This is the one arcade game I actually played in an arcade till my fingers bled and the only one I was even remotely good at.

I would play it with my brother all time time. I am so lucky that I got to play in an actual arcade as a kid since there basically never have been any around anywhere near my place.

And this game is the blueprint of 90s pseudo-coolness xD

It is dumb and hilarious and walks the line between unintentionally funny and actually awesome more expertly than any other game I have ever played except maybe Resident Evil 4.

And on top of that, it's also a damn smooth beat em up experience.

All around great, but nothing you have to play, especially nowadays.

... but totally do play it if you ever come across it in an arcade.

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is what happens when you mix Final Fight with freaking dinosaurs. You get the great mechanics of Capcom’s original brawling masterpiece, drive a cool Cadillac, and then mix it with a world-ending plot featuring dinosaurs.

The dinos are fun and all that, but you’ve come for the brawling—and in my opinion you get a great one. The game feels as smooth as butter, especially with Jack, Hannah and Mustapha; as they just glide through the levels with a variety of running kicks, slides and jumps—it’s really a joy to play. Items like guns, bazookas, explosives etc., and your usual garden-variety knives are fun to play around with and enhance the gameplay experience.

It’s the hallmark of a great brawler when you barely feel like using the special attack and this game definitely has that feeling in spades.

This game is called Cadillacs and Dinosaurs but the real highlight is Guns (tm). More beatmups should let you use pumps and uzis. No, I don't care if it violates the melee sanctity of the genre: I need to explode guts from full screen. I need full-throttle, lead-in-the-head crowd control.

Pretty easy (read: Humanly and Acceptably Fair) for an arcade brawler too, we didn't start adding credits until a bit past the halfway point. But damn Capcom, 8 stages? You did NOT make enough enemies to last 8 stages.

Perhaps the best beat ’em up that Capcom has ever made. A game that has devoured millions of weekly pays around the world in the 90's.

The Earth has become uninhabitable and mankind takes refuge underground in order to survive. 600 years later, humans emerge from their underground bunkers and discover that the planet has been taken over by dinosaurs! Some humans try to live in peace with them, but other punks want to kill and sell them and make a fortune from poaching. Four dino-activists set out to stop them and restore peace with dinosaurs mainly through of cadillacs and cool flying kicks. This is Cadillacs and Dinosaurs.

PROS

⭐Do not disturb the dinosaurs! They remain neutral until attacked. If you dare to hit one, it will stomp and bite any simp in the way.
⭐A lot of weapons. Knives, submachine guns, assault rifles, bazookas, stones, butcher knifes, grenades ... All well balanced. They make things easier, but they won't guarantee victory.
⭐Elevator stage included (quality beat ’em up game sign) and also a whole section where you get to drive a cadillac and you can run over every punk you come across on your way.
⭐Up to 3 players and not just 2. :)

CONS

⚠️Some bosses can be frustratingly difficult, like twin slisaurs.
⚠️It doesn't have console version and it's unlikely to ever see a legit re-release on a modern system for license agreement reasons.