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Still Loading PodcastAuthor: Still Loading Podcast
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Still Loading #414: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest w/ Dongled
Sunday, 18 October, 2026
Sequels are hard man. It's super challenging to take what made the first game in a series good, update it, make it fresh and more challenging while also not alienating new players coming to the series for the first time. I'm not sure if today's game entirely succeeds at this but it puts in one of the better efforts for a sequel. This week I am joined by Mike aka Dongled from the YouTube channel of the same name to talk about Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest! With a new character coming to the table and a familiar one leaving, the titular character no less, this game was surprisingly risky for the developer of the game, Rare, to make. Like I said above, finding that balance of new and exciting but warm and familiar, is tough to do; but Rare somehow managed to pull it off. Mike and I talk about the new things they added to the game, new themes/world settings, the music and so much more. Go play Donkey Kong County 2 Follow Mike on Bluesky HERE Check out Dongled on YouTube HERE Follow XVGM Radio on Bluesky HERE Listen to XVGM Radio HERE Shout-out Song: All Aboard the Glitter Express Artist: Light Pillar Original Composer: David Wise Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03126 End Song: By Your Side *Donkey Kong Country 2* Artist: Mega Ran & K-Murdock (Bits & Rhymes) Original Composer: David Wise Album: Forever Famicom DLC 2 https://megarankmurdock.bandcamp.com/album/forever-famicom-dlc-2 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod
