Samurai Ghost (TurboGrafx-16)

Samurai Ghost (TurboGrafx-16)

Year of Release: 1992
Genre: Action, Fighting

Samurai Ghost, sometimes styled as Samurai-Ghost and known as Genpei Touma Den: Kan no Ni (“The Genji and Heike Tale of the Demon’s Demise: Volume Two”) in Japan, is a side-scrolling brawler and the sequel to the original Genpei Touma Den/The Genji and the Heike Clans. Taira no Kagekiyo is once again compelled to seek out the demonic Genji clan that wiped out his own clan, the Heike, and destroy them. Both Kagekiyo and his enemies have supernatural powers, on top of their considerable martial ability.

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Super Ninja Boy (SNES)

Super Ninja Boy (SNES)

Year of Release: 1991
Genre: Action, RPG, Fighting

Super Ninja Boy (“Super Chinese World” in Japan) is the first in the Super Chinese series for the Super Nintendo and once again focuses on the adventures of ninja brothers Jack and Ryu, introduced in the NES game Little Ninja Brothers (or Super Chinese 2). Like the other entries in the Super Chinese series, the game is a top-down brawler with a Goemon-esque cartoon presentation and sense of humor – however, the player must activate these brawler combat sequences by finding enemies on a world map similar to the RPG genre’s random encounters.

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Double Dragon

Double Dragon (Atari Lynx)

Year of Release: 1987
Genre: Fighting, Beat’em Up
Platform: SNES, NES, Sega Master System, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, C64, PC, Atari ST, Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Jaguar, Game Boy, Genesis/Megadrive, Game Gear, Atari Lynx, Android, Wii U, PS4

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