Double Dragon
Play Date: November 7, 2021
Taito - 1987
Beat 'em up
Gameplay
4 stages
2 player, 2 max simultaneous
Controls
8 direction joystick
3 button (punch/kick/jump)
You are able to hold an enemy from behind so your teammate can attack them
Your teammates attacks can also damage you
There lots of moves: back-kicks, elbows, head-butts, uppercuts, knees to the face and throw
Plot
Martial arts masters (and brothers) Billy and Jimmy Lee set out to rescue Marian from the Black Warriors gang.
Characters
Billy Lee
Jimmy Lee
Misc Notes
First game to incorporate belt scrolling where the scrolling stopped until a mob(s) is eliminated
This game has an amazing soundtrack for the era
The first and most famous port was for NES but it was very different from the arcade
When both players reach the end of the game there is a 1 on 1 fight for Marian
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