this is a must play twice a year for me. EVERY year. I run through this game and Its still not old. This will forever remain and it doesn't matter what game im currently addicted to, it will forever remain my FAVORITE game.
@@Metalgopher I've been playing this game purely off of memory at this point, so its hard to give any tips from me. Only ones I can give are in Rickety Race watch out for the red ! signs, as they foreshadow gaps coming. and be weary of bouncing on a kremling during that, as the bounce can send you flying off a gap. For Haunted Chase Its typically set up to first introduce you to the + barrels then to introduce you to the - barrels. after those first initial ones they will throw back to back Green + barrels at you, then after they throw a bunch of - barrels at you, then last stretch will be them mixing up. The first coaster level is no different than the first mine cart levels in DKC1 so God speed on that one. thats about all I can give
As a game developer, let me tell ya: don't ever be sorry for emulating old games especially if this was your only way to experience them as a child. This is the only reasonable way to keep these games relevant since it's not thesible for companies to make a reasonable profit out of them anymore. Please keep playing them and back them up.
For a lot of games emulation is great as old working games & systems can be hard to find & expensive. Plus even if one has everything one needs finding it & switching things on your TV/computer is a pain
Honestly, no amount of praise is fully sufficient for this game. It's easily one of the best of all time, definitely a top 5 on the console. If you're talking strictly platformers, than calling it number 1 is about right.
DKC2 is the best of the series and one of my favorite games of all time. Currently on one of my many playthroughs, this time on the Switch. 102% let's go 😂
Bro I’d marry this game if I could. Also Stickerbrush Symphony is like a hug the game gives you whispering in your ear, “It’s okay, you can get through this,” for some for the freaking batshit bramble levels.
I like them both equally. I love the contrast between "Gangplank Galleon's" light-hearted attitude and Crocodile Cacophony's" more intense, no-nonsense feel.
I'm 32 years old and I keep playing the DK SNES trilogy since they came out. Not only these games started my love for video games which lets me feel nostalgic, to this day these games are fun to play. These are timeless gems.
As a musician I must say, to hear you talk about being so moved by the track in Stickerbush Symphony that you stopped what you were doing and just listened, that's the highest compliment a writer/composer could have. Damn. Hearing that put a smile on MY face and I didn't even write it. Too few people talk about the impact music or soundtracks have.
Just finished this game tonight having never played it before. Probably the hardest game I've ever finished, but man is it an impressive game design wise.
Love the video. DK2 is not just the best sequel, it's, in my opinion, the best 2D platformer of all time. The improvements, the gameplay, and my God, the soundtrack. The soundtrack is something I still listen to even decades later. I'm a teacher. DK2 soundtrack is something that plays in the back whenever my students do individual work or if we're drawing/coloring stuff for science. Amazing game.
I think in the long run DKC Tropical Freeze and Rayman legends are better platformers in all aspects but both games stand on the shoulders of DKC2 and the nostalgic factor, charm and influence of this title are undeniable.
@@khululyp I've recently been playing tropical freeze and I just can't get into it. The cartwheel jump seems to throw you halfway across the screen and prevents me from feeling that natural flow. I don't care for how the saves work either. I'm still early in the game, and part of my problems could be the controller I have been using, but I haven't felt any of the magic any of the DKC games had.
@@khululypRayman Legends did blow my mind, it feels incredibly satisfying to control… DKC2 just has infinite replayability for me but maybe just cuz I grew up with it
I absolutely love this game, it's easily my favorite of the original trilogy. Diddy Kong is the freaking best, what an amazing character and I want him back in Mario Kart right now. Also it took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize the title pun, I thought it was Diddy Kong's Quest for a very long time haha. And yeah the music is just next level good, stickerbush symphony is incredibly great. Love this game so much, this vid was an amazing tribute to it! Great job!
DKC2 is the perfect retro platformer. There are a few rough edges but mostly due to time. IE, paying to save and losing what you've collected when you turn it off, but the fact that it's aged like fine wine really says something about Rare.
