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Genre

beat 'em up

1985-1996 /22 titles

About this genre

A record of the titles in this genre only.

Titles
22 titles
Period
1985-1996
Formats
NES / FC
Main genre
beat 'em up
Median price
5,900 yen
Median Famitsu score
28 points
Titles
22
Share released in Japan
73%
Share released overseas
86%
Share with a known price
73%
Share with a known score
27%

Titles per year

Covers the 22 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

8587888990919293966

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 24 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 24 titles with a known developer.

1Technos Japan21%5 titles
2Konami17%4 titles
3Capcom8%2 titles
4Nintendo4%1 titles
5Nichibutsu4%1 titles
6Marionette4%1 titles

Where they were released

1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.

1Japan16 titles
2North America19 titles
3Europe16 titles
Released in Japan too16 titlesOverseas only6 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.

4,000,000titles

The best-selling title, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Only 2 titles have known sales figures.

1Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesWorldwide4,000,000 titles
2Kung FuWorldwide3,500,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,900 yen
16 titles have a known price
15,000 yen range13 titles
26,000 yen range2 titles
37,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 6 titles with a known score, the median was 28.

2 titles
3 titles
1 titles
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Titles in this group (all 22)

Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.

Game titleKung Fu
1985-06-21 / beat 'em up/ 5,500 yen /Nintendo
1989-05-12 / beat 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Konami
Game titleDouble Dragon
1988-04-08 / beat 'em up/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 31 /Technos Japan
Game titleRenegade
1987-04-17 / beat 'em up/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 28 /Technos Japan
1989-04-25 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 28 /Technos Japan
1988-08-12 / beat 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1989-06-30 / beat 'em up/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 23 /K. Amusement Leasing Co.
Game titleJūōki
1990-07-20 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Asmik
1988-06-03 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen /Nichibutsu
Game titlePhantom Fighter
1988-09-16 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen /Pony Canyon
Game titleBad Dudes
1989-07-14 / beat 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Namco
1989-12-22 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen /Technos Japan
1990-12-07 / beat 'em up/ 7,000 yen /Konami
1991-02-22 / beat 'em up/ 6,200 yen /Technos Japan
Game titleSpartan X 2
1991-09-27 / beat 'em up/ 5,500 yen /Irem
1993-06-11 / beat 'em up/ 6,500 yen /Capcom
Game titleBatman Returns
beat 'em up / Konami
Game titleFinal Fight 3
beat 'em up / J.Y. Company
Game titleLethal Weapon
beat 'em up / Ocean Software
beat 'em up / Activision
Game titleTotal Recall
beat 'em up / Acclaim Entertainment
Game titleToxic Crusaders
beat 'em up / Bandai

Related terms

Links to related pages.

Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
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