Arcade beat-em-ups

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:47 pm

Doctor Fugue wrote:
Ack wrote:My God, no one has mentioned my favorite yet.

Aliens Vs. Predator, the arcade game. And yes, stick with the arcade, as the console versions limit you a bit. Also, the Double Dragon games were fun, and there's always the console crossover Battletoads & Double Dragon.
Yes. I love the trio of AvP, The Punisher, and Captain Commando.

Oh yes, observe how truly INCREDIBLE AvP is in the hands of advanced players(which is so not me LOL):

Nice to see a good beat'em up topic. Battletoads arcade needs more love. I mean look at this:

Post by **Ack** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:41 pm

Man, I wish I was that good. Excellent videos on both counts.

Post by **Locke** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:04 am

Thanks to all the people who gave recommendations based on what I wrote, not just a list of the most popular beatemups of the last 20 years. This should give my girlfriend and me plenty of options next time I coerce her into gaming with me.

Post by **manillaungol** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:18 am

Doctor Fugue wrote:
ott0bot wrote:Personally...the only way to play most beat 'em ups is arcade syle on mame....unless it's Final Fight Cd, that rocks!
Truer words were never spoken. I tried to resist MAME for many years, due to my own beliefs concerning music piracy, but it is too good to pass up.

and what beliefs concerning music piracy might those be? Don't tell me you are an anti mp3 downloading crusader.

Post by **Peffico** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:14 am

Well the Simpsons arcade game is always good if you're with your lady friend.....

but if you want a game that can wail on your ass I would suggest Captain America and the Avengers. In a word that game is HARD.

Also i dunno why this hasn't dawned on anyone else I would also recommend the old Gauntlet games. I dunno if that counts as beat em up but yeah they are still pretty awesome.

YELLOW WIZARD IS ABOUT TO DIE!

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:14 am

manillaungol wrote:
Doctor Fugue wrote:
ott0bot wrote:Personally...the only way to play most beat 'em ups is arcade syle on mame....unless it's Final Fight Cd, that rocks!
Truer words were never spoken. I tried to resist MAME for many years, due to my own beliefs concerning music piracy, but it is too good to pass up.
and what beliefs concerning music piracy might those be? Don't tell me you are an anti mp3 downloading crusader.

I am.

Post by **manillaungol** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:44 am

Doctor Fugue wrote:
manillaungol wrote:
Doctor Fugue wrote: Truer words were never spoken. I tried to resist MAME for many years, due to my own beliefs concerning music piracy, but it is too good to pass up.
and what beliefs concerning music piracy might those be? Don't tell me you are an anti mp3 downloading crusader.
I am.

Well then we've got a problem which will most likely result in me getting banned from this forum.

Post by **Bootaaay** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:48 am

The Dungeons & Dragons arcade games (Tower of Doom & Shadows over Mystaria) are awesome beat em ups - you can get a collection of the pair of them for the Saturn, but it's a bit pricey - still well worth it if you're a fan of the genre.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:47 am

manillaungol wrote:
Doctor Fugue wrote:
manillaungol wrote:and what beliefs concerning music piracy might those be? Don't tell me you are an anti mp3 downloading crusader.
I am.
Well then we've got a problem which will most likely result in me getting banned from this forum.

You're joking, right? I don't have a problem with you...and why would you get banned?

All my friends pirate music and they are still my friends...it's okay to believe different things and still get along.

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:05 am

Bootaaay wrote:The Dungeons & Dragons arcade games (Tower of Doom & Shadows over Mystaria) are awesome beat em ups - you can get a collection of the pair of them for the Saturn, but it's a bit pricey - still well worth it if you're a fan of the genre.

Definitely, I'm a proud owner. They can be played on MAME too. As one of the last few arcade beat'em ups in Capcom's library they are very high quality. Battle Circuit is great too and some call it Capcom's beat best'em up. HG101 had a great article covering ALL of Capcom's beat'em ups.

There are some incredibly underrated beat'em ups out there. Ninja Warriors Again on the S-NES is one of my favorite beat'em ups and I had more fun playing that game than I did with the much more critically acclaimed Streets of Rage 2. I think it's quite a bit better than Streets of Rage 2 actually and doesn't deserve the obscurity that it seems to have. There are some great games out there that get shunned by the gaming community while lesser titles get all the attention.

Also, everyone always talks about Final Fight, but few people mention Final Fight 3 on the S-NES which is the pinnacle of the series.