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    Default Worst. Beat-em-up. Ever.

    What's your vote(s) for the worst beat-em-up game ever concievied and programmed?
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    I believe it's called Ninja Clowns, made by Strata. Try it on MAME. There is no potential for argument. I'm not even going to go on a rant, but I can't even believ this one made into a cabinet.

    Ninja Combat on the Geo was pretty bad too:

    http://www.digitpress.com/reviews/ninjacombat.htm

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    I'd have to say Bucky O'Hare, while I'm a huge fan of the cartoon, was one of the worst arcade beat 'em ups I've played. I did beat it via mame just for the hell of it, but I didn't enjoy it.

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    Bop N' Rumble. It's the one where you look like Hulk Hogan and you fight Gorillas, blind men and old ladies. I'm not kidding.

    Besides kicking and punching, you can also swing the people around and throw them, or do this weird noogie type move where you attack the sides of their neck, they go into convlusions, and die.

    Beating up the blind people with the white canes is kind of fun though.


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    "Rival Turf"

    stinks like "Final Fight" clone even so much as having a frail Cody clone. The only good part was probably the other guy who looked like some former Soviet Officer




    "Combatribes" has some weak play control as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flack
    Bop N' Rumble. It's the one where you look like Hulk Hogan and you fight Gorillas, blind men and old ladies. I'm not kidding.

    Besides kicking and punching, you can also swing the people around and throw them, or do this weird noogie type move where you attack the sides of their neck, they go into convlusions, and die.

    Beating up the blind people with the white canes is kind of fun though.

    You know, that looks alot like Bad Street Brawler for NES, I wonder if they're related at all...

    My vote goes to Batman Forever - The Arcade game on Saturn.
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    Of the ones I've played, Vigilante for the Turbografx takes the cake.

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    I'd have to say Bucky O'Hare, while I'm a huge fan of the cartoon, was one of the worst arcade beat 'em ups I've played. I did beat it via mame just for the hell of it, but I didn't enjoy it.
    I doubt if it's the worst, but it's hard to even qualify it as a BEU. With all the gunplay, do you really beat up people?

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    China Warrior for Turbo Grafx 16 is definitely the worst beat em up game that I've ever played.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VACRMH
    You know, that looks alot like Bad Street Brawler for NES, I wonder if they're related at all...
    I believe that Bad Street Brawler, Bop N' Rumble, and Street Hassle were all the same game, save for some sprite variations.

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    I remember An-San being pretty bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Push Upstairs
    "Rival Turf"


    "Combatribes" has some weak play control as well.
    hey! I like Rival Turf

    and to say combatribes is weak is just pure blasphemy!

    back to topic:
    "Street Combat" for SNES is really bad
    but the worst I've ever played ARE "Kasumi Ninja" for Jaguar
    and "Cosmic Carnage" for Sega 32X

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    Two Crude Dudes. From what I can tell the "dudes" part is correct in that the characters are men, and there are indeed two of them, but that's as truthful as the title gets.

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    Don't forget Bad Dudes on the NES as well as Batman on the Saturn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VACRMH
    My vote goes to Batman Forever - The Arcade game on Saturn.
    You and me both. It's the textbook definition of crappy button masher games.

    In all fairness though, I haven't played some of the games listed just yet. But as far as I can tell from the screenshots, at least you can tell what's going on. UNlike the crapstorm Acclaim Batman arcade game on the Saturn. Yecch.
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    Other than those already mentioned, the Neo Geo's Mutation Nation left a really sour taste in my mouth. It got boring REALLY fast by not having enough variety in enemies and avaiable moves. Terribly uninspired game.
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    I LOVE Mutation Nation. Though I haven't played Sengoku 3 yet, it's my fave beat-em-up on the Geo by far. Sure, the variety was weak, but what game in this genre doesn't have the same problem?

    Zubiac: One on one fighters don't count! Though the games you mention do suck, were talking repetitive old-school beu's here.

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    Don't forget Bad Dudes on the NES as well as Batman on the Saturn.
    Hmmm...I thought bad dudes was a rather enjoyable game, but maybe just for the sheer cheesiness of it all- "The president has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue him?"

    Anyway, my vote goes to Terminator 2 for the NES. After approximately 2 minutes of playtime, I screamed "MAKE IT STOP!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!" I will never play that game again.

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    i can't play bad dudes until we get a real president - i'd LOVE it if this one was captured by ninjas
    no, seriously though, what system can i find this bop n rumble on?

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    EDIT: what am i smokin, i'm ON the dp site here..i'll go find out what system bop n rumble is on!

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