GamesAsylum: "To say Konami put The Simpsons license to good use would be an understatement. Their 1991 scrolling brawler The Simpsons: Arcade is often referred to as the greatest Simpsons game of all time, even if it did take a few odd liberties with the license. Moe’s Tavern relocated to underneath Springfield cemetery being just one frankly baffling example.
It was 1989’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game that set the blueprint not just for The Simpsons or the handful of other classic Konami scrolling brawlers that followed, but also just about every TMNT since. Indeed, exceptions are rare – Konami did experiment with the one-on-one TMNT Tournament Fighters while years later Ubisoft released the Smash Bros. inspired TMNT Smash-Up – but it would seem that the ninja teens are forever typecast to star in scrolling beat ’em ups."
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It's sad this comic book turned tabletop roleplaying game never got a good video game.
Brawlers reached their zenith in the early 1990s, but declined in popularity soon after. Put in your gumshield and prepare for fisticuffs as we find out why.
EB: Couch co-op gaming has always been one of my favorite past times, namely because it was the main style of gameplay offered during the 80’s and 90’s, which is the timeframe that I first fell in love with my video game hobby. The act of settling in with neighborhood buddies or school friends to play through a new NES or SNES game was an amazing experience, and a great way to bond with people that share similar interests to yours. Unfortunately, with the advent of online gaming, many developers cast the whole couch co-op motif aside, effectively limiting the experience to only a few modern titles, and they’re almost always from the FPS genre.
With that being said a few Indie developers have brought back couch co-op, and a few AAA titles offer the mode on current-gen consoles, but for the most part, the best couch co-op experiences are rooted in past games or franchises. The list below represents the 11 best games and/or franchises to have featured couch co-op.
