Super Donkey Kong 2 is a bootleg Famicom port of the SNES game Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest published by Ka Sheng in 1997. It greatly resembles Super Donkey Kong.
Overview[]
Just like with Super Donkey Kong, the controls, graphics and audio are similar to the SNES game, but downgraded to suit the NES hardware. The player can only control Diddy Kong alone, and due to the lack of Dixie Kong, a single hit from an enemy will result in death, much like in Super Donkey Kong 99. Several things from Donkey Kong Country 2 are present in the game, including banana coins, crates, the K-O-N-G letters and the goal target at the end of the level which is also accompanied by Diddy's victory dance. Notably, there are only three levels in this game.
The map screen for Gangplank Galleon is present in this game, but the only thing you can do here is to press A to start the next level. The first level is a replica of Pirate Panic from Donkey Kong Country 2 (sans Rambi and a few other things) while the second level is based on Mainbrace Mayhem, and the third level is based on Rattle Battle complete with Diddy transforming into Rattly, though Rattly cannot run or use his Super Jump ability. After the third level the player is taken to a screen which features a "THE END" message accompanied with the Game Over image (which is also present in the Game Over screen).
Music[]
The music in this bootleg port consists of renditions of tracks from the original game.
| Name | Description | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Title Theme / The End (K. Rool Returns) |
[1] | |
| The Map Page / Game Over (Welcome to Crocodile Isle) |
[2] | |
| Stage 1 (Klomp's Romp) |
[3] | |
| Stage 2 (Jib Jig) |
[4] | |
| Stage 3 (Snakey Chantey) |
[5] | |
| Level Win | [6] | |
| Lose Life | [7] |
Trivia[]
- By pressing A + B + Select at the title screen, a password screen will show up. If the player enters the password "STAYCOOL", a screen with the Family logo, some Chinese text, a trademark registration number and a logo (金豹 "Gold Leopard") (which is also seen in Mortal Kombat 3) will appear. In some versions of the ROM, the password is instead "HLSP1129", and the Gold Leopard logo is displayed a second time instead of the Family logo. This hidden password system otherwise appears to be non-functional.
- Family's logo from Family Kid appears hidden within the game, as well as via a secret password in some versions (see above).
- Taiwan Shin-Shin's "K" logo appears in here as well as bootlegs developed by the ex-Sachen developers, such as their Earthworm Jim 2 port and The Panda Prince.
- This is one of two Donkey Kong Country bootlegs to feature a working animal friend, along with The Panda Prince.
- In Super Donkey Kong's NSF file and dev menu, the player can hear Pirate Panic's music; with a few changes than the original.
- The player can go back to the title screen during gameplay by pressing Select while the game is paused.
- Super Donkey Kong 2 does not work on a PAL configuration, unless switched without resetting.[citation needed]
- Most cartridges (as seen in the gallery) have a 1997 date on them, placing the release in that year.
- In the second and third level, the letter G was replaced with a duplicate of N.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Super Donkey Kong 2/gallery