I have to go with DKC2 over the original, even with the lack of Donkey Kong working against it and the fact that all of a sudden everything became pirate themed.
DKC2 removed some of the useless animal partners from the first game and replaced them with slightly less useless ones. The team moves were a nice touch. The bonus levels weren't NEARLY as obnoxious to find. Plus it had a cool secret ending.
Can't say I was a huge fan of DKC3 though. I hated those banana bird mini games so much.
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