History Trivia / DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Two levels, Haunted Hall and Castle Crush, were left out of Donkey Kong Land II because of the {{GameBoy's}} technical limitations. [[note]] The system couldn't handle Kackle's sprites or the graphics for Castle Crush.[[/note]]

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Two levels, Haunted Hall and Castle Crush, were left out of Donkey Kong Land II because of the GameBoy's technical limitations. [[note]] The system couldn't handle Kackle's sprites or the graphics for Castle Crush.[[/note]]

* AscendedFanon: Rare used the name Mining Melancholy (which is a FanNickname) on a [[https://twitter.com/rareltd/status/1295760259047403520 tweet]].

** This game was originally planned to be ported to the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy. It was only in development for a few weeks before it was cancelled due to the Virtual Boy flopping.

* FanNickname: The mine level music, which was absent from the official soundtrack and didn't have an official name for years, is most commonly called "Mining Melancholy" on fan websites, [[https://twitter.com/dkvine/status/706853470154969088 originating]] from DK Vine in 1999. The GBA port's Sound Test officially calls it "Kannon's Klaim".

** This game was originally planned to be released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy. It was only in development for a few ''weeks'' before it was all moved to the SNES.

* TakeThatTitForTat: At the end of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic's shoes]] and VideoGame/EarthwormJim's gun are seen next to a trash can that says, '''NO HOPERS''' when Cranky ranks Diddy alongside [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario, Yoshi]], and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], depending on how many DK Coins they found throughout the game. This was done in response to two separate take thats; a promotional video for the ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'' game had the line, "Can an old gorilla beat this new team? No way!", and the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD]] version of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' had the unlockable "Worm Kong" mask, which resembled Donkey Kong with an arrow through his head, in response to the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' game outselling the original ''Earthworm Jim'' game in retail sales.

* FanNickname: The mine level music, which was absent from the official soundtrack and didn't have an official name for years, is most commonly called "Mining Melancholy" on fan websites. The GBA port's Sound Test officially calls it "Kannon's Klaim".

* CommonKnowledge:
** The mine level music, which was absent from the official soundtrack and didn't have an official name for years, is most commonly called "Mining Melancholy". The GBA port's Sound Test calls it "Kannon's Klaim".
** Speaking of the soundtrack, the intended name of a certain piece of music is "Stickerbush Symphony", not "Stickerb'''r'''ush Symphony".
* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: It's not called "Diddy Kong's Quest"; it's "Diddy's Kong Quest", a play on "conquest".

** Speaking of the soundtrack, the intended name of a certain piece of music is "Stickerbush Symphony", not "Stickerbrush Symphony".

* CommonKnowledge: "Mining Melancholy" is the name commonly associated with the mine level music, due to it being absent from the official soundtrack. The official track name according to the Sound Test in the GBA version, which does use the soundtrack titles is "Kannon's Klaim".

* TakeThatTitForTat: At the end of ''Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy's Kong Quest'', [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic's shoes]] and [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim Earthworm Jim's gun]] are seen next to a trash can that says, '''NO HOPERS''' when Cranky ranks Diddy alongside [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario, Yoshi]], and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], depending on how many DK Coins they found throughout the game. This was done in response to two separate take thats; a promotional video for the ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'' game had the line, "Can an old gorilla beat this new team? No way!", and the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD]] version of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' had the unlockable "Worm Kong" mask, which resembled Donkey Kong with an arrow through his head, in response to the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' game outselling the original ''Earthworm Jim'' game in retail sales.

* TakeThatTitForTat: At the end of ''Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy's Kong Quest'', [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic's shoes]] and [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim Earthworm Jim's gun]] are seen next to a trash can that says, '''NO HOPERS''' when Cranky ranks Diddy alongside [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario, Yoshi]], and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], depending on how many DK Coins they found throughout the game. This was done in response to two separate take thats; a promotional video for the ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'' game had the line, "Can an old gorilla beat this new team? No way!", and the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD]] version of ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' had the unlockable "Worm Kong" mask, which resembled Donkey Kong with an arrow through his head, in response to the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' game outselling the original ''Earthworm Jim'' game in retail sales.

** [[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=187739 According to]] Creator/DavidWise, Stickerbush Symphony was originally meant to be a follow up to Aquatic Ambience. However, due to the lack of true water levels, it was almost cut from the game before becoming the music for the bramble stages.

** [[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=187739 According to]] Creator/DavidWise, Stickebrush Symphony was originally meant to be a follow up to Aquatic Ambience. However, due to the lack of true water levels, it was almost cut from the game before becoming the music for the bramble stages.

** [[http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=187739 According to]] Creator/DavidWise, Stickerbrush Symphony was originally meant to be a follow up to Aquatic Ambience. However, due to the lack of true water levels, it was almost cut from the game before becoming the music for the bramble stages.

** This game was originally planned to be released on the VirtualBoy. It was only in development for a few ''weeks'' before it was all moved to the SNES.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This game was originally planned to be released on the VirtualBoy. It was only in development for a few ''weeks'' before it was all moved to the SNES.