Power Instinct on SNES is one of those weird, charming fighting games that never got as much love as Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat—but it’s got its own thing going. You’re basically jumping into a bizarre tournament held every 500 years by the Gogetsu clan, where fighters brawl it out to prove who’s the strongest. The roster’s full of oddballs, from an old lady who fights with her cane to a sumo wrestler who moves way faster than he should.

The controls are simple—basic punches, kicks, and special moves—but the characters have this exaggerated, almost cartoony style that makes fights feel chaotic in the best way. I remember picking the samurai dude first, thinking he’d be the standard balanced fighter, but then his sword slash had this ridiculous range that caught me off guard. The stages are colorful, the music’s got this weirdly catchy carnival vibe, and yeah, the AI can be cheap sometimes, but that’s part of the fun. If you dig offbeat 90s fighters, this one’s a hidden gem.