 May 2007 On the Wii Virtual Console. Later on the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console and in the Super Nintendo library of Nintendo Switch Online in 2020. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii, Wii U and 3DS shops have closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii, Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No Not on the cartridge. The Nintendo Switch Online version plays its two-player modes online with friends. |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Two players, as a team or against each other in a contest mode. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings SNES 90 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale Game Informer 9.75 10 Famitsu 32 40 Computer and Video Games 94 100 IGN 8.8 10 AllGame 4.5 5
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Rare Publisher Nintendo Director Tim Stamper Producer Gregg Mayles Designers Gregg Mayles, Andrew Collard Programmer Chris Sutherland Artists Steve Mayles, Mark Stevenson, Adrian Smith Writers Gregg Mayles, Leigh Loveday Composer David Wise
Notes for collectors
- Diddy and his partner Dixie take over after Donkey Kong is kidnapped by King K. Rool.
- Sold 4.37 million copies in the US and Japan, and was the second best-selling game of 1995 after Yoshi's Island.
- Shops struggled to meet demand at launch.
- David Wise's soundtrack is often listed among the best in games.
- Ported to Game Boy Advance in 2004.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Rare
- Director
- Tim Stamper
- Released
- 1995-12-04
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 14.5 hours
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