unchained4ce
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good day to everyone, I know this seems kinda random and I never discuss this a lot but just wanted to know what was your favorite beat’em up games from the 90s if you were around during that era?
Your favorite games from the 90s
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good day to everyone, I know this seems kinda random and I never discuss this a lot but just wanted to know what was your favorite beat’em up games from the 90s if you were around during that era?
Minor
Member
for me it's not necessarily the best but the ones i played the most and made me an impression during my childhood:
Arcade
-asterix
-final fight
Nes
-double dragon 1 and 2
Snes
-tmnt
-knights of the round
-legend
-sonic blastman 2
-battletoads
Saturn
-guardian heroes
-dungeon and dragons
i never had a genesis, so i discovered street of rage very late ;D
Arcade
-asterix
-final fight
Nes
-double dragon 1 and 2
Snes
-tmnt
-knights of the round
-legend
-sonic blastman 2
-battletoads
Saturn
-guardian heroes
-dungeon and dragons
i never had a genesis, so i discovered street of rage very late ;D
unchained4ce
New member
i never had a genesis, so i discovered street of rage very late ;D
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Really? Because as far back as I could remember streets of rage was the first beat’em up I ever played I mostly played sor2 didn’t played the first that much and I never got the chance to play the third one due to my Sega genesis being broken somehow, but after that I got a snes and the only beat’Em ups I could remember owning was:
-X-caliber
-Battle toads and double dragon
-super double dragon
-tmnt
I think I had a total of 23 snes cartridges and Could’ve had more but sadly the 16bit consoles were being pulled from shelves due to the (at the time) ps2 and Xbox being the more superior consoles which I still owned of course
All fun but sor2 was number one in my book
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Really? Because as far back as I could remember streets of rage was the first beat’em up I ever played I mostly played sor2 didn’t played the first that much and I never got the chance to play the third one due to my Sega genesis being broken somehow, but after that I got a snes and the only beat’Em ups I could remember owning was:
-X-caliber
-Battle toads and double dragon
-super double dragon
-tmnt
I think I had a total of 23 snes cartridges and Could’ve had more but sadly the 16bit consoles were being pulled from shelves due to the (at the time) ps2 and Xbox being the more superior consoles which I still owned of course
All fun but sor2 was number one in my book
Bloodbane
Well-known member
Back in the 90s, me and my sister love to play Double Dragon
Then when there were arcades in town, I played some beat'm ups mostly from Capcom such as Final Fight, King of Dragons, Captain Commando, Warriors of Fate & Punisher. Night Slashers too
But for playing at home, PC version of Golden Axe was fun
I never had consoles so just like you, I discovered Streets of Rage series by using emulator
Then when there were arcades in town, I played some beat'm ups mostly from Capcom such as Final Fight, King of Dragons, Captain Commando, Warriors of Fate & Punisher. Night Slashers too
But for playing at home, PC version of Golden Axe was fun
I never had consoles so just like you, I discovered Streets of Rage series by using emulator
unchained4ce
New member
Oh yeah streets of rage is what got me started and I'm kinda like that with final fight series never discovered it until later on in emulator, I knew about guy from SFA 1 but never knew he was a cross over character, and I mostly played the consoles but was a little restricting at times due to me and my brothers having different consoles so we would have to take turns by sharing the same TV.
