The Combatribes

The Combatribes
Promotional leaflet for the arcade version (Due to an error the colors for Blitz and Bullova are switched in this artwork.)
DeveloperTechnos Japan Corp.
PublisherAmerican Technos Inc.
DirectorsAtsushi Tanimoto, Noriyuki Tomiyama (arcade)
Yoshihisa Kishimoto (SNES)
ProducerNoriyuki Tomiyama
ProgrammersNaritaka Nishimura, Takayuki Saito, Isamu Kanakubo, Kenji Nishikawa (arcade)
Michiya Hirasawa, S. Minayoshi (SNES)
ArtistsKoji Ogata, H. Shibata, Tsutomu Andō, Toshiyuki Ōsumi, Shinichi Saitō, Masamichi Katagiri, Takehisa Izumiyama, H. Sakamoto (arcade)
A. Hirasawa, Hidetoshi Fujioka, Yasuo Wakatsuki, S. Inoue, Takashige Shichijyo, Tsutomu Andō (SNES)
WriterAtsushi Tanimoto (SNES)
ComposerKazunaka Yamane
PlatformsArcade, Super NES, Wii Virtual Console
ReleaseMay 1990
GenreBeat 'em up
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

The Combatribes is a 1990 beat 'em-up game released for the arcades by Technos Japan Corp (the developers of Renegade and Double Dragon). A home version of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was also released in 1992. The game centers on three vigilantes (identified as cyborgs in the SNES port) who must fight against numerous street gangs in futuristic New York City. The SNES version was released for the Wii Virtual Console in North America on November 30, 2009.