(PS4 60fps) Stuck in the Double Dragon loop : o (Kunio World) ~ The Beat Up #47
2So I had played through the arcade version of Double Dragon on PS4 (Arcade Archives Double Dragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BGzQ568z1A ) and thought well now I'll go play the NES version in Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection, also on PS4 (Japanese PSN store). So here I am doing that!
I remembered that in the NES version, you only have basic punch and kick to start with, and get more advanced moves as you "level up" by beating bad guys or whatever.
What I forgot is that the path through the game is different! If you don't take a certain turn, which I won't spoil for you here, you'll just end up looping the forest / swamp section, with that dangerous broken bridge you have to jump--so you see me come to it once ( 8:45 )--and then, much to my surprise ("another bridge?? I don't remember that!"), a second time ( 13:45 ).
I actually didn't fall into the water either time, which was pretty amazing for me, but my health did get whittled down due to having to repeat all the fights on that detour, so I didn't get a whole lot further. : P
I looked up a FAQ so now I know where to go to avoid that. Tricky twist Technos Japan threw into the NES version!
Update: Bleh well when you DO go the semi-hidden correct route, you find yourself in an obnoxious platforming sequence--every DD seemed to have to have one of these--of death traps and, worse, flashing backgrounds. Why do the backgrounds have to flash? Just to make you quit before reaching the end, I guess. Well, it worked. ; P Won't be playing this game again, ughgh.
Recording: PS4, Elgato HD60