Gloomy Gulch
- “You're not out of the woods yet! In fact, you're just entering it when you get to Gloomy Gulch. This spooky area is also haunted by the evil Kremling spirits known as Kloak and Kackle. Even the ropes that once provided a safe way to climb over obstacles are now ghostly and insubstantial.”
- —Donkey Kong Country 2 manual, page 22
Gloomy Gulch is the fifth world in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. It is a haunted area set in a dark, dilapidated town[1] set between spooky woods, with ghostly inhabitants such as Kloaks. The world takes place between Krazy Kremland and K. Rool's Keep, but in Donkey Kong Land 2, the standalone Klubba's Kiosk appears to the left of it on the Crocodile Isle map.
Compared to its two preceding worlds, Krem Quay and Krazy Kremland, Gloomy Gulch's world map is smaller, with a size around that of the first world, Gangplank Galleon. In the Game Boy Advance remake, every world map was redesigned and extended, including Gloomy Gulch's, whose size rounds out that of previously-larger worlds.
A majority of Gloomy Gulch takes place in spooky woods, but it also features a haunted house with Kackles, nestled in a clearing near the start, and a nearby Zinger hive. One of the wood levels has strong wind gusts, while another is covered in heavy fog. The world boss is Krow's undead spirit, Kreepy Krow, who is located and battled from the top-left corner of the area. In the ending of both games, the entirety of Crocodile Isle, including Gloomy Gulch, sinks in the sea.
Levels
In Donkey Kong Land 2, Haunted Hall, was replaced with a generic rollercoaster stage, Krazy Koaster. Despite its outdoor setting, it still takes place inside.
- Ghostly Grove
- Haunted Hall (Donkey Kong Country 2) / Krazy Koaster (Donkey Kong Land 2)
- Gusty Glade
- Parrot Chute Panic
- Web Woods
- Boss level: Kreepy Krow
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | あやしの森「ダークレム」 Ayashi no Mori "Dākuremu" |
"Darkrem", Forest of Doubt |
| German | Düsterschlucht |
Gloomy Canyon |
| Spanish | Barranco Tenebroso |
Dark Ravine |
References
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1995, p. 20
