How To Speedrun Donkey Kong Country 2 - Beginner's Guide

[@xXBlueSheepXx]

I only found out DKC2 existed in 2015 and now it's my 2nd favorite platformer game ever (besides SMW). 10/10 masterpiece.

[@dinospumoni663]

Yep really brilliant game, as it's _Super Mario World._

[@ChodyRay]

@@cubesproduction140 yeah but in this day and age phones are more than capable running SNES emulators. I have an Asus phone from like 2014 and it runs pretty flawlessly and you can hook up an Xbox controller via Bluetooth

[@daniele.parentmradamgamera2500]

damn guys wait untill he figures out about dkc3

[@jonathanwilliams225]

It really is, it has stood the test of time

[@Boggey3000]

"This is a good time to read out some donations" Oh man! The AGDQ-vibe i strong. Lovley!

[@DrakeFeatherwing]

Boggey3000 And with less toxicity than that that's in the chat.

[@Chronon88]

I was thinking he'd read out his Twitch donations while pressing B every once in a while ^^

[@trayson]

I like that you even mention small tips that someone really used to this game might forget isn't obvious. Like how you can jump as Rattly at the peak of his little bounce.

[@Coughing_Blood]

why would people care that are really used to something to be not obvious, they know it anyways lmao

[@trayson]

@@Coughing_Blood erm, lemme rephrase what i meant: i like that he mentions small things that would seem obvious to some (veterans of this game) but probably aren't to the most people that this video is aimed for

[@KonamiKonami]

14:00 with that invincibility timer it almost seems like the devs made sure this stuff was juuuust possible

[@nines1207]

We have the same favourite all time game :o

[@MrNyagasu]

I don't have time to git gud at speedrunning but I love to learn about tricks speedrunners make.

[@niespeludo]

Wow... you might be creating a whole new category of youtube content right here... speedrun video tutorials with both audio and written commentary. It could improve the community SO much. Personally I was more of a DKC1 guy, but I loved this one as well. I mean SGDQ and AGDQ are basically this, but this is a lot more clear and you've got the benefit of not having so much pressure from the timer and noise in the background. I love this.

[@onettboyhd5632]

Holy shit DKC2 is also my all time favorite game! So cool to share that with someone

[@jordengg3629]

I’m not a speedrunner but I still enjoy your videos and please do speedrun guide to other games that are not in the dk series

[@bummerdrummer1902]

The first time I played DKC2 was with a friend on his dad's old SNES, and I loved it! Now I own it on my New 3ds and it's probably my favorite platformer of all time!

[@starry_stelle]

Amazing video man. You highlighted the basics so well as well as demonstrated advanced strategies. Your DKC2 covers inspired me to start running this game a while back, and am glad you're running this awesome game too!

[@seththemage6029]

I've been wanting to get into speedrunning eventually, and this is the game I'd do. It's one of my favorite games of all time, and it looks really cool to do it fast.

[@Daolin21]

Thank you. Now im sure i will start to speedrun dkc2. Love your new speedrun series.

[@davidshepherd2861]

This series is awesome. I want to start speed running DKC this summer.

[@ORTmusic]

Heard of your channel 3 years ago when you played my first game Overlooker. Love these videos man. Keep it up!

[@snomangaming]

Oh yeah I remember that one, that's awesome! Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed!

[@Art_de_Ari]

I have been playing this game for 10 years now, it is my favourite game of all time and I have always wanted to speedrun it. This video is definitely really helpful and I am sure thanks to you and the other guides, I'll soon be able to near-perfectly speedrun it!

[@MrJobocan]

DKC2 is probably one of the best speedruns in general. Nearly every level has something cool, and for runners it has a lot of beginner strategies, and then a LOT of more advanced strategies to slowly reduce your time as you learn them. It's pretty exciting to watch someone on the verge of a PB trying to surpass it. DKC is almost as good, and DKC3 is more of a "normal" speedrun since there's not as many crazy tricks, still entertaining though. All the games are fun runs, DKC3 just slightly less. I don't really know about Returns, but Tropical Freeze is also a badass run.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

I always love watching your speedruns, sno. Always a highlight for any day of the week.

