Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tonight we're diving into three of the weirdest forgotten beat 'em ups for the SNES and Sega Genesis. From a baby piloting a mech in Captain Commando to the brutal horror of Splatterhouse 3 and the absolute poacher-exploding chaos of Growl, these 16-bit brawlers are truly unhinged!
Chapters:
0:43 Captain Commando
6:08 Growl
12:22 Splatterhouse 3
19:52 Outro
corrections:
2:01 Captain Commando was very popular in Japan as an arcade game, but was largely overshadowed in the west by other brawlers. Especially when Street Fighter II came out.
19:14 It's also included in the Evercade Namco Museum Volume 2 cartridge if you happen to have an Evercade
If you like this kind of thing, I do this every week — weird SNES games, forgotten rentals, and cartoon tie-ins that maybe shouldn’t exist.
#RetroGaming #SNES #SegaGenesis #BeatEmUp #CaptainCommando #Splatterhouse3 #Growl #16Bit #Retrovania #HiddenGems #GamingHistory #SuperNintendo #SegaMegaDrive #Brawler #ClassicGaming
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Tonight we're diving into three of the weirdest forgotten beat 'em ups for the SNES and Sega Genesis. From a baby piloting a mech in Captain Commando to the brutal horror of Splatterhouse 3 and the absolute poacher-exploding chaos of Growl, these 16-bit brawlers are truly unhinged!
Chapters:
0:43 Captain Commando
6:08 Growl
12:22 Splatterhouse 3
19:52 Outro
corrections:
2:01 Captain Commando was very popular in Japan as an arcade game, but was largely overshadowed in the west by other brawlers. Especially when Street Fighter II came out.
19:14 It's also included in the Evercade Namco Museum Volume 2 cartridge if you happen to have an Evercade
If you like this kind of thing, I do this every week — weird SNES games, forgotten rentals, and cartoon tie-ins that maybe shouldn’t exist.
#RetroGaming #SNES #SegaGenesis #BeatEmUp #CaptainCommando #Splatterhouse3 #Growl #16Bit #Retrovania #HiddenGems #GamingHistory #SuperNintendo #SegaMegaDrive #Brawler #ClassicGaming
Check out our podcast here!
(https://retrovaniacs.podbean.com)
Wanna know who does the character art for these videos? Check her out below:
(instagram.com/standardamandard?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==)
Wanna chat with us on Discord?
(discord.com/invite/4UZRsSjegR)
Or check out more of what we do here:
(retrovania.net/)
