15 Video Games You'll Play For The Rest Of Your Life
7. Donkey Kong Country Trilogy
Released back in 1994, Donkey Kong Country was one of the first platformers to utilise realistic 3D sprites, pushing the limits of the Super Nintendo to breaking point. It was also the first Donkey Kong game to me made by someone besides the series' creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. The game featured multiple levels, a co-operative mode and barrels upon barrels of secrets and easter-eggs.
As a result, it's lived on ever since, cultivating an entire generation of new fans through the Nintendo Wii and Wii U virtual console. The series has moved on since, but nothing will ever quite top the original trilogy; it was the perfect blend of Nintendo and RareWare, a perfect formula that the more recent iterations of the franchise haven't quite managed to match.
The graphics may look quint, but they've aged fairly well considering how long ago the games were released. As the years go by, the Donkey Kong Country games are only going to grow in popularity as more and more gamers steadily discover them. There's no doubt: Donkey Kong Country is timeless.