Treasure's Evolution of Beat'em-Up Games

Do you like Arcade Beat'em Up games? Much of the staff at Treasure Games (known for Gunstar Heroes), once worked for Konami making Arcade Beat'em Up Games. Did you know that? Well they were STAR TEAM then, and they helped make Konami famous for some of the most Treasured Arcade Beat'em Ups in gaming History.

We take a close look at Where Classic Beat'em Ups came from and where they went.

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[MHMemeDoubleYourFun]

Before Treasure, Data East created what influenced parts of Treasure: The Cliffhanger - Edward Randy. Treasure's character artist HAN was such a big fan of the game that he named two characters in Guardian Heroes, Edward and Randy (a.k.a. Nando), in homage. Not only that, but the fight against Orange in Gunstar Heroes was modeled after the final battle against the general known as the Dark Ogre in Edward Randy.

Although similar to The Last Crusade, it did better than the film's games then.

[TreasureChannel]

@MHMemeDoubleYourFun You know your history. That is good trivia.

[Soukyugurentai]

Where's Renegade (aka Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun)? That was the game that started the beat 'em up genre. Double Dragon was the follow up to that game and introduced 2 player co-op.

[TreasureChannel]

@Soukyugurentai Yes Renegade is great grandpa of all beat'em ups. Double Dragon simply captured a lot of attention that turned Beat'em ups into a craze with it's obvious catering toward westerners. Double Dragon is in deed the sequel to Renegade and Renegade deserves credit for the birth of Beat'em ups in arcades. very well said.

[BlitzTiger]

That Guardian Heroes Advanced looks pretty damn fun. I think I'll see if I can find it, because I haven't played a bad Treasure game yet.

[FrankStringini]

Who are are you? You posses an incredibly informed opinion of Treasure...HAHA. Yeah, Guardian Heroes Advanced is awesome and it does feel more like ninja turtles arcade or the simpsons arcade than Guardian Heroes for Saturn. In that light, it is probably one of the most miss-understood games ever made. You could actually miss-out on enjoying this game simply by stumbling over it not being a standard carbon-copy type sequel.

[miksolt]

maan, this robot voice is fuckin annoying

[OriginalMasters]

I never knew the music to Advance Guardian Heroes was this great, despite the technology.

[WildBuster]

Uh, in my opinion the genre started with Irem's Kung Fu Master.

[MasSergioVEVO]

that... voice...... is making... people ... kill things... omg...... comments below me it was racist...? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO against who robots? did i miss something racist in the video? i skipped ahead when ever that robo-asshole started talking. sorry if i missed it. im sorry about ur dog @ guy who had to kill his dog becuase of this annoying voice. :s

[RedstoneWarriors]

R.I.P. The man who accidentaly made you.

[RedstoneWarriors]

this video made me kill myself.

[RedstoneWarriors]

i hate life



[RedstoneWarriors]

IM GONNA FINGERBANG YOUR MOMS DOODLYBOP.

[RedstoneWarriors]

the robots voice sounds like hes chuching.

[RedstoneWarriors]

I hate stupid fuck heads like you gay faggs cause the mutant ninja turtles are like 40.