The 4:3 variant features a more zoomed-in view, which offers up a bit more detail on the character models while the widescreen version makes the environments the star of the show. The game is generally well-optimized to tailor gameplay for whatever display you’re playing on. Now that can still be an issue with the 4:3 version, but with the widescreen variant, it never crops up. It was very much ahead of its time in that regard and this resulted in the game having plenty of playable game space in an era where many games of its type had cramped environments. X-Men was a variable unit in that you could play it with either a 4-player mode in a 4:3 screen or with up to 6 players with a widescreen viewing area. While a console purchase is a one-time buy of around $65 at the time, an arcade game would typically cost you 25 cents per credit for beat-em-ups - with higher-end fighting games being 50 cents and your high-dollar cabinets like Daytona USA sometimes costing 75 cents. Out of the ashes of earlier games came more refinement and the realization from gaming companies that this simple core formula could fit a wide variety of licenses and be a total cash cow in arcades. The latter revolutionized them by becoming the most popular entry seen at the time, and created the rough template that would be followed by games like Final Fight and Streets of Rage. The genre was pioneered by Renegade from Technos and later expanded upon with Double Dragon. The early ’90s were a golden age for side-scrolling beat-em’ups. You’ll see both good and bad souls unearthed every month as we search through the more… forgotten…parts of history. Inside, we’ll be digging up games that have long been without a pulse. Watch your step, for you’ve just entered the Graveyard.
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