critically acclaimed, "killer instinct" was followed by a sequel, the 1996 arcade game "killer instinct 2", later ported to the nintendo 64 as "killer instinct gold", as well as a 2013 revival of the franchise as a launch title for xbox one. a port of the original game is included with the 2013 game under the title "killer instinct classic". retrospective lists by various publications included it among the best fighting games of all time.