Iron Commando
Developer: Arcade Zone Publisher: Poppo Release: 02/10/95 Genre: Beat em up I have mentioned that the beat em up genre was over saturated in the early 90s. Trust me it is true. But despite the glut of...
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Captain America & the Avengers SNES
Developer: Realtime Associates Publisher: Mindscape Release: 1993 Genre: Beat em up Let’s be completely honest for a moment: Captain America & the Avengers was an average at best arcade game. For its time it was one of...
Sengoku Denshou
Developer: Dragnet Publisher: Sammy Release: 12/28/93 Genre: Beat ’em up Before SNK rode the fighting game renaissance into the ground the Neo Geo was host to an assortment of beat em ups. With their graphical prowess these...
Ane-San
Developer: NEC Avenue Publisher: NEC Avenue Release: 02/24/95 Genre: Action Delinquents and beat ‘em ups go together like peanut butter and jelly. In Japan it is the go to when you want to pound some faces in...
Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman Zero
Developer: Masaya Publisher: NCS Release: 03/20/97 Genre: Action Masaya’s Shubibinman series had the potential to be the PC Engine’s Mega Man, a kick ass run and gun series full of action and robots. To a degree they were exactly that...
Mazin Saga – Mutant Fighter
Developer: Almanic Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 1993 Genre: Action This is one I have been meaning to get to for a long time. As in decades. I know, I know, it is embarrassing. Mazin Saga looked incredibly cool...
Golden Axe III
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 06/25/93 Genre: Action My love of Golden Axe as a series is an enigma. If we are being honest more than half the titles in the series are mediocre. Yet I still like the...
Battle Zeque Den
Developer: Arsys Software Publisher: Asmik Release: 07/15/94 Genre: Beat ’em up The Super Famicom library is a treasure trove of overlooked games. While everyone fawns over the numerous Square Enix RPGS that never left Japan there are...
Mazinger Z
Developer: Winky Soft Publisher: Bandai Release: 06/25/93 Genre: Beat em up This one is a serious blast from the past. I watched Mazinger Z when it was brought to the US as Transor Z. I remember liking the...
Dynamite Cop
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 11/02/99 Genre: Beat em up With every passing generation it seems we leave certain genres behind. Shooters were all the rage in the late 80s and early 90s. But with the PlayStation and Saturn...