Double Dragon: The Arcade Classic That Started It All

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Double Dragon (1987)

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🕹 Game Name: Double Dragon
📛 Alternate Names: ダブルドラゴン
📅 Release Date: July 1987
🔫 Genre: Beat 'em up
👨 🏻 ‍💻 Developers: Technōs Japan
👨 🏻 ‍💻 Publishers: Taito (Japan), Tradewest (USA)
🔢 Max Players: 2
⁉ Cooperative: Yes

🕹 Game Introduction:
"Double Dragon" defined the side-scrolling beat 'em up genre, putting players in the role of martial arts brothers seeking justice in a crime-ridden city.

🕹 Game Description:
You control Billy or Jimmy Lee, using fists, feet, and found weapons to fight street gangs and rescue Marian, a kidnapped damsel. Co-op chaos and classic street justice rule the gameplay.

🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Walk-and-brawl gameplay with enemies coming from both sides
👉 🏻 Use punches, kicks, elbows, and jump attacks
👉 🏻 Pick up baseball bats, whips, and knives from fallen foes
👉 🏻 Fight iconic enemies like Abobo and Willy
👉 🏻 Final level forces co-op players to fight each other for Marian

📕 Background & History:
Following Technōs Japan’s earlier hit “Renegade,” Double Dragon expanded the genre with cooperative gameplay and weapon usage. It became a worldwide smash and arcade staple.

🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Glitch into a “phantom hitbox” by throwing enemies into screen edges
👉 🏻 In some cabinets, you can bypass enemies by staying on the top ledge
👉 🏻 Unlock higher levels with secret DIP switch settings

🐱 ‍💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 Difficulty mod ROMs exist for more enemies and faster AI
👉 🏻 Speedrun-friendly hacks skip level transitions

🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Double Dragon inspired an animated series and live-action movie
👉 🏻 The arcade version was more violent than its NES counterpart
👉 🏻 It was among the first beat ‘em ups to allow 2-player co-op

👓 Lonster's Review:
Raw street fighting at its best! The music slaps, the co-op is legendary, and Abobo gave me nightmares (in a good way). It’s gritty, classic, and iconic.

🌟 Legacy:
Double Dragon is the grandfather of all beat ‘em ups. It laid the foundation for Final Fight, Streets of Rage, and even modern titles like Shredder’s Revenge.

✨ Cultural Impact:
From arcades to Hollywood, Double Dragon carved its place in pop culture with its distinct fighting style, aesthetic, and martial arts mayhem.

💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
You can’t talk about arcade history without Double Dragon. It’s gritty, brutal, and downright legendary.

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