# DKC2Recomp

> DKC2Recomp is a static recompilation of Donkey Kong Country 2 for Windows and macOS, with simultaneous co-op, widescreen and MSU-1 audio.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/snes/games/donkeykongcountry2diddyskongquest/ports/dkc2recomp/
Page updated: 2026-09-30

- Developer: elliotttate
- Port type: Recompilation (A tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.)
- Game: [Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/snes/games/donkeykongcountry2diddyskongquest/index.md)
- AI use: AI-assisted. The repository has AGENTS.md, a file of instructions for AI coding tools.
- Source code: https://github.com/elliotttate/DKC2Recomp
- Runs on: Windows, macOS

What you need: A ROM of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (USA), dumped from your own cartridge.

DKC2Recomp is a native port of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for Windows and Apple silicon Macs, made by static recompilation with snesrecomp. Most of the game's code runs as generated C, with the shared 65816 interpreter kept as a fallback, and the SNES graphics and sound hardware are emulated.

The Windows build adds a simultaneous TEAM co-op mode, in which both Kongs are played at once and can carry and throw each other, plus MSU-1 audio, CRT filters and widescreen. An optional character pack, built from your own files, swaps Diddy and Dixie for Donkey and Kiddy Kong.

It is a community project in active development. The macOS download is an older build without co-op or MSU-1. The download contains no game data. It needs Donkey Kong Country 2 (USA), dumped from your own cartridge.

## How to set it up

1. Download the Windows zip or the macOS (Apple silicon) zip and extract it.
2. Run `DKC2Recomp.exe` on Windows or the app on macOS.
3. Pick your ROM when asked.
4. Press Escape for the pause menu, where settings, characters and co-op options live.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/snes/games/donkeykongcountry2diddyskongquest/ports/dkc2recomp/#download

- for Windows: 0.0.8 (2026-09-13)
- for macOS: 0.0.8 (2026-09-13)