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PLATFORMING PERFECTION

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Super Mario 64. What can I say? It blew my mind seeing it on my cousin’s N64 as a kid.

Kao The Kangaroo

Hmm… Kao The Kangaroo.

Bathroom of the Future

If it was a big one for me – the atmosphere was unlike anything I’d seen in a game before, and the way the game blended 2D platforming with 3D designs and level construction still impresses me.

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