When I was a kid, holidays at my aunt and uncle’s house meant playing the old SNES in their game room. Donkey Kong Country was one of the inescapable games there, but I’m not just blinded by nostalgia: this game is nearly perfect. An absolutely ideal platformer with unbelievably vivid graphics and sound, it’s the nineties vaporwave Lisa Frank aesthetic come to life.

Reviewed on Feb 22, 2024


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