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The original Double Dragon II was not all that easy to beat. To add to the complications in beating this brawler, you did not see the whole game if you played on an easier difficulty. This was cool for the hardcore players but also kind of a rip off to those that were not quite […]
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Fan Mod Adds Double Dragon II Bosses Everywhere
September 18th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo 
Tags: 8-bit, acclaim, american technos, arcade, boss mode, brawler, double dragon, Double Dragon II, ebay, fan mod, nintendo, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, romhacking 
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Retro Game of the Month – River City Ransom (NES)
January 30