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January 30, 2023 No Responses

Batman Returns (NES)

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 01/93 Genre: Beat ’em up As the movie event of the year Batman Returns hit every viable platform on the market. Even European PCs received some version of the game. So it stands to...

December 9, 2022 No Responses

Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou

Developer: Winds Co. Publisher: Virgin Release: 09/29/95 Genre: Beat em up The Super Famicom library is a treasure trove of beat em ups that never left Japan. Many are solid to great arcade ports like Undercover Cops...

November 11, 2022 No Responses

The Peace Keepers

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 03/94 Genre: Beat em up I like the Rushing Beat series. Jaleco’s signature beat em up series did not break new ground in the genre but the games were at least enjoyable despite their...

November 9, 2022 No Responses

Double Dragon II – the Revenge (Sega)

Developer: Technos Publisher: PAL Soft Release: 12/20/91 Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon 2 is commonly considered one of the best games in the series. Considering how dire the third game is it is easy to see...

October 12, 2022 No Responses

Streets of Rage 2

Developer: Ancient Publisher: Sega Release: 12/15/92 Genre: Beat ’em up Growing up I was a card carrying Nintendo fanboy. It was not hard as the Master System was no competition for the NES. But the Genesis changed all that. With...

July 8, 2022 No Responses

Battletoads & Double Dragon

Developer: Rare Publisher: Tradewest Release: 12/93 Genre: Beat em up Battletoads & Double Dragon is the crossover that no one asked for. I am sure many would have preferred the Ninja Turtles but that was not happening for obvious...

June 10, 2022 No Responses

The Pirates of Dark Water

Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 05/94 Genre: Beat ’em up Alongside shooters the side scrolling beat ‘em up was the hot genre of the 90s. But by the middle of the decade I must admit the brawler was getting...

April 1, 2022 No Responses

Ghost Chaser Densei

Developer: Winky Soft Publisher: Banpresto Release: 09/23/94 Genre: Beat ’em up Final Fight lit a spark that reinvigorated the beat em up with many clones following. It was an exciting time as many titles were pushing the envelope...

February 4, 2022 No Responses

Sonic Blast Man II

Developer: ITL Co. Publisher: Taito Release: 11/94 Genre: Beat em up Sonic Blast Man is an underrated brawler in the SNES library. Since it was impossible to convert the gimmicky arcade to the home Taito instead crafted an...

November 17, 2021 No Responses

Double Dragon 3: the Arcade Game

Developer: East Technology Publisher: Flying Edge Released: 1992 Genre: Beat em up Hm. Double Dragon 3. Let’s get this out of the way right now; Double Dragon 3 is one of the worst beat ‘em ups of...

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