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Fredrik
Member
It was a looker on Amiga 500 as well, for the time, I remember it receiving the ”Screen Star” award in the biggest computer mag in my country, Datormagazinet. Probably played like shit compared to the arcade but I only played it on the Amiga so I only have fond memories of it.
Edgelord79
Gold Member
If we are comparing it to today's standards sure then it's not very good. It's simplistic, very linear with a mediocre story. Of course if you play it now, it's not going to hold up.
But if using context and the standards of the time, it was very good.
But if using context and the standards of the time, it was very good.
xpresstuning
Member
That was a good question to ask in 1995, maybe even earlier, but today? Double Dragon hasn't been a thing since the early '90s.
As to why it was so popular, it was to beat 'em ups what Doom was for first person shooters, and what Street Fighter II was for fighting games. The original arcade releases laid the foundation for the genre and popularized it. They were also ported on everything possible and received numerous sequels of varying degrees.
As to why it was so popular, it was to beat 'em ups what Doom was for first person shooters, and what Street Fighter II was for fighting games. The original arcade releases laid the foundation for the genre and popularized it. They were also ported on everything possible and received numerous sequels of varying degrees.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I've never understood the appeal of beat em ups period. Punch a few dudes, move to the next screen, punch a few dudes, move to the next screen, repeat ad nauseam. Incredibly repetitive, incredibly boring.
amigastar
Member
Yeah, i've had Double Dragon on the game boy. I remember liking it. then i lend it to a guy and never got it back.
yurinka
Member
We're in 2021, not in 1988. Back then, Double Dragon had great visuals, OST and gameplay. Back then was a big improvement over what it was made until then in the genre, so it became a big hit.
The Double Dragon games have more moves and you can use different weapons, specially I remember it for Super Double Dragon. I also remember that in Double Dragon II for NES (my favorite one) a cool one that was a very powerful knee attack that was performed by tapping the front attack button on wake up when landing after a jump (or specifically flying kick, not sure now).
Double Dragon was a big improvement over Renegade, made by the same people and the grandfather or the genre. But soon after Double Dragon, in 1989 Final Fight was released improving way more the visuals and gameplay of the genre, setting a new standard followed by more beat'em ups, being my favorite ones the ones made by Capcom, Konami and Sega like TMNT, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Alien vs Predator or Streets of Rage.
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Mister Wolf
Gold Member
A grandfather of its genre so its respected.
Agent X
Member
I agree with both of these. It was a big hit in the arcades because it had some advanced (for the time) play mechanics compared to its contemporaries, and also allowed two players to play simultaneously.
As
Neff
pointed out, games like Final Fight and Streets of Rage came soon afterward, took the formula and improved upon it. Meanwhile, Double Dragon languished in the mid 90s, as some of the games of that time veered into one-on-one fighting games (like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat) instead of continuing to evolve the formula that brought them to the dance.Over the last two decades, there were some revivals that tried to get the series back on track, with varying level of success. I really think that Double Dragon Advance on Game Boy Advance is an amazing effort that stands as one of the best Double Dragon games, as well as one of the best GBA games. Double Dragon Neon is loads of fun, too.
I've never played the original Amiga version myself, but someone is working on a new version of the game for Amiga.
Double Dragon - Work continues to bring an Arcade quality port of Double Dragon over to the Amiga
Mark Day has shown some brand new footage of the upcoming Arcade quality port of Double Dragon over to the Amiga!
Here's a video of this new version, which is still in development.
daffyduck
Member
FTFY
dem
Member
Double Dragon was the epitome of cool and it defined the genre. Mohawks, Cutoff Jean jackets, and ninja weapons.
And then a bunch of games came out that destroyed it. Ninja Turtles and Simpsons arcade game came out a couple years later and were mind blowing. Arcades back then we’re so fucking bangin.
And then a bunch of games came out that destroyed it. Ninja Turtles and Simpsons arcade game came out a couple years later and were mind blowing. Arcades back then we’re so fucking bangin.
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DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
The first one was kind of crap. Double Dragon 2 and Battletoads & Double Dragon were really great though. They felt so much better
Stefan.North
Member
Can't expect games from 80's to have customizable moves, lots of stats and NPCs.
Still better being stiff than having QTEs, constant updates and lootboxes.
Still better being stiff than having QTEs, constant updates and lootboxes.
It was great for it's time. I used to play a lot of the NES version of Double Dragon 2 with a friend and thought it was one of the best games ever back then. It was unique for a beat 'em up in that it had platforming and environmental hazards that cause you to change the way you play. It had more moves than most others then too and just never felt repetitive like some of these games could get. Also good bosses. DD Advance was also quite impressive with a much larger moveset than other DDs and really good use of weapons. I never played Super DD or DD Neon.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
This.
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Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I only like TMNT
Fredrik
Member
I've never played the original Amiga version myself, but someone is working on a new version of the game for Amiga.
Double Dragon - Work continues to bring an Arcade quality port of Double Dragon over to the Amiga
Mark Day has shown some brand new footage of the upcoming Arcade quality port of Double Dragon over to the Amiga!www.indieretronews.com
Here's a video of this new version, which is still in development.
Okay that was a couple thousand times better than the original Amiga version!
fart town usa
Gold Member
Nah, DD is awesome, at least some of them are. Even the "worst" one, (DD3 on the NES) is an awesome game with fantastic graphics and combat, its fatal flaw is that it's ungodly difficult, gives you like 1 life and maybe 1 continue. It's just too brutal. Playing with codes to simply experience the game is a lot of fun. I beat the genesis version when I was a kid but I remember the NES version more than the Genesis one.
