The Sega CD System, allowed the used of CD quality audio as well as fully rendered cinematic sequences. The Sega Genesis System had just received some major upgrades to its base hardware. Well as hard as it is to believe today, back in '94, Nintendo was actually taking a ton of flack from the gaming industry for not living up to the technical specs of Sega. So, what was Nintendo trying to pull? Sega had a Technical Advantage! And considering that so much of the ad campaign around this game directly claimed otherwise, that seems like a pretty big oversight. But, with all that said, Donkey Kong Country is not actually a 3D game. And most importantly, it's insanely fun to play. It's a milestone in the history of game development. Regardless of what I'm about to say, Donkey Kong Country is a masterpiece. Now before I give you the long answer, let's get a few things clear. Vintage Magazine Ad for Donkey Kong Country So, how did they do it? Well, the short answer is: they didn't. It featured "EYEBALL TWISTING 3D GRAPHICS." They actually boasted that the audio "even sounds 3-D!" And somehow, they managed to squeeze all of this onto a single SNES cartridge. It was advertised as being the biggest game ever made, sporting "32-MEGS" of power. In 1994, Nintendo rocked the gaming world with Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Original Gaming System Console.
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