Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) - part 3

[@Ryu]

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[@EnheTook50Benadryl]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand en passant jokes. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of chess theory most of the jokes will go over a typical redditor's head (sorry my cat walked on my keyboard and this was the result)

[@jenna1337]

What if I'm sensitive to soy

[@BTNHFAN4LIFE]

​@@EnheTook50Benadrylyou are.....

[@milesj.943]

As much as I want to watch this vid of one of my favorite games, I refuse to watch anything sponsored by soylent. I've watched every video you've put out since the Dashie days, but I can't back that poison.

[@uncleremus3211]

@@milesj.943 I find it more interesting that you somehow didn't think Ryu was soy

[@Troll-ne9cs]

"There's the (Kong) letter, which I don't really need." - Ryu with his one life left.

[@Ken93Cy]

I LOVE how the volume of the game is lowered in most stages of this video yet when THE MUSIC is about to happen ( like in stages such as Bramble Scramble) he just unapologetically turns up the volume a bit. Well done sir

[@HaziD]

Hey @Ryu. I got two tips for you. In squawks levels, you can touch the thorns under the monkeys and not take damage. Also, you can aim your spider webs up and down before shooting. You can also roll off a ledge and get a mid air jump.

[@Skoobie1211]

If you don't have an exclamation point on the name of the stage you didn't collect all the Kremlin coins

[@joni3368]

40:20 you can actually skip getting Rambi, right before you enter the area with the Rambi barrel, you gotta throw your partner over the entrance as you can just walk there, it took me quite some time to figure that one out aswell haha

[@osaka_phong]

24:02 if you press and hold left when the race starts, your car will move back and hit a hidden turbo barrel.

[@galliussbattlefield3621]

I didn't know about that, and still finished with the DK coin. The cart goes at blinding speed anyway

[@west3Dgaming]

For the record you 100% cheesed the DK coin. You are supposed to go over top of the rambi room with your buddy Before turning into him

[@Chance71121]

You spider friend, you can aim his webbing. Either the platforms and the projectile weapon. Also, while on Squawks, the floor brambles will not count for damage but the sides and bonking the ceiling still counts as damage.

[@matthillier7067]

I wish he'd figured out the trick with squawks. Not knowing makes the levels twice as hard

[@jeremykilgore5029]

Couple of pro tips. 1. Both Dixie and Diddy can do the mid air jump from the ground. With diddy you cartwheel, dixie does a hair twirl into a jump. 2. you can angle the webs from the spider, both the attack ones and the platform ones, by hitting that direction your d-pad before you shoot. Makes it easier.

[@diegofeijo7174]

You can also press L & R at the same time with the spider while jumping to create an instant web platform.

[@Nyah420]

"Every time that beat drops, my soul is being cradled by God himself". Can't say it's even an exaggeration. That's just how it is. lol

[@osaka_phong]

Agree

[@BoojieD]

David Wise either tapped into the muse known as God himself, or he just is God. But at least one of those options has to be true

[@mattb6522]

I think Ryu may really like Stickerbush Symphony...just call it a hunch. 😆

[@billmitchell6575]

Just got through playing this game. Had the same reaction every time. Was wondering if it was just me 😂😂. Damn good music in this game

[@jaednorberg]

This is easily among my favorite games of all time, and by god, it has aged incredibly well. And don't even get me started on the soundtrack. Needless to say, I am backseat gaming so hard every time he misses a bonus barrel. But here's to 102% anyway! Edit: What the hell was that bug at 40:14? That is definitely not the intended solution lmao. Ryukhar has discovered more bugs in this playthrough than I have in a lifetime.

[@dave4pp]

It's a trick called Rambi Doublejump. Speedrunners use it a lot. When you are in a charged jump with Rambi you just hit B again and then left and right on the D-Pad in order to get a doublejump. You should try it, it's not too difficult. Also I agree with everything you said. DKC2 is a wonderful game and easily my favorite on the snes. I do 102% every year and it never gets old.

[@qbrt4050]

"We got 69 bananas in the mud hole" - Ryu 2024

[@minermole101]

I didn't know you could grab that DK coin with Rambi. There is a way that you can get it with Diddy & Dixie. You would have to buddy throw above the cave and reach for the sticky honey INSTEAD of going in the Rambi cave.

