Donkey Kong Country 3 is sadly underappreciated (In my opinion)

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I totally agree. In fact I'd argue it's the best of the series. I love the adventure game elements: side-quests, secret areas, NPCs. It almost feels like part platformer, part action-adventure game - something I really appreciate. In that way I think it predicted Rare's evolution with Banjo, Donkey Kong, and Conker.