Double Dragon Longplay (Arcade) [60 FPS]

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Published on July 27, 2013 5:00:13 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPxXanbt25E

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Double Dragon (1987)

Duration: 29:19

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Developed by Technos Japan and distributed by Taito in 1987.

Having covered the 2 versions available for the C64, I was keen to try and do a video of the original arcade version; you've all seen the game before, but I thought I'd do it anyway as an experiment.

Of all the games that you might find in an 80's arcade, this was consistently my favourite. Once you play the home conversions a few times, the chance to play the arcade version seemed like manna from heaven!

Back then, I was never any good at it and would always have lost both lives before the end of the first stage. Even if I had an extra 10p for another go, my parents would have been getting twitchy and would be looking at their watches so I would never have had a chance to play it for any real length of time.

Playing the game again today, the game has lost little of it's appeal. Sure, the graphics stand head and shoulders above the home versions, but it was the sound of the punches and kicks connecting with a bass-heavy thud that was the real appeal; in a noisy arcade, the you could always hear the sound of a Double Dragon cab being played.

Although simple in concept, the game gives you a fairly large number of moves and weapons with which you can use to pummel your opponents into the ground (although you really just need the elbow smash...).

As for this longplay, it's not tool-assisted and I didn't make too bad a go at it. I'd have probably finished it on a single credit if it wasn't for getting tossed into the river on stage 3 by the hulking monstrosity on the other side. It's difficult to criticise a coin-op for being unfair; after all, they were designed to take your money, but the big guys can pick you up and throw you around before you can react.

I was interested to see that a redesigned version was made for the GameBoy Advance with revised artwork, but I never got chance to try that. Of less interest was the film starring Scott Wolf and Mark Dacascos; I actually rented it once and thoroughly regretted it.

Anyway, a toast to one of the best games to come out of the 80's; plenty of mullets and shoulder-pads to be seen here!
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