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Donkey Kong Land 2

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First release
Sep 23, 1996
Developer
Rare
Genres
Adventure, Platform · Action
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS

Donkey Kong Land 2 is the first sequel to Donkey Kong Land for the Nintendo Game Boy and was released in 1996. The story mainly complies to its SNES counterpart; K. Rool kidnapped Donkey Kong, demanding the entire Banana Hoard as ransom, so it's up to Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong to rescue their kidnapped pal. A wild assortment of friendly animals like Rambi the Rhino, Squitter the Spider, Squawks the Parrot, Rattly the Rattlesnake and Enguarde the Swordfish help the two little monkeys in their adventurous mission. Each exciting level is filled with special traps, hidden items and dastardly Kremlings! Prepare yourself for the biggest Game Boy adventure yet!

Also known as DKL2

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Release dates
Game Boy
Sep 23, 1996
Game Boy
1996
Nintendo 3DS
Oct 23, 2014
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Nintendo 3DS
Feb 26, 2015
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
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Keywords
animal-based, sequel, high score, monkey, gorilla
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IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026