[@yesiamthebaker]

Thank you for making this! DKC2 is my favorite game and I think I'm going to try to speedrun it now :)

[@AzureTheSky]

Snoman, this series is sooooooooo good!!! I really wish you keep this up, showing some mario or metroid love, speedrun focused channels such as summoning salt have had quite a growth rate in the last few months, and I really want the same to happen to you, this is really amazing content. Keep up the good work!

[@snomangaming]

I've actually done some speedrunning videos off and on for the last several years. I added a playlist of just speedrun videos on my channel, always good to show it some love now and again

[@DrakeFeatherwing]

Slightly more advanced stuff below as There is a way to get into the Lockjaw Warp without having to Team Throw, but the timing is precise (I wanna say frame perfect, but I'm not entirely certain that's true) on the jump from the corridor to its left. If you fail you lose a couple of seconds performing the Team Throw... Kannon's Klaim: There's a technique called a Big Boi where you Team Throw into the Kannon then get some extra height to get the rebound Team Throw into the Warp Barrel. You mention this technique later in the vid, but the first time the Big Boi is prevalent is here. Other than that, awesome beginner's guide! :)

[@ThePawFamilyVideos]

Appreciate the how to. Definitely needed in the speed running community

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

Damn, I only knew about one warp barrel, and I've played this game countless times.

[@Grayman2003]

I can’t believe Donkey Kong Month is over already. Well, at least I have Funky Kong Mode in May to look forward too. I can’t wait to see what you do next year. :)

[@steel5897]

I'm going for the 1 hour and 20 minutes clear achievement in Retro Achievements, so this is very helpful and I'm happy to have found it :) Looked for speedrun tutorials before and the other one I found was a top speedrunner for the game talking about complex technical glitches for literally 7 hours. I'm not going for WR here, just want to complete the game quickly for an achievement haha

[@luliby2309]

This is very interesting. If there were any game (or game series really) that I would learn to speedrun it'd be DK Country 2 (and possibly other DK Countries) The thing that made me think about it is the GBA version of DK Country 2 because it has a little mode called Diddy's Dash. It's a time trial mode and once you beat the 5 minute limit on each level, Cranky comes out and challenges you to beat _his_ times. I basically felt like I had to become a speedrunner in order to beat it (which I did). That brings me to something though that does bug me about speedrunning. It bugs me that if you want to speedrun a game, you effectively just have to look it up and you'll just be given tutorials on how to do it. These tricks you show here are fascinating, but I didn't know most of them (I only found a few of the warp barrels by myself). I managed to beat Cranky's tough times just by figuring out my own strategies and methods. These tricks are ones that you and other people just tell each other. It's still impressive that someone figured them out and to do them, but it's less impressive that you essentially get told what to do and just memorize them. It makes me want to create a new type of speedrun, one where people figure out their own speedy ways through games and don't just look up tricks online. I'd call it something like "Original Speedruns" or "Self Speedruns". (Also, joining the nag train to say that "Quay" is pronounced like "Key")

[@bootortle]

I've only played the GBA version of DKC2, but I'd still say it's my favorite game

[@icebombat]

thank you man. this is my favorite of all time with botw. alyways wanted to speed run this game.

[@Noved0321]

YES! My favorite DKC Game!

[@aganso827]

It would be VERY good a video like this about Celeste, it's my favorite game! Love your videos man, keep it up!

[@Akarion]

Damn these are good. Inspired me to start making a tutorial for FNV. Keep it up big boi.

[@1995Jamar]

Definitely watched this two years ago, essentially when this was made. Back, and actually expecting to put in a little more time with learning this.

[@1995Jamar]

It took 4 years, but I finally completed a run of this game.

[@kimbojimbo1892]

This quick briefing inspired me. I´ll give it a try :) Love this game

[@TheGoblinoid]

You sir, are what's right in the gaming world.

[@DrUmbreon]

I never even knew there were those warp barrels in the game. There's so much hidden stuff in DKC its amazing

[@tommyruggeri4513]

How to Speedrun Mario World? How to Speedrun Zelda 1? The possibilities are endless!

[@calebm7351]

Will you be doing a video on dk3

[@Moltak04]

I loved your last one so this one should be good too

[@Wa-fp5uv]

Xeodrifter is a great beginner speed game, as it is short, (30-15 minutes) cheap, multi-platform, not to RNG based and has a few easy glitches that skip a lot.

