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I don’t care that critics lambasted it or that a lot of people said it was too similar to other 3D platformers from the Nintendo 64 era. In fact, that was exactly what I was hoping it was going to be. It filled me with such nostalgic happiness in a way that only the reveal of Banjo for the Super Smash Bros Ultimate roster could rival. 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