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Splatterhouse
is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades. It was the first in a series of games released in home console and personal computer formats. This game would later spawn the parody Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti, the sequels Splatterhouse 2, Splatterhouse 3, and the 2010 remake Splatterhouse, with the classic games being added to Namco Museum since 2017.

Super Double Dragon
1992 SNES game

Dungeon Fighter Online
2005 video game

The Combatribes
1990 video game

Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
1994 video game

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
1994 video game

Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
1991 beat 'em up video game by Technōs Japan

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
1995 video game

Battle Circuit
1997 video game

Splatterhouse 3
1993 video game

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
1993 video game

Splatterhouse 2
1992 video game

Burning Fight
1991 video game

X-Men 2: Clone Wars
1995 video game

Sengoku
1991 video game

PuLiRuLa
is a 1991 arcade game released by Taito. The game was later ported to the FM Towns Marty, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2 in Japan. The PS1 and Saturn versions are known as Pu·Li·Ru·La Arcade Gears. The PS2 version is part of a compilation called Taito Memories (Volume 1), but omitted from the international release of Taito Legends. Pu·Li·Ru·La is known for its elaborate anime art style and bizarre enemy characters.

Ninja Baseball Bat Man
1993 video game

Dynasty Wars
1989 video game

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
1996 video game

Battletoads Arcade
1994 arcade video game

Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
1989 video game

Spinmaster
Spinmaster is an arcade game developed and released by Data East on December 16, 1993 in North America, in Europe the same year and on February 18, 1994 in Japan. It is the first game Data East developed and released for the SNK Neo Geo MVS hardware. Its character designs are almost identical to the ones in Data East's Sega Genesis game ''Dashin' Desperadoes; however, the rest of both games are completely different. Also, Spinmaster's gameplay, artwork style, animations of some characters and the styles of its weapons were heavily inspired by another arcade game by Data East titled Joe & Mac,

Batman Forever: The Arcade Game
1996 arcade video game

Shank 2
2012 video game

Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety
1995 video game

Rastan
1987 video game

Spider-Man: The Video Game
1991 video game

Ninja Combat
1990 video game

Violent Storm
1993 video game
Double Dragon Neon
2012 video game

Armored Warriors
1994 video game

Marvel Cosmic Invasion
2025 video game
Q5299747
1990 Game Boy game

Rival Turf!
1992 Super NES game

Mother Russia Bleeds
2016 video game

Sengoku 2
1993 video game

King of the Monsters 2
1992 video game

Guilty Gear Judgment
2006 video game

Growl
1991 video game

The Ninja Warriors
1987 video game

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
1995 video game

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
1994 video game

Arabian Magic
1992 video game

9 Monkeys of Shaolin
2020 side-scrolling action beat 'em up video game developed by Sobaka Studio

Legend
1994 video game

Metamorphic Force
1993 video game

Tiger Road
1987 video game

River City Girls
2019 video game

Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!
2005 video game

Bad Street Brawler
1987 video game

DJ Boy
1989 beat 'em up video game
Gladiator
1986 arcade game

Bravoman
is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed and published for Japanese arcades by Namco. Described as a "comical action game", the player controls the titular character, a bionic superhero with telescopic limbs, as he must defeat the villainous Dr. Bomb ("Dr. Bakuda" in Japan) before he takes over the world. Bravoman can use his arms, legs and head to defeat enemies, and can also crouch and jump over them. The game runs on the Namco System 1 arcade board.

Ninja Gaiden
1992 video game for Master System. developed by SIMS

Mutation Nation
1991 video game

Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka
1994 video game

Dynamite Cop
1999 video game

Arabian Fight
1992 video game
Crime Fighters
1989 video game

Asterix
arcade game released in 1992