[@ChrystianSereia]

I listen to DKC2 OST as I work. Definitely a masterpiece.

[@FloppyDisk893]

DKC 3 video next???

[@snomangaming]

I've never ran it, it looks a lot more boring and way less full of interesting tricks, more just running through levels. So most likely no :/

[@FloppyDisk893]

Understandable, DKC 3 is the the DKC with the most bullshit levels and the worst level gimmicks, that could be annoying...

[@liamflanagan1214]

Snoman Gaming if 3 is boring do tropical freeze my favorite one.

[@PomLamb]

Personally I like DKC3 in a special kind of way. I kinda liked the brother bears and their barter system you had to do to get banana birds and access secret areas. The bear coins were kinda a neat addition. I also liked the banana birds and the boat system. The Swanky snowball target mini game was more interactive and funner then the quiz game show mini game of DKC2. One of the major features I liked the most is the level markers indicated weather you completed the level or not making it easier to find an area where you missed something. The game saves were also free. Granted the first save in each world of DKC2 was free but I feel being charged 2 coins for more then one save did make things rough especially when you consider the hints and funky flights and swankies quiz bananza. There are also nods to Mario 64 and the Nintendo 64 as well. There were frustrating times and kiddy kong can be frustrating at times as well but there are some cool secrets that do look neat like running on barrels and kiddi kong if timed right. DKC3 also had my favorite K rool persona Baron K. Roolenstein my goodness that name rules. The music and over worlds gives you that open wildlife reserve feel as well as many of the levels and I love the opening to the game. DKC3 may not be the most popular DKC in the series but it still holds a special spot in my heart as one of my most cherished childhood games of all times. That being said While DKC3 may not have as many flashy tricks and techniques I still found a appreciation for the game would recommend it to others willing to try it. But when it comes to dk games with flashy speedrun tactic list look no further then DK 64 which has some really neat any% glitch methods that I am sure would make for a fun topic to explore in a future video.

[@PomLamb]

Which one did you like?

[@addex_fps]

Very helpful guide. I just started learning this run myself :)

[@steel_crescent_archive]

I think when it comes to speedrunning the most important thing is, just have fun with it. Anyways these vidoes are pretty fun and cool :)

[@Thijstachio]

Great video! My favorite game of all time

[@GGSpeedruns]

This was my first speedrun game ! I used to beat my IGT over and over back in 1996 DKC as a series is a lot of fun to speedrun. And we didn't Even call it "Speedruns" back then lol

[@DrJekyll38]

We DKC lovers will need a Speedrun guide for DKC3!

[@realtrashfire]

My personal favorite of the trilogy (:

[@fitzzz2429]

God I love DKC videos

[@zornsllama]

great video! I'm gonna be annoying and point out that "quay" is pronounced "key", not "kway"

[@logan_wolf]

6:35 Don't the dark green Kaboings on Rattle Battle have weird hitboxes, too? I swear, their hitboxes shift depending on if they're landed or airborne (as in, they're very tiny and low to the ground when grounded, but then are suddenly the size of the whole Kremling the moment they take off jumping).

[@duwang3195]

Could you do super meatboy next? You said you've run it casually, and it would be very interesting.

[@_KorruptioN_]

I know this is a way old video, but could you a video that has this amount of quality on 100% speedrunning this game? I'm sure it would make a lot of people happy!

[@Mystic-Aidan]

Good game design on Labo? But honestly, Nice video! Keep up the awesome work!

[@snomangaming]

Hah Labo doesn't interest me in the slightest, but I am curious to see what people do with it. Time will tell!

[@Mystic-Aidan]

Suit yourself Snoman Gaming. It’s your channel, and your choice. The robot kit is pretty fun to mess around with though. I have a few videos going up soon if you want an idea of gameplay. ( #selfpluginacomment )

[@calebm7351]

Wow what a great video

[@davidorchard7719]

Do any of these tricks work on the gba port?

[@GabrieleRusso93]

25 years and I didn't know about those warp barrels. Holy fuck.

