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 |release='''SNES:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|November 21, 1995<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/p_adnj/index.html|title=スーパードンキーコング２　ディクシー＆ディディー|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=ja|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref>|USA|December 4, 1995<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|url=archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20077a%20%28December%201995%29/page/n285/mode/1up|title=''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' Number 77 store advertisement}}</ref>|Europe|December 14, 1995<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/game/donkey-kong-country-2-diddy-s-kong-quest/9844 ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']. ''Polygon''. Retrieved May 10, 2023.</ref>{{better source}}|South Korea|1995<ref>{{cite|author=Dentifritz|date=|url=scanlines16.com/collection/super-donkey-kong-2-kor/|title=Super Donkey Kong 2 (KOR)|publisher=Scanlines16.com|language=French|archive=archive.today/2024.06.06-195012/http://scanlines16.com/collection/super-donkey-kong-2-kor/|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>}}'''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{flag list|Europe|May 16, 2007|Australia|May 16, 2007|USA|May 21, 2007|Japan|October 23, 2007|South Korea|November 25, 2008}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|Europe|October 23, 2014<ref name="EUSite">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Super-Nintendo/Donkey-Kong-Country-2-Diddy-s-Kong-Quest-276907.html|title=Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest <nowiki>| Super Nintendo | Games |</nowiki> Nintendo UK|publisher=Nintendo UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=January 18, 2025}}</ref>|Australia|October 24, 2014|Japan|November 26, 2014|USA|February 26, 2015}}'''Virtual Console (New 3DS):'''<br>{{flag list|Europe|March 24, 2016<ref name="EUSite"/>|Australia|March 25, 2016|Japan|April 6, 2016<ref>{{cite|date=April 6, 2016|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000039975|title=スーパードンキーコング2 ディクシー&ディディー|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>|USA|April 14, 2016}}'''Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|September 23, 2020<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo 公式チャンネル|date=September 16, 2020|url=youtu.be/oA805kDEI_g|title=ファミリーコンピュータ & スーパーファミコン Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2020年9月]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>|USA|September 23, 2020<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=September 16, 2020|url=youtu.be/OaeBtDePLk0|title=NES & Super NES - September Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online|publisher=YouTube|language=en-us|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>|Europe|September 23, 2020<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoEurope|date=September 16, 2020|url=x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1306148368729726976?s=20|title=#DonkeyKong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Mario’s Super Picross plus more #SuperNES and #NES games will arrive on 23/09 for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!|publisher=X|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|September 23, 2020<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoAUNZ|date=September 19, 2020|url=x.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1307182633403719682?s=20|title=#DonkeyKong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Mario’s Super Picross plus more #SuperNES and #NES games will arrive in the evening on 23/09 for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!|publisher=X|language=en-au|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>|HK|September 23, 2020<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/hardware/switch/onlineservice/fc|title=Family Computer & Super Famicom - Nintendo Switch Online|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>|South Korea|September 23, 2020<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.kr/switch/onlineservice/fc|title=NES & Super NES - Nintendo Switch Online (Shown in Copyrights)|publisher=Nintendo Korea|language=ko|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>}}
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-'''''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''''' (also shortened to '''''Donkey Kong Country 2''''',<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705001844/http://www.rare.co.uk/retro/backcat/gamepages/dkc2.html|title=DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2|publisher=Rareware|language=en-gb}}</ref> and '''''Diddy's Kong Quest''''' on the title screen) is a 1995 platform game that was developed by [[Rare]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It is the second installment in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. It is a sequel and direct follow-up to ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. The last two words in the subtitle is a portmanteau of "[[Kong]]" and "conquest." The game stars [[Diddy Kong]], as he and his girlfriend, [[Dixie Kong]], make their way through [[Crocodile Isle]] to save [[Donkey Kong]] from the clutches of the [[Kremling Krew]]. A sequel and direct follow-up to ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', was released in 1996.
+'''''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''''' (also shortened to '''''Donkey Kong Country 2''''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705001844/http://www.rare.co.uk/retro/backcat/gamepages/dkc2.html|title=DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2|publisher=Rareware|language=en-gb|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}</ref> and '''''Diddy's Kong Quest''''' on the title screen) is a 1995 platform game that was developed by [[Rare]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It is the second installment in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. It is a sequel and direct follow-up to ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. The last two words in the subtitle is a portmanteau of "[[Kong]]" and "conquest." The game stars [[Diddy Kong]], as he and his girlfriend, [[Dixie Kong]], make their way through [[Crocodile Isle]] to save [[Donkey Kong]] from the clutches of the [[Kremling Krew]]. A sequel and direct follow-up to ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', was released in 1996.
 In 2004, [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|a remake]] of the game was made for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. It omits the ''Diddy's Kong Quest'' subtitle, making it simply known as ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', and has more minigames, some [[photograph]]s, among other differences.
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 ===Abilities===
 [[File:Team-up DKC2.png|thumb|left|The team up move, a move that had not originally appeared in ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
-''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' is a 2D platformer like its predecessor, ''Donkey Kong Country''. The playable characters are [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]. order to travel through each level of the game and complete each of the game's many [[Bonus Level]]s, the Kongs have to use their basic and special abilities. Both Kongs have different abilities. The basic abilities include jumping, climbing, and swimming. Jumping is often used in the game to cross gaps and grab things in the air. A super-jump can also be performed if Diddy [[cartwheel]]s or Dixie spins off of a ledge and jump while in mid-air. Diddy's cartwheel move and Dixie's [[Helicopter Spin]] can defeat several enemies, but not all. Dixie can use her Helicopter Spin ability in mid-air as well, allowing her to float for a short amount of time to avoid falling into gaps. Both characters can climb up ropes quickly to access high areas, with Diddy having the ability to climb slightly faster than Dixie, let alone on land and underwater in general. The swimming mechanic is similar to earlier platforming games of the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series: The player must hit {{button|SNES|B}}, the jump button, to advance upwards into the water, as not pressing the button causes the Kongs slowly sink to the bottom. Pressing {{button|SNES|Y}} enables them to swim quicker, and {{button|padup}} and {{button|paddown}} controls their ascent and descent.
