Double Dragon

aka: Arcade Archives: Double Dragon, Double Dragon Advance
Moby ID: 1839

YOU’LL NEVER HAVE TO STAND IN LINE TO PLAY DOUBLE DRAGON AGAIN!

Now Double Dragon, the highest acclaimed martial arts game of all time, is available for your computer at home!

Skillful programming has taken the suberb graphics and addictive game play of the monster Arcade hit and faithfully reproduced it in home computer versions.

Join in deadly combat with the savage street gang of the infamous Shadow Boss. Use whatever weapons come to hand as you pursue the gang through the slums, factories, and wooded outskirts of the city to reach the Black Warrior hideout, for the final confrontation with the Shadow Boss himself!

With the features that make the Arcade game great: - Offensive and defensive moves, including jump kick, head butt, left-right punch, elbow punch, whirlwind kick, etc.

  • Arcade weapons including: knives, whips, baseball bats, rocks, oil drums, cardboard boxes!

  • Your favorite opponents in hand-to-hand combat, including Williams, Abobo, Willy, and Linda (she wields a mean whip).

THE ONLY AUTHORIZED VERSION OF THE #1 ARCADE SMASH!

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Back of Box - DOS

Double Dragon is the story of Billy and Jimmy Lee, twin brothers who learned to fight on the cold, tough streets of the city. Their expert knowledge of the martial arts, combined with their street-smarts, has made them both formidable fighting machines.

But now Billy is faced with his greatest challenge. His girlfriend, Marian, has been kidnapped by the Black Warriors, the savage street gang of the mysterious Shadow Boss! Using whatever weapons come to hand – knives whips, bats, rocks, oil drums, even dynamite – Billy must pursue the gang through the slums, factories and wooded outskirts of the city to reach the hideout for his final confrontation with the Shadow Boss… his brother Jimmy!

”Double Dragon has been American’s top arcade hit for the last 4 months of 1987!” - Replay Magazine

“In the midst of other fighting games, Double Dragon scores above and beyond its competition … Well on its way to becoming a gaming classic!” - U.S. National Video Game Team**

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Back of Box - NES

NO QUARTERS REQUIRED

The Black Warriors have kidnapped your best girl. That was their first mistake. Challenging you and your twin brother in martial arts combat will be their second. But these thugs don't play by the rules. Knives, whips, bats, boulders, and dynamite are standard issue with these masters of pain. And their uzi-toting boss doesn't believe in happy endings.

  • 2-player simultaneous action, just like the arcade.
  • The hottest martial arts moves, including skull-cracking punches, flying kicks, and elbow smashes.
  • The best-ever graphics and sound for the Atari.

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  • Watch out for Abobo's death grip or he'll toss you like a dinner salad.
  • Williams is a pure 400 hitter. Avoid his lumber or he'll swat your melon into the cheap seats.
  • The final showdown with the deadly Shadow Boss. This sore loser eats guys like you for breakfast.
  • Heaving oil drums is one of Lopar's favorite little games. This is one pass you don't want to catch.

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Back Cover - 2600 (US)

Jimmy and Billy Lee bust out kung fu justice in Double Dragon Advance, an updated remix of an arcade brawling masterpiece.

Side-scrolling street justice beat-'em-up games may be a relic of the late 80's, but Double Dragon is still as raw and fun as it was 15 years ago. For its GBA debut, Atlus has improved the graphics, added tons of new sucka-crushing moves and weapons, and thrown in some never before seen stages and bosses. Though the game may try to tell a preposterous post-apocalyptic story about global nuclear war, roaming gangs of thugs and a kidnapped girlfriend, Double Dragon is really just about beating fools down. You'll use your fists, bats, chains and anything else you can get your hands on to exact your revenge. Wave after wave of enemies will assail you, but they'll all fall to your epic Kung Fu skills!

Features * Game modes include a two player cooperative mode, a single player mode in which you can control both Lee brothers, and a Vs. mode. * All new martial art techniques include the rising knee, wall jump, dash punch and more. * Enter the Double Dragon Dojo for some Survival mode action and fight as long and hard as you can on a single life.

During your quest to save your girlfriend and punish the mutant thugs that have taken her, you'll travel to a variety of locations, including a construction yard, a swamp and on top of a moving truck. Each area features a different boss showdown, all of which offer up a unique challenge. At the end of a stage, the story is advanced by a quick cutscene in which a bruised and bloodied boss gives a clue about the girl's whereabouts.

