Mario may be the most important platformer in Nintendo’s gameography, but depending on your generation (mine, specifically), Donkey Kong represents a very, very close second. Maybe even a first, depending on my mood that day. Rare’s Donkey Kong Country games are formative video game experiences for me, and Retro’s Returns and Tropical Freeze games are some of the best 2D platformers ever made. Donkey Kong has, however, often been a franchise farmed out to talented developers outside of Nintendo. For Nintendo’s internal team to put its full weight behind the iconic leaping ape has been a surprise, but an absolutely welcome one after seeing the Bananza experience to its conclusion.
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