Banjo-Kazooie Was Fantastic--And It Doomed 3D Platformers - GameSpot

Banjo-Kazooie might be a great game, but the collect-a-thon virus that eventually killed a genre lurks in its charming heart.
It doesn't stray too far from the formula, but it makes the logical progressions you would expect Nintendo to make.

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1996 was the year 3D Platformers were cemented as a sub-genre: A

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Platformative 3D Platformers

Platformative 3D Platformers

1996 was the year 3D Platformers were cemented as a sub-genre: A