[@strumdynastygaming7217]

You’re literally the only other person I’ve seen who knows about the LR squitter trick. When I was a kid I just thought that was what you were supposed to do lol. Also worth noting, and this may not play well for speedruns, but in Web Woods you can just make the platforms below the screen to avoid all the birds and zingers at the end. Also, for anyone trying to speed run, don’t mess up the Castle Crush warp or you could crash the whole file. Google Castle Crush glitch lol.

[@adrianfernandez5488]

FEZ is my candidate for the next You need to Play. You need to play Fez: Puzzles like no other.

[@thatwasprettyneat]

someone put a gun to my head and said "i'm going to shoot you unless you speedrun donkey kong country 2 right now." i survived because of this video.

[@PabloShikovski]

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 3 NEXT. THANKS BOY.

[@seekerseraphimtherecluse4314]

Do DKC3 next, come on

[@smeadswanson]

the best game no argument

[@tiagocosmos]

i'm not even into speedrunning ,i clicked on this video just bc i liked your other DKC videos and out of curiosity. how do people even find out how to do these tricks? lol

[@Tr1forceProductions]

In Rambi Rumble, you can do a much easier trick called THE Claude super hyper mega Rambi rumble team throw mk. III instead of throwing Dixie at the klampon. Just stand near the edge, team up and throw Dixie toward the hook right before the guy bites you. She will shoot up to the hook and the trick is totally free.

[@RUSH_]

DKC is the ultimate nostalgia

[@ujkloin]

10:53 AGREE! when i was 102%ing this game that was one of the hardest parts no joke i HATE that

[@SalvableRuin]

QUAY is pronounced "KEY" not "KWAY."

[@traviswhite8112]

Amazing content. Now do a "3 years worth of new strats" update :)

[@BobbyJCFHvLichtenstein]

12:52 I have literally never not been hit by that bee

[@G_Knee-S]

Do you know about the instability of the invisible barrel glitch used in Castle crush? Went from causing a bunch of lols and helping with a skip in DKC1 to being capable of corrupting the save file, and even damadge the console if you're not careful. To those who didn't know: unless you hate your save file/SNES/WiiU, don't be reckless with this one...

[@clark6050]

Hey Sno, Can you please do a Good Game design on the story (or something similar) for Bear With Me? That game had one of the best endings I've seen in a very long time.

[@americanfootball8194]

Now do my favorite dkc game 3!!!

[@ryaquaza3offical]

I’m gonna be honest here I have no interest in speed running I’m just here because I’m curious

[@ShadwSonic]

Never knew about the Goal Swap Technique! If I did, I'd have been able to BEAT the speed guide's time rather than simply matching it! I get the feeling that site will be very helpful in the future as well, so Imma gonna add it to the Favorites bar, riiiight next to the site that digitally preserved the Player Guides (helpful to see the map in its entirety). That site, BTW, is www.dkc-atlas.com/gallery/media/guides/, in case anyone else would find that useful.

[@chucko302]

Please do one for Super meat boy and 140

[@ujkloin]

9:54 yoo golden spiney

[@papyrussemi2848]

Are there some speedrun tactics for Sonic Forces?

[@dreamtheatreftw]

What about the Chain link chamber level between Clapper's cavern and Toxic tower?

[@snomangaming]

I skipped a few levels because there wasn't anything interesting to mention, just assume that you need to go fast (I mentioned that in the previous video, but didn't explicitly say that here). It DOES have a wrong warp (which I show at a different part of the video), but like Bramble Scramble, I don't recommend it here so it's really just about going quickly.

[@PomLamb]

I speedrun this game as a 100% speed run. This will help shave off some time in my run. My pb is 3 hours and 28 minutes.

[@DrJekyll38]

Hey, still waiting for the Speedrun guide to DKC3!

[@fh-music692]

there is a way to make castle crush much faster, it is a bit harder though.

[@josehuerta3850]

What version of the game would you recommend for speed running?

[@Erk1234567]

For starting a speedrun for the first time, would you say it's more beneficial to practice segment by segment or run by run, and then troubleshoot the segments giving the most trouble?

