I will say that Donkey Kong Country, the first one, was by far the most important of these games in my lifetime. The amount of hype and anticipation behind this one title could only be matched by Super Mario Bros 3. The game’s graphics alone created a demand for other games that looked like that one. The other releases have all been shadows by comparison. The first DKC was the only time the series was among the most cutting edge releases while being at the top commercially and (except perhaps the first game). And on top of that, it was a really good game, and it is still one of the best platformers of its time… how the muscle instincts just seem to lead you to jumping and landing in the right spots… and today, its one of the few games (along with the second and third) that I keep coming back to.
I picked the third game as my favourite, because it’s sort of the end of that experience. The one I feel best about playing.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
