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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Title	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First release	1995
Developer	Rare Ltd.
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	SNES / Super Famicom
Genre	2D platform game
Also known as	Donkey Kong Country 2
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	SNES / Super Famicom: 1995-11-20 (NTSC)
Wikidata ID	Q1072051

Rare developed this 1995 platformer where Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong must rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool. Players navigate various stages by collecting bananas to earn extra lives and seeking guidance from Wrinkly Kong. The game supports up to two players in cooperative multiplayer mode to tackle the Kremling forces.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1072051) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (snes/donkey-kong-country-2-diddy-s-kong-quest) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (1525,99913) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest – box art (front)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Sprites (2): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.

Logo: Nintendo / Rare, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Donkey kong country 2 logo.webp”)

Logo: Nintendo/Rare, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Donkey Kong Country 2 - Diddy's Kong Quest Logo.webp”)

Sprites

SNES / Super Famicom version · 2 sheets · Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on The Spriters Resource ↗ (183 sheets on the site; 2 stored here)

Aquatic Enemies sprite sheet (SNES / Super Famicom) — Aquatic Enemies

Enemies SNES / Super Famicom · 550×1100

Rip by fabio

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Videos

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 3:33:20auto-matched
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