Jeremeister Jambatron
Active member
My favorite games I like to play would be:
SNES:
Stone Protectors
The Rushing Beat series
TMNT 4: turtles in time
Super Castlevania 4
Dead Dance (Tuff E Nuff)
TMNT Tournament Fighters
Bahamut Lagoon
Treasures of the Rudras
Batman Returns
Seiken Densetsu 3
PSX:
Guardians Crusade
Threads of Fate
Alundra
Legend of Dragoon
Tekken 1,2, and 3
Tobal No.2
Street Fighter the Movie
Adventure of Little Ralph
Legend of Mana
Arcade:
Knights of the Round
The Gladiator (IGS)
Knights of Valour 1, 2, and 3 (including their expansions)
Dungeon Magic
The Ninja Kids
Oriental Legend 2
Denjin Makai
Denjin Makai 2/Guardians
Sega MegaDrive:
Streets of Rage 2
The Golden Axe series
Shining Force 2
Phantasy Star 3: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium
Ristar
Comix Zone
Sonic and Knuckles
PS2:
The Onimusha Series
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2
Dynasty Warriors 3, 4, 5, and empires
Soulcalibur 2 and 3
Tekken 4 and 5
SNES:
Stone Protectors
The Rushing Beat series
TMNT 4: turtles in time
Super Castlevania 4
Dead Dance (Tuff E Nuff)
TMNT Tournament Fighters
Bahamut Lagoon
Treasures of the Rudras
Batman Returns
Seiken Densetsu 3
PSX:
Guardians Crusade
Threads of Fate
Alundra
Legend of Dragoon
Tekken 1,2, and 3
Tobal No.2
Street Fighter the Movie
Adventure of Little Ralph
Legend of Mana
Arcade:
Knights of the Round
The Gladiator (IGS)
Knights of Valour 1, 2, and 3 (including their expansions)
Dungeon Magic
The Ninja Kids
Oriental Legend 2
Denjin Makai
Denjin Makai 2/Guardians
Sega MegaDrive:
Streets of Rage 2
The Golden Axe series
Shining Force 2
Phantasy Star 3: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium
Ristar
Comix Zone
Sonic and Knuckles
PS2:
The Onimusha Series
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2
Dynasty Warriors 3, 4, 5, and empires
Soulcalibur 2 and 3
Tekken 4 and 5
NickyP
Active member
No one has listed this, and it's one of my favorites: Super Ninja Boy on the SNES. It's one of the many games that inspired my mod ClaFan.
It's a two player JRPG where random battles and certain dungeons are played out in beat em up style. It was a very innovative game for its time. Plus, it kinda looks like Dragon Ball! (the original, not Z)
There's no saving, which meant playing it as a kid on real hardware was a huge pain in the ass--but with the advent of emulation and save states, that shouldn't be an issue.
It's a two player JRPG where random battles and certain dungeons are played out in beat em up style. It was a very innovative game for its time. Plus, it kinda looks like Dragon Ball! (the original, not Z)
There's no saving, which meant playing it as a kid on real hardware was a huge pain in the ass--but with the advent of emulation and save states, that shouldn't be an issue.
samurai gunman
New member
NES: River City Ransom
SNES: Final Fight 1,2 and 3
Genesis: Streets of Rage 1,2 and 3
Sega Saturn: Guardian Heroes
PSX: Gekido Urban Fighters
SNES: Final Fight 1,2 and 3
Genesis: Streets of Rage 1,2 and 3
Sega Saturn: Guardian Heroes
PSX: Gekido Urban Fighters
DJGameFreakTheIguana
Active member
Sonic the Hedgehog games(No surprise there)
Streets of Rage games
Toejam and Earl - Panic on Funkotron
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Golden Axe 3(My uncle had Sega channel)
Primal Rage
Lemmings
Gunstar Heroes
X-Men 2
Jurassic park: rampage edition
Venom/Spider-man - Separation Anxiety
Bubsy 2
via my cousin's SNES
Killer Instinct
Combatribes
N64
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Kart 64
Buck Bumble
Star Fox 64
Pokemon Stadium
Pokemon Stadium 2
Killer Instinct Gold
Rampage
Rampage 2
Clay Fighter 63 1/3
Earthworm Jim 3D
Donkey Kong 64
Super Mario 64
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Fighting Force 64
Deadly Arts
Dark Rift
Bomberman 64, Hero, and 2nd attack
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Road Rash
F-Zero X
Kirby 64
THQ Wrestling games
Super Smash Bros
Snowboard Kids
Snowboard Kids 2
Wave Race 64
Gameboy
Pokemon Silver
Mario Tennis
I don't know if this counts since I didn't play this during the 90's, but another cousin got the original Gex for the PS1, pretty sure it was made in the 90's.
