The era of arcade beat 'em ups was one that defined friendships, rivalries, and the feeling of watching your last coin circle the drain as a final boss mopped the floor with you. These games never ...

Daniel Trock is a Writer at DualShockers specializing in PC games, lists, and reviews. He has been writing professionally since 2018 and covering games since 2020, with previous work spanning guides, ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

While the beat-’em-up genre grew to epic proportions in the 1990s, it began in the late 1980s with some exceptional titles that introduced the concept to a generation of gamers. They were relatively ...

The Sega Genesis launched in Japan in 1988, then reached other regions over the next few years. As one of the big competitors to Nintendo’s Super Nintendo, Sega brought in several big-name developers ...

The arcades were flooded with a lot of genres that are almost distinct in the modern gaming world today. There was a wide variety of vertical and horizontal shooters, fighting games, racing games, and ...

Sidescrolling beat ‘em up games were one of the defining arcade genres of the late 80s, early 90s. Whether you were huddled around the darkened screen of your local arcade or assaulted by noise and ...