Overview and Gameplay
Super Donkey Kong 2 follows Diddy Kong through a shortened voyage aboard Gangplank Galleon. Three side-scrolling stages recreate Pirate Panic, Mainbrace Mayhem, and Rattle Battle, with a ship map connecting each course.
Diddy advances by crossing gaps, avoiding enemies, collecting bananas, banana coins, and K-O-N-G letters, and reaching the target at each stage exit. The final course transforms him into Rattly before completion leads to the ending screen.
Controls And Mechanics
The directional pad moves Diddy or Rattly. A jumps and enters the next course from the map, while B performs Diddy’s cartwheel attack. Start pauses the action, and Select returns to the title screen while paused.
Enemy contact costs a life. Diddy can defeat certain enemies by jumping on them or using the cartwheel, while Rattly relies on jumping during the final course.
Version Notes
This unlicensed Famicom and NES-compatible adaptation condenses Donkey Kong Country 2 into three playable stages. It retains simplified stage layouts, collectibles, music, and Diddy’s finishing animation under the Super Donkey Kong 2 title.
Release And Credits
- Release year: 1997
- Publisher: Ka Sheng
- Original platform: Famicom
- Alternate title: Donkey Kong 2
