In celebration of 30 years since Nintendo released the Nes here in North America, I decided to round-up the Sos troops and compile a list of the 100 greatest games published and or developed by Nintendo, and released exclusively to their consoles. Here is part four.
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70. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble Developer(s) Rare Publisher(s) Nintendo Platform(s) Snes 22 November 1996 Genre(s) Platformer - This third installment was one of the Super Nintendo’s last hurrahs. Released in 1996, it immediately seemed archaic against the new three-dimensional Mario title, released two months before on Nintendo’s next-generation 64-bit machine. It was also the weakest entry in the Donkey Kong Country franchise, marred by the inexcusable introduction of the sluggish, babyish Kiddy Kong, and by needless updates that sacrifice usability for visual splendor, like the lovingly-designed vehicles that awkwardly transport players between worlds. Nevertheless, Donkey Kong Country 3 features on...
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70. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble Developer(s) Rare Publisher(s) Nintendo Platform(s) Snes 22 November 1996 Genre(s) Platformer - This third installment was one of the Super Nintendo’s last hurrahs. Released in 1996, it immediately seemed archaic against the new three-dimensional Mario title, released two months before on Nintendo’s next-generation 64-bit machine. It was also the weakest entry in the Donkey Kong Country franchise, marred by the inexcusable introduction of the sluggish, babyish Kiddy Kong, and by needless updates that sacrifice usability for visual splendor, like the lovingly-designed vehicles that awkwardly transport players between worlds. Nevertheless, Donkey Kong Country 3 features on...
- 2/5/2015
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- SoundOnSight
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