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Ah, the brawler, a series that has gotten a bad rap in gaming for being shallow, not much fun and generally generic. I wonder what has taken this once popular genre out of the limelight. A lot of gamers will point their fingers at the popularity of the one on one fighting game genre- rebuilt […]
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Final Fantasy VII Re-Imagined as a 2D Brawler, ala Final Fight and Streets of Rage
August 16th, 2015 
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Update- Project Y, Sega Genesis Brawler, Sees Game Play Video Release
March 5th, 2015 Carl Williams It has been over a year since the last time we covered anything on Project Y by Watermelon Games. For those that don’t know what Project Y is, it is a brawler in the style of Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Just a good ole 16-Bit scrolling fighting game that has super detailed graphics […]
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Mutation Nation Mutates Neo Geo Brawlers – April 17th, 1992 – Today in History
April 16th, 2014 Carl Williams Mutation Nation stood out on a platform seemingly smothered in fighting games. The Neo Geo is obviously a fighting game dream machine. SNK seemingly went to great lengths to make it so. King of Fighters series to the Fatal Fury and Samurai Shodown games, fighting games were well represented here. Mutation Nation is in the […]
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He-Man Sees Fan Based Brawler Release (Demo Available Now)
January 19th, 2014 Carl Williams He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an iconic cartoon from the early 80’s that took muscle bound characters and pitted them against each other in what could have been a WWE face versus villain match up. For each guy and girl, there was an equally cunning, of buffooning, counterpart (the bad guys weren’t […]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge Update
October 8th, 2021 Carl Williams The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) are a franchise that is recognizable to most people. Whether a fan or not, the TMNT have permeated the social conscious of the United States, and many other countries. People know of them if not able to name each one. For many reading this, the heyday for Teenage Mutant […]
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Star Blader Revision 2021 Entry Demo Released
July 18th, 2021 Carl Williams Star Blader is a new one-on-one fighting game for the Atari Lynx hand held. Retroguru are working hard to finish the fighting game, a genre that is not saturated at all on the Atari portable. Honestly, I cannot think of another one-on-one fighting game on the Atari Lynx. Was there even one released? I know […]
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Paprium Finally Sees Release on Sega Genesis
December 30th, 2020 Carl Williams Paprium is a brand new brawler title for the Sega Genesis. Some of you reading this may know it by its former name, Project Y. Most that knew about this game probably gave up on seeing it years ago. Considering this fighting game was in development for four years it is easy to see why. […]
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Final Fight Punches into Arcades – December 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
December 19th, 2020 Carl Williams Final Fight by Capcom changed the way brawlers were viewed in arcades. Sure, Double Dragon was an inspiration, but Capcom went above and beyond with their entry. Characters are bigger, the audio blasts into your ears, and the challenge level is set right. Funnily enough, this started life as a sequel to Street Fighter before […]
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Humble Bundle Retrogaming Sale September 2020
September 3rd, 2020 Carl Williams With Humble Bundle you can save some cash. What retrogaming fan does not like saving some cash? From classics to more recent classic inspired titles, I have compiled a list of sales for you. I will be updating this list as the month goes on so bookmark it now. If you know of a sale […]
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Battletoads 2020 Review
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Battletoads is one of the latest classic franchises to see a resurgence on modern hardware. This long since the last official release should make anyone concerned. It generally does not end well for the newer release. Call it viewing things through rose colored glasses or what have you, something is usually missing from the newer […]
