Classic beat ’em up games captured the wild spirit of 1980s and 1990s action films, while modern revivals keep that nostalgic experience alive.

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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 ...

Rob is Lead Features Editor at DualShockers, and has been playing games since hijacking his sister's NES in the early 90s. Instead of outgrowing them, decided to make a life out of ranting about them.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a hit. With 1.5 million players, Tribute Games' ‘90s-inspired beat 'em up follows in the successful footsteps of its similarly nostalgia-fueled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ...

Where would the Shoot em’ up genre be now without old school classics like Raiden? Who knows. But it doesn’t really matter, all that matters is that Raiden helped pave the way for many other games to ...