Streets of Rage - Beat 'em Ups Explored

This month I'll be taking a look at the SEGA classic, Streets of Rage! How the game shaped the SEGA 16-bit era, how the music elevated the game into a class of it's own, and how a 25 year absence can't keep this series down. Plus, Michaela from Drink the Movies stops by to to mix up a power boosting cocktail!⁠https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGames⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drinkthemovies.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies⁠Streets of Rage Sources 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3TS6hM1EToStreets of Rage Sega Genesis Commercial 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S8_iV9AsasStreets of Rage 2 / Bare Knuckle II Japanese Commercial 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDP0NA1W9VUStreets of Rage 2 commercial - SEGA Genesis 5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMgHjfKjycgGamesMaster Challenge: Streets Of Rage 2 6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc5xguHLyOEStreets of Rage 2 (test Megadrive) - Bad Influence! (1993 -CITV) 7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bgPefCyfAStreets of Rage 4 - Reveal Trailer 8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PjwGHVvcXkStreets of Rage 3 Commercial 9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU39hQCnU6U2023 SEGA Game Awards Trailer10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ6sa88CLm4&list=PLZtMkjzZ3gJGqKDhTOa1_BLFYqz1tkXCS&index=4Streets of Rage 4 – Behind the Music @dotemu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_mrpsouYiE&list=PL1sDgbmgSB3G7ZN1zwHgW1hfQRm93Dw43&index=3Cocktail Section Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXjaCkPWpvUIntro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG7MvthfOxYCocktail https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f2/MeanMachines_UK_12.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200611015638/https://readonlymemory.vg/an-interview-with-noriyoshi-ohba/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071858/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/liners/streetsragecompilation.shtml https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-s