Shin Megami Tensei on SNES is where the whole demon-collecting madness really took off—way before Persona stole the spotlight. You start as some random kid in Tokyo, and then boom: demons show up, nukes drop, and suddenly you're negotiating with pixies and oni in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Classic '90s JRPG vibes, but with this weird, dark edge where you're constantly second-guessing whether to recruit monsters or just beat them into submission.

The combat's tough, the atmosphere's oppressive, and the soundtrack? All eerie synths that make every dungeon crawl feel like a descent into hell. Oh, and good luck keeping your demon party happy—they'll bail on you if you ignore their demands mid-battle. It's janky in that old-school way, but there's nothing else quite like it.