@@fortunamajor7239 No you’re right I was tilted by DKC2 when I wrote that 😂 Some level called Bramble Blast had clouded my judgement. DKC2 is an excellent platformer.
DKC2 is my favorite game of all time. My mom also loves this game too. I always found this game easier as I got older because I've played through it dozens of times, and I love seeing newer players discover this game and problem solve through it. The art, music, gameplay and level design aged so well, I never get tired of playing it. This was a great retrospective that gave me a lot of nostalgia and puts into words why I love this game! Also, I agree that Crocodile Cacophony > Gangplank Galleon!
maan, this hits too close. DKC2 is one of my first videogames ever, and just as with Super Metroid, I can never stop being amazed at just how gracefully this game aged. An amazing video, for an amazing game!
Lockjaws saga deserves more love. Easy my favorite track and honestly is probably my favorite video game ost of all time. This entire series soundtrack is just incredible however so I understand how everyone has their own favorite.
I remember when I was a kid, DKC2 was my ultimate snes game, there was no game better, and even though some N64 and psx then ps2 games seemed better, but nowadays I keep remembering the awe I had for DKC2, for me probably the best game of all time.
I honestly think this is the greatest video game ever made based on what video games were originally made for. It can't compare to the story-driven games that Metal Gear Solid paved the way for, but everything else is as close to perfect as I could ever ask for.
11:03 absolute heartbreak! I totally made the kremlin death sound in my head and had a disconnect when I didn't hear it out loud. Like nostalgic blue balling 😂
If the Squawks section of Animal Antics is giving you trouble, take a moment to observe the wind. It goes back and forth in a 5 second pattern. Once you realize that, the level isn't too bad.
Amazing video man and genius humor. I caught onto several jokes seconds after you saying them and most people might have them go over their head but when you understand it’s incredible. I look forward to your quick Mariokart DLC video, and I’m sure you know why haha. Enjoy your weekend man!
there should’ve been a fourth game where Donkey Kong goes to feudal Japan and fights K.Rool as a samurai, or one where they go to medieval Europe and he’s a knight… but I guess that’s more in line with his original persona 🤔
For whatever reason this was the only one I owned for SNES and I still played it long after the Gamecube came out, though I still couldn't beat it until I played it again on Wii U VC. I also liked the animal transformations, even though it doesn't change anything at all compared to just riding on them, just a neat little thing. I seem to be one of the few who always knew it was Diddy's Kong Quest, but I never realized it was a pun until _many_ years later. I did however constantly misread Klubba's Kiosk as Klubba's Koisk.
We often overlook the unique feelings these games created back in the day, when you saw such a game for the first time, after so many 8-bit games! Imagine hearing this beautiful music in a game, like nothing else before it, after 8-bit music! I wish there's a way to recreate the feeling of the exact era, so kids today can experience it the way we used to, just so they can feel how much of a big deal it actually was for gamers. I think they would enjoy it too! Many of these games were mind blowing experiences for a child The creativity and imagination of game developers just hooked you in. Maybe, you can isolate yourself and decide to play games from 8-bit era, to modern era, to kinda feel the progress, but back then... you knew it's the best technology the game industry can provide, and all gamers were experiencing it at the same time, and talked about it. It was so awesome! I miss that so much... They are ruining the gaming experience today, and there are too many games. There's no such jump in quality, the way it used to be before. Therefore - no such level of excitement.
I feel very special to know that this year when I finally finished DKC2 for the very first time, I first tried animal antics without a single death and was like "Huh."
I recently went to see a panel with David Wise, Grant Kirkhope etc from Rare, and they mentioned that the hours were indeed long at Rare in the 90s, and the inter-team competitive environment was fierce indeed.
Bramble scramble was quite the beast through the first several times I played it. Even the level where you have to climb the ropes and have the water or slim or whatever the heck it was rising after you and having to dodge the piranha was easier.
