
He resides at Cranky's Cabin, where he provides various pieces of advice to Donkey Kong and Diddy along their adventure. She hosts a mini-game challenge at Candy's Challenge in each world.Ĭranky Kong was the original Donkey Kong from the Donkey Kong arcade game. While he is not as strong as his partner, Diddy is faster, but his light weight prevents him from being able to defeat more powerful enemies in a single jump.Ĭandy is the love interest of Donkey Kong. He also has his own move, the Hand Slap which can defeat certain enemies and reveal hidden objects.ĭiddy is the best friend and sidekick of Donkey Kong. The main character of the game, Donkey Kong is stronger and heavier than his partner, Diddy Kong, and can defeat stronger enemies. There are a few Kongs who help Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong along their journey, and they each appear in one of the supporting locations. Otherwise, the basic gameplay is the same as the original. The main game only supports single-player, though multiplayer-supporting minigames are present. When one Kong in a pair gets hurt, he falls off the screen rather than running away like in the original. By pressing, the player can switch characters, which shows the Kong in play being moved to the DK Barrel icon while the other Kong moves out to appear on-screen. If both Kongs are in the group, the one not in play is represented by a DK Barrel icon at the bottom-left corner.

Unlike the original game but like the Donkey Kong Land series, only one Kong appears on screen at a time. In the morning, Donkey Kong is woken up by a smug Cranky Kong, and vows to find Diddy, beat the Kremlings, and reclaim his bananas. During a stormy night, "hero-in-training" Diddy Kong is overpowered by the Kremlings, who proceed to trap him in a barrel, toss him into the jungle, and steal Donkey Kong's banana hoard.


The game's manual features an abridged version of the story from the original game's manual.
