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November 27, 2017 No Responses

Zombie Revenge

Developer: Sega AM1 Publisher: Sega Release: 01/25/00 Genre: Beat em up The 16-bit era was a gold mine for quality beat em ups. From arcade greats like Final Fight to home console exclusives such as Streets of Rage,...

November 6, 2017 one Response

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War

Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Release: 09/89 Genre: Beat em up I’ve never really given it much thought but SNK really seemed to love military action games in the 80s. It should not be that surprising considering that particular decade...

November 1, 2017 No Responses

Golden Axe II

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Beat em up Among the early Sega Genesis launch lineup Golden Axe has probably held up the best. Altered Beast was the flagship title but outside of its presentation the game...

October 30, 2017 2 Responses

Double Dragon II – the Revenge

Developer: Technos Japan Publisher: Acclaim Released: 01/90 Genre: Beat em up It’s interesting to look back on the NES library and compare the games that were different from their arcade counterpart. Bionic Commando was a terrible game in t...

September 20, 2017 No Responses

Splatterhouse 2

Developer: Now Production Publisher: Namco Release: 08/03/92 Genre: Beat em up It’s funny to look back at the original Splatterhouse. It was gory for its time and caused a bit of a stir. Yet kids like me...

September 8, 2017 No Responses

Rival Turf

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 1992 Genre: Beat em up Once Final Fight hit big the beat em up genre truly exploded in popularity. Nearly every publisher at some point or another tried their hand at the genre, often with...

August 14, 2017 No Responses

Nekketsu Oyako

Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Technosoft Release: 12/03/94 Genre: Beat em up Any serious fan of shooters during the 16-bit era should be familiar with the name Technosoft. These underrated developers created some of the finest gems during that...

August 4, 2017 one Response

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II – the Arcade Game

Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games Release: 12/90 Genre: Beat em up Next to Turtles in Time and Street Fighter 2 I can safely say that there is not another arcade game I have pumped more quarters in than Konami’s...

June 30, 2017 2 Responses

The Great Battle III

Developer: Sun L Publisher: Banpresto Released: 03/26/93 Genre: Beat em up I can’t stress how much I’ve enjoyed Banpresto’s Great Battle series. Normally I’m not a fan of the SD aesthetic but somehow this series has a...

April 28, 2017 2 Responses

Golden Axe

Developer: Team Shinobi Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Beat em up The Sega Genesis and Turbo Grafx-16 launches were pretty significant events in the gaming industry. For the first time we were experiencing a hardware transition and all ...

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