Wes's take — coming soonPlayed? Beaten? 100%? Rating, tier and a Pocket log line will live here.

Instruction booklet · April 1993

Brawl Brothers

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

Released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Brawl Brothers is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game by Jaleco, serving as the sequel to Rival Turf! and preceding The Peace Keepers in 1993.

Specifications

Released: April 1993
Developer: Jaleco
Publisher: Jaleco
Players: 2
Genre: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: Rushing Beat
Themes: Action
View: Side view
Multiplayer: Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Famitsu · four reviewers

Players: 60/100 (10 ratings)
AllGame: 3/5
Computer and Video Games: 80/100
GameFan: 89%, 80%, 80%, 85%
Official Nintendo Magazine: 84/100
Super Play: 60%
Total!: 53%
Control: 64%
Hippon Super!: 6/10
N-Force: 69/100
Nintendo Game Zone: 72/100
SNES Force: 74%
Super Action: 86%
The Super Famicom: 68/100
Super Pro: 62/100

BE KIND, REWINDApril 1993

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Week of April 2, 1993

Apr. 4

The World Wrestling Federation holds WrestleMania IX from Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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Data: IGDB · Wikipedia · libretro-thumbnails · Charts: Billboard · Box office: Box Office Mojo via Wikipedia. Today’s money uses US CPI-U, 2025 dollars.