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If you have yet to play this game, please try it out. I can’t say the same for many of the new games I now own. DKC2 is a masterpiece, and I was more than happy to buy it a second time. Donkey Kong Country 2 is a perfect example of how good games were back when they were simple and lacked all the bells and whistles of modern days, features that make games look better on the surface, while adding nothing truly worthwhile. This game may be over two decades old, but that is all the more reason it stands as a testament to how great games were during the bygone era of cartridges and control pads. I have died many times in this level after Kackle has caught up with my characters, and I had many near-misses, as well, after I passed through the next gate with hardly a second to spare. I have so many fun memories of playing through this level, of the tension I feel when that timer starts to run down. If you run out of time before getting through the next gate, Kackle will be more than happy to take away one of your characters. Hitting green barrels gives you more time, while hitting the red barrels reduces your time. As you play through Haunted Hall, you pass through gates, after which awaits one of the frightening apparitions, who will pursue you as a timer counts down. This ghoul is the reason this level is so memorable for me. The location appears to take place in a haunted library, with the back wall lined with books and cobwebs, and the music is perfect for getting across the terror you will soon be feeling, thanks to this level’s resident Kremling specter, the bone-chilling Kackle (pun intended). This is one of the game’s mine cart levels, but in addition to navigating tricky rails, you have a ghostly presence to contend with. There is one level in particular, however, that I think really stands out, and that is Haunted Hall. And I still feel the same rush of adrenaline when racing the Klanks in Rickety Race and the same tension when traversing, well, pretty much any lava level. The pirate-themed Kremlings are still pretty darn cool, and Dixie is adorable with her little juice box. The ghostly ropes in Ghostly Grove still freak me out. DKC2, even compared to all the new technology we’re all so excited to try out, is still amazing.Īnd as I worked my way through the game, my response to it was still the same as when I first started playing it over a decade and a half ago. I don’t care if games nowadays are so much more advanced, the graphics are better, and we have nifty wireless controllers and giant, widescreen TVs. I recently had the delight of replaying one of my favorite video games, Donkey Kong Country 2, and I found it rather amusing that after all these years and after all these improvements in the world of gaming, none of the fun of DKC2 has been lost. It would give the player a significant speed boost, making it easier to defeat the Klanks, and finish the race in first place sooner.Screenshot by Flickr User: Nathalia Gotik
Donkey kong country 2 haunted hall plus#
One of the Bonus Stages in Haunted Hall contains a Plus Barrel, which will cause the Skull Cart to travel in reverse rather than forward.Ī secret Plus Barrel can be found in Rickety Race by reversing the Skull Cart as soon as the race starts. However, the opposite happens when - Barrels are collected, and should thus be avoided. By breaking a + Barrel, the timer will increase, keeping Kackle away. In Haunted Hall, as a Kackle begins to chase a Kong, a timer begins and as it depletes, the Kackle draws closer, until zero, where it injures a Kong. Their primary purpose is to increase or decrease the time when a Kackle would attack the Kongs. Plus and Minus Barrels are only found together in Haunted Hall. Plus and Minus Barrels are a type of Barrel unique to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Plus and Minus Barrels artwork from the game Donkey Kong Country 2.ĭonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Questĭonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (for SNES) (1995)