Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was the second Donkey Kong game for the Super Nintendo. It is the sequel of Donkey Kong Country and the predecessor to Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. It also had a Game Boy semi-sequel, Donkey Kong Land 2. It was released in 1995 and had Diddy Kong as the star. A port of the game was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2004.

Storyline
When Donkey Kong is kidnapped by the evil Kaptain K. Rool, Diddy Kong and his girlfriend Dixie Kong set out to save him. The game is very largely pirate based.

Characters
Diddy Kong - In his first starring role the little chimp set out to save his big buddy from Kaptain K. Rool. In this game he was the stronger of the 2 playable characters.

Dixie Kong - In her debut she starred alongside her boyfriend Diddy Kong to rescue their friend Donkey Kong, she was different from Diddy in that she was faster and her hair twirl technique (later usable by her sister Tiny.)

Non playable characters

 * Cranky Kong - Cranky offers advice if the Kongs would pay for it.
 * Swanky Kong - Swanky runs a quiz show that allows the player to win extra lives.
 * Funky Kong - Funky allows the Kongs to Jump into one of his funky planes so they could travel to another world.
 * Wrinkly Kong - Wrinkly offers the player advice as well as allowing the Kongs to save.
 * Donkey Kong - He appears at the end of the game and delivers the final blow to Kaptain K. Rool.
 * Klubba - Guards the entrance the Lost World.
 * Kaptain K. Rool - The games main villain and arch-enemy of the Kong family.

Animal Buddies

 * Rambi the Rhinoceros
 * Enguarde the Swordfish
 * Squawks the Parrot
 * Rattly the Rattlesnake
 * Squitter the Spider
 * Flapper the Parrot
 * Clapper the Seal
 * Glimmer the Anglerfish

Gangplank Galleon

 * Pirate Panic
 * Mainbrace Mayhem
 * Gangplank Galley
 * Lockjaw's Locker
 * Topsail Trouble

Crocodile Cauldron

 * Hot-Head Hop
 * Kannon's Klaim
 * Lava Lagoon
 * Red-Hot Ride
 * Squawks's Shaft

Krem Quay

 * Barrel Bayou
 * Glimmer's Galleon
 * Krockhead Klamber
 * Rattle Battle
 * Slime Climb
 * Bramble Blast

Krazy Kremland

 * Hornet Hole
 * Target Terror
 * Bramble Scramble
 * Rickety Race
 * Mudhole Marsh
 * Rambi Rumble

Gloomy Gulch

 * Ghostly Grove
 * Haunted Hall
 * Gusty Glade
 * Parrot Chute Panic
 * Web Woods

K. Rool's Keep

 * Arctic Abyss
 * Windy Well
 * Castle Crush
 * Clapper's Cavern
 * Chain Link Chamber
 * Toxic Tower

The Flying Krock

 * Screech's Sprint

Lost World

 * Jungle Jinx
 * Black Ice Battle
 * Klobber Karnage
 * Fiery Furnace
 * Animal Antics

Bosses

 * Krow
 * Kleever
 * Kudgel
 * King Zing
 * Kreepy Krow
 * Kerozene (GameBoy Advance Remake only)
 * Kaptain K. Rool

Trivia

 * The subtitle of the game in North America was originally "Diddy Kong's Quest", but changed to "Diddy's Kong Quest" before release.


 * When the player defeats K. Rool, Cranky tallies their Hero Coin total and compares that with the performance of other Nintendo characters. Mario, Yoshi and Link make an appearance at that point.


 * A few more cameo appearances of non-Nintendo characters' trademark devices are that of Sonic the Hedgehog's shoes and Earthworm Jim's gun and tights by a trash can with a sign that says "No Hopers." Also, in the Monkey Museum, you can see a poster of Chief Thunder, a character from the game Killer Instinct.


 * All of Wrinkly Kong's math problems at Kong Kollege are wrong. Given the fact that this is a "Kremling College", the problems could've been completed by the more stupid of Kaptain K. Rool's ranks.


 * This game is acknowledged as the first video game to have a built-in version of the "Die or Beat a Board" method of alternating between two players.


 * A Virtual Boy version of Donkey Kong Country 2 was in development for a short time, but was never completed due to the system's failure. Little else is known about this unmade version.