Arcade Beat em Ups, What are the good ones?

Xian Xi

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Looking to play some, what are the ones everyone recommends?
 

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karate blazers? Only beat em up PCB I own besides X-Men.

Anything from Konami circa 91-94
 

norton9478

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The Combat Tribes...

It's only good for about 25 minutes or so (like all beat em ups) but you can beat it in that time....

It's not like the other games wehre you get bored to tears during the last few levels but keep on going just to beat it.
 

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Aliens vs Predator for CPS2 is pretty good. Supports 3P and makes good use of the license. Graphics and sound are decent as well.
 

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i was gonna say punisher is great, and Cadillac's & dinosaurs is another great CPS-1 title
 

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Liq_Wurm said:
i was gonna say punisher is great, and Cadillac's & dinosaurs is another great CPS-1 title

Without a doubt, the best beat em up I've played. Wish I could find the pcb.
 

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Spikeout, the most underrated game ever..

2 or more player linked, true stoner boner..
 

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Undercover Cops

I love this game too, great atmosphere, mechanics are sometimes a litlle hard but this game rocks. Anyone that wants to give a try, get on the jap version for a few more moves.

my other top faves:

Gladiator - Road of the Sword
KOV Super Heroes & KOV 2 Nine Dragons
Armored Warriors :loco:
Golden Axe Revenge of Death Adder
The Punisher
Final Fight
AvP
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Captain Commando
Combatribes
Double Dragon
 
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billd420

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DnD2 Shadow Over Mysteria
Punisher
Cadillacs and Dinos
Alien VS Predator
Punisher
Punisher

did I forget anyting... oh yeah THE PUNISHER!!!

BTW anyone wanna buy a punisher dedicated deluxe cab? I've got a nice one up for grabs that I don't feel like moving when I move in 2 months.

-B
 

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Gladiator Road of the Sword is really good as mentioned.

Night Slashers gets regular play from me. :buttrock:

Night%20Slashers.jpg
 

DevilRedeemed

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erm.. did anyone mention the Crime Fighters trilogy?

Violent Storm is one of the best if not the best Final Fight clone there is. worth hunting down for sure.

already mentioned in some cases but amazing: AvP and all the capcom fighters (Knights of the Round etc.), B.Rap Boys , DJ Boy, Undercover Cops, Crude Busters (love that game), Double Dragon 2, Golden Axe 2 (hack & Slash = same thing).


all you really need is Final Fight though. AvP is extremely good however.

can you imagine a Capcom made CP3 specific side scroller? that could have been amazing.
 

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GUARDIANS!!!!!

Banpresto/Winky Soft 1995

Greatest....Beat-Em-Up...Ever....Made


Some other good ones:

RIDING FIGHT
Undercover Cops
Alien V. Predator
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Final Fight
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Captain America and the Avengers
X-Men
Sengoku 3

The Konami stuff:
Simpsons
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and In Time)
Bucky O Hare
Sunset Riders


I'm sure there are a bunch of other great ones I'm forgetting too...

-Segasonicfan
 

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"Cowboys of Moo Mesa" to add to the list.
 

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Double Dragon> Final Fight> Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

Sengoku 3 has a good rep but i never got to play it. You can get Streets of Rage 2 on the Sega Megatech if i recall too.
 

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Violent Storm is excellent great visuals and music.

Burning Fight tho....you know it...its up there, a classic.
 

pixeljunkie

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segasonicfan said:
GUARDIANS!!!!!

Banpresto/Winky Soft 1995

Greatest....Beat-Em-Up...Ever....Made

Had this for a while. COMPLETELY underwhelming in my opinion. Music was AWFUL.
 

Xian Xi

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segasonicfan said:
GUARDIANS!!!!!

Is this the same one? The one that says FAG on the ground? :spock: It's a pretty cool game though.

 

DevilRedeemed

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INfintido said:
"Cowboys of Moo Mesa" to add to the list.
:spock:
not a beat'em up. nor is Sunset Riders.
let's keep it clean.
Guardians is underwhelming for some reason - I think it's because it's overkill.
 

pixeljunkie

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Xian Xi said:
Is this the same one? The one that says FAG on the ground? :spock: It's a pretty cool game though.


ahaha! yep. thats Guardians
 
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