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Double Dragon

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I had been looking for this game forever. I just got a nintendo like a month ago and hadn't played it in like 10 years at least. Best thing i ever did:) Nintendo was so freakign long ago that I forget if I had ever played this outside of the arcade. WELL I NEVER HAD, the nintendo isn't quite as good as the arcade, but only becasue the game is shorter and has a few less types of enemies. But you will still be able to pick up the bats and the chains and everything. Have fun whoopin some butt in one of the greatest nintendo games ever!

The original Double Dragon still holds up as one of the best games made for the original NES system. It's still as much fun to play now as it was when I was a kid.

Double Dragon was a mandatory staple in arcades across America back in 1987. Developed by Technos, the goal was to go through 4 stages filled with enemies and reach the main villain, Willy. If you managed to beat it on your own, you'd rescue Marion, the girl who was kidnapped by Willy. If you beat it with another player, the game made you face off against the other player to see who gets the girl. It was a fun game that had good graphics, good music and 2 player co op. What more could anyone ask for back then? How about an NES port of the same game? No one saw that coming. Technos developed it and Tradewest published Double Dragon in 1988 for the NES with some changes in the mix. For the most part, it turned out good.

The NES version had four stages filled with enemies and obstacles. There were weapons you could have picked up to use against the enemies. All of your moves from the arcade version were here but in a twist, you had to earn them by racking up points. Each time you reached a certain point level, the game rewards you with a heart icon, indicating a new move was available to use. You started with 3 hearts and had to earn 5 more. There were no passwords, battery backed saves or the ability to earn extra lives here. If you were to beat the game, you had to do it in one shot and with the three lives given to you. The game did not feature the two player co op mode instead opting for the 2 player alternating mode where players took turns to play the main mode. Ironically, Double Dragon featured a two player VS mode where you and another player chose from a small roster of characters and then fought inside an arena.

The PROS: The four stages in the arcade version were very short. Thankfully, adding new areas in the NES game extended the gaming experience. Bringing a port of an arcade game to the NES meant it wasn't going to look or sound exactly like what you saw in the arcades but Technos did a commendable job. The graphics and music are good and while the sound effects are a little different, they get the job done. The controls were also good and it was easy to pull off the special moves once you earned them. The two player VS mode was a novel idea even though it wasn't as fun as playing through the main mode.

The CONS: There were some changes made to this version that hurt it. The 2 player co op mode was excluded and instead you had to take turns when it came to having two players. Any weapons that you were able to use during the game were taken away from you in certain sections. The new areas that featured obstacles were very tricky to pass through without getting hurt. If you weren't careful, you'd either take damage or get knocked into a pit, losing one of your precious lives. Speaking of lives, you only got three of them and once they were gone, the game's over. It wouldn't be so bad except the game was notoriously HARD. The enemies got stronger in the later stages, the obstacles were hard to avoid as were the times you needed to jump onto moving platforms.

It was memorable to see an arcade game be ported to the NES and the changes it brought divided the opinion among gamers. Some liked the fact that they could play Double Dragon at home while others were bothered by the differences they saw between it and the arcade game it was based. Everyone agreed on one thing: it was a very difficult game to beat and you had to tip your hat to the people who did beat the game. If you are curious as to see how the game looks, check out some YouTube videos. If you want to feel what it's like to play a tough game, you can download it to the Wii from the Virtual Console Service for 500 points (US $5.00.)

ok in the start of the series but not very easy, no 2 player game because jimmy is the last lvl boss on this one. the gameplay isn't bad just Billy starts to develop different movies during fighting. I recommend you plsy the arcade version (you can download the rom) which is much better than this version, it has 2 player mode. Overall its not a bad game.

Pretty decent game, loved it as a kid but playing it now it's just average and frustrating due to the cheesey lameness of the enemies and the cheapness of the game.

I was in junior high when this game came out in the arcades. I love the music, especially at the end. Buy this game if you want a great throwback to another era!

Refer to the title for my opinion on this game. I really wrote the review because the guy previous to me who wrote one's name is MORGOTH. MORGOTH is the name of the reaper in the Chimaira DVD The Dehuminizing Process. ROCK ON IF YOU LISTEN TO CHIMAIRA! HOMETOWN HEROES OF MINE! C-TOWN!