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Game » consists of 13 releases. Released February 1988
A 3D remake of the Sega Mark III/Master System side-scrolling beat em 'up Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star, released in the west as "Black Belt"), based on the manga and anime of the same name.
The Earth is ravaged yet again from spirits of an evil ancient empire and it's up to four legendary ninja warriors to purge it!
An evil warlord from the spirit world is trying to conquer the world at key points in history. With the help of a priestess and spirits of past warriors, two swordsmen from the present are chosen to travel to the past to wipe out the warlord's forces.
Play as Arthur, Lancelot, or Percival in this strangely-named medieval side scrolling brawler from Capcom.
When a once-peaceful city falls to crime and corruption, it's up to three ex-cops to take on the cause: a powerful criminal organization led by the sinister Mr. X.
"Hey Cobras, we kidnapped a chick!" is all the incentive the Cobras need to set out on a side-scrolling, 2D brawler journey to rescue a girl and bust some heads!
SNK's answer to the crime-themed beat 'em up genre pits three police detectives against an army of international criminals in modern-day Japan.
Two chosen fighters are sent to destroy an evil empire from the spirit world that is trying to conquer modern-day Earth in SNK's first beat 'em up for the Neo Geo.
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.
P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) started off as an arcade beat-em-up. The game became popular enough to receive an NES port.
A side-scrolling, hack & slash brawler, developed by Taito. It started as an Arcade game in 1987, then moved to home computers and consoles such as the C64 and TurboGrafx-16. Its robotic protagonists used varied combos and intricate finishing moves that helped give the brawler some depth.
An arcade beat-em-up that received many ports for other systems. The game pioneered gameplay elements which would become the foundations of the scrolling beat 'em up genre.
Be a hero in this rudimentary brawler from Sega, which challenges players to beat up foes using jump kicks and glass bottles in order to save the girl.
Help Thomas save his girlfriend, Sylvia, as he battles minions and dragons over five side-scrolling, action packed levels, Kung-Fu style. Based on the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals, Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X in Japan) is often credited for creating the beat 'em up genre.
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