Re: Memories of Killer Instinct
Posted: October 15th, 2019, 5:09 pm
MSR1701 wrote:Hagane wrote:I used to have the Game Boy version of Killer Instinct and even with the system limitations it is surprisingly a very good port, the gameplay is fast and the characters are big on the tiny screen, it's a much better fight game than either Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter ports on the Game Boy.
KI Game Boy is definitely one of the better Game Boy fighters. I would say the King of Fighters, Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat II, and maybe Primal Rage are the only fighters of note on the system. Battle Arena Toshinden was decent, if not memorable, and I haven't played much of Samurai Showdown, World Heroes GB or the Fatal Fury game (which does exist and was supposed to be good, but haven't gone out of my way to check how it played).
Amongst the worst is MK3, MK1, MK4 (GBC) and Fist of the North Star GB. Also Pit Fighter, but there's not many "good" versions of that... Street Fighter II GB was decent given the limitations, and far more enjoyable than Street Fighter Alpha (GBC).
Mortal Kombat II on Game Boy is a very good version too, given the limitations of course.
I disagree with what you said about Street Fighter II, it's the other way around, the Game Boy version of SF2 is horrendous, the frame rate is atrocious, on the other hand Street Fighter Alpha on GBC is awesome, fast and great gameplay even with only two buttons.