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Title: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Otaking on October 20, 2014, 06:17:15 AM
Here's a list of all beat 'em up games on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 as requested in this thread http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=17899.0

Feel free to let me know if I missed any games and I'll add them in.

I haven't included wrestling games.

With the scrolling beat 'em ups it was more difficult to decide on some games whether they fitted this genre.

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List of beat 'em ups

Advanced V.G.- SCD
Algunos (Kakutou Haou Densetsu Algunos) - SCD
André Panza Kick Boxing / The Kick Boxing - HuCard/CD
Art Of Fighting / Ryuko No Ken - ACD
Asuka 120% Maxima Burning Fest.- SCD
Black Hole Assault - SCD
Dragon Ball Z - SCD
Fatal Fury 2 / Garou Densetsu 2 Aratanaru Tatakai - ACD
Fatal Fury 2 Special / Garou Densetsu Special - ACD
Fighting Street - CD
Flash Hiders -SCD
Godzilla (Godzilla Bakutou Retsu Den) - SCD
Kabuki Itouryodan - ACD
Martial Champion - SCD
Ranma 1/2 Datō, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutō-ryū! - SCD
Street Fighter II Champion Edition - HuCard
Strip Fighter II - HuCard
World Heroes 2 - ACD

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List of scrolling beat 'em ups

Altered Beast / Ju ou ki - HuCard
Altered Beast / Ju ou ki - CD
Ane-san -SCD
Double Dragon II - The Revenge - SCD
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari - SCD
Downtown Nekketsu Soreyuke Daiundoukai - SCD
Galaxy Gayvan - SCD
Golden Axe -CD
Kaze Kiri -SCD
The Kung Fu / China Warrior - HuCard
Mad Stalker - Full Metal Force - ACD
The Ninja Warriors - HuCard
Renny Blaster - SCD
Riot Zone   / Crest Of Wolf - SCD
Splatterhouse - HuCard
Takeda Shingen - HuCard
Tenchi O Kurau - SCD
Vigilante - HuCard
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Black Tiger on October 20, 2014, 06:36:23 AM
Although refering to fighting games as "beat em ups" usually starts the genre-naming debate, I think almost everyone can agree that using the same term for two very different genres is a bad idea.
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Ayce on October 21, 2014, 01:20:53 AM
Very cool! Thanks for the post!
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: PixyJunket on October 22, 2014, 12:30:12 AM
I feel embarrassed, but I left Crest of Wolf off of my "to buy" list, it should have been there with a nice big [WESTONE] tag.

Okay, now it's there.

Thanks for the reminder and the list.
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: esteban on October 22, 2014, 04:28:38 AM

Although refering to fighting games as "beat em ups" usually starts the genre-naming debate, I think almost everyone can agree that using the same term for two very different genres is a bad idea.

Agreed.

I propose a new label for the "Versus Fighting" category.

"Beat-em-off", perhaps.
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Lochlan on October 22, 2014, 06:48:03 AM
The list at the top also doesn't differentiate between belt-scrollers and 2D brawlers (not sure what to call that genre, Spartan-X-like games).  I'm pretty sure adding an entire new dimension of movement constitutes a different genre.
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: ElSeven on October 22, 2014, 07:22:14 AM
Ranma 1/2 - Datō, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutō-ryū!  8)

http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Ranma_3.htm
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Otaking on October 22, 2014, 08:00:26 AM
Ranma 1/2 - Datō, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutō-ryū!  8)

http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Ranma_3.htm

Added it to the list, I knew I'd miss at least one.  :D
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: ishiyakazuo on October 22, 2014, 08:27:38 AM
"Beat-em-off", perhaps.

"Beat-em-off" titles:
Advanced V.G.- SCD
Strip Fighter II - HuCard
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: esteban on October 22, 2014, 12:12:31 PM

"Beat-em-off", perhaps.

"Beat-em-off" titles:
Advanced V.G.- SCD
Strip Fighter II - HuCard

Trüe Storie.

+10 Turbo Points

Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Nando on October 22, 2014, 12:33:25 PM
Anyone played Tenchi O Kurau?
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: ishiyakazuo on October 22, 2014, 01:13:06 PM
I played Tenchi wo Kurau 2 on the PSX... as I recall, it's pretty fun.
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: A Black Falcon on October 23, 2014, 03:53:00 PM
Although refering to fighting games as "beat em ups" usually starts the genre-naming debate, I think almost everyone can agree that using the same term for two very different genres is a bad idea.
It's not really a debate.  It's apparently a European thing.  In America, the first category in the OP are called fighting games, and the second category in the first post are called beat 'em ups.  Europe uses different terms, for whatever reason, sort of like how they often call platformers "jump n runs".
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Gentlegamer on October 23, 2014, 04:49:58 PM
How about we call them Double Dragon clones and Street Fighter clones?
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: esteban on October 23, 2014, 11:34:57 PM

How about we call them Double Dragon clones and Street Fighter clones?

That would be very nice and avoid lots of confusion for States vs. Euro naming conventions. 
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: Black Tiger on October 24, 2014, 05:22:11 AM
Although refering to fighting games as "beat em ups" usually starts the genre-naming debate, I think almost everyone can agree that using the same term for two very different genres is a bad idea.
It's not really a debate.  It's apparently a European thing.  In America, the first category in the OP are called fighting games, and the second category in the first post are called beat 'em ups.  Europe uses different terms, for whatever reason, sort of like how they often call platformers "jump n runs".

It may be regional slang, but beat-them-up makes the most sense for Final Fight style games, since the active gameplay is fighting multiple enemies at once and the actual "fighting" gameplay is very shallow. While the ganeplay in street fighter-style games is all about the "fighting". Bmup-as-street fighter-style-genre supporters might try to argue that in street fighter-style games, technically you fight many enemies by the time the game is cleared, but each enemy is an entire stage. In which case you might as well say that all games with levels/stages are "clmalls", because you have to clear all the stages.
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: esteban on October 24, 2014, 11:54:41 PM
Clear-em-alls
Title: Re: Complete list of beat 'em ups on the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Post by: spenoza on October 27, 2014, 04:01:35 PM
We should just call 'em all face-punchers.