River City Ransom - Famicom and NES


River City Ransom
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1 year, 4 months ago at Jan 13 1:56
Indulge in your violent side. Beat the everliving snot out of gang members with: your fists, your feet, rocks, lead pipes, brass knuckles, bike chains, trash cans, old tires and even the bodies of fallen enemies, even curb stomp enemies when they get knocked down. Don't worry, they've got it coming, they kidnapped your girlfriend, and boy are they going to pay... Very simple, and gloriously retro... read more
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Description: The evil Slick has kidnapped Ryan's girlfriend and taken over the high school. You must play as either Ryan or Alex (second player) and fight your way through River City's merciless gangs before you can confront Slick and free your girl. Beat up punks and collect money to buy items which will make you stronger so you will be ready whe ... (more)
Release date : 31 January 1990
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""Easily nestled among the who's who among early beat'em ups, River City Ransom sticks out for a variety or reasons, but the one that always comes to the surface to me is the incorporation of the game's light role-playing elements. The perplexing side of the equation is how the game has managed to maintain a stout value on the second hand market over the years."


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"Even though this wasn't available on NES where I live, I only got to play it through emulator. It's a really good game, and I was surprised when I noticed that the characters look excatly the same as in Nintendo World Cup. Later found out that this is one game of "Kunio-kun" series, that mostly has sports games. RCR is great when played with co-op."


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"I also started playing RCR only because my parents rented it. It didn't have the recognizable cartoon characters on it, so I didn't care about it at first. When my brother and I finally got around to playing it, we were hooked. Throwing enemies in ditches and hitting each other with trashcans... it had everything we were looking for. "


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"Indulge in your violent side. Beat the everliving snot out of gang members with: your fists, your feet, rocks, lead pipes, brass knuckles, bike chains, trash cans, old tires and even the bodies of fallen enemies, even curb stomp enemies when they get knocked down. Don't worry, they've got it coming, they kidnapped your girlfriend, and those bastards are going to pay... "


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"Day 24 - Favorite Classic Game: River City Ransom A classic beat-'em-up. Dispensing justice by walking to the right and beating the snot out of anyone who gets in your way. Both single player and cooperative play are an absolute blast."


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GruntLogic posted a review 1 year, 4 months ago

“Indulge in your violent side. Beat the everliving snot out of gang members with: your fists, your feet, rocks, lead pipes, brass knuckles, bike chains, trash cans, old tires and even the bodies of fallen enemies, even curb stomp enemies when they get knocked down. Don't worry, they've got it coming, they kidnapped your girlfriend, and boy are they going to pay... Very simple, and gloriously retro gaming.” read more

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"Possibly my favourite beat em up ever, its a game that proves that graphics aren't everything and is highly addictive to play. Get yourself a friend and play this NES classic."


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"Classic Release - 1990 Featured in "Top 20 Games Nobody Played" article. You could say that River City Ransom was a precusor to Guardian Heroes. It was the original beatemup on the NES that had entertaining RPG elements. It’s simple controls and deep gameplay have taken it from it’s originally obscure status to a bit of a cult favorite."