Man, Mega Man X on the SNES still holds up. You start off with that slick intro stage—X jumping around, blasting robot enemies, learning how to dash and wall climb. Then bam, you pick your first Maverick stage, and suddenly you're in some neon factory or a desert full of spikes, trying not to get wrecked by the level design.

What I love is how tight it feels—the controls are snappy, the music slaps, and every boss fight makes you figure out their pattern (or just brute-force it if you're stubborn). Also, hunting down those hidden armor upgrades? Way more satisfying than it should be.

It's one of those games where you can tell the devs actually cared. Still fun to replay years later.