Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on SNES is basically the best way to experience this arcade brawler without hunting down an actual cabinet. The roster’s stacked—Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Kabal, even weirdos like Stryker—and yeah, the fatalities are still gloriously over-the-top. That pixelated blood spray never gets old.

Controls feel tight for a 16-bit port, though some of the combos take practice (good luck nailing Sheeva’s grab consistently). The AI’s brutal on higher difficulties, so expect to get wrecked by the CPU pulling off nonsense you didn’t even know was possible. Perfect for couch versus matches if you’ve got a friend willing to endure your cheap Reptile spamming.

It’s missing a few characters from the arcade version, but honestly? You won’t care once you’re uppercutting someone into the pit. This is peak 90s fighting game chaos.