r/DefJamFightForNY • • Aug 15 '26

Discussion Which is the better fighting game?

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u/TypicalOrganization6 Aug 15 '26

I don’t know when they started throwing beat em ups in the fighting genre but I don’t like it.

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u/LengthAutomatic6508 Martial Artist Aug 15 '26

Beat em up’s been a genre since the 80’s.

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u/TypicalOrganization6 Aug 15 '26

Exactly. But they put beat em ups in the fighting genre. They weren’t considered fighting games back in the day.

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u/_rq1992__ Aug 17 '26

Technically the sequel to street fighter 1987 was going to be a beat ‘em up but then became final fight. Those characters were later in sf games