[@AmandaTheStampede]

I think he cheesed it with rambi lol

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

That was a glitch. How much you wanna bet speedrunners use it all the time lol

[@mattb6522]

Yeah, I just learned something new as well. I had no idea that was possible, but count on Ryu to find the cheese, I guess! 😅

[@laughsitup]

Hey there Ruy. I remember this game as a kid. I was born into the NES era and have much love and respect for someone like you to relive these nostalgic games. I have a few things for you. First, since you mentioned in your first video that you were trying to get all of the DK coins, you will have to get all of the bonus game "Kremcoins" since the DK coins in the lost world are part of the package. To figure out which levels you have collected all of the kremcoins, on the level map, each stage name will have an ! at the end of their name. You can verify that yourself by going back to the first world and looking at the first level you did. Or you can just replay the first level on a new game and test it out yourself, paying attention to the name change before and after.

[@synnamon_toast_crunch]

40:10 You're supposed to go outside before turning into Rambi. But you can also get it by doing what you did which is how I got it as a kid :>

[@autosave5453]

These need to be more frequent releases please!

[@ezmer2dragon]

“We’re going to 100% this” he says as he passes a bonus.

[@MLDrummer90]

He can go back and get it lol

[@urbancreekfishing6216]

@@Flyingboots1if he plans on 101% will be a must

[@MLDrummer90]

@@Flyingboots1 sorry I didn’t know you could see into the future, my bad.

[@MLDrummer90]

@@Flyingboots1 😂🤣

[@Jeff-te2cc]

​@@Flyingboots1 That's a broad accusation. Why do you feel this way? I am genuinely asking because I only watched him play Mario Maker this is legitimately my first time watching him play any other game

[@danielpayne1597]

I love DKC2, Ryu, and Ryu playing DKC2. Squitter can shoot webs up or down if you hold those directions as he fires webs. Super handy for killing annoying enemies at different elevations!

[@TheOmegaDragon]

I think the exclamation point after the stage name indicates that the level is 100% complete

[@synnamon_toast_crunch]

yes it means you got all the bonuses

[@Ruizon1]

Not exactly. The exclamation signifies all the bonus coins were obtained but you need a DK symbol for the DK coin. The KONG letters are obsolete in this title (and in all the classic country games) as it just gets you an extra life and there is no way to track them through the game.

[@mattb6522]

@@Ruizon1 Yup. That is true, but in the GBA versions, the KONG letters are tracked in each level and they count towards 100% completion. Not sure why the decided to do that, but it definitely makes the games a bit trickier to fully complete.

[@osaka_phong]

23:03 iirc you can shoot up or down the spider's web, so you can make a sort of "stair" with it to go down.

[@synnamon_toast_crunch]

yeah you can, in fact its crucial for later levels :>

[@Locke5413]

12:05 Yep. A game about monkeys. With the most beautiful, inspiring, trance-inducing music this side of a Persona game...

[@chriscampion6721]

You know I really did think this was a one and done. Glad to see this back on the schedule and I hope it continues!

[@BuddhaJesusSoul]

if you want to 100% you also need to find and complete every bonus rooms in every stage. A stage will show the bonuses have been found and completed by putting an excalmation mark at the end of its name after its completion.

[@itseric129]

"we're gonna finish this game" made my day... or improved it at the very least

[@ShadowWizard224]

One of the greatest games of all time. This was my entire childhood.

[@emacsterm2949]

Pro strats. You can rest on the “floor” vines when carrying the kongs in bramble levels.

[@andsterlastname7905]

Can’t wait to see more of this soon! Been watching with my son and just soaking up the nostalgia. Apparently I beat more than I thought when I was a kid!

[@vellichor7676]

Kept praying you wouldn't die in the Bramble Scramble so that the music wouldn't stop lol.

[@Pearguy346]

I know you just uploaded part 4 recently but I just finished that and remembered something... So I came back to this episode to keep this amazing moment for future reference: 33:23 (Poor Dixie, that drop was so long and seeing her cry is so sad... but also hilarious too (im sorry dixie😢) ) Btw, I absolutely LOVE this series. I've been watching this with my sister and we're having a blast, haha. :)

[@sadshyguygaming125]

As a kid I remember really struggling against that bee boss. I don't know if I ever got past it. You made it look so easy. I have not played this game in a long time.

[@michaelboyer5361]

My favorite game of all time. A true 100% run will get all bonuses, defeat end game boss the second time then go back to level 1 and get the secret 75 krem coins. And more

[@gamewizard2008]

23:00 That other banana is a 3UP. 29:10 Ironically, Sonic's shoes DO make a cameo in this game!

