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Capcom's 1993 SNES beat-em-up — Alien vs. Predator is not the arcade game but a distinct SNES-exclusive action game where players control Dutch Schaefer or Linn Kurosawa fighting Aliens across seven stages. Two-player co-op, weapons including plasma cannon and smart discs, and dark action that captures the sci-fi horror tone.

Konami's SNES beat-em-up adaptation of Tim Burton's Batman Returns, featuring cooperative two-player combat against a Halloween carnival of villains. Batman Returns SNES offered significantly different gameplay from other platform versions — a slower, heavier brawler with grapple mechanics that matched the film's dark aesthetic.

Capcom's 1995 SNES beat-em-up — Captain Commando follows the Capcom mascot and his three allies (Mack the Knife, Sho Ginsei, Ginzu the Ninja, Baby Head) fighting crime in futuristic Metro City. Four-player in the arcade; two-player on SNES. One of the finest beat-em-ups of the 16-bit era and the origin of a beloved Capcom character.

Capcom's 1993 SNES-exclusive Final Fight sequel — Final Fight 2 expands the Metro City brawling to an international stage with three new playable characters (Maki, Carlos, and Haggar returning), two-player simultaneous co-op that the original SNES Final Fight lacked, and six countries across ten stages. A direct correction of the original's co-op omission.

Capcom's 1995 SNES beat-em-up completing the Final Fight SNES trilogy — Final Fight 3 returns Guy to the roster alongside Haggar, Lucia (new cop character), and Dean (new electric fighter), adds special move inputs, a selectable branching stage path, and the most mechanically complete Final Fight on SNES.

Capcom's defining beat-em-up, ported from the 1989 arcade hit to SNES. Mayor Mike Haggar, Cody Travers, and Guy fight their way through Metro City's six districts to rescue Haggar's kidnapped daughter from the Mad Gear gang. With three distinct fighter styles, iconic enemies like Andore and Poison, and nonstop brawling action, Final Fight established the beat-em-up template that defined the early 1990s.

Capcom's 1994 SNES fantasy beat-em-up — The King of Dragons follows five character classes (Fighter, Dwarf, Cleric, Elf, Wizard) through a medieval quest to defeat the dragon Gildiss. Experience points level up characters, RPG elements enhance the side-scrolling beat-em-up, and two-player co-op adds a companion for the dragon hunt.

Capcom's 1994 SNES Arthurian beat-em-up — Knights of the Round follows Arthur, Lancelot, and Perceval through Medieval England and Camelot's founding, with experience-based leveling that advances character equipment and appearance through seven upgrades per knight. Capcom's most RPG-influenced beat-em-up before The King of Dragons.

Software Creations' 1994 SNES beat-em-up based on the Maximum Carnage comic arc — Spider-Man and Venom team up across 14 stages fighting Carnage's gang. The game is notable for its red SNES cartridge (one of very few), the music by Green Jellÿ and Zoebleed, and two selectable protagonists with different combat capabilities.

Natsume's 1994 SNES beat-em-up based on the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers — the game features all five Rangers as playable characters across five stages, Megazord battles against giant monsters, and two-player simultaneous co-op, capturing the TV series' combination of ground combat and mech battles.

The definitive TMNT game and one of the greatest beat-em-ups ever made. Turtles in Time sends Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael through time periods from prehistoric prehistory to the distant future, delivering relentless two-player co-op action that still holds up perfectly today.

Capcom's 1993 SNES beat-em-up set in Three Kingdoms China — Warriors of Fate follows five warriors through ancient Chinese battles, featuring Capcom's largest beat-em-up roster to that point and the company's most historically grounded setting. The final entry in Capcom's Tenchi wo Kurau series adapted for Western audiences.