River City Ransom - Famicom and NES

AW's Game Collection (283 games items)

""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."

My Favorite NES Games (21 games items)

"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."

Favorite Video Game Music (154 games items)

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Games I Played Growing Up (64 games items)

"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. "

GruntLogic's Top 100 Favorite Video Games (100 games items)

"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... "

30 Days of Video Games List (30 games items)

"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."

“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

Top 15 NES Games (15 games items)

"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."

Best Games No One Played (30 games items)

"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."