Prince of Persia 2 on SNES is one of those games that looks simple at first—just a guy in white robes jumping over pits—until you realize how brutal the timing can be. You’ll die a lot figuring out the sword fights (enemies don’t just stand there) and those pixel-perfect jumps where one wrong move sends you into a spike pit. The animation still holds up, though—watching the Prince flip off walls or slowly lose his grip on a ledge never gets old.

What I love is how the game keeps throwing weird stuff at you: one minute you’re dodging skeletons, the next you’re shapeshifting into a floating shadow version of yourself to slip through bars. The controls take some getting used to—everything’s weighty, like the Prince is actually fighting momentum—but once it clicks, pulling off a perfect sequence of jumps and kills feels amazing. Just don’t expect any hand-holding.

It’s a proper old-school challenge with that satisfying "one more try" pull. The soundtrack’s all eerie chimes and sudden drum hits too, which somehow makes falling into the same trap for the tenth time less annoying.