Much of Donkey Kong Country's appeal lied in its detailed pre-rendered graphics, which were insanely-impressive by SNES standards and could rival the best offerings on the likes of the 32X, Jaguar, and 3DO. Luckily though the gameplay is also very good, it's aged graciously and represented a big turning point for Rare where they doubled-down on strong game design and polish equally with their presentation and artistic strengths. Donkey Kong Country is a very good 2D platformer and one of the best games on the SNES that revitalized a previously-overlooked video game icon from the 80's and established Rare as a force to be reckoned with in the early AAA game development scene.