As a kid I played through all 3 of the DKC games with my niece and nephew. They're alright, I just never clicked with the memorization style platformers. Where you need to play through a level a shit ton of times to know where ever little trap or what ever is. I always prefered the Mario style where if you're skilled enough you can get through a level the first or second time, and don't need to blow through a shit ton of lives memorizing it.
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