Pre-rendered graphics that stunned a whole generation in front of their TVs back in 1994.

No gut choice logged here, so let's look at the criteria, and the verdict is harsh. The soundtrack stays afloat, ahead of nearly two thirds of games, but on a single vote, so absolutely to confirm. Art direction roughly holds the lower middle. The controller feel sits around average, on a single vote here too. And everything else collapses. Rediscovery and desert island linger low, connection and fun hit rock bottom, ahead of barely 2 to 3% of games. There's the gap of a classic: what made it legendary, the technical shock of its era, no longer carries over to voters used to today's standards.

In platformer history, it's a monument, the game that showed what a Super Nintendo could display. But next to modern platformers, its stiffness and pacing feel dated to those judging it now.

So, who is it for? For you if you grew up with it, if nostalgia and the legend of its music still speak to you. Much less so if you're discovering it today with no memory of it, looking for instant attachment.