Super Double Dragon on the SNES is a seriously underrated beat-em-up. It is relatively slow compared to Final Fight and SOR but Super Double Dragon has a ton of moves and melee weapons. Blocking and then catching an enemy's punch will allow you to back hand the shit out of them and it's so damn satisfying. Or you can catch their punch and throw them, the power meter allows for different attacks based on how charged it is, etc.
Fantastic OST in all the games too.
Also, a lot of people consider DD2: The Revenge to be the greatest beat-em-up of all time. The fighting mechanics in it are pretty crazy, the back kick, spinning over enemies, etc.
Super Double Dragon on the SNES is a seriously underrated beat-em-up. It is relatively slow compared to Final Fight and SOR but Super Double Dragon has a ton of moves and melee weapons. Blocking and then catching an enemy's punch will allow you to back hand the shit out of them and it's so damn satisfying. Or you can catch their punch and throw them, the power meter allows for different attacks based on how charged it is, etc.
Fantastic OST in all the games too.
Also, a lot of people consider DD2: The Revenge to be the greatest beat-em-up of all time. The fighting mechanics in it are pretty crazy, the back kick, spinning over enemies, etc.
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fart town usa
Gold Member
Absolutely. That scene was all the motivation you needed to pop a quarter in the arcade and then rent/buy it on the NES.
Seeing her take that punch and then get flung over the guys shoulder, underwear showing and all. It was just infuriating. "I must rescue her!" is all that was going through my 6 year old mind, lol.
Tuff McNutt
Member
Still one of my favorites. I play the arcade version pretty regularly. And DD2 is also great once you get the hang of the left/right attack control scheme.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Have you played the GBA Double Dragon? I'd say that's the best one in the series by far.
pramod
Banned
Ok so I just popped in Double Dragon 2 arcade on emulator just now to see maybe I was wrong and this is really a great game that somehow I just didn't understand....nope.
I can't even get through the first stage. Whenever I want my character to just walk up and punch someone, he kicks in the other direction. I can't even get him to attack in the direction I want to, WTF?
And what's up with the horrible slowdown? At first I thought it was an emulator problem, but nope looks like even the original arcade hardware had it.
Maybe I"m just beating a dead horse...but maybe it's just one of those weird things in life some people like and others don't...like cilantro.
I can't even get through the first stage. Whenever I want my character to just walk up and punch someone, he kicks in the other direction. I can't even get him to attack in the direction I want to, WTF?
And what's up with the horrible slowdown? At first I thought it was an emulator problem, but nope looks like even the original arcade hardware had it.
Maybe I"m just beating a dead horse...but maybe it's just one of those weird things in life some people like and others don't...like cilantro.
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pramod
Banned
Remember Renegade lol. I recall the NES port of this game was ruff...I still owned it though
Wow never realized this but a lot of the moves and even animations in DD seem to be directly copied from Renegade....
Knightime_X
Member
DD arcade - Didn't care for any of them
DD1 - NES - Take it or leave it.
DD2 - NES - My favorite
DD3 - NES - Trash
Super DD - SNES - It was ok for its time
Double Dragon IV is surprisingly fun.
I just wished there was one attack that would link. It would make for a sick 4 hit combo.
Other than that, gameplay wise I like it over dd2.
DD1 - NES - Take it or leave it.
DD2 - NES - My favorite
DD3 - NES - Trash
Super DD - SNES - It was ok for its time
Double Dragon IV is surprisingly fun.
I just wished there was one attack that would link. It would make for a sick 4 hit combo.
Other than that, gameplay wise I like it over dd2.
TLZ
Banned
Double Dragon II on NES is fantastic. And it's not just one move. It's the best Double Dragon imo.
A close second is Double Dragon Neon. Have you tried it? You might like this one since you can level up and has more moves.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
You can reduce pretty much anything to its most basic characteristics and make it sound bad.
This was a fun co-op game for its time. It was also very challenging. The first one featured an experience-based level-up system that allowed you to learn new moves. It was one of the first games that let you grab weapons from enemies and use them, and the original NES version also featured a two-player Vs. mode that wasn't really like anything else at the time. It didn't hurt that the game also had excellent music backing it up as well.
SLB1904
Banned
it was big in the 90s where the martial arts movies where hot
PropellerEar
Member
Good games (fun co-op beat em up adventures) DD1 & DD2...
I have played some more recent DDs too on SNES and also NEO, but never really got into those.
I have played some more recent DDs too on SNES and also NEO, but never really got into those.
dcx4610
Member
You had to be there. I can't imagine someone playing it now and finding it fun.
Seeing those graphics in the arcade and just punching and kicking people was satifsying and unique at the time. The slow down made it virtually unplayable though but back then, that was just part of the game and you didn't know any better. I honestly prefer the NES game just because of the power up system and music.
Double Dragon II on the NES however I feel is a fantastic game and I still get hooked into playing it today. Great controls, music and one of the most satisfying endings from the NES days. Plus, nothing feels quite as good as hitting someone with that flying knee. But for beat 'em ups in general, I think they peaked with Final Fight, Streets of Rage, TMNT and X-Men.
Seeing those graphics in the arcade and just punching and kicking people was satifsying and unique at the time. The slow down made it virtually unplayable though but back then, that was just part of the game and you didn't know any better. I honestly prefer the NES game just because of the power up system and music.
Double Dragon II on the NES however I feel is a fantastic game and I still get hooked into playing it today. Great controls, music and one of the most satisfying endings from the NES days. Plus, nothing feels quite as good as hitting someone with that flying knee. But for beat 'em ups in general, I think they peaked with Final Fight, Streets of Rage, TMNT and X-Men.
CapnAmaricrunch
Banned
I consider double dragon for neo geo and super double dragon for snes both are 10/10 games.