[@joaogabrielamoras696]

2:37 you can farm banana coins from the 1-4 sunken ship lockjaw level. Right at the start of the falling hold right for 2. Exit and repeat

[@kokomohtinsley8716]

“I killed Diddy”. Ryu you just did the world a big favor bud 😂😂😂

[@FearfulFellow]

Me: Its a game about monkeys lol, how good could it be The game:

[@Housestationlive]

@17:37 what the game is showing you, if you have sense of orientation, is that there is a platform at a certain point, meaning later, when you're flying over, if you remember well, you can reach that location. that was a common trick on that game. dkc 2 looks very similar but very different than super mario bros. it's funny how a game studio turned to made absolutely crazy genious software on 16bit to poorly received titles on n64. many studio didn't turned weel that 3d corner. if people knew what crappy game we have in 2024, people studio would never have stopped producing snes games. but it's always like that. you have to lose someone or something to figure how precious he or it was.

[@TheAileZX2]

I have a fan theory that you face Queen Zing from the other game, in a powered down form. After you escape, the king gets mad. I'm not sure if that's official, but we did technically kill the boss crow enemy in this game.

[@mysticzen4825]

40:15 This may not be the intended way to get that DK, but I gotta respect that moment. Like how?!

[@mewlp1897]

Hey Ryu. Thank you really much for playing one of my favorite games of my childhood. I wanna give you a little hint with Webster (the Spider). when you shoot his nets you can press up or down to make it go in an angle. That helps you on spots like in Bramble Scramble with the DK coin on which you didnt know how to get back down without dying. Keep up your great work and i look forward to the rest of the series ^^

[@jacobrollins37]

As hard as Donkey Kong Country 2 is, the music is very relaxing.

[@west3Dgaming]

2:20 no you didn't miss a coin... but you did get distracted and miss a second bonus door

[@FarDeity]

Who else wants Ryu to make a video of playing the music to Bramble Scramble?

[@Skoobie1211]

Also if i remember correctly i think when your riding with squacks you can hover abover the thorns and not get hurt you just cant touch the wall of thorns

[@fullmanamusic]

I dont know if you know this but with the spider you can hold a direction (up or down mostly) and it will curve the webs (the ones you can jump on)

[@dreddbolt]

Some of the secrets are really tricky, like having to skip an animal buddy to hop over for a collectible.

[@Joe-Angel]

The chocolate mint and the strawberry soylent are excellent

[@bradmccallum1]

Never realized how similar this game is to the Gameboy version (only one I've ever played). Brings back memories :)

[@Housestationlive]

the kremlin coin (in bonuses) are more important than dk coin cause you can trade thm to visit the bonus world. if i remember correctly you have in the world map an exclamation point added to the title to tells that you have all the kremlin coins for that level, near to the dk coin's icon.

[@Housestationlive]

i came for ryu, i stayed for the music 😜

[@JAGged_3dg3]

For those not in the know, the spider friend's name is Squitter

[@Housestationlive]

@18:44 pam pam pam, pam pam pam. god i miss that era where every single detail was cared to the maximum.

[@ashacura812]

Glad to know the pain of bramble scramble remains the same after all this time.

[@BigTownHashBrown]

great to see you back on it ryu! had a dream awhile back where you appeared and i asked when you were doing your next donkey kong vid. you said very soon my friend. i clearly watch too many videos of yours haha always love your content my man

[@apollolux]

Rambi & Enguarde & Squawks & Rattly & Squitter & Clapper & Glimmer & Quawks

[@GameAlicornLuna]

...Huh? I never seen anyone get the DK Coin in Rambi Rumble like that...Usually, you team up and throw a kong over the door to Rambi's barrel and you can get it that way.

[@katrielmiranda9690]

Yes, that is the intended way. I also did this Rambi wall jump tho, I didn't knew that you could go above Rambi's area when i was younger, lol

[@BeholdMyStrength]

Also I'd just like to point out 30:48 They see me rollin', they hatin'.

[@xXSimplySammyXx]

"Rare fix your game!" -Ryu What every modern day Sea of Thieves player is saying 😂

[@Skoobie1211]

When you have small ground enemys use your cartwheel attack for a boost

[@BeholdMyStrength]

"Call off the hit squad, he's finally playing it again."

[@jamesgoss1860]

When people are getting more conscious of what's in the food they're eating, why on earth would you name your food product Soylent?

[@Skoobie1211]

In the squacks stage where the check point barrel is at im pretty sure you can jump through the thorns on the right

[@mouthymicah84]

"Even you can finish this silly game now!"

