The Side-Scrolling Beat 'Em Up Special
With successful revival efforts behind Streets of Rage and TMNT having done well commercially and critically, and more making their way out like Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, it was time for The Six Button Samurai, @GameAgentET (OGiH) and special guest @Hoptimus (RFC) to discuss their love of the genre and how it influences their view of the new breed of beat-em-ups on the market. We each take a crack at calling out the first games that made us fall in love with the form, what our all-time MVPs and sleeper beat-em-ups are, and also spill the tea on the genre’s most overrated games. Don’t miss these fists on a brand-new Oh God It Hz!
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Music and Production by Mitch Proctor for Area 42 Studios and Sound
Audio Engineered by Dean Delp for Area 42 Studios and Sound
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Creators and Guests
Host
Game Agent ET (aka Eddy)
Game Agent ET (aka Eddy) occasionally phones home to the US from Japan, where he has set up covert operations since 2007 under the guise of an English teacher. Originally birthed from the dusty trails of Tucson, Arizona, ET has shown great intrigue in earthly customs and rituals, such as playing video games, learning about Japanese culture, partaking in a fantasy football league, drawing depictions of humans with big kawaii eyes, and engaging in other artsy endeavors.
