Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is a 1995 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on 21 November 1995 in Japan, 4 December in North America, and 14 December in Europe. It is the second installment of the Donkey Kong Country series and the sequel to Donkey Kong Country (1994). It was re-released for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in 2004. The game was made available for download on the Virtual Console for the Wii and Wii U in 2007 and 2015, respectively.
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- Released
- 1995
- Developer
- Rare Ltd.
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 20 November 1995 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rare Ltd. |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | Platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1072051, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest? How long to beat it
Total play time for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is about 9.9 hours to do everything, and around 5.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 5.1h | 428 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 7.3h | 160 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 9.9h | 194 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 52ahead of 8% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 47ahead of 85% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
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Common questions about Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
What platforms is Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on?
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 1995.
Who made Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest?
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was developed by Rare Ltd. and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest?
about 5.1 hours for the main story, 7.3 hours with the main extras, 9.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.