Killer Instinct
Series of fighting video games
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Key Takeaways
- Killer Instinct is a series of fighting video games originally created by Rare and published by Midway, Nintendo, and later Xbox Game Studios since the remake.
- Its sequel, Killer Instinct 2 , was released for arcades in 1996; the game was then released as Killer Instinct Gold for the Nintendo 64.
- Games Killer Instinct (1994) Killer Instinct is an arcade fighting game developed by Rare and published by Midway.
- The Ultra 64 eventually materialized as the Nintendo 64, but never received a version of the original Killer Instinct .
- Both the SNES and Game Boy versions were published by Nintendo.
Killer Instinct is a series of fighting video games originally created by Rare and published by Midway, Nintendo, and later Xbox Game Studios since the remake. The original Killer Instinct was released for arcades in 1994; the game was then released for the Super NES and Game Boy in 1995. Its sequel, Killer Instinct 2, was released for arcades in 1996; the game was then released as Killer Instinct Gold for the Nintendo 64.
The series was rebooted with the release of Killer Instinct (2013) for the Xbox One.
Games
Killer Instinct (1994)
Killer Instinct is an arcade fighting game developed by Rare and published by Midway. Initially released in arcades in 1994, the game advertised it would launch in 1995 for an intended "Nintendo Ultra 64" home console. The Ultra 64 eventually materialized as the Nintendo 64, but never received a version of the original Killer Instinct. Instead, the game received a high-profile launch on the SNES, released on October 27, 1994, which bundled a CD of remixed game tracks with a limited edition black-colored cartridge, as well as a release on the Game Boy handheld the following year. Both the SNES and Game Boy versions were published by Nintendo. A digital port, titled Killer Instinct Classic, was released as part of a bundle with its 2013 sequel's first season on Xbox One. The SNES version of Killer Instinct was re-released as a Nintendo Switch Online game on February 21, 2024.
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