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Andrew Man
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Bored and was curious as to what everyone feels is the best beat-em-up side scrolling game.
I have it narrowed down to two, either Streets of Rage 3 on Genesis (better than 2 cuz you can dash) or Turtles in Time on SNES.
I would probably give it toTurtles since I am a big TMNT fanboy. It was truly one of the only console ports that imo was superior to its arcade counterpart. Plus there was a great variety of moves (dropkicks, handsprings, slides) that opened up for lots of gameplay creativity.
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Burt Reynolds
Title: Bentley Bear
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No Final Fight love?
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Oz
Title: Mr. Vengeance
Joined: Jan 04 2009
Location: Finland
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I havent yet played that many, but River City Ransom stands out for me. It's a great co-op game.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
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| No Final Fight love? |
As much as I love Haggar, the play mechanics in SOR are a bit more superior IMO, especially in 3.
Welcome to the forums as well Oz, River City Ransom is a classic that was way ahead of its time.
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Ba'al
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Streets of Rage 2 was better for me, I liked the music more and the hits seemed alot more satisfying, like when you use Max and crack someone over the head with a lead pipe. Classic.
Final Fight 3 was great imo as well, it's pretty underrated these days and Capt. Commando is top-notch as well.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
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| Ba‘al wrote: |
Streets of Rage 2 was better for me, I liked the music more and the hits seemed alot more satisfying, like when you use Max and crack someone over the head with a lead pipe. Classic.
Final Fight 3 was great imo as well, it's pretty underrated these days and Capt. Commando is top-notch as well. |
Agreed, the music and general story is better in 2. However the gameplay is deeper and faster in 3. The ability to run adds great combo-ability, and the rolling up and down is so clutch for when your dealing with tons of enemies.
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Oz
Title: Mr. Vengeance
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| Andrew Man wrote: |
| Welcome to the forums as well Oz |
Thank you. I've been reading the articles for a few weeks by now and I thought I should register here too. 
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Andrew Man
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
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Top 6 in no order:
TMNT 1989 Arcade Game
TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project
TMNT IV: Turtles in Time / TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist
Double Dragon (NES/Sega Genesis Versions)
Streets of Rage 2
Golden Axe
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GPFontaine
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
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I was going to say something about that game, but the Genesis version makes me cry, and that is my big system so I deduct more points than usual, though the NES port was EPIC.
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Mr. Bomberman
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Blackout
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Double Dragon III. 
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Syd Lexia
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In no particular order:
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
Streets of Rage 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
The Simpsons
Armored Warriors
Golden Axe 2
Sengoku 2
The Legend of Silkroad
Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III
Anything by Banpresto
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IceWarm
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Alien VS Predator
Final Fight series
Double Dragon series
TMNT
TMNT Turtles In Time
The Simpsons
River City Ransom
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Syd Lexia
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Speaking of Warrior Blade, does any one know if it was ever released outside of Japan? The MAME romset specifically refers to the available version as the Japanese set, and an English flyer exists for the game that contains the addresses for both the US and European headquarters for Taito, but Hardcore Gaming 101 insists it was never released outside of Japan.
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Burt Reynolds
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Oh yeah, the Punisher Beat-em-up was pretty cool too... very AVP esque
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I always liked the X-men arcade game, with COLLOSUS
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Ba'al
Title: Zerg Zergling
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| Burt Reynolds wrote: |
| Oh yeah, the Punisher Beat-em-up was pretty cool too... very AVP esque |
You mean the one on Genesis, or was it in Arcades too? I remember enjoying that a few times back in the day.
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Syd Lexia
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Burt Reynolds
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| Ba‘al wrote: |
| Burt Reynolds wrote: |
| Oh yeah, the Punisher Beat-em-up was pretty cool too... very AVP esque |
You mean the one on Genesis, or was it in Arcades too? I remember enjoying that a few times back in the day. |
The arcade one 
Also, x-men 6 player edition with the multiscreen setup was fantastic, Syd.
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
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What about the Splatterhouse games?
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Syd Lexia
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Splatterhouse is more of a hack n' slash.
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Andrew Man
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Ky-Guy
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| Splatterhouse is more of a hack n' slash. |
Good call.
And I agree with Streets of Rage.
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