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The best retro beat 'em ups
The 48 best-known beat 'em ups in the library, from every system, oldest first. 324 of the 335 retro beat 'em ups here play free in your browser.
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Landmark classics · Beat 'em ups
Our picks, not a vote: an editorial list of landmark games, completed by each game’s reach in the library — how many systems it came out on and how large its series is. One entry per game, in its earliest version in the library.
1980s3 games
1990s25 games
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade GameNES · 1990
Double Dragon II: The RevengeNES · 1990 · on 3 systems
Double Dragon IIGame Boy · 1991
Streets of RageGenesis · 1991 · on 2 systems
Double Dragon III: The Sacred StonesNES · 1991
Knights of the RoundCPS-1 · 1991 · on 2 systems
Double Dragon 2 - The RevengeGenesis · 1991
Streets of Rage 2Genesis · 1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in TimeSNES · 1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone HeistGenesis · 1992
Double Dragon 3: The Arcade GameGame Boy · 1992 · on 2 systems
Batman ReturnsLynx · 1992 · on 7 systems
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan ProjectNES · 1992
Final Fight CDSega CD · 1992
Ninja GaidenGame Gear · 1992 · on 3 systems
Battletoads & Double DragonSNES · 1993 · on 3 systems
Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate TeamNES · 1993
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of DoomCPS-1 · 1993 · on 2 systems
Aliens Versus PredatorSNES · 1993 · on 3 systems
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of DoomLynx · 1993 · on 2 systems
X-Men: Mutant ApocalypseSNES · 1994
Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum CarnageGenesis · 1994 · on 2 systems
Yu Yu Hakusho: Horobishimono no GyakushuuGame Gear · 1994
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over MystaraCPS-1 · 1996 · on 2 systems
Streets of Rage 3Genesis · 1997
2000s11 games
Godzilla: The Series, Monster WarsGBC · 2000
X-Men: Reign of ApocalypseGBA · 2001
Final Fight OneGBA · 2001
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesGBA · 2003 · on 2 systems
Double Dragon AdvanceGBA · 2003
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle NexusGBA · 2004
Castlevania: Curse of DarknessPS2 · 2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant NightmareGameCube · 2005
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the SithGBA · 2005
Spider-Man: Web of ShadowsPSP · 2008
God of War: Chains of OlympusPSP · 2008
2010s3 games
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