Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong (Donkey Kong Country)

Donkey Kong Country is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System platform game developed by Rare and released by Nintendo in 1994. (SNES). It is a reimagining of Nintendo's Donkey Kong franchise that follows the ape Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong on their quest to reclaim their stolen banana riches from King K. Rool and the Kremlings. The player gathers objects, battles opponents and bosses, and discovers secrets over 40 side-scrolling stages. In the multiplayer modes, two players can cooperate or race against one other.

Diddy takes center stage in Diddy's Kong Quest, the sequel to Donkey Kong Country after DK was abducted. Dixie Kong, his sweetheart who can float in the air with her ponytail, is the companion character. She is slower than Diddy, but her float powers make her ideal for the game's complex platforming. In contrast to DK and Candy, the series established that Diddy and Dixie are accompanied by the original game manual. Diddy was worried about Dixie's safety at the outset of their expedition, but she was determined about coming along to help DK. The connection from the games was also carried over into the CGI animation, which allowed it to be explored in ways that the games could not.