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Billy, Jimmy, and the whole Double Dragon gang fight for the Sacred Stones to save in the world in yet another beat-em-up.
A boxing management simulator for various platforms.
An early Neo Geo action game featuring a limited first-person perspective, as a lone C.I.A. agent must fight the forces of a ruthless terrorist organization.
Dick Tracy is a mystery/action game based on the comic strip. Most notable for its extremely unforgiving gameplay; Dick Tracy let's you take control of a police detective out to solve crimes by combining clues to make an arrest on a list of suspects.
A sci-fi platformer set in futuristic 2010, as a cybernetically-enhanced fighter sets out to defeat a number of mutated superhuman criminals throughout the galaxy. It's notable for its attempted Capcom USA tie-in with the 1987 fighting game Street Fighter.
The third Final Fantasy released on the Famicom. This version of the game was never released internationally.
James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing is essentially the exact same game as Final Blow, except featuring James Douglas in 1990 directly after his victory over Mike Tyson.
A martial arts based action game for early computer platforms.
The sequel to Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode.
Also known as "Mondu's Fight Palace" and "Slaughter Sport", Tongue of the Fatman is an early fighting game pitting champions of numerous alien races against eachother in gladiatorial combat.
Enhanced remake of Karateka that included a versus mode.
Final Fight is a classic beat-em-up game developed by Capcom featuring a memorable cast of characters, including Guy, Cody, and the first and only mustachioed ex-pro-wrestler turned mayor, Mike Haggar. Released for the CPS arcade system in 1989 and then ported to the SNES and other home systems.
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was developed by LucasArts and is a recreation of the third Indiana Jones film in adventure game form.
Help Billy and Jimmy avenge Marion's death in this sequel to the beat-em-up arcade classic.
Political farce in a fighting game based on the British telly program.
A 2D fighting game and a rehash of the original game "The Way Of The Exploding Fist" with two opponents to fight this time.
Splatterhouse is a remarkably gory, splatter-themed arcade game from 1988. The player controls Rick Taylor, who allows himself to be possessed by the sinister "Terror Mask" in an attempt to save his girlfriend Jennifer from the hideous monsters who have kidnapped her.
Blades of Steel is an ice hockey game first released by Konami for the arcade in 1987, followed by a release on the NES in 1988.
A beat 'em up where players control a martial artist, Thomas, who must rescue his girlfriend, Madonna. Released in 1988, this is the spiritual sequel to the first beat 'em up, Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X).
Ken's girlfriend has been kidnapped by a local gang and he must box his way to the top of their hideout to rescue her.
Star Rank Boxing II is a multiplatform computer boxing simulation.
The Karate Kid was a game published by LJN for the NES. It is loosely based on The Karate Kid, Part II.
Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaney’s Hill. It also featured open-world gameplay and RPG elements.
Help Ninja Hamster to liberate his home village which is being terrorised by a gang of villains. All eight members of the gang must be defeated by the hero in this eponymous single-screen 2D fighting game.
An adventure game with some action interludes that was released for several 8-bit homecomputers.
A home adaptation of Nintendo's earlier boxing arcade game Punch-Out!!, featuring real-life World Heavyweight Champion Mike "Kid Dynamite" Tyson as the final opponent.
A game credited, in part, with the popularity of the brawler genre in the arcade craze of the 1980s and 1990s.
Kung Fu Kid is a side-scrolling brawler in the vein of Kung-Fu Master. It was developed and produced by Sega for the Sega Master System.
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