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Streets of Rage games
Toejam and Earl - Panic on Funkotron
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Golden Axe 3(My uncle had Sega channel)
Primal Rage
Lemmings
Gunstar Heroes
X-Men 2
Jurassic park: rampage edition
Venom/Spider-man - Separation Anxiety
Bubsy 2
via my cousin's SNES
Killer Instinct
Combatribes
N64
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Kart 64
Buck Bumble
Star Fox 64
Pokemon Stadium
Pokemon Stadium 2
Killer Instinct Gold
Rampage
Rampage 2
Clay Fighter 63 1/3
Earthworm Jim 3D
Donkey Kong 64
Super Mario 64
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Fighting Force 64
Deadly Arts
Dark Rift
Bomberman 64, Hero, and 2nd attack
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Road Rash
F-Zero X
Kirby 64
THQ Wrestling games
Super Smash Bros
Snowboard Kids
Snowboard Kids 2
Wave Race 64
Gameboy
Pokemon Silver
Mario Tennis
I don't know if this counts since I didn't play this during the 90's, but another cousin got the original Gex for the PS1, pretty sure it was made in the 90's.
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maxman
Well-known member
I used to play some arcade games back in the day. I played some the most such as Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Double Dragon, Puzzle Fighter, Ninja Gaiden, and Dragon Ball (?). I remember that game was action-adventure and Goku had a red color palette only (never orange) but it was all in Japanese (no English text at all, maybe except "Insert Coin"?). I'm not sure if it's Dragon Ball Z though.
SNES:
Earthworm Jim
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
TMNT 4: Turtles in Time
Super Castlevania 4
Batman Returns
Mega Man X 1 and 2
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Great Circus of Mystery
World Heroes 1 & 2
Genesis:
X-Men
Sonic 2
Eternal Champion
Double Dragon 3
Mortal Kombat 2
Fatal Fury 2
Game Gear:
Bruce Lee: Enter the Dragon
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Game Boy:
Killer Instinct
Kirby Blockball
NES:
Mega Man 4
Darkwing Duck
Ninja Gaiden 1-3
PS1:
Mega Man 8
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Mega Man X4
Tekken 2 & 3
Crash Team Racing
Crash Bandicoot 1-3
Via my cousin's or anyone's consoles:
G.I. Joe 2 (NES)
Final Fight (SNES)
Killer Instinct (SNES)
Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES)
Killer Instinct 2 (N64)
Super Mario 64
Street Fighter Alpha 1 and 2 (PS1)
Golden Eye (PS1)
Super Castlevania 4 was the hardest game to beat. Couldn't complete it until I was a teen to defeat Dracula. I almost died killing him. Now my SNES console is in complete dust (since a year after I defeated Dracula).
Wow. I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't own Streets of Rage series for Sega Genesis at that time till I started playing in an emulator a few years ago. I knew there was Streets of Rage and felt I wanted to play but I never had a chance to buy. (Even I had EGM magazine which had a guide for Streets of Rage 3.)
SNES:
Earthworm Jim
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
TMNT 4: Turtles in Time
Super Castlevania 4
Batman Returns
Mega Man X 1 and 2
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Great Circus of Mystery
World Heroes 1 & 2
Genesis:
X-Men
Sonic 2
Eternal Champion
Double Dragon 3
Mortal Kombat 2
Fatal Fury 2
Game Gear:
Bruce Lee: Enter the Dragon
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Game Boy:
Killer Instinct
Kirby Blockball
NES:
Mega Man 4
Darkwing Duck
Ninja Gaiden 1-3
PS1:
Mega Man 8
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Mega Man X4
Tekken 2 & 3
Crash Team Racing
Crash Bandicoot 1-3
Via my cousin's or anyone's consoles:
G.I. Joe 2 (NES)
Final Fight (SNES)
Killer Instinct (SNES)
Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES)
Killer Instinct 2 (N64)
Super Mario 64
Street Fighter Alpha 1 and 2 (PS1)
Golden Eye (PS1)
Super Castlevania 4 was the hardest game to beat. Couldn't complete it until I was a teen to defeat Dracula. I almost died killing him. Now my SNES console is in complete dust (since a year after I defeated Dracula).
