We implemented sprite stacking techniques to create the animated characters (using two smaller sprites instead of one larger one to create each figure). So we came up with a memory-saving solution. To get both one- and two-player options, and to achieve the authentic feel of two-player simultaneous action, simply took more memory than we had available.īut we knew how disappointed you would be if the game didn't have the same two-player mode as the arcade game you know and love. Here's an interesting bit of trivia from the US Commodore 64 Mastertronic/Arcadia (Binary Designs) instruction manual:ĭuring our Herculean task of cramming as many as possible of the multitude of animation and graphic elements that make up the arcade game into the Commodore 64, we were faced with a problem. Two C64 versions exist, the original Melbourne House release by Binary Designs and a later, rare cartridge only release by Ocean, ported by Imagitec Design. In 1989, Tiger adapted this video game into a board game. The Arcade version of Double Dragon appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott. Video games turned into board / card games.Players have to punch, kick, jumpkick, and even use a weapon against their opponents until someone's health bar is fully drained. Players choose from a field of six different characters (Billy and 5 of the enemy characters) and enter into a one-on-one fighting match. The NES version of this game also has an additional VS. Using whatever techniques they have at their disposal, from the basic punches and kicks to the invulnerable elbow strike, as well any weapon that comes into their hands, the Lee brothers must pursue the gang through the city slum, industrial area and the forest before reaching their hideout to confront the big boss, Willy. The Lee brothers set out on a rescue mission to crush the Black Warriors and save Marian. The Black Warriors demand the Lee brothers disclose their martial arts secrets in exchange for Marian's freedom. One day, Billy's girlfriend, Marian, is kidnapped off the street by the "Black Warriors", a savage street gang led by a man named Willy. Together, they manage a small martial arts training school, teaching their students in self-defense. In 1991 the game was re-issued (see Double Dragon (Ocean)).Set in a post-apocalyptic New York, Double Dragon is the story of Billy and Jimmy Lee, twin brothers trained in the fighting style of Sou-Setsu-Ken.I cannot rate the Mastertronic trash game Double Dragon higher than so-so 4 points, appreciating there is at least a 2 player mode, though it's not significantly better than the solo game." This is really no good beat'em up game, actually even Target Renegade is more playble. Due to that, you sometimes have to fight two opponents simultaneously with very limited manoeverability which means you have very little chance of survival, e.g. Additionally, the scrolling is halted until you finish an enemy. Fighting is damn tough due to the poorly coded controls and the limitation of possible moves. TheRyk: "The music is the only thing I really like. There is no highscore list, not even an end evaluation. Enemies, weapons, special moves are missing, the end fight in the two player mode is omitted. Apart from the fact, that the graphics and the movements of the sprites have nothing in common with the original, also all features of the machine were left out. H.T.W: "A bad conversion of the arcade game. Issue March 1991 - 4 out of 5 points - p.27 More than the punch is not needed in this game.Ĭheats Voting Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote):ģ1st March 2015 - 6 out of 10 points - 21241 downsģ1st March 2015 - 3 out of 10 points - 109 votesģ1st March 2015 - 7 out of 10 points - 11119 downsģ1st March 2015 - 3,81 out of 10 points - 16 votesģ1st March 2015 - 7,55 out of 10 points - 31 votes Joystick to permanent fire and you will play through the game without problems.
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