Top 10 2D Arcade Beat Em Ups!
By: Colin Robinson | October 24th, 2008
For our third video feature we have gone for a retro theme, the Top 10 2D Arcade Beat Em’ Ups! This video features the first time appearance of our new voice talent ‘P S’ Phil, Enjoy!
Credits
Since they are missing from the video (I’ll upload a new one with credits as soon as I can) here are the credits.
Voice talent: Phil
Script: Dan Z
Video: Me
And a very big thanks to Phil and Dan for taking allowing me to take up their time to get this completed, and remember it’s Arcade not Console beat em’ ups!
terpitude71
ah, this one takes me back, great list.
i was really excited to see the Simpsons Arcade game make the list. One of my fondest childhood memories was from this game. A friend’s parents rented out a local arcade for his birthday one year, and me and 3 other dudes played The Simpsons on free play for 4 hours until we completed it. Awesome time. And I’m shocked that no one has bothered to port this over to a console yet; I would buy it in a heartbeat, and I know I’m not the only one.
October 24th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Anonymous
no, you are not
October 25th, 2008 at 6:50 am
HedonicWill
These video features just keep getting better and better. Keep up the fantastic work!
October 25th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Bassium
I’ve only been able to play a couple of these I wasn’t ever very big into arcade games, too many quarters spent, it’s much easier to ask my parents for 50$ rather than having to run up to them and ask for four more quaters everytime I die.
October 25th, 2008 at 11:46 am
MrOldSkool
Its been a while since I’ve been here and I must say I’m very impressed with this new feature!!
Wheres Cadillacs And Dinosaurs though!!
Oh and Sengoku is rubbish, what were you thinking?? HaHa
October 30th, 2008 at 10:08 am
OMG!!
lol i rly liked the list – played all the games from a small brat .. i m so happy after seeing this . i know i m a hardcore gamer but i didnt knew i played the top 10 beatem up 2d
D i rly got touched when i saw TMNT and i rly liked the 3rd better u should have put it
March 5th, 2009 at 1:55 am
IfritZero
Sengoku 3 is an awesome beat-em up that should have made the list. The combo system rocks!
May 20th, 2009 at 2:29 am
Farticus_
what is the game at 00:24 ?
ive been looking for that game everywhere
July 12th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Jaz
Altered Beast is pants now. Dragon Ninja? Shadow Warriors? King of Dragons?
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:20 am
EvilKris
Golden Axe 3…are you kidding? Everything else I’d go with but not that game. Also Sengoku 3 is waaaay better than the original.
I would have included Crude Dudes and Crimefighters in my top 10.
D&D at No.1 though, good call.
April 18th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Kuno
one game they forgot River city ransom. hands down
May 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Jay Hunter
Excellent taste in beat ‘em ups man. I’ve never played Sengoku, so i’m gonna play that with my mates next time they’re over. My favourites are Aliens vs Predator (props for mentioning it — most people don’t) as it’s absolute mayhem and has projectiles and is extremely well made; and Streets of Rage 2 (I love cleaning up the streets, the look/sound)…it’s a pity they didn’t keep your robocop backup buddy
December 22nd, 2010 at 11:28 pm
alex
one of the best them up of all times was vendetta that not apepras in the list
March 7th, 2011 at 11:09 am
beavis
KNIGHTS OF VALOUR > all
April 21st, 2011 at 11:24 am
daniel_freedom91@yahoo.com
XD everything was great untill number 2 sengoku musou… worst ever i played. would prefer xmen to grab 2nd spot
October 8th, 2011 at 3:12 am
Zero
Gotta say that this is a pretty decent videogames list. I know and played most of them as I’m a nintendo user (I was
). This is the first list in the internet with the best old school games
February 19th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Mus
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March 30th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Wiseman
Not a bad list, though Sengoku 3 is far better than the first one, also Cadillacs and Dinosaurs belongs on this list. My list would look like…
10. Sengoku 3
9. Simpsons
8. The Punisher
7. Final Fight
6. Knights of Valor Super Heroes
5. Armored Warriors
4. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
3. Alien vs. Predator
2. Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
1. Denjin Makai 2 / Guardians
April 16th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Wiseman
Actually I want to change my list a bit..
10. Simpsons
9. Splatterhouse
8. The Punisher
7. Final Fight
6. Knights of Valor Super Heroes
5. Armored Warriors
4. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
3. Alien vs. Predator
2. Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
1. Denjin Makai 2 / Guardians
April 16th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Aaron Burstein
Dear website,
About arcade top 10 beat em up games of all time from old school.
1. Act raiser,
2. Altered beast,
3. Alien,
4. Alien versus predator,
5. Akujuno x Dracula,
6. Armored warriors,
7. Agent x,
8.
May 6th, 2012 at 10:45 pm