Diddy's Kong Quest was the best in the entire series.
i just found it more fun than the first.
Donkey Kong 3 was somewhat bland, but it had some really nice looking levels.
I felt DKC 2 was much harder than the first one. As I see it the games just went downhill past the first one. The third one was just so bland compared to the first two. You probably won't regret getting DKC 2. But you may with part 3.
I have DKC 2 and love it, you won't be dissapointed if you download that title. Unfortunately I haven't played 3 yet, but what I've heard DKC 2 seems to be the favourite.
I have a SNES,I have all the DK cartridges but i'm downloading all of them again!Virtual Console is ideal for playing all my favorite games without having to plug and unplug my old consoles again and again.
By the way, DKC 2 is the best (especially the stages with the haunted railway!!),DKC is the most nostalgic and classic while DKC3 is just the series final chapter.It doesn't contain the magic of the two previous titles.Still a great platform.