Bottom Line

With Double Dragon Advance, Atlus has taken a legendary arcade / NES brawler and made it portable, improved on it in nearly every way and still managed to stay true to its old school spirit. Pummeling thugs never felt so good!

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www.nintendo.com - Game Boy Advance

It's two player Double Dragon for your Sega System, just like the arcade game!

In a city destroyed by war and crime, you count on each other to survive! You are Billy and Jimmy Lee, the twins they call the Spike and the Hammer. When it comes to martial arts, you're both street lethal. Leaping kicks. Knee smashes. Judo throws. You are the masters.

Now get ready for the biggest battle of all. The Black Warriors, meanest gang in the city, has kidnapped Jimmy's girlfriend Mary Ann. She's the bait they're using to lure you onto their turf. You're going to get her back...and take care of the Black Warriors' gang once and for all!

It's going to take every fighting skill you have. And if you make it to the headquarters of the Black Warriors, you'll face the greatest surprise of all, the leader of the gang!

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Back of Case - Sega Master System (US)

Double Dragon

FORMAT: Sega Genesis

LIVE THE LEGEND

  • Twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee learned to fight before they could walk. Martial Arts and street smarts carved them into the baddest fighting machines in the big city.
  • But now Billy is faced with his greatest challenge - to save his girlfriend Marian from the evil clutches of the mysterious Shadow Boss and the lethal gang of thugs known as the "Black Warriors".
  • As a master Ninja you'll punch, head-butt and high-kick gutter slime into submission.
  • Knives, whips, baseball bats, rocks, oil drums and dynamite are your weapons. Rat-infested slums, toxic factories and brutal black alleys are your combat zones.
  • The No. 1 arcade smash of all time hits Sega Genesis. Simultaneous two-player arcade action!

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Software Creations website

A global nuclear war has left the world in ruins. There are no laws and no authority to enforce them. It is a world in which violence rules and only the strong survive. Amidst the chaos fierce gangs emerge as the new elite. On the outskirts of town twin brothers Jimmy Lee and Billy Lee contemplate their future in the aftermath of the war. But one day Billy's girlfriend Marian is kidnapped off of the streets and the brothers receive a letter. It reads "we have Marian. If you want to see her again bring us the secret book of Sou-Setsu-Ken by 10 a.m. tomorrow morning." Billy is both angry and confused by the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend. Little does he know that his own brother also has feelings for Marion...

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www.atlus.com - Game Boy Advance

Double Dragon®

Numa cidade dominada pela
guerra e pelo crime, vocês precisam
um do outro para sobreviver.

Você é Billy Lee e seu irmão
gêmeo é Jimmy Lee, mas são mais
conhecidos como "Spike" e
"the Hammer" Mestres em artes
marciais, dominam todos os golpes
mortais. Prepare-se para a grande
batalha.

A mais terrível gangue da cidade
( os guerreiros negros ) seqüestrou a
namorada de Jimmy, e está usando-a
para atraí-lo para seu território.

Você terá que salvá-la, e para
isso usará todas as suas habilidades.

Mas tome muito cuidado
principalmente com o pior de todos:
o líder da gangue.

Para 1 ou 2 jogadores.

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Back of Box - Sega Master System (Brazil)

Fight your way through hordes of enemies to save Marian.

Join Billy as he fights enemies using various punches, kicks and throws, as well as a multitude of different weapons, in order to save his girlfriend, Marian. Many enemies – some with powerful weapons – will try to stop you from reaching the end of each stage, some with powerful weapons to defeat you with, but if you can knock them down, you can make their weapons your own. Various bosses will block your way at the end of each stage, but if you’re strong enough and possess the skills to defeat them, the path to Marian will be cleared for you. Can you defeat your enemies and save your girl?

This game is only playable in 2D.

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www.nintendo.com - Nintendo 3DS (Game Boy version) (US)

Fight your way through hordes of enemies to save Marian!

