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Instruction booklet · December 4, 1995

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Platform1–2 playersESRB E

The story

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was developed by Rare and is one of the best selling Super Nintendo games.

Specifications

Released
December 4, 1995
Developer
Rare
Publisher
Nintendo
Players
2
Genre
Platform
Rating
ESRB E
Series
Donkey Kong
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Comedy
View
Side view
Multiplayer
Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

8
9
8
7
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
89/100 (513 ratings)
GameRankings
90%
AllGame
4.5/5
Computer and Video Games
94%
Game Informer
9.75/10
IGN
8.8/10
Nintendojo
9.9/10
Cubed3
8/10
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💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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