In 1997, "Nintendo Power" ranked the SNES version as the 97th best game on any Nintendo platform. "Retro Gamer" included it among top ten Mega CD games, describing it as "arguably the best home console conversion (aside from recent emulated ports)" of "unquestionably the quintessential arcade hit of the late Eighties." The Super NES version was a commercial success selling 1.5 million copies worldwide, becoming one of Capcom's best-selling games on the platform. IGN ranked the SNES version 100th on their Top 100 SNES of All Time.