Wow. I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't own Streets of Rage series for Sega Genesis at that time till I started playing in an emulator a few years ago. I knew there was Streets of Rage and felt I wanted to play but I never had a chance to buy. (Even I had EGM magazine which had a guide for Streets of Rage 3.)
unchained4ce
New member
Well it's fine if you didn't played them during the 90s but as long as their from the 90s because I pretty sure I didn't get my own snes until 97 and it wasn't til the early 2000s when an old friend of mine gave me a stack load of snes cartridges so right now I can't find my snes probably in a storage unit, so I'm sure like many I have to rely on emulator for game play which I find easier storing multiple roms in a single file than having 100s of cartridges stack in my room but I do think the console feels more natural,
So the side scrolling beat'em ups I'm enjoying is.
Snes/
-Spider Man maximum Carnage
-final fight 1,2,3
-super double dragon
-battle toads double
-sonic blast man 2
-batman returns
-marvel heroes war of gems
-xmen mutant apocalypse
-xkalibur
-knights of the round
-tmnt
Sega Genesis/
(As you would expect)
-Streets of rage 1,2, maybe 3
So the side scrolling beat'em ups I'm enjoying is.
Snes/
-Spider Man maximum Carnage
-final fight 1,2,3
-super double dragon
-battle toads double
-sonic blast man 2
-batman returns
-marvel heroes war of gems
-xmen mutant apocalypse
-xkalibur
-knights of the round
-tmnt
Sega Genesis/
(As you would expect)
-Streets of rage 1,2, maybe 3
Edson
Active member
I would like to leave a list of the games I played and I really like:
Arcade:
Street Fighter
The Punisher
Final Fight
Violent Storm
Ninja Masters
Tekken Series
Fatal Fury - 1,2 e Special
vigilante
Double Dragon Series
Snes:
Denjin Makai
Final Fight 2 and 3
Battle Zeque Den
Rushing Beat Series
Gourmet Sentai Barayarou
Sega Genesis:
Street Of Rage 2 and 3
PSX:
Tobal Nr 2 - Quest Mode
WWF Wrestlemania - The Arcade Game
Nekketsu Oyako
Smackdown 2
Crisis Beat
Play 2:
Def Jam Fight In New York
The Bouncer
Urban Reign
Tekken Series
Arcade:
Street Fighter
The Punisher
Final Fight
Violent Storm
Ninja Masters
Tekken Series
Fatal Fury - 1,2 e Special
vigilante
Double Dragon Series
Snes:
Denjin Makai
Final Fight 2 and 3
Battle Zeque Den
Rushing Beat Series
Gourmet Sentai Barayarou
Sega Genesis:
Street Of Rage 2 and 3
PSX:
Tobal Nr 2 - Quest Mode
WWF Wrestlemania - The Arcade Game
Nekketsu Oyako
Smackdown 2
Crisis Beat
Play 2:
Def Jam Fight In New York
The Bouncer
Urban Reign
Tekken Series
lary4516520
New member
I first used IBM PC’s in the 1980’s. My first personal computer for me was a Micron brand I believe. I would say it was my favorite. I like DOS and I was into C++ programming and this was the perfect machine for it. If remember correctly it ran at about 50MHZ and used the small hard floppies. The monitor was a beast, big and heavy.
The best thing about the programming was that I was able to directly access my graphics card and program in C++ pixel by pixel. I wrote many screensavers with fancy graphic effects.
Today my machine is very powerful but I do not easily have direct access of my graphics cards and seem to forced to use something like Visual Basic or some other complicated programming technique like Microsoft produces. I know there are program techniques to access your graphics card directly but I am just a hobby programmer and I don’t need to write anymore screen savers.
The best thing about the programming was that I was able to directly access my graphics card and program in C++ pixel by pixel. I wrote many screensavers with fancy graphic effects.
Today my machine is very powerful but I do not easily have direct access of my graphics cards and seem to forced to use something like Visual Basic or some other complicated programming technique like Microsoft produces. I know there are program techniques to access your graphics card directly but I am just a hobby programmer and I don’t need to write anymore screen savers.