Editing Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)

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{{quote2|There are rumors of a lost world located deep beneath [[Crocodile Isle]]. It has been said that this is the source of the [[Kremling]]s, and that there is valuable treasure to be found there, including the elusive true ending of the game. Only the most clever explorers will find this place.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 22}} 
The '''Lost World''' is a secret area and world of [[Crocodile Isle]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. In both games, the area is guarded by [[Klubba]] at his tollbooth, [[Klubba's Kiosk]], as he was ordered by [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]] to do so. The Lost World is the power source of Crocodile Isle. The energy is generated from [[Krocodile Kore]], a temple shaped like a [[Kremling]] head integrated into a volcano in the world's central lake. Krocodile Kore also acts like a geothermal vent from sending out an upward stream of purple, white and blue energy. The Lost World has a variety of climates, including jungles, frozen caverns, and volcanic. There are tall, gray, and white-capped rocky hills that encircle the upper part of the location. Unlike other worlds, each level of the Lost World has only one [[Bonus room|Bonus Level]] with a [[DK Coin|Video Game Hero Coin]] as the prize. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', like the other worlds, the overworld view of the Lost World was redesigned, and shows a wider, zoomed in display of its hosted environments.

The Lost World is accessed differently between the two games. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can pay 15 [[Kremkoin]]s to Klubba to access a level of the Lost World in each world, starting from [[Crocodile Cauldron]] and ending with [[K. Rool's Keep]]. Since the Lost World has five levels, the Kongs must pay 75 Kremkoins in total to access the entire Lost World. In ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', the entire Lost World is instead by paying 47 Kremkoins altogether at the only Klubba's Kiosk in the world map.

In the ending of both ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', K. Rool gets launched into the energy flow of Krocodile Kore. He blocks the flow of energy, causing it to build up and eventually explode Krocodile Kore. Diddy and Dixie escape from the Lost World before it and Crocodile Isle sink underwater.

==Levels==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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Jungle Jinx DKC2 screenshot.png|'''[[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Jungle Jinx]]'''<br>The first level, Jungle Jinx takes place in a jungle where the Kongs have to jump on top of giant, rolling [[Tire (object)|tires]] to traverse spikes and reach higher areas.
Black Ice Battle DKC2.png|'''[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Black Ice Battle]]'''<br>The second level, Black Ice Battle takes place in an ice cavern with [[Zinger]]s and gray Klobbers.
Klobber Karnage DKC2.png|'''[[Klobber Karnage (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Klobber Karnage]]'''<br>The third level, Klobber Karnage is a jungle level featuring various types of Klobbers throughout.
Fiery Furnace.png|'''[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]]'''<br>The fourth level, Fiery Furnace takes place in a volcanic area, with wide [[lava]] pits that can only be crossed using [[Steerable Barrel]]s.
Animal Antics DKC2.png|'''[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Animal Antics]]'''<br>The fifth level, Animal Antics has five different sections, each having an [[Animal Barrel]] at the start that transforms the Kongs into a different [[Animal Friends|Animal Friend]].
Krocodile Kore DKC2.png|'''Boss level: [[Krocodile Kore (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krocodile Kore]]'''<br>The boss level, Krocodile Kore involves a second duel with Kaptain K. Rool inside the large temple at the center of the Lost World.
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===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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Jungle Jinx DKL2.png|'''[[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Jungle Jinx]]'''
Black Ice Battle DKL2.png|'''[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Black Ice Battle]]'''
Fiery Furnace DKL2.png|'''[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]]'''
Klobber Karnage DKL2.png|'''[[Klobber Karnage (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Klobber Karnage]]'''
Animal Antics DKL2.png|'''[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Animal Antics]]'''
Krocodile Kore DKL2.png|'''Boss level: [[Krocodile Kore (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krocodile Kore]]'''
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==Appearances in other media==
The German Donkey Kong comic ''[[Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald]]'' featured a place called the "Lost Land". Despite being located on [[Donkey Kong Island]], the Lost Land was seemingly the ''Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald'' version of the Lost World, as it is filled with ancient Kremling ruins and it is where the Kongs have their battle against Kaptain K. Rool.

==Gallery==
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DKC2 AU NMS LW.jpg|Artwork of the Lost World
LostWorldDKL2.png|The Lost World in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
LostWorldGBA.png|The Lost World in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=「ロストワールド」
|JapR="Rosuto Wārudo"
|JapM=“Lost World”
|Jap2={{hover|失|うしな}}われた{{hover|世界|せかい}}<ref>''Super Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref>
|Jap2R=Ushinawareta Sekai
|Jap2M=Lost World
|Spa=Mundo Perdido
|SpaM=Lost World
|Fre=Monde Perdu
|FreM=Lost World
|Ger=Verlorene Welt
|GerM=Lost World
|Ita=Mondo Perduto
|ItaM=Lost World
}}

==Trivia==
*The name could be a reference to the {{wp|The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel)|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel}} of the same name, its {{wp|The Lost World (1925 film)|1925 film adaptation}}, or the {{wp|The Lost World (Crichton novel)|Michael Crichton novel}}, released a few months prior to ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. However, the idea of an underground jungle seems to be borrowed from ''{{wp|Journey to the Center of the Earth}}'' by Jules Verne.

==References==
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[[Category:Crocodile Isle]]
[[Category:Jungles]]
[[Category:Underground areas]]
[[Category:Secret areas]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest worlds]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 worlds]]