Donkey Kong Land 2 | |
Developer(s) | Rareware |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Main Development Staff | {{{devteam}}} |
Platform(s) | Game Boy |
Release Date(s) | September 1, 1996 November 23, 1996 November 28, 1996 |
Genre(s) | Platformer |
Ratings | ESRB: Kids to Adults |
Mode(s) | 1 player |
Media(s) | 4-megabit cartridge |
Input(s) | {{{input}}} |
Donkey Kong Land 2 is a video game developed by Rareware for the Game Boy, released in September 1996. It is a sequel to Donkey Kong Land, and a prequel to Donkey Kong Land III, and is a handheld follow-up of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Like its prequel, the game featured a yellow cartridge and Super Game Boy special features.
The game is a pseudo-sequel to Donkey Kong Country 2; after Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool, he is kidnapped again, and the Kongs must return to Crocodile Isle to rescue him again.
This game is often mistaken as a handheld port of Donkey Kong Country 2 - this is untrue. Although the two games run on the same engine and have the same areas, the layouts on each of the levels are new, and the storyline is slightly different. Another difference is that two worlds, Krem Quay and Crocodile Cauldron, are merged into one world: Krem Cauldron. Kleever is the boss of this area, while Kudgel doesn't appear at all in the game. However, the game doesn't differ from its SNES counterpart as much as its prequel, Donkey Kong Land, does.
Game Overview
Gameplay
In this game, Donkey Kong gets kidnapped by Kaptain K. Rool and Dixie and Diddy must save Donkey Kong. In this game there are 7 worlds, Gangplank Galleon, Krem Cauldron, Krazy Kremland, Gloomy Gulch, K. Rool's Keep, Lost World, and The Flying Krock, This game can only be used by 1 player.
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Animal Buddies
- Clapper the Seal
- Enguarde the Swordfish
- Rambi the Rhinoceros
- Rattly the Rattlesnake
- Squawks the Parrot
- Squitter the Spider
Barrels
- ! Barrel
- Animal Barrel
- Barrel Cannon
- Bonus Barrel
- DK Barrel
- Rotatable Barrel
- Star Barrel
- TNT Barrel
- Wooden Barrel
Enemies
A majority of the enemy cast is from DKC2. Unlike Donkey Kong Land, no enemies are new. A few were scrapped from DKC2 to Land 2 due to limitations (i.e. Cat-O-9-Tails' physics).
- Click-Clack
- Flitter
- Flotsam
- Kaboing
- Kannon
- Klampon
- Klinger
- Klobber
- Klomp
- Klubba
- Krochead
- Krook
- Kruncha
- Lockjaw
- Necky
- Neek
- Puftup
- Shuri
- Snapjaw
- Spiny
- Zinger
Bosses
Levels
Gangplank Galleon
Krem Cauldron
- Hot-Head Hop
- Kannon's Klaim
- Lava Lagoon
- Red-Hot Ride
- Squawks's Shaft
- Barrel Bayou
- Glimmer's Galleon
- Rattle Battle
- Slime Climb
Krazy Kremland
Gloomy Gulch
K. Rool's Keep
The Flying Krock
Lost World
- Jungle Jinx
- Black Ice Battle
- Klobber Karnage
- Fiery Furnace
- Animal Antic
Gallery
Boxarts and title screens
Screenshots
Cheats
All cheats are done on the file select screen.
- Holding Left or Right and pressing A, A, B, B will grant the player 50 lives.
- Holding Left or Right and pressing B, B, A, A will grant the player 40 Banana Coins.
- Holding Left or Right and pressing A, B, A, B will grant the player 47 Kremkoins.
- Note: In order to get 100%, the Kremkoins must still be collected, so this code is only useful to get past Klubba early.
When these codes are done correctly, an extra life sound effect will be heard.
Trivia
- Donkey Kong Land 2 initially had the subtitle "Diddy's Kong Quest". This was removed shortly before the game was released, likely to avoid making people think it was an exact port of Donkey Kong Country 2, which had the same subtitle.
- All the levels in the game have same names as those in Donkey Kong Country 2, however, the level layouts were new. The only exceptions are "Haunted Hall" (replaced with "Krazy Koaster") and "Castle Crush" (replaced with "Dungeon Danger").
- The boxart depicts in the background, Glimmer, even though he doesn't appear in the game. The box art was later used for the European title screen in the Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 2.
- This game is the only Donkey Kong Land series game where Funky makes an appearance.