Man, Classic Kong Complete on SNES hits just right if you grew up with that old-school arcade feel. You know the drill—climbing ladders, jumping over barrels, and trying not to get wrecked by that giant ape at the top. The controls are tight, and the pixel art somehow still looks great even now.

What’s cool is they kept all the original levels but smoothed out some of the jank from the arcade version. That first time you reach the girder stage with the fireballs? Pure panic. And yeah, the music’s still stuck in my head after all these years.

If you’ve never played it before, expect to die a lot at first—those barrels don’t play nice. But once you get the timing down, it’s weirdly satisfying to finally knock Donkey Kong on his butt. Just don’t throw your controller when you miss the jump at the very end.