You might like Cally’s Caves. They’re on different stores I think. 3 and 4 I’ve played on IoS but the originals were OG App games. Lots of DKC, Metroidvania etc influences.
DKC 1 was the first game I ever played, but this was the first game I ever owned. I played this game so much growing up, I pretty much know this game like the back of my hand. I still like to run through it every now and then.
I got this game on the GameBoy version as DKL2, the old OLD GameBoy without the Advance. I never had a SNES due to family being middle to low income back when I was a kid, so I had to settle with what I got on the GameBoy. Thankfully while the GameBoy version of this game is obviously missing a few parts that the SNES version had, at least it still has all the memorable stages and most of the memorable music still being heard and it even makes the GameBoy sound like a Musical Device to play remixes to.
It's really hard to believe how a game about monkeys fighting a giant crocodile for bananas has the best soundtrack a game ever had. Forest interlude, stickerbush symphony and mining melancholy are just perfect. The gameplay, the frentic speed if you know what you're doing, the gimmicks of a lot of levels, the sheer difficulty of some other levels, the lost world levels that require you to search for the hidden things... If there's anything close to the perfect game, I can't help but think it's DKC2. Like yourself, I grew up with DKC1 and only found out about the other 2 some good years later. DKC2 was an instant passion for me, and DKC3... Well, tried SO MUCH to like it but I just can't. More than half of it feels like a chore and not having DK is ok cause he was disposable on the first game as well, but not having Diddy pretty much changes the gameplay in a way I really didn't like. Anyway, amazing review!
I agree 100% with pretty much every point you touched on. I still can not stand DKC3. It always looked ghetto and when I recently gave it a shot with my son, it was just awful.
Thanks a bunch. You made me realize I've had the title of this game wrong for almost 30 years. I thought until this very moment it was called Diddy Kong's Quest not Diddy's Kong Quest.
It's a toss up between this, Super Mario World, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles as best 16-bit platformer. Hmm, stick Rocket Knight Adventures in there too. Can't decide between them but what a luxury. Doesn't matter because DKC2 is amazing. First game that I completed 100% 102%
I loved this game just as much as the original! I remember saving my money to get it in 8th grade from toys r us where I had put money down for them to hold it(which in turn also allowed me to get white DKC2 shirt) I’m probably more fond of the original but I love this whole franchise! And sticker brush music almost as good as aquatic ambience! I can remember getting very pissed at some of difficult levels lol And I’ve never seen that exclusive GB boss & while ofd looking I’d like to have seen it in the SNES
Dkc is my favorite series ever. At least, for single player games. Just flawless imo. Especially 1 and 2. But I will happily play 3 as well. I didn't love the first of the modern ones but tropical freeze was as good as ever.
About the keyboard thing, I think it's funny that for me is quite the contrary: I love 2D games on keyboard, it just fits so well how I learned to play since I was a kid. But I can't play EVERYTHING on keyboard, I only discovered that super mario 64 is not an overrated mess when I tried playing it on a controller 😂 it's one of my favorite games now
The GBA exclusive boss admittedly looks better when veiwed on the original GBA screen, but it still kinda sticks out compared to everything else. I wholeheartedly agree with this video, DKC 2 is pretty mich the best platformer ever mad. Well, it's either that or Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment. Really looking forward to the DKC 3 video. I like that game quite a bit, and I'd even rate it a bit higher than DKC 1 which is kind of a hot take, but also really weird seeing as I have just as much of a nostalgic connection to 1 as you do. I did tell you about DKC 3 GBA's Soundtrack, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts. It's not talked about much, even though it's up there with the DKC 2 OST I think. Probably part of the reason my opinion of DKC 3 is so high, because I genuinely think the GBA version is better than the SNES version on that one, even has an extra world full of cool levels and everything. You WILL take back what you said about the Brawl Remix of Stickerbush Symphony, Acoustic Guitar and Violin were MEANT for this song (also fun fact: The songs title is "Stickerbush Symphony", not "Stickerbrush Symphony". It's a common misconception on the internet.)
