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Yoshihisa Kishimoto, credited as one of the main pioneers of the beat ’em up genre, has died aged 64.

A long legacy of beating-em-up.

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The beat-’em-up genre has lost one of its key creators. Yoshihisa Kishimoto, known for shaping arcade classics such as Double Dragon and Kunio-kun, has died at the age of 64. His passing was confirmed ...

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