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Double Dragon

I got a mean elbow.

About Me

GRAPHICS (A) - While Double Dragon may look primitive compared to more recent games, but back in 1987, the graphics were pretty good. The graphics were a major improvement over Renegade (Technos' previous beat-em-up). All the characters were well animated for it's time. While there was not much variety in the game's enemies (Williams and Roper appears 75% of the time, with occasional appearances by Linda, Abobo or one of the three bosses), they had multiple palettes to give the enemies a more colorful variety. The four stages were well-designed, featuring it's fair share of obstacles. There are also minor details to look out for like Wanted posters featuring one of the three bosses (Bolo, Jeff or Willie), an ad for Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun (the original Japanese version of Renegade) and the cat on the dumpster.

My Interests

ENEMIES (B+) - The generic members of the Black Warriors gang consist of Williams, Roper, Linda and Abobo. There is very little differences between Williams and Roper (except that Roper likes to carry more weapons). Williams is the generic thug that punches Marian in the game's intro. Roper is another thug who wears spike in his shoulders. Linda is a female dominatrix with blond-puffy hair who likes to carry a whip. She's the weakest enemy in the game and doesn't appear often. Abobo is a giant who likes to throw his enemies around. He is the only enemy that can't be grabbed. The bosses consist of Bolo, Jeff and Willie. Bolo is basically Abobo with a mohawk. Jeff is an evil head-swapped version of Billy and Jimmy (probably a former pupil) and Willie, the Big Boss, is just a guy with a machine gun. The enemies in this version are pretty smart (they walk away when you're facing towards them), but can be easily fooled (by the Elbow Smash). If both players beat the game, a contest will be held to see who wins Marian, which is a nice bonus feature.

I'd like to meet:

Bad Dudes, Shinobi, Final Fight, Street Fighter

Music:

SOUND (A) - The music by Kazunaka Yamane is still awesome, even by today's standards. The game open with the classic Double Dragon theme and the City Slum' theme. The music kinda goes down in quality after the end of Mission 2, but the later tracks aren't that bad. The sounds were very realistic for it's time and voices consist of the usual grunts and yells (no dialogue like there is in Renegade).

Movies:

Double Dragon

Books:

Instruction booklets.

My Blog

Bad Dudes

Bad Dudes is so good at Street Fighter 3 Third Strike.
Posted by Double Dragon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST