Play Knuckle Joe Online

Knuckle Joe is this old-school arcade brawler where you play as a dude who just punches his way through everything. It’s got that classic side-scrolling beat-em-up vibe—15 stages of thugs, weirdos, and bosses who all need a good kicking. Joe moves fast, jumps like he’s got springs in his shoes, and can block if you mash both buttons at once (which I only figured out after getting wrecked a few times).

The best part? After you take down a boss, suddenly you’re on a motorcycle, blasting away at other riders like it’s some weird bonus level from the future. Controls are simple—just an 8-way stick and two buttons—but some of those later enemies really make you work for it. If you miss arcades where the cabinets smelled like sweat and soda, this’ll hit the spot.