+''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' is a 2D platformer like its predecessor, ''Donkey Kong Country''. The playable characters are [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]. In order to travel through each level of the game and complete each of the game's many [[Bonus Level]]s, the Kongs have to use their basic and special abilities. Both Kongs have different abilities. The basic abilities include jumping, climbing, and swimming. Jumping is often used in the game to cross gaps and grab things in the air. A super-jump can also be performed if Diddy [[cartwheel]]s or Dixie spins off of a ledge and jump while in mid-air. Diddy's cartwheel move and Dixie's [[Helicopter Spin]] can defeat several enemies, but not all. Dixie can use her Helicopter Spin ability in mid-air as well, allowing her to float for a short amount of time to avoid falling into gaps. Both characters can climb up ropes quickly to access high areas, with Diddy having the ability to climb slightly faster than Dixie, let alone on land and underwater in general. The swimming mechanic is similar to earlier platforming games of the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series: The player must hit {{button|SNES|B}}, the jump button, to advance upwards into the water, as not pressing the button causes the Kongs slowly sink to the bottom. Pressing {{button|SNES|Y}} enables them to swim quicker, and {{button|padup}} and {{button|paddown}} controls their ascent and descent.
 Though Diddy does not have as many abilities as Dixie, he is able to defend himself while holding a barrel. While Diddy holds an object in front of his body to block himself, Dixie holds objects over her head, allowing enemies to easily attack her. When both Kongs are in play, and none are stuck in a [[DK Barrel]], the two Kongs are able to use the new [[Team-up]] move, in which one Kong holds the other one on their shoulders and can throw them upward. The Kong riding the other one's shoulders can be thrown at enemies to defeat them or upward to reach items and access certain areas.
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 ===Modes===
 [[File:DKC2 SNES hidden modes.png|thumb|256px|The mode selection and its two hidden modes: "Sound Test" and "Cheats"]]
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 !Sprite!!Kong!!Summary!!New
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-!colspan=4 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Playable'''
+!colspan=4 align=center|'''Playable'''
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 |[[File:Diddy DKC sprite.png]]
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-!colspan=4 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Supporting'''
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 !width=7%|First!!width=7%|Last
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-!colspan=6 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Lazy Landlubbers'''
+!colspan=6 align=center|'''Lazy Landlubbers'''
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 |[[File:Click Clack DKC2.png]]
 |[[Click-Clack]]
-|align=left|Large beetles that can damage the Kongs. It must be jumped on twice to defeat: The first jump flips the Click-Clack, which can then be thrown at other foes to attack them. Click-Clacks can be defeat instantly by either rolling into them or by throwing an object at it.
+|align=left|Large beetles that can damage the Kongs. It must be jumped on twice to defeat: The first jump flips the Click-Clack, which can then be thrown at other foes to attack them. Click-Clacks can be defeated instantly by either rolling into them or by throwing an object at it.
 |[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
 |[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]
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 |{{icon|cross}}
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-!colspan=6 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Submerged Seadogs'''
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 |{{icon|new}}
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-!colspan=6 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Kremling Kuthroats'''
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 |[[File:DKC2 Smoke blue.png]] [[File:DKC2 Smoke red.png]] [[File:DKC2 Smoke purple.png]]
 |Smoke
-|align=left|Multicolored, skull-patterned gases shot from [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]]'s [[blunderbuss]], with varying effects: blue smoke freezes the Kongs, red smoke slows them down, and purple smoke inverts left and right on the player's controls.
+|align=left|Multicolored, skull-patterned gases shot from [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]]'s [[blunderbuss]], with varying temporary effects: blue smoke freezes the Kongs, red smoke slows them down, and purple smoke inverts left and right on the player's controls.
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 |[[File:DKC2 Cannonball spiked.png]]
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 ===Barrels===
 {|class="wikitable dk"style="text-align:center"
-!colspan=3 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Throwable barrels'''
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 !Sprite!!Barrel!!Summary
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 |align=left|Explosive barrels that can be thrown at walls to blast them away, creating an opening. TNT Barrels can also defeat red Zingers and other powerful enemies in one hit.
 |-
-!colspan=3 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Enterable barrels'''
+!colspan=3 align=center|'''Enterable barrels'''
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 |[[File:Enguarde Barrel sprite.png]] [[File:Rambi Barrel sprite.png]] [[File:Rattly Barrel sprite.png]] [[File:Squawks Barrel sprite.png]] [[File:Squitter Barrel sprite.png]]
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 |align=left|Warp Barrels appear in early levels and act as hidden shortcuts to the end of their respective stage.
 |-
-!colspan=3 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Triggerable barrels'''
+!colspan=3 align=center|'''Triggerable barrels'''
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 ==Levels==
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-!colspan=5 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"|<big>Levels and Bonus Areas</big>
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 !colspan=5 style="background:#BB8855"|{{color link|white|Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon}}
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 ==Reception==
 ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' received widespread critical acclaim, considered by critics to be among the best titles on the Wii's Virtual Console.
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