I guess DKC2 especially the SNES port shall be my all time favorite DKC game. It really is phenomenal with the environments, music, bosses, etc. And I call it home since other games at the time like MK3 were too technical. Also Dixie is one of the all time favorite female characters and should've gotten her role in Smash replacing all the suffocating sword fighters!
I’m still thinking about how you played this on a keyboard. I mean I get it. Anyway you can play video games, you do it. Still, that could not have been easy.
@@PGReviews_ yeah. Their jump heights are very close, but diddy’s is slightly higher. There was this one pixel perfect jump that you needed to use diddy for in one of the mining levels in order to get a kong letter if I recall. I could be wrong though as there may have been an easier way to get it but diddy was the only one who could get high enough to reach it.
@@PGReviews_ I don't recall them being invincible either, because there were green zingers too - more just to reflect the colors of the level. I'm 99.9% sure those zingers weren't invincible.
this is a must play twice a year for me. EVERY year. I run through this game and Its still not old. This will forever remain and it doesn't matter what game im currently addicted to, it will forever remain my FAVORITE game.
You're a real one for this.
Got any tips for those damn cart levels? I’ve been stuck on one of them for like 6 years lol
@@Metalgopher I've been playing this game purely off of memory at this point, so its hard to give any tips from me. Only ones I can give are in Rickety Race watch out for the red ! signs, as they foreshadow gaps coming. and be weary of bouncing on a kremling during that, as the bounce can send you flying off a gap. For Haunted Chase Its typically set up to first introduce you to the + barrels then to introduce you to the - barrels. after those first initial ones they will throw back to back Green + barrels at you, then after they throw a bunch of - barrels at you, then last stretch will be them mixing up. The first coaster level is no different than the first mine cart levels in DKC1 so God speed on that one. thats about all I can give
I was a full grown ass adult when i realized it was Diddys Kong Quest 😂😂
I just realized it right now!
As a game developer, let me tell ya: don't ever be sorry for emulating old games especially if this was your only way to experience them as a child. This is the only reasonable way to keep these games relevant since it's not thesible for companies to make a reasonable profit out of them anymore. Please keep playing them and back them up.
‘And back them up’, I love that. You’re one of the good ones chief ❤
.. help would be great..
@@amjadsulieman1148 what do you mean?
King
For a lot of games emulation is great as old working games & systems can be hard to find & expensive. Plus even if one has everything one needs finding it & switching things on your TV/computer is a pain
Honestly, no amount of praise is fully sufficient for this game. It's easily one of the best of all time, definitely a top 5 on the console. If you're talking strictly platformers, than calling it number 1 is about right.
We need a remake of this trilogy 😢
Dave Wise deserves a Nobel just form this game's OST
DKC2 is the best of the series and one of my favorite games of all time. Currently on one of my many playthroughs, this time on the Switch. 102% let's go 😂
Bro I’d marry this game if I could. Also Stickerbrush Symphony is like a hug the game gives you whispering in your ear, “It’s okay, you can get through this,” for some for the freaking batshit bramble levels.
I'm glad someone else finally said they like K. Rools theme better on 2 than 1. I thought I was the only one
Its not even close really, people just have too much nolstagia for the first game
I like them both equally. I love the contrast between "Gangplank Galleon's" light-hearted attitude and Crocodile Cacophony's" more intense, no-nonsense feel.
Nope. Not at all! & definitely superior 2 k. Rool’s theme in 3!
DKC 2 is absurdly fun to play & deserves all of its many praises
I'm 32 years old and I keep playing the DK SNES trilogy since they came out. Not only these games started my love for video games which lets me feel nostalgic, to this day these games are fun to play. These are timeless gems.
As a musician I must say, to hear you talk about being so moved by the track in Stickerbush Symphony that you stopped what you were doing and just listened, that's the highest compliment a writer/composer could have. Damn. Hearing that put a smile on MY face and I didn't even write it.
