Top 5 (or 7, or 10) Formative Games

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Donkey Kong Country: Set new standards for the visual and musical presentation I had experienced in a video game, and one of my first platformers.

Super Mario World: Another one of my earliest platformer experiences, standard setter in terms of pinpoint controls and game feel.

Banjo Kazooie: Also came with my N64 in 1998, blew my mind with its rich detailed 3D worlds and made me a fan of 3D platformers/"collectathons"