Description
The final game in the trilogy.
Billy and Jimmy Lee are returning from martial arts training when their paths cross a fortune teller. She tells them of a great evil in Egypt, their strongest adversary yet, and how the Rosetta Stones can aid them.
This game features weapon shops where Billy and Jimmy can buy power-ups, tricks, energy and extra lives to aid them in
their quest.
Power-ups make Billy and Jimmy twice their size, increasing their damage done and range of attack.
The character graphics have changed, moving away from cartoon style graphics to more realistic looking characters.
Alternate Titles
- "Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stones" -- UK NES title
- "Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone" -- Japanese title
- "Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game" -- Game Boy title
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Trivia
The original Arcade version of the game was not developed by Technos Japan, the developers of the first two Arcade games and their Famicom/NES counterparts. Instead, Technos contracted the game to an outside developer called East Technology and produced the game with the western market in mind. As a result, the Arcade version of DD3 bears little or no resemblance to the previous games.
In addition to a new graphical style and a world tour-theme, the Arcade version of DD3 featured a shopping system where player could purchase power-ups such as extra men (from one of four character types or "families"), weapons, special techniques, extra energy and speed by inserting additional tokens to the machine. The Arcade version bombed as a result of this feature and when the game was relocalized for the Japanese market, the shopping feature was removed and a player select feature (which was originally planned for the US version) was implemented to the game.
When the time came to develop a Famicom/NES version, Technos Japan decided to work on the game themselves. The result, while the first two NES games took a few liberties with their Arcade counterparts, they still retained the same gameplay and appearance as the original versions. NES version of Double Dragon III on the other hand is almost a completely different game from it's Arcade counterpart. The NES version is the only version made by Technos Japan.
