History VideoGame / TheCombatribes

* DropTheHammer: Trash uses a sledgehammer and, unlike other bosses, doesn't drop it at low life.

Originally released for the arcades in 1990, ''The Combatribes'' was Technos Japan Corp.'s attempt to create another popular {{beat em up}} franchise following the success of their ''VideoGame/KunioKun'' (''Renegade'', ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'') and ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' games. It was developed by most of the same staff members who worked on the arcade version of the first ''Double Dragon'' and while it did not have the same widespread popularity as its predecessors, it did inspire a console port for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem released in 1992. The player chooses from one of the titular "Combatribes", a group of three former military men with superhuman strength who have come to New York City to rid the city of its various street gangs and criminal mobs.

Originally released for the arcades in 1990, ''The Combatribes'' was Technos Japan Corp.'s attempt to create another popular {{beat em up}} franchise following the success of their ''VideoGame/KunioKun'' (''Renegade'', ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'') and ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' games. It was developed by most of the same staff members who worked on the arcade version of the first ''Double Dragon'' and while it did not have the same widespread popularity as its predecessors, it did inspired a console port for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem released in 1992. The player chooses from one of the titular "Combatribes", a group of three former military men with superhuman strength who have come to New York City to rid the city of its various street gangs and criminal mobs.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Martha Splatterhead in the arcade version was just a final boss that shows up at the last minute with no explanation of who she is, other than she's implied to be a female bodyguard who betrays her employer. The Combatribes defeat her without mercy and leave her lifeless body in the docks. In the SNES version, she and Swastika are revealed to be former allies of the Combatribes who went rogue after they were turned into cyborgs against their will. When the Combatribes eventually confront her, she chooses to die fighting rather than return to the military with them. She thanks the Combatribes after her defeat and the heroes decide leave carrying her body.
* AdaptedOut: The man in suit is ditched completely in the SNES version in favor of making Martha Splatterhead herself the leader of the Ground Zero organization.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: In the Super Famicom version, the defeated bosses are shown with bruised and bloodied faces at the end of each stage. In the SNES version, the blood was either recolored to resemble sweat and tears, or even removed.

* DropTheHammer: Trash uses a sledgehammer and unlike other bosses, doesn't drop it at low life.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Gring Terror (one of the {{mook}}s in the second stage) resembles ComicBook/TheJoker. Even more in the ad comic, where he wears a purple suit and everything. Whereas in the game he just wears a purple and white ringmaster's outfit.

** Martha, especially in the arcade version, where she has an attack where she flies a short distance that can knock all players down instantly. To make things worse, there could be up to three of her at once. Thankfully, both of these were removed from the SNES version, but she is still incredibly hard to beat without some kind of AIBreaker. In both versions, [[TheDeterminator she can never be knocked down until she dies]], [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard but she can in Versus mode, where the computer can also have her do an evasive backflip that the player cannot.]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The soundtrack was stolen wholecloth by the obscure beat 'em up ''Mug Smashers''.