Theme O' the Week: Beat'em Ups!

[digitalpress]

Welcome to the second round of "Theme O' the Week" (tm), a division of "Game O' the Day" (tm) and "Topic O' the Moment" (tm)*.

In Theme O' the Week, YOU make it happen. from Monday through Friday on these special theme weeks, it is YOUR job to create topics that inspire thought, discussion, and creativity surrounding the theme at hand.

The forums will run as normal, but it will up to YOU to make a theme week a success. On any given day, the forum will have a noticeable flavor, if participation is high. If you've been a subscriber to the Digital Press paper 'zine, then you already "get it". Don't let the themes dictate what you discuss, but if you've ever wondered or wanted to share something regarding that theme, this is YOUR chance!

Samples of threads that you might start.
- A thread dedicated to your favorite game related to the theme.
- A poll with your favorite characters pertaining to the theme. What's everyone else's favorite?
- Discussion on the worst games related to the theme.
- A collector's "did you know" about that theme.
- A gamer's "hardest/easiest" game related to the theme.

Get it? The possibilities are endless.

Theme O' the Week will run in spurts, perhaps one week each month, or less if participation is low.

Try your hand at it! If you create a popular thread with this theme, YOU will get to choose the next Theme O' the Week!

Carry on... start a thread today or share your thoughts about theme weeks in general here. Our experienced think tank will be standing by to assist!

*(tm) = That's Madness

[digitalpress]

Couple of liner notes on this week's theme.

Our member Gamereviewgod got the choice by proving to be the most spirited in the last theme week (Sega Genesis).

"Beat'em Ups" refers NOT to tournament-style fighting games, but rather to the many-against-one style that has really disappeared over the years. Think Final Fight, Streets of Rage, Double Dragon, Two Crude Dudes... that kind of thing.

I would suggest that if the topic runs dry before the week ends that you use tournament style, boxing, wrestling, etc games as a backup option.

That is all. Have fun with it!

[Charlie]

Two Crude Dudes? You freak!

[digitalpress]

Today's the last day of the theme week, I'll unsticky it.

I'm going to go ahead and announce the winner early - FLACK. His threads and "beat'em-up name generator" won me over, so he gets to pick the theme when we do theme week next month.

POW. Game ON.