
The 2-Players Mode also provides a twist in the end: if both players manage to make all the way to the end, then the two are forced to fight each other to the death, with the survivor getting to claim Marian for himself.ĭouble Dragon was followed by two arcade sequels and numerous home versions for various platforms.

While not the first of its kind, as Double Dragon was originally intended to be a sequel to their previous game Renegade, the game improved upon its predecessor's formula by allowing up to two players to play simultaneously and adding the ability to pick and use weapons against the enemies (both features would become standard in subsequent games in the genre). and distributed by Taito, featured a rather simple and standard premise: twin martial artists Billy and Jimmy Lee must save their lady friend Marian from the clutches of the Black Warriors, a ruthless gang that controls the city. The original 1987 arcade game, developed by the now-defunct Technos Japan Corp. Yea, Double Dragon! Fuckin yo face, it's time to DUKE it! Double Dragon is a series of side-scrolling Beat 'em Ups that helped popularize the genre back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
