<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Diddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
rescue	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
after	O
he	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
King	O
K	O
.	O
Rool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
Crocodile	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
with	O
eight	O
worlds	O
of	O
varying	O
environments	O
,	O
totaling	O
52	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
,	O
being	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
2D	O
platformers	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second-bestselling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
sixth-bestselling	B-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
SNES	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
and	O
2015	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dixie	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Diddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
either	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
or	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
through	O
52	O
varying	O
levels	O
over	O
eight	O
different	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
from	O
King	O
K	O
.	O
Rool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diddy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Dixie	I-Application
have	O
unique	O
attributes	O
;	O
Diddy	O
is	O
more	O
agile	O
and	O
will	O
run	O
faster	O
,	O
whereas	O
Dixie	O
has	O
a	O
higher	O
jump	O
and	O
can	O
spin	O
her	O
hair	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
glide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
animals	O
include	O
Squitter	O
the	O
spider	B-Protocol
,	O
Rambi	O
the	O
rhino	B-Algorithm
,	O
Rattly	O
the	O
snake	O
,	O
Enguarde	O
the	O
swordfish	O
and	O
Squawks	O
the	O
parrot	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
achieve	O
a	O
maximum	O
completion	O
score	O
of	O
102%	O
for	O
their	O
save	O
file	O
by	O
completing	O
all	O
levels	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
completing	O
all	O
bonus	O
challenges	O
,	O
collecting	O
all	O
DK	B-Application
coins	I-Application
within	O
the	O
Lost	O
World	O
and	O
visiting	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
Kong	O
family	O
members	O
at	O
least	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrinkly	O
Kong	O
,	O
the	O
wife	O
of	O
Cranky	O
Kong	O
and	O
grandmother	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
makes	O
her	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
relaxing	O
on	O
the	O
beach	O
,	O
until	O
he	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
the	O
Kremlings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
complying	O
,	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Dixie	O
resolve	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
Kremling	O
's	O
home	O
island	O
,	O
Crocodile	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
to	O
rescue	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
travel	O
through	O
Crocodile	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
and	O
are	O
helped	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
by	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
animals	O
to	O
defeat	O
Kaptain	O
K	O
.	O
Rool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diddy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Dixie	I-Application
eventually	O
battle	O
and	O
defeat	O
K	O
.	O
Rool	O
,	O
releasing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K	O
.	O
Rool	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
though	O
,	O
and	O
shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Diddy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Dixie	I-Application
confront	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
Lost	O
World	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
area	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
geyser	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Crocodile	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
explosion	O
causes	O
all	O
of	O
Crocodile	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
to	O
sink	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Kongs	O
watch	O
K	O
.	O
Rool	O
escape	O
on	O
a	O
small	O
sailboat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
but	O
before	O
its	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
the	O
employees	O
of	O
Rare	O
desired	O
to	O
present	O
new	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diddy	O
Kong	O
's	O
Quest	O
was	O
decided	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
slightly	O
altered	O
into	O
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
conquest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
and	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
uses	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
(	O
SGI	O
)	O
and	O
Advanced	O
Computer	O
Modelling	O
(	O
ACM	O
)	O
rendering	O
technology	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
pre-rendered	O
images	O
are	O
modelled	O
as	O
3D	O
objects	O
and	O
then	O
transformed	O
into	O
2D	O
sprites	O
and	O
background	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
surprise	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
cast	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
Dixie	O
came	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
fiancée	O
Candy	O
Kong	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cast	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
concerns	O
over	O
her	O
sexually	O
provocative	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
choice	O
to	O
have	O
Diddy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Dixie	I-Application
transform	O
into	O
the	O
friendly	O
animals	O
that	O
were	O
initially	O
mounted	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
concerns	O
over	O
sprite	O
size	O
;	O
additionally	O
,	O
Gregg	O
noted	O
that	O
having	O
the	O
two	O
player	O
characters	O
clinging	O
onto	O
a	O
parrot	B-Language
would	O
significantly	O
reduce	O
its	O
maneuverability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
Pirate	O
Pak	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
bundle	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
David	O
Wise	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
The	O
Original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
maintains	O
similarity	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
with	O
its	O
prominent	O
percussion	O
and	O
eclectic	O
genres	O
ranging	O
between	O
big	O
band	O
,	O
disco	B-Operating_System
and	O
hip	O
hop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wise	O
cited	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
's	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	O
and	O
Zelda	O
games	O
,	O
Geoff	O
and	O
Tim	O
Follin	O
's	O
music	O
for	O
Plok	O
!,	O
and	O
synthesizer-based	O
film	O
soundtracks	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
as	O
influences	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
SPC700	O
chip	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
sound	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Korg	O
Wavestation	O
synthesizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
track	O
,	O
"	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Rescued	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
remixed	O
by	O
David	O
Wise	O
himself	O
,	O
featuring	O
Grant	O
Kirkhope	O
on	O
electric	O
guitar	O
and	O
Robin	O
Beanland	O
on	O
trumpet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
4.37	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
;	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
2.21	O
million	O
,	O
and	O
2.16	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
,	O
after	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
SNES	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
both	O
hold	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
hailed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
longer	O
,	O
more	O
graphically	O
impressive	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
fun	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
and	O
having	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
cleverly	O
illustrated	O
levels	O
ever	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Kosydar	O
of	O
AllGame	O
thought	O
that	O
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quests	I-Application
graphics	O
were	O
superior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
instalment	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
praised	O
them	O
both	O
as	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
heralded	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
detailed	O
"	O
although	O
admitting	O
that	O
it	O
appeared	O
stylistically	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
separate	O
review	O
regarding	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Provo	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
richer	O
and	O
"	O
livelier	O
"	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Mark	O
Birnbaum	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
whilst	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
boasted	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
superior	O
experience	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
detail	O
,	O
smooth	O
animation	O
and	O
varying	O
colour	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Pearson	O
of	O
Nintendojo	O
stated	O
that	O
Rare	O
improved	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
appeared	O
"	O
much	O
smoother	O
and	O
more	O
cartoon	O
like	O
"	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
computer-generated	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Cubed3	O
heralded	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
"	O
unbelievable	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
17th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Country	O
3	O
:	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
's	O
Double	O
Trouble	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
1996	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
and	O
Kiddy	O
Kong	O
must	O
find	O
both	O
Donkey	O
and	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
disappeared	O
while	O
exploring	O
the	B-Application
Northern	I-Application
Kremisphere	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
Kremlings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
further	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
succession	O
of	O
more	O
related	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2004	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
630,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$19	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
41st	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
