These games within a game offer some truly compelling arcade experiences.

From this 1991 landmark title, there are already so many elements standard in fighting games today.

While Virtua Racing was the blueprint for 3D racing games, it was still fairly primitive.

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Daytona, on the other hand, looked and played like a true 3D racing game.

It feels so tight, and the sequel Daytona USA 2 improved it even more.

Sadly, Daytona USA is no longer commercially available, minus the old PlayStation 3 digital store.

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If you find one in the wild, you’ll definitely want a perfectly calibrated machine.

That’s pretty standard in rail shooters, but that’s where Time Crisis 2 comes in.

The first-person shooter genre excelled in the ’90s, mainly thanks to these games.

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It’s got the perfect length, too, similar to House of the Dead.

It was phenomenal to play if you love the genre.

You also have to commend the wild number of new characters here.

Promo art for Street Fighter 2, Daytona USA, and The House of the Dead.

No fighting game today would release with only four characters from the previous title returning.

The fighting game genre came alive during the ’90s.

Kazuma Kiryu playing an arcade racing game in Yakuza 0.

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Guards firing at the player in Time Crisis 1.

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Popping up from cover in Time Crisis 2.

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