Game Gear Double Dragon, Knuckle Bash, and Metamorphic Force (Greg and James Beat 'Em Up! Ep. 73)

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Double Dragon (1987)
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00:00 Beginning (Theme Song by James!)
06:47 Double Dragon (Game Gear; 1993; Virgin Interactive)
49:40 Knuckle Bash (Arcade; 1993; Data East)
1:19:50 Metamorphic Force (Arcade; 1993; Konami)

There's a bit of cleanup still to do on 1992, but for now, we're on to 1993 in full force!

This week, we encounter yet another port of Double Dragon, for Sega's Game Gear. To our surprise, this "port" by Virgin Interactive is more like an entirely original game! It's not *great*, or anything, but you have to appreciate the effort involved, and it's certainly at least a bit fun. *VERDICT*: Mid Tier!

Then, it's back to the arcades with Data East's Knuckle Bash, a 1993 brawler set in a world where everyone's a pro wrestler! It's a surprisingly charming game with a focus on smaller-scale fights against tougher opponents. We have a really good time with it! *VERDICT*: Mid-Boss Tier!

Then, we have Konami, back with an original IP that feels like it should be licensed from a fully fleshed out animated series with a proper toy line. This is a colourful, bombastic game about warriors who can turn into anthropomorphic animals, fighting to put an ancient evil back to its eternal rest! Konami, it turns out, knows its way around a beat 'em up! *VERDICT*: Mid-Boss Tier!

Next week, we keep it coming with the arcade beat 'em ups of 1993 while also taking a leap back to the early days of the genre for one we missed: 1988's Ninja Gaiden (Arcade)!

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Greg and James Beat 'Em Up is our ongoing exploration of the beat 'em up genre! Broadcast on any Tuesday evening where schedules and Greg's health allow at https://twitch.tv/58DreamStreet

In Phase One, we played 40 "notable or notable-adjacent" beat 'em ups released through the year 1993!

Now, in Phase Two, we're playing the NINETY-EIGHT other beat 'em ups released through the year 1993!

Theme Song composed by James, using Famitracker!



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