Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Killer Instinct

Title	Killer Instinct
First release	1994
Developer	Rare Ltd.
Publishers	Midway Games, Nintendo
Platforms	Arcade, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, SNES / Super Famicom
Genre	2D fighting game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	T Teen
Releases	Arcade: 1994-11-28 (NTSC-U) SNES / Super Famicom: 1995-08-30 (NTSC), 1995-08-30 (PAL) Game Boy: 1995-11-01 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q973459

The Ultratech KI Tournament pits warriors like Fulgore, Jago, B.Orchid, and Spinal against one another in close-quarters combat. Players utilize the KI Combo Theory to link various moves into continuous sequences and execute finishing tactics. This SNES version includes a tournament mode for progression and a training mode to master specific character techniques.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q973459) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (snes/killer-instinct) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (7873) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1254,108221,114186) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (3189) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (kinst) · last updated 2026-10-09 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`kinst`
Title at ADB	Killer Instinct
Manufacturer	Rare / Nintendo (Midway license)
Year	1994
Genre	Fighter / Versus
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Rare / Nintendo (Midway license)); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-09 17:22 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Midway Games · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

SNES Longplay [230] Killer Instinct

World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 19:30auto-matched
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KILLER INSTINCT - ARCADE LONGPLAY By Urien84 #KILLERINSTINCT#ARCADE#RARE

By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 25:01auto-matched
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