I was making a joke about Diddy Kong in another forum, thinking about the game title ‘Diddy’s Kong Quest,’ and it hit me like a sack of bananas. It’s actually a play on ‘Conquest.’ How did I not notice this all these years?
Yep. And for years, most of us thought it was ‘Diddy Kong’s Quest.’ Just misread the whole time.
Charlie said:
Yep. And for years, most of us thought it was ‘Diddy Kong’s Quest.’ Just misread the whole time.
Same here. I was staring at the box art just a few days ago, and it suddenly clicked.
Charlie said:
Yep. And for years, most of us thought it was ‘Diddy Kong’s Quest.’ Just misread the whole time.
Funny thing is, the original name was Diddy Kong’s Quest, but they changed it to make it a pun.
Charlie said:
Yep. And for years, most of us thought it was ‘Diddy Kong’s Quest.’ Just misread the whole time.
It’s such a great pun! But I had to look it up to double-check… thought I was gaslighting myself into believing ‘Donkey Kong Country 2’ wasn’t even part of the title!
Charlie said:
Yep. And for years, most of us thought it was ‘Diddy Kong’s Quest.’ Just misread the whole time.
I’m 38 and just realized this… and it’s probably my favorite game ever.
Charlie said:
Yep. And for years, most of us thought it was ‘Diddy Kong’s Quest.’ Just misread the whole time.
Mind blown!
Nice one, Diddy. Trying to fool us all these years!
Ariel said:
Nice one, Diddy. Trying to fool us all these years!
Guess Diddy’s gonna have to answer for this…
In 2024, ‘Diddy’s conquest’ sure has some new layers of meaning.
Bevan said:
In 2024, ‘Diddy’s conquest’ sure has some new layers of meaning.
Diddy’s ‘Dong Quest,’ you mean? 
Bevan said:
In 2024, ‘Diddy’s conquest’ sure has some new layers of meaning.
Diddy’s ‘Dong Quest,’ you mean?
Or Diddy’s Dong Quest 2: The Hunt for Baby Oil!
Bevan said:
In 2024, ‘Diddy’s conquest’ sure has some new layers of meaning.
Not gonna lie, I didn’t realize we were talking about Diddy Kong and thought it was about a song or album.
Bevan said:
In 2024, ‘Diddy’s conquest’ sure has some new layers of meaning.
Yeah, Nintendo’s ‘Diddy Party’ tweet now sounds way different in 2024.
Today I learned… thank you for sharing this.
Same thing happened to me with Super Mario RPG. I didn’t catch that ‘The Three Musty Fears’ was a pun on ‘The Three Musketeers’ until way later.
Noor said:
Same thing happened to me with Super Mario RPG. I didn’t catch that ‘The Three Musty Fears’ was a pun on ‘The Three Musketeers’ until way later.
Classic Ted Woolsey pun. Always sneaking in dad-joke puns.
42 years old here, and I just learned this. Can’t believe I missed it.
Whoa, that just never crossed my mind.
Another reason DKC2 is better than DKC3. ‘Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble’ wasn’t a pun. Imagine if they’d called it ‘Dixie Wrecked’—would’ve never passed the Nintendo censors.