Too few people talk about the impact music or soundtracks have.
Just finished this game tonight having never played it before. Probably the hardest game I've ever finished, but man is it an impressive game design wise.
That's the best DKC. Ever. I ran it over 10 times in my lifetime. It's like watching classic movies. Never gets old and ages like a charm.
Love the video. DK2 is not just the best sequel, it's, in my opinion, the best 2D platformer of all time. The improvements, the gameplay, and my God, the soundtrack. The soundtrack is something I still listen to even decades later.
I'm a teacher. DK2 soundtrack is something that plays in the back whenever my students do individual work or if we're drawing/coloring stuff for science. Amazing game.
Celeste is my personal favorite, but damn recently playing dkc2 gave it a bit of competition. Very hard to choose personally
I think in the long run DKC Tropical Freeze and Rayman legends are better platformers in all aspects but both games stand on the shoulders of DKC2 and the nostalgic factor, charm and influence of this title are undeniable.
@@khululyp I've recently been playing tropical freeze and I just can't get into it. The cartwheel jump seems to throw you halfway across the screen and prevents me from feeling that natural flow. I don't care for how the saves work either. I'm still early in the game, and part of my problems could be the controller I have been using, but I haven't felt any of the magic any of the DKC games had.
The soundtrack is excellent for sure
@@khululypRayman Legends did blow my mind, it feels incredibly satisfying to control… DKC2 just has infinite replayability for me but maybe just cuz I grew up with it
I absolutely love this game, it's easily my favorite of the original trilogy. Diddy Kong is the freaking best, what an amazing character and I want him back in Mario Kart right now. Also it took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize the title pun, I thought it was Diddy Kong's Quest for a very long time haha. And yeah the music is just next level good, stickerbush symphony is incredibly great. Love this game so much, this vid was an amazing tribute to it! Great job!
Got our wish as a Mario kart character
Omg… kong quest… I had no idea
DKC2 was pure magic when I first got it for Christmas 1995. Fantastic game.
DKC2 is the perfect retro platformer. There are a few rough edges but mostly due to time. IE, paying to save and losing what you've collected when you turn it off, but the fact that it's aged like fine wine really says something about Rare.
SMB3… SMB2J… SMB…
@@-dash on a video about DKC2 you're going to see people speak highly of DKC2 lol
@@fortunamajor7239 No you’re right
I was tilted by DKC2 when I wrote that 😂 Some level called Bramble Blast had clouded my judgement. DKC2 is an excellent platformer.
DKC2 is my favorite game of all time. My mom also loves this game too.
I always found this game easier as I got older because I've played through it dozens of times, and I love seeing newer players discover this game and problem solve through it. The art, music, gameplay and level design aged so well, I never get tired of playing it. This was a great retrospective that gave me a lot of nostalgia and puts into words why I love this game!
Also, I agree that Crocodile Cacophony > Gangplank Galleon!
It ties with Yoshi’s Island as just f-king flawless platformers.
I mix taped the whole sound track for road trips, it STILL completely slaps
maan, this hits too close. DKC2 is one of my first videogames ever, and just as with Super Metroid, I can never stop being amazed at just how gracefully this game aged. An amazing video, for an amazing game!
Lockjaws saga deserves more love. Easy my favorite track and honestly is probably my favorite video game ost of all time. This entire series soundtrack is just incredible however so I understand how everyone has their own favorite.
I’m late to the party but what an incredible take on an almost perfect game. Thank you.
I remember when I was a kid, DKC2 was my ultimate snes game, there was no game better, and even though some N64 and psx then ps2 games seemed better, but nowadays I keep remembering the awe I had for DKC2, for me probably the best game of all time.
10:41 Finally, someone agreed with me about Mining Melancholy! THANK YOU!
In conclusion : The perfect old school video game.