[@snomangaming]

I would do a full run a few times with a lot of messups, then work on the areas you need to improve. That way you get a feel for the entire run which is a good framework to start in

[@Moltak04]

Do donkey Kong Country Returns speed run

[@daniele.parentmradamgamera2500]

11:00 "BUTTHOLE MARSH"

[@adrian87g]

I thought i heard wrong

[@daniele.parentmradamgamera2500]

I didnt even realise snoman liked my comment also, what happened to dkc month, I mean I want a dkc3 speedrunning guide, it is my favorite of the three

[@die-go0394]

Do wrong warps work in the SNES classic version of dkc2 on the Nintendo Switch?

[@JussaPeakBruh]

Yes, I use the switch SNES online for practice, they work

[@clayton_games]

"Thanks for watching DKC month this year..." WHat?! It's not over yet is it???

[@snomangaming]

It's my last edited DKC video yeah, but I'm streaming both games back to back at the end of the month, and who knows there's always time for more DKC stuff in the future

[@ujkloin]

7:17 it is cuz if you dont do it it will be flooded and you cant get in the bonus barrel edit: this is also by far the hardest part not getting hit is brutal

[@pantsmctrust4116]

Snowman, will you be doing anymore DK live streams this month?

[@snomangaming]

Yeah! As I mention at the end of the video, I'm doing a back to back DKC1-2 stream here on KZbin. I also did a DKC2 run last night on Twitch

[@pantsmctrust4116]

Ok thanks! Too bad I missed the twitch stream

[@Costas1003]

Yay 😁

[@CHloE748]

Dkc is not only nostalgic as heck, it also is what made me hate water levels as a kid. I still hate water levels, no matter the game 😭

[@Wveth]

I love these guides. Quick thing though: You keep saying "speedran" when you mean "speedrun." For example, near the end you say the DKC series is "a perfect diving-in point if you've never speedran a game." Just think of "run." "You have never ran" is incorrect. "You have never run" is correct. The only time you use "ran" is when you're talking in the simple past. "Did you run?" "Yes, I ran!"

[@Oneiroclast]

...how did I not know about the L+R thing with Squitter?

[@snomangaming]

Yeah it basically works because both the L and R buttons shoot a web, so hitting them at the same time launches one, and then sets it down instantly

[@tayrool]

Great video, man! Thanks for sharing these helpful tips and tricks for all of the levels for this type of run. DKC2 is also my favorite game of all-time and am looking to start speed running with it soon. Have you tried going for 102% or just Any%? I know dkcspeedruns.com has some great resources for that category but I was curious if you tried that one.

[@BradfortBottlenose]

All this info’s a bit overwhelming for me. Any advice for me wanting to try and speedrun this game but struggling with remembering lots of info at once?

[@JussaPeakBruh]

Take them in pieces. Make save states for the different worlds, and practice them one at time. Once you have the tricks committed to memory, start doing full runs. Just make sure you finish when you do full runs, don't just restart when you mess up, it'll help to see your pb go down consistently

[@BradfortBottlenose]

@@JussaPeakBruh Those are some good pointers! Thanks!

[@boooooooga]

the only game ive speedrun is BONEWORKS VR I dont want to try speed running other games until ive mastered my moves in BONEWORKS If you have a pc vr than speedrun boneworks theres a lot of skips that are really fun to do.

[@maxkasmir]

It’s like you made this vid for me

[@violetthunter]

I borrowed this game when I was twelve and I remember that it was so hard for me. But with more time in the game I got better and better an managed to do everything except for the final boss fight. It was so hard for my 12 year old self. Before I was good enough to. beat the last boss I had to give the game back to my friend. I've never seen the endcredits to this day 😅 Also I wanted to say that I looove the music of this game an that I've played DKC3 a few years later (also borrowed) but it wasn't as good as DKC2 in my opinion.

[@BlusterTheBenevolent]

I’d assume that there wouldn’t be a DKC3 video because of the slow-paced design and bad enemy placement. You gonna do the retro studios games?

[@snomangaming]

You're right about DKC3 lol I've watched the run it's relatively boring imo. But yeah maybe the Retro games someday, I've thought about TF but it's hard!

[@BlusterTheBenevolent]

Snoman Gaming I’m sure our new friend Funky could make speedrunning tropical freeze more easy to swallow

[@oobs-gamingandmore4249]

Why didn’t you do DKC3?

[@MrAtg3]

awesome shit