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Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

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Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

Apr 1, 1993

Main game

3.86 average rating based on 128 ratings

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Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up arcade game based on the comic book series Xenozoic Tales. In the game, the player has access to several attacks. Each character has two special moves including one that depletes a character's health upon contact with an enemy and when two or more players play together, they can trigger a team-attack. Players can also find and use various firearms, throwing weapons such as rocks and explosives, and melee weapons such as clubs.
Developers
Capcom
Publishers
Capcom
Franchises
Xenosaga
Series
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Platforms
Arcade
Genres
Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Platform
Themes
Action
Release Dates
Apr 1993 Full Release (Worldwide)
Arcade
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User Stats
235
In Collection
19
Wish Listed
2
Playing
29
Backlogged
How Long Is Cadillacs and Dinosaurs?
Main story: 1.3 hours
Main + extras: 3.0 hours
Total completions: 5
giopep
giopep gave Jul 5, 2022
giopep gave Jul 5, 2022
giopep's review of Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
This review is for the Arcade version

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is "that" game I always heard about, I maybe saw once or twice in an arcade but I never "really" played, maybe because it never appeared on home systems. I finally played it recently and I had so much fun. It's one of the best scrolling beat 'em up I ever played, inventive, varied, stylish and with great mechanics, so precise, that never feel like they are taking advantage of you like oh so many classics from my childhood. No, in this game, if you get crushed, you always feel like it's your fault. Very, very nice.

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jay.dino
jay.dino gave Jun 9, 2016
jay.dino gave Jun 9, 2016
Awesome setting for this kind of game

Platform:

Arcade version.

Graphics/Sound:

It looks great, just like any arcade beat 'em up, with many explosion effects and characters dying in slow motion. It also has a cadillac and quite a few dinosaurs in varied environments.

Gameplay:

The gameplay is as simple as any beat 'em up with linear levels. There is only 2 buttons, one to punch and one to jump, yet you can perform a few special moves by combining some button. You have 4 characters to choose from but it doesn't really matter which one you choose except for aesthetics.

Difficulty:

I played this on emulator, and I didn't really count how many coins I put in, but it did not feel too hard. I managed to beat at least 2 bosses with only one coin in the beginning.

Conclusion:

I liked this one very much simply because the setting and the environments were so entertaining. Every level had some new elements and it didn't get boring. Definitely one of my favourite beat 'em ups so far.

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FlashTanker
FlashTanker gave Jan 23, 2014
FlashTanker gave Jan 23, 2014
FlashTanker's review of Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

This was the arcade of my youth.

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scoopings
scoopings updated their status Jun 19, 2025
scoopings updated their status Jun 19, 2025

This will definitely be on my list of games to play with others, even if brawlers are never a favorite of mine. This one is direct, fun, with a great Look and Sound, and tho it definitely has the coin eating mechanic like them all, it was reasonable enough. It would be even more reasonable with 1-2 others helping me :-p

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