A group calling themselves the Black Warriors has kidnapped Billy Lee's girlfriend, Marian. They demand to know the secrets of Billy’s martial-arts style in exchange for his girlfriend. However, Billy won’t stand for these underhanded tactics and decides to rescue her himself. Help him fight through city streets, buildings, jungles, temples, and various other locations in a quest to find his girl. He’ll gain experience by using different fighting techniques in order to obtain more hearts, which will unlock more powerful techniques to use against his enemies. Keep an eye out for crates, boulders, whips, bats, knives, and even dynamite along the way, as Billy can also use them to annihilate opponents. Armed with his mysterious and powerful martial arts, help Billy pummel his way through an array of goons, gang members, and other Black Warrior scum to free Marian from their clutches!

This game is only playable in 2D.

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www.nintendo.com - Nintendo 3DS (NES version) (US)

Join in deadly combat with the savage street gang of the infamous Shadow Boss. Use whatever weapons come to hand as you pursue the gang through the slums, factories, and wooded outskirts of the city to reach the Black Warrior hide out and the final confrontation with the Shadow Boss himself!

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Back of Cassette Case (TRONIX) - Spectrum (DE-FR-IT-UK)

DOUBLEDRAGON™

YOU’LL NEVER HAVE TO STAND IN LINE TO PLAY DOUBLE DRAGON AGAIN!

Now Double Dragon, the highest acclaimed martial arts game of all time, is available for your computer at home!

Skillful programming has taken the superb graphics and addictive game play of the monster Arcade hit and faithfully reproduced it in home computer versions.

Join in deadly combat with the savage street gang of the infamous Shadow Boss. Use whatever weapons come to hand as you pursue the gang through the slums, factories, and wooded outskirts of the city to reach the Black Warrior hide-out, for the final confrontation with the Shadow Boss himself!

With the features that make the Arcade game great:* Offensive and defensive moves, including jump kick, head butt, left-right punch, elbow punch, whirlwind kick, etc. * Arcade weapons including: knives, whips, baseball bats, rocks, oil drums, cardboard boxes! * Your favorite opponents in hand-to-hand combat, including Williams, Abobo, Willy and Linda (she wields a mean whip).

THE ONLY AUTHORIZED VERSION OF THE No1 ARCADE SMASH FOR THE HOME COMPUTER!

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Back of Cassette Case - Spectrum (DE-FR-IT-UK)

YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO STAND IN LINE TO PLAY DOUBLE DRAGON AGAIN!NE FAITES PLUS LA QUEUE POUR JOUER A DOUBLE DRAGON!

DOUBLEDRAGON

Double Dragon is the story of Billy and Jimmy Lee, twin brothers who learned to fight on the cold, tough streets of the city. Their expert knowledge of the martial arts, combined with their streetsmarts, has made them both formidable fighting machines.
But now Billy is faced with his greatest challenge. His girl friend, Marian, has been kidnapped by the Black Warriors, the savage street gong of the mysterious Shadow Boss! Using whatever weapons come to hand — knives, whips, bats, rocks, oil drums, even dynamite — Billy must pursue the gong through the slums, factories, and wooded outskirts of the cily to reach the hideout for his final confrontation with the Shadow Boss... his brother Jimmy!

Double Dragon, c'est l'histoire de Billy et de Jimmy Lee, deux frères jumeaux qui ont appris à se battre dans les rues froides et impitoyables de leur ville. Leur connaissance exceptionnelle des arts martiaux combinée à leurs tactiques des rues a fait d'eux de redoutables machines de combat.
Mais voilà que Billy doit faire face à un formidable défi. Marion, son amie, a été kidnappée par les Guerriers Noirs, la bande sauvage à la solde du mystérieux Shadow Boss! En se servant de toutes les armes qu'il peut trouver — couteaux, fouets, baffes, rochers, bidons d'huile, et même dynamite — Billy doit poursuivre la bande dans les taudis, les usines, et les environs boisés de la ville, afin d'atteindre la cachette où se déroulera son ultime bagarre avec le Shadow Boss, Jimmy, son frère!

"Double Dragon has been America's top arcade hit for the last 4 months of 1987"
—Replay Magazine

In the midst of other fighting games, Double Dragon scores above and beyond its competition... Well on its way to becoming a gamaing classic!"
—US National Video Game Team

"Double Dragon a mené le hit parade des jeux d'arcade aux Etats-Unis pendant les 4 derniers mois de 1987"
—Replay Magazine

Parmi tous les jeux de combat Double Dragon se détache bien au-dessus de tous ses concurrents... Est en passe de devenir un jeu de référence."
—US National Video Game Team

  • RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 8 TO ADULT
  • POUR ENFANTS DE 8 ANS ET PLUS ET ADULTES

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Back of Box - NES (FR-NL-UK)

# THE #1 ARCADE SMASHOF ALL TIME HITS SEGA® GENESIS®Live the legend.

Twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee learned to fight before they could walk. Martial arts and street smarts carved them into the baddest fighting machines in the big city.