[@Skoobie1211]

When you shoot webs if you hold up or down the webs will shoot that direction

[@mattb6522]

This run stressed me out as I didn't know if Ryu had been saving his game as he progressed. I assume he cut out footage of saving his progress, but it was still a bit nerve-racking!! 😅

[@hyperteleXii]

I get strawberry banana smoothie and mix in (in flour form) corn, rice, potato, hemp, almond; add olive oil, coconut milk, tiny speck of salt, and enough water to become smooth again. DIY Soylent.

[@colonizetheocean]

the nostalgia is real

[@LeSkateWA]

You cheesed that Rambi DK coin. Youre supposed to get there without Rambi. Also the bit where you were blindly dropping down the honey. I think youre supposed to helicopter down with Dixie.

[@Housestationlive]

it's pretty hard to find all the secrets without a guide book, there are so many areas to explore! this was the main difference with super mario bros series.

[@michaeldominguez1762]

Yes it has returned from the dead a Donkey Kong 2 video is back

[@jackl8025]

thanks for returning! its a fun playthrough to watch

[@613-shadow9]

of all the collectibles, the kremcoins are the most important.

[@panch0bill]

One of my all-time favorites

[@leonardogsperin]

7:57 best música ever

[@alice20001]

Yesss! OMG I played this game sooooo much when I was a kid. I remember the first time I beat it. It was nuts, no one believed me until I got photo I took was developed.

[@Rob_Enhoud]

23:20 Best stage in the game. Fite Me

[@Stryfe21]

You can control the arc of spiderweb up and down by holding up/down when it's shot

[@KrimsonKracker]

One of the more delicious pieces of 90s nostalgia pie... Total MASTERPIECE. 😎

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Stickerbrush Symphony is just enough to diffuse the pent-up feelings of frustration the level can cause. Usually.

[@Speckmantelmade]

After all these years, this song is still on every playlist that I ever made for relaxing.

[@Skoobie1211]

The sonics when they throw you you can aim the throw by pressing left ir right

[@macethorns1168]

5:55 My spidey senses lol

[@rainbowsprinklez]

Ryu, do you know that there is an exclaimation point after the stage name if you found every bonus in that level?

[@mattb6522]

This game still holds up so well! I'm sure this has been mentioned, but in the GBA version, the KONG letters _do_ count for 100% which makes it a little more challenging. Though, I think it does also have quality of life improvements over the SNES version like saving your Banana Coins after you turn the game off. Man, the first time encountering King Zing in the Rambi chase level was like my first jumpscare as a kid. 😅It is a really cool concept since it leads into the boss fight in the next level. This boss always gave me trouble as a kid. I appreciate that Rare made this game more challenging than the first game, but some secrets like the false vine wall in the Bramble level are kind of BS. I'm pretty sure Squawks shoots eggs. How that works...who knows??

[@Skoobie1211]

You get the dk coin in the rambi stage by going iver the room you get rambi and land on the other side

[@eddypeacock4005]

If we are being technical there is no way Diddy and Donkey Kong can be related. Diddy is a monkey because he has a tail and DK is actually an ape

[@CyberFoxy87]

The 2nd one has always been my favorite

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Thats amazing, you totally glitched the game with Rambi to get that DK coin. You were supposed to throw your partner into the air outside the front of the Rambi room and jump over it. There are hooks there I think

[@demontamerbf18]

I've been replaying this game recently and this was such a fun gameplay to watch, I hope he keeps playing soon.

[@crashking4207]

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[@markusheitmann]

Please let us not wait 2 Month for next part

[@Stratelier]

Imagine, if the bramble levels had any other BGM they would probably be very loathed.

[@nicolelavigne1700]

More DKC2!! Such a great game. As I kid, I never got past Gloomy Gulch though. Please play more soon!

[@B1u35ky]

“We got 69 bananas in the mudhole” made my spit my drink out lol

[@duesexistat5016]

You can definitely hear sound bites from Killer Instinct.. same developer.

[@grandmastermario3695]

1 of the many many games ive speedran but im not very good at it, but i like running it and the 1st one as well, 1st one is 1 of my favorite games ever.

[@Cameo221]

One of my favorite games ever, but it sits as my personal moat important game to me

[@buzby6712]

Dixie Kong isn't cheating...she's the best!

[@TheRodriguesThiago]

Hi Ryu, just FYI you know when a level is 100% completed when you have an "!" exclamation mark in front of the name of the level and a DK MARK...... BTW, nice video man! Thanks.

[@kevinmccarthy155]

It's not just a game about monkeys! It's a game about monkeys fighting crocodiles! Just responding to the title.

[@adamold4234]

Hey Leon? Hope you like trill rides 😂