Mega Twins / Chiki Chiki Boys
When it comes to Capcom arcade games, most people think of things like Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Final Fight. While they’d establish and lean harder into these recognizable franchises and fighting games in general throughout the 90s, their earlier arcade days had them pushing quite a few side-scrolling action platformers. Ghosts ‘N Goblins and Strider were the biggest winners of this foray, but games like Black Tiger, Trojan, and Tiger Road all offered distinct approaches to the genre. Chiki Chiki Boys (or Mega Twins outside of Japan) came in at the tail end of this sequence of games in 1990 (alongside Magic Sword), yet it’s arguably the least complex and most friendly of them all. Instead of having to deal with one-hit kills, high-stakes platforming, or various takes on darker forms of fantasy, Chiki Chiki Boys offers a lighthearted, charming romp with co-op that’s simple to grasp, but engaging enough to make a playthrough worthwhile.
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