But now Billy is faced with his greatest challenge — to save his girlfriend Marian from the evil clutches of the mysterious Shadow Boss and the lethal gang of thugs known as the "Black Warriors":

As a master Ninja you'll punch, head-butt and high-kick gutter slime into submission.### SIMULTANEOUS TWO-PLAYER ARCADE ACTION!Knives, whips, baseball bats, rocks, oil drums and dynamite are your weapons. Rat-infested slums, toxic factories and brutal back alleys are your combat zones.

It's non-stop, high-voltage action culminating in an epic battle with the Shadow Boss — Billy's own twin brother Jimmy!

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Back of Box - Genesis (US)

DOUBLEDRAGON™

### "One of the most popular home video games of all time!"- GamePro Magazine.

New Double Dragon™ for Game Boy™ lets you get into the video action wherever you go. All the fast-paced Ninja-fighting excitement of the original Double Dragon for NES now goes as far as your imagination can take it.
Help Billy fight his way through the slums, factories, and wooded outskirts of the city to rescue his girlfriend, Marion, who has been kidnapped by the mysterious Shadow Boss's deadly Black Warriors.

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Back of Box - Game Boy (CA-US)

"Beat and slash like you've never done it before! It's a cracker!"

Your Sinclair

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Back of Cassette Case - C64/CPC (DE-FR-IT-UK)

NO QUARTERS REQUIRED

THE BLACK WARRIORS HAVE KIDNAPPED YOUR BEST GIRL. THAT WAS THEIR FIRST MISTAKE. CHALLENGING YOU AND YOUR TWIN BROTHER IN MARTIAL ARTS COMBAT WILL BE THEIR SECOND. BUT THESE THUGS DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES. KNIVES, WHIPS, BATS, BOULDERS, AND DYNAMITE ARE STANDARD ISSUE WITH THESE MASTERS OF PAIN. AND THEIR UZI-TOTING BOSS DOESN'T BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS.

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The final showdown with the deadly Shadow Boss. This sore loser eats guys like you for breakfast.

Watch out for Abobo's death grip or he'll toss you like a dinner salad.

Williams is a pure 400 hitter. Avoid his lumber or he'll swat your melon into the cheap seats.

Tossing knives is one of Lopar's favorite little games. This is one pass you don't want to catch.

*** 2-player simultaneous action, just like the arcade.

  • The hottest martial arts moves, including skull-cracking punches, flying kicks, and elbow smashes.

  • The best-ever graphics and sound for the Atari.**

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Back of Box - Atari 7800 (US)

To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.
■Introduction
The explosive NES original game that sparked the worldwide fame of
Beat them all games: Double Dragon!!

In order to rescue your girlfriend 'Marian,' use your legendary fighting style
'Sosetsuken' to make your way through the street thugs!
Make good use of the new techniques you will unlock as you level up, and rescue Marian.

■System
Toggle quality-up/original graphics
Suspend Save/Load
Screen Mode(Size, Scanline)
Sound Settings
Control Manual

■Quality-up version changes
Reduce Lag/Flickering
Bug Fixes

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1-2 players
Network Players 2-2 - Full game requires PlayStation®Plus membership to access online multiplayer
400MB minimum save size
DUALSHOCK®4
Online Play (Optional)

Software subject to license (us.playstation.com/softwarelicense). Online features require an account and are subject to terms of service and applicable privacy policy (playstationnetwork.com/terms-of-service & playstationnetwork.com/privacy-policy). One-time license fee for play on account’s designated primary PS4™ system and other PS4™ systems when signed in with that account.

© ARC SYSTEM WORKS

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PlayStation Store Description

このゲームをPS5でプレイするには、システムソフトウェアを最新バージョンにアップデートしてください。このゲームはPS5でプレイできますが、PS4で利用できる機能の一部はPS5では利用できない場合があります。詳細については PlayStation.com/bc を参照してください。
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PlayStation Store Description

To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.
'DOUBLE DRAGON' is an action game that was released from Technos Japan (Million) in 1987.

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PlayStation Store Description


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