Beat 'em Ups
Side by side down a scrolling street — Double Dragon, Streets of Rage, and the co-op brawlers built for two.
15 games in this room
Family Computer (Famicom) / NES
Double Dragon
ダブルドラゴン
Double Dragon arrived on Famicom in April 1988, one year after its landmark arcade debut. While the arcade original was …
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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Golden Axe
ゴールデンアックス
Released for the Mega Drive on December 23, 1989, Golden Axe is a Sega beat'em up that became one of the defining titles…
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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES
River City Ransom
ダウンタウン熱血物語
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari — released internationally as River City Ransom — was the first entry in Technos Japan's Ku…
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Family Computer (Famicom) / NES
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
ダブルドラゴンII ザ・リベンジ
Double Dragon II: The Revenge, released for Famicom in December 1989, is widely considered the finest entry in the Doubl…
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Uncommon PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Splatterhouse
スプラッターハウス
Released in 1990, the PC Engine port of Splatterhouse brought Namco's horror arcade brawler into living rooms with remar…
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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Streets of Rage
ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳
Streets of Rage (1991) — known in Japan as Bare Knuckle — is the beat 'em up that defined what the Mega Drive's FM sound…
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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Streets of Rage 2
ベア・ナックルII 死闘への鎮魂歌
Streets of Rage 2 — known in Japan as Bare Knuckle II: Requiem for the Raging Battle — is the 1992 Mega Drive beat 'em u…
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Bare Knuckle II (Streets of Rage 2)
ベア・ナックルII 死闘への鎮魂歌
Known overseas as Streets of Rage 2, Bare Knuckle II is Sega's 1992 beat 'em up for the Mega Drive, carrying the Japanes…
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▶ Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Streets of Rage 3
ベア・ナックルIII
Streets of Rage 3 (Bare Knuckle III, 1994) is the third and final chapter of Sega's defining beat 'em up trilogy — and i…
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Uncommon Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Comix Zone
コミックスゾーン
Released in 1995, Comix Zone placed players inside a comic book, literally. Sketch Turner, a comic artist, is trapped in…
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Guardian Heroes
ガーディアンヒーローズ
Guardian Heroes (1996) is a Sega Saturn beat 'em up and action RPG hybrid developed by Treasure — their first game on CD…
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Die Hard Arcade
ダイナマイト刑事
Die Hard Arcade (1996/1997) brought the 3D beat 'em up to a new level of cinematic ambition, casting players as Bruce Mc…
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Rare Sega Saturn
Dungeons & Dragons Collection
ダンジョンズ＆ドラゴンズ コレクション
Dungeons & Dragons Collection is a two-disc 1999 Sega Saturn compilation released exclusively in Japan, containing Capco…
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Uncommon Dreamcast
Dynamite Cop
ダイナマイト刑事2
Dynamite Cop (1999), known in Japan as Dynamite Deka 2, is the Dreamcast port of Sega's arcade beat 'em up sequel — a ga…
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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Altered Beast
獣王記
Altered Beast is a beat 'em up for the PC Engine, from Sega. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese origin…
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