Donkey Kong and Candy Kong (Donkey Kong Country)

Donkey Kong Country: Diddy's Kong Quest is a 1995 platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Rare and published by Nintendo (SNES). It was released in Japan on November 21, 1995, then in North America and Europe in December 1995. It is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country 2 and the second entry in the Donkey Kong Country series (1994). When Donkey Kong Country, a series favorite, was published, additional characters such as Diddy Kong were introduced to accompany DK on his new journey.

Candy Kong, DK's love interest, was another newbie. Her major purpose was to operate the station and preserve the players' progress, and her subsequent appearances in the series were more along the lines of a supporting character. Though the games never fully established their connection, there are a few stray clues across the series. Various guides emphasized their mutual adoration, and Candy's photo was on the walls of DK's house in early games. The two were actively dating and going through relationship ups in the CGI Donkey Kong Country animation, where they were actively courting and going through relationship ups and downs.