Donkey Kong Land 2

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Donkey Kong Land 2 is a video game developed by Rareware and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. Released in September 1996, it is a sequel to Donkey Kong Land, a predecessor to Donkey Kong Land III, and the handheld follow-up of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Like its predecessor, the game features a yellow cartridge and Super Game Boy special features, giving the game a special banana border when played on a Super Game Boy.

This game is often mistaken as a handheld port of Donkey Kong Country 2, however, this is untrue. Although the two games run on the same engine and have the same areas, the layouts on each of the levels are new. Another difference is that two worlds, Krem Quay and Crocodile Cauldron, are merged into one world: Krem Cauldron. Kleever is the boss of this area, while Kudgel doesn't appear at all in the game. However, the game doesn't differ from its Super Nintendo counterpart as much as its predecessor, Donkey Kong Land, does.

Levels

Levels and Bonus Areas
Gangplank Galleon
#	Level	Bonus Areas	Type of Level
1	Pirate Panic	2	Ship Deck
2	Mainbrace Mayhem	1	Ship Mast
3	Gangplank Galley	2	Ship Deck
4	Lockjaw's Locker	1	Ship Hold
5	Topsail Trouble	2	Ship Mast
6	BOSS LEVEL: Krow's Nest	0	Ship Mast
Krem Cauldron
#	Level	Bonus Areas	Type of Level
7	Hothead Hop	2	Lava
8	Kannon's Klaim	1	Mines
9	Lava Lagoon	2	Ship Hold
10	Redhot Ride	1	Lava
11	Squawk's Shaft	2	Mines
12	Barrel Bayou	2	Swamp
13	Glimmer's Galleon	2	Ship Hold
14	Krockhead Klamber	1	Swamp
15	Rattle Battle	1	Ship Deck
16	Slime Climb	1	Ship Mast
17	BOSS LEVEL: Kleaver's Kiln	0	Lava
Krazy Kremland
#	Level	Bonus Areas	Type of Level
18	Hornet Hole	1	Hive
19	Target Terror	2	Roller Coaster
20	Bramble Blast	2	Brambles
21	Rickety Race	0	Roller Coaster
22	Bramble Scramble	1	Brambles
23	Mudhole Marsh	2	Swamp
24	Rambi Rumble	2	Hive
25	BOSS LEVEL: King Zing Sting	0	Hive
Gloomy Gulch
#	Level	Bonus Areas	Type of Level
26	Ghostly Grove	1	Forest
27	Krazy Koaster	1	Roller Coaster
28	Gusty Glade	2	Roller Coaster
29	Parrot Chute Panic	2	Hive
30	Web Woods	1	Forest
31	BOSS LEVEL: Kreepy Krow	0	Ship Mast
K. Rool's Keep
#	Level	Bonus Areas	Type of Level
32	Arctic Abyss	2	Ice
33	Windy Well	1	Mines
34	Dungeon Danger	2	Castle
35	Clapper's Cavern	1	Ice
36	Chain Link Chamber	2	Castle
37	Toxic Tower	1	Castle
38	BOSS LEVEL: Stronghold Showdown	0	Castle
The Flying Krock
#	Level	Bonus Areas	Type of Level
39	Screech's Sprint	1	Brambles
40	BOSS LEVEL: K. Rool Duel	0	Castle
Lost World
#	Level	Bonus Areas	Type of Level
41	Jungle Jinx	1	Jungle
42	Black Ice Battle	1	Ice
43	Fiery Furnace	1	Lava
44	Klobber Karnage	1	Jungle
45	Animal Antics	1	Jungle
46	BOSS LEVEL: Krocodile Kore	0	Lava

Gallery

Boxart

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  The US boxart.

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  The back of the US boxart.

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  The Japanese boxart.

Artwork

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  A scene from the boxart.

Screenshots

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  The title screen.

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  The game over screen.

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  Video Game Heroes

• DKL2 Pirate Panic65.jpg

  Traveling through Pirate Panic.

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  Diddy near the letter K.

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  Riding through the roller coaster level, Krazy Koaster.

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  The Kongs in Dungeon Danger.

Glitches

Main article: Donkey Kong Land 2/Glitches

Beta elements

Main article: Donkey Kong Land 2/Beta elements

Trivia

• DKL2 initially had the subtitle "Diddy's Kong Quest". This was removed shortly before the game was released, likely to avoid making people think it was an exact port of DKC2, which had the same subtitle.
• All the levels in the game have same names as those in DKC2, however, the level layouts were new. The only exceptions are "Haunted Hall" (replaced with "Krazy Koaster") and "Castle Crush" (replaced with "Dungeon Danger").
• The boxart depicts in the background, Glimmer the Anglerfish, even though he doesn't appear in the game. The box art was later used for the title screen in the European Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 2.
• The level order has been slightly switched around compared to Donkey Kong Country 2. As well as Crocodile Cauldron and Krem Quay being merged into Krem Cauldron, Bramble Blast which was previously the last stage of Krem Quay, has been moved to where Bramble Scramble was in Donkey Kong Country 2, and Bramble Scramble has been placed between Rickety Race and Mudhole Marsh.
• Some of the music in the game is shared between 2 types of level. The pairs of level types which share background music are Jungle & Bramble, Swamp & Forest, ALL Ship Levels (including Rattle Battle) except Pirate Panic which uses the Rattle Battle theme from Donkey Kong Country 2, Mine & Lava, and the bosses all use the K. Rool battle theme.
• On the Player's Choice boxart, the image is flipped, so now Diddy and Dixie are swimming to the left instead of the right.