2D Beat 'em ups - From Double Dragon to River City, from Final Fight to Streets of Rage, from Golden Axe to Castle Crashers, from Shadows Over Mystara to Dragon's Crown, from fan-made to official.

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Sparky Lurker said:
River City Ransom Underground will be delisted:
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Just saw this, its a damn shame. It's a really good game, if anyone's interested you should grab it before it vanishes (or pirate it). The enemy plays a really aggressive footsie game and getting in on them is actually really engaging need to either corner them or bait them to hit or do some kind of jump in or lunge. It feels like you're playing a fighting game and then once you get that hit confirm comboing is really fun. It's gimped by its rpg mechanics where you need to unlock each character's moveset (and some characters have really backloaded level unlocks) but otherwise its a really fun system to learn.
 
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You recognize all these guys with front row seats, right?
 
I'm not sure if it has been mentioned here before but a game very dear to me was an old arcade game called Cadillacs & Dinossaurs.

I have it in my mame collection and play it often. It is a crime that Capcom never released it in a beat em up collection. I would buy it right away.

Many memories of me and my friends, a bunch of 10 and 12 year olds going to a smoke filled bar in Portugal to play Cadillacs & Dinossaurs, GI Joe and Street Fighter 2.

If you have never played it, I highly recommend it, a lot of fun, up to 3 players. It will drain your huge pockets of quarters, be prepared to cry!!!
 
Titanium_Piston said:
I'm not sure if it has been mentioned here before but a game very dear to me was an old arcade game called Cadillacs & Dinossaurs.
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99% sure that's Jack from C&D in the crowd screenshot I posted above, sitting on the Battletoad's left: light blue t-shirt, brown boots.

Sparky Lurker said:
Last Double Dragon Gaiden DLC includes Armored Okada, 2 bosses that only Double Dragon addicts will remember and the unforgettable Bimmy Lee:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=G98zBbIIq2w
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I 1cc'd this game by cheesing it with the two most retardedly broken characters (Final Boss/Marian) but with these last few updates there's like 5-10 retardedly broken characters to choose from, so there's some replay value added I guess.
 
Calandrino said:
I 1cc'd this game by cheesing it with the two most retardedly broken characters (Final Boss/Marian) but with these last few updates there's like 5-10 retardedly broken characters to choose from, so there's some replay value added I guess.
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Yea I wish comboing was more valuable or that they balanced some specials out, raw power and good frame data shouldn't mix it should be one or the other. Also I wish special combos (the ones that grant food) worked with the chaining mechanic. Multi-hit specials suck for getting turkeys because if you kill on seperate hits they dont count. Meanwhile characters like Marian and Abobo can sweep entire crowds with a single button press.

It feels like a total oversight because moves like the shield bash or some combo based ones are clearly designed with the utility of scooping up several enemies but then dont reward you and it brings up the question of why special chains even exist, you can use multiple specials in a row but unless everyone dies on the final hit theres no point.
 
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