Battletoads
Rash, Zitz and Pimple, Rare's answer to the Ninja Turtles, in the NES game blamed for more broken friendships and controllers than almost any other. Nobody talks about beating Battletoads. They talk about the Turbo Tunnel.
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Streets of Rage II
Widely considered the greatest side-scrolling beat-'em-up of the 16-bit era — and home to one of the best video-game soundtracks ever made. Axel, Blaze, Max, and Skate vs. Mr. X's syndicate on the Sega Genesis.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
The Turtles are on vacation in Key West when Shredder hijacks April's newscast, takes her hostage and lifts the entire borough of Manhattan into the sky. Konami's third NES Turtles game (February 1992) was built for the console rather than ported from the arcade, gave each turtle a special move, and let two players brawl side by side across eight levels.