A History of Brawlers & Beat 'em Ups

From Drink the Video Games by Brian - Drink the Movies

December 3, 2025 · 18 min · Season 4 · Episode 1

About this episode

This episode explores the history of Beat 'em Ups and features a cocktail recipe.

In this season of Drink the Video Games, I'll be taking a look at the history of Beat 'em Ups! How they got started, dominated the arcade to home console cycle, created some of the best tie-in games of all time, and continue to this day. Plus, Michaela from Drink the Movies stops in to mi up a Plum Honey Smash worthy of a night at the barcade revisiting your favorites! ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.social⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGames⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.drinkthemovies.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies⁠⁠ **Please Drink Responsibly** Brawlers Source List 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zjg9zue7R0 NES Game Players VHS 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFB3mjPRnBY CAPCOM Beat ‘em Up Bundle – Trailer 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSbD4KOFgcc QUByte Beat ‘em Up Collection (No Dialogue) 4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z8CJKy-HLw TMNT 2 Arcade Game Commercial 5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ZyztIMKDs River City Girls Launch Trailer 6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trnlwPu54jU Genesis Streets of Rage Commercial 7…

People in this episode

Host: Brian

Guest: Michaela

Topics covered

Brawlers
Beat 'em Ups
Video Game History
Arcade Games
Home Console Games

Keywords

Brawlers
Beat 'em Ups
arcade
video games
cocktail recipe

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Organizations: Drink the Movies