I love DKC2 in my opinion its the best of the trilogy and one of the greatest games period
I honestly think this is the greatest video game ever made based on what video games were originally made for. It can't compare to the story-driven games that Metal Gear Solid paved the way for, but everything else is as close to perfect as I could ever ask for.
11:03 absolute heartbreak! I totally made the kremlin death sound in my head and had a disconnect when I didn't hear it out loud. Like nostalgic blue balling 😂
Great Video! Enjoyed every little piece of it! So much Passion! Hope to see / hear more from you ✌🏻
I know I'm late to the party but that line about Squawks being an epilepsy trigger had me cackling. Nice video
Not a game that i had in my childhood but I can really appreciate your enthusiasm. Great video man!
Thank you!
I love this game. I like to think Diddy is better for combat and Dixie is better for platforming. Great channel. I subscribed because of this series.
One of the greatest video games of all time.
Its not a game its happiness 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
It’s better than happiness , but it’s almost unbearable
The music from the mines is my favorite too, subbed!
If the Squawks section of Animal Antics is giving you trouble, take a moment to observe the wind. It goes back and forth in a 5 second pattern. Once you realize that, the level isn't too bad.
Amazing video man and genius humor. I caught onto several jokes seconds after you saying them and most people might have them go over their head but when you understand it’s incredible. I look forward to your quick Mariokart DLC video, and I’m sure you know why haha. Enjoy your weekend man!
I absolutely agree, mining melancholy is a top 10 game soundtrack for me.
there should’ve been a fourth game where Donkey Kong goes to feudal Japan and fights K.Rool as a samurai, or one where they go to medieval Europe and he’s a knight… but I guess that’s more in line with his original persona 🤔
The soundtrack is absolutely FLAWLESS. Good lord. Banger after banger. DKC2 will forever be the best DKC.
That cut before the title tirade at the start!
Can only imagine the uncut version.
For whatever reason this was the only one I owned for SNES and I still played it long after the Gamecube came out, though I still couldn't beat it until I played it again on Wii U VC. I also liked the animal transformations, even though it doesn't change anything at all compared to just riding on them, just a neat little thing. I seem to be one of the few who always knew it was Diddy's Kong Quest, but I never realized it was a pun until _many_ years later. I did however constantly misread Klubba's Kiosk as Klubba's Koisk.
We often overlook the unique feelings these games created back in the day, when you saw such a game for the first time, after so many 8-bit games! Imagine hearing this beautiful music in a game, like nothing else before it, after 8-bit music!
I wish there's a way to recreate the feeling of the exact era, so kids today can experience it the way we used to, just so they can feel how much of a big deal it actually was for gamers. I think they would enjoy it too! Many of these games were mind blowing experiences for a child The creativity and imagination of game developers just hooked you in.
Maybe, you can isolate yourself and decide to play games from 8-bit era, to modern era, to kinda feel the progress, but back then... you knew it's the best technology the game industry can provide, and all gamers were experiencing it at the same time, and talked about it.
It was so awesome!
I miss that so much... They are ruining the gaming experience today, and there are too many games. There's no such jump in quality, the way it used to be before. Therefore - no such level of excitement.
I feel very special to know that this year when I finally finished DKC2 for the very first time, I first tried animal antics without a single death and was like "Huh."
Really enjoyed this video on DKC2. Strongly agree with the things you said. You deserve more subs, imo.
Love this review! DKC 2 is the best DKC game in my opinion and overall one of my favorite video games of all time!
I recently went to see a panel with David Wise, Grant Kirkhope etc from Rare, and they mentioned that the hours were indeed long at Rare in the 90s, and the inter-team competitive environment was fierce indeed.
Great video!
It’s StickerBUSH Symphony, get it right, dammit 🥴
Bramble scramble was quite the beast through the first several times I played it. Even the level where you have to climb the ropes and have the water or slim or whatever the heck it was rising after you and having to dodge the piranha was easier.
You might like Cally’s Caves. They’re on different stores I think. 3 and 4 I’ve played on IoS but the originals were OG App games. Lots of DKC, Metroidvania etc influences.
Oh my god, you got me at the part you said you like Mining Melancholy over Stickerbrush Symphomy. SS is great but MM is just so good I love it!
I can’t w the stupid wind and the lava water 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Thank u for pointing out the d@mn frustration
DKC were epic 🙌🙌
DKC 1 was the first game I ever played, but this was the first game I ever owned. I played this game so much growing up, I pretty much know this game like the back of my hand. I still like to run through it every now and then.
Out of all the tracks in the soundtrack the Lost World map music is my favourite.
I got this game on the GameBoy version as DKL2, the old OLD GameBoy without the Advance.
I never had a SNES due to family being middle to low income back when I was a kid, so I had to settle with what I got on the GameBoy.
Thankfully while the GameBoy version of this game is obviously missing a few parts that the SNES version had, at least it still has all the memorable stages and most of the memorable music still being heard and it even makes the GameBoy sound like a Musical Device to play remixes to.
DKC3 is my favorite. However, I agree that DKC2 is a phenomenal game.
Animal Antics never really was hard for me. The wind has a set rhytm which make it easy to react to it.
Donkey Kong Country 2 is very underrated. Another good soundtrack, epic levels, and it operated more smoothly than the first one.
It's really hard to believe how a game about monkeys fighting a giant crocodile for bananas has the best soundtrack a game ever had. Forest interlude, stickerbush symphony and mining melancholy are just perfect. The gameplay, the frentic speed if you know what you're doing, the gimmicks of a lot of levels, the sheer difficulty of some other levels, the lost world levels that require you to search for the hidden things... If there's anything close to the perfect game, I can't help but think it's DKC2. Like yourself, I grew up with DKC1 and only found out about the other 2 some good years later. DKC2 was an instant passion for me, and DKC3... Well, tried SO MUCH to like it but I just can't. More than half of it feels like a chore and not having DK is ok cause he was disposable on the first game as well, but not having Diddy pretty much changes the gameplay in a way I really didn't like. Anyway, amazing review!
I agree 100% with pretty much every point you touched on. I still can not stand DKC3. It always looked ghetto and when I recently gave it a shot with my son, it was just awful.
One of my all time favorite game everything about this game is amazing
2:31 did that ghost bird really come out in the SNES? I never noticed that.
2:31 *F O R E S H A D O W I N G*
DKC2 has been my favourite game ever since it was released
Thanks a bunch. You made me realize I've had the title of this game wrong for almost 30 years. I thought until this very moment it was called Diddy Kong's Quest not Diddy's Kong Quest.
It's a toss up between this, Super Mario World, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles as best 16-bit platformer. Hmm, stick Rocket Knight Adventures in there too. Can't decide between them but what a luxury. Doesn't matter because DKC2 is amazing. First game that I completed 100%
102%
"Personally, I'm more of a fan of Mining Melancholy but..." Ah, another person of culture. But yeah, one of my favorite games to look back on.
DKC 2 is a masterpiece! I remember when i played it for the first time when it was released on Nintendo Switch Online!
I’ve 102% this game multiple times and never knew about the “!” for completed levels 🤦♂️ 18:09
Everything about DKC2 for SNES is amazing! GBA boss reminds me of Animaniacs.
I loved this game just as much as the original! I remember saving my money to get it in 8th grade from toys r us where I had put money down for them to hold it(which in turn also allowed me to get white DKC2 shirt) I’m probably more fond of the original but I love this whole franchise! And sticker brush music almost as good as aquatic ambience! I can remember getting very pissed at some of difficult levels lol And I’ve never seen that exclusive GB boss & while ofd looking I’d like to have seen it in the SNES
12:28 gives Perfect Dark vibes
yah, i feel your pain. animal antics was something and then some.
My mind was blown when learning it was Diddy's Long Quest
I TOTALLY never used the Switch's rewind feature when playing through DK Country 2 😅😅.
Donkey kong land 2 was a great game boy color game. I played it every day growing up
Dkc is my favorite series ever. At least, for single player games. Just flawless imo. Especially 1 and 2. But I will happily play 3 as well. I didn't love the first of the modern ones but tropical freeze was as good as ever.
FINALLY A MINING MELANCHOLY ENJOYER. It's easily the best song in the game. Stickerbrush Symphony has nothing on Mining
This is the way.
@@PGReviews_Is that a reference?
About the keyboard thing, I think it's funny that for me is quite the contrary: I love 2D games on keyboard, it just fits so well how I learned to play since I was a kid. But I can't play EVERYTHING on keyboard, I only discovered that super mario 64 is not an overrated mess when I tried playing it on a controller 😂 it's one of my favorite games now
The GBA exclusive boss admittedly looks better when veiwed on the original GBA screen, but it still kinda sticks out compared to everything else.
I wholeheartedly agree with this video, DKC 2 is pretty mich the best platformer ever mad. Well, it's either that or Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment.
Really looking forward to the DKC 3 video. I like that game quite a bit, and I'd even rate it a bit higher than DKC 1 which is kind of a hot take, but also really weird seeing as I have just as much of a nostalgic connection to 1 as you do.
I did tell you about DKC 3 GBA's Soundtrack, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts. It's not talked about much, even though it's up there with the DKC 2 OST I think. Probably part of the reason my opinion of DKC 3 is so high, because I genuinely think the GBA version is better than the SNES version on that one, even has an extra world full of cool levels and everything.
You WILL take back what you said about the Brawl Remix of Stickerbush Symphony, Acoustic Guitar and Violin were MEANT for this song (also fun fact: The songs title is "Stickerbush Symphony", not "Stickerbrush Symphony". It's a common misconception on the internet.)
I guess DKC2 especially the SNES port shall be my all time favorite DKC game. It really is phenomenal with the environments, music, bosses, etc. And I call it home since other games at the time like MK3 were too technical.
Also Dixie is one of the all time favorite female characters and should've gotten her role in Smash replacing all the suffocating sword fighters!
2:45 he left it on mono.. david wise is rolling around in his bed
DKC2 is one of the greatest games ever made. It somehow improved on an already perfect game.
great video
Yeah I did beat this game but the regular way the Super Nintendo
You only need to pay Funky for transportation ONCE for each world. After that it's free.
Best (or one of the best) games in the Country series. Or gaming overall.
I can't wait for DKC3's Review, and hear a handful of average things about it.
There was a cheat u could do in in this game to get multiple coins for the bonus levels. May have been 15 of the krem coins
I’m still thinking about how you played this on a keyboard. I mean I get it. Anyway you can play video games, you do it. Still, that could not have been easy.
Agreed. My friend got a controller for me to play his emulator. I’m a complete wetodd w the keyboard 🙈
Actually you’re wrong about the jump height. Diddy actually jumps higher than Dixie
Man I could've sworn it was the other way around. Thanks for clearing that up!
@@PGReviews_ yeah. Their jump heights are very close, but diddy’s is slightly higher. There was this one pixel perfect jump that you needed to use diddy for in one of the mining levels in order to get a kong letter if I recall. I could be wrong though as there may have been an easier way to get it but diddy was the only one who could get high enough to reach it.
My favorite platformer of all time.
I enloyed this video very much. Wish you wouldve run the outro longer ;)
12:37 My thoughts, exactly. Fuck Brawl’s version.
7:14 invincible Red Zingers were in the original game too.
Really? Completely slipped my mind. I remember there being red Zingers in the first game but I don't remember them being invincible.
@@PGReviews_ I don't recall them being invincible either, because there were green zingers too - more just to reflect the colors of the level.
I'm 99.9% sure those zingers weren't invincible.
I still got dkc1 slightly above it for nostalgia sake and some of the levels
I've known this was the best DK for decades. And I just found out there was pun in the game title...
I know this is two years old, but you kinda forgot to mention, diddy climbs faster than dixie.