>>716137361
So, I feel the same could be said for Mario 64 if you were playing it in 1996, about it being a good game, but not a good Mario game because it was so different than all entries prior. DK only had one entry prior, and it seems to be universally panned as an "Alright at best, boring at worst" game. They had to reinvent what a "Donkey Kong" game is in 3D, as the last 3D one was something to avoid copying, and the 2D gameplay wouldn't really work in 3D.