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Tuff E Nuff came out for the Super Nintendo in 1993, a side-scrolling beat 'em up from Jaleco that arrived in a crowded field of similar games. It doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, but it has a strange charm that makes it stand out from the more polished titles of the era.

You pick from a cast of oddball fighters, like a breakdancer or a cowboy, and walk from left to right through city streets and other urban locations, punching and kicking waves of goons. The main goal is simply to reach the end of each stage and defeat the boss. A few special moves are hidden in the controls, but the combat mostly relies on simple combos and jump kicks. The pacing is brisk, and the difficulty can feel uneven, with some enemy attacks being surprisingly hard to avoid. It feels like a chaotic, slightly clumsy playground scrap that's more about silly fun than technical skill.