
Nintendo sought a game to compete with Sega's Aladdin (1993) and purchased a large minority stake in the company. After developing numerous Nintendo Entertainment System games in the 1980s, Rare, a British studio founded by Tim and Chris Stamper, purchased Silicon Graphics workstations to render 3D models.

In the multiplayer modes, two players can work together cooperatively or race each other. In 40 side-scrolling levels, the player collects items, defeats enemies and bosses, and finds secrets. It is a reboot of Nintendo's Donkey Kong franchise and follows the gorilla Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong as they set out to recover their stolen banana hoard from King K. It was the second best-selling game of 1995, the sixth best-selling game on the SNES, and the highest selling SNES title to not be packaged with the system.Donkey Kong Country is a 1994 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Praise was directed at its graphics, gameplay, and soundtrack. Diddy's Kong Quest received critical acclaim, being widely regarded as one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made. The game utilises the same Silicon Graphics (SGI) technology from the original, which features the use of pre-rendered 3D imagery. The game is set on Crocodile Isle, with eight worlds of varying environments, totaling 52 levels. The story revolves around Diddy Kong and his close friend, Dixie Kong, who try to rescue Donkey Kong after he is abducted by King K. It was followed by a sequel, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, in 1996. The game was made available for download on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007, and the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2015.

It was re-released for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in 2004. It is the second instalment of the Donkey Kong Country series and serves as a direct sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was released on 21 November 1995 in Japan, and in December 1995 in North America and Europe. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is a 1995 platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).
