I've always loved fighting games. They were a chance to square off against your friend in a one on one competition to see who really is the strongest fighter.
This basically means taking one character at a time into a series of labyrinths under the city to beat past levels of bad guys and finally take on the level boss.
Like anyone with a healthy sense of nostalgia, I look back on yesterday and wish that the games made by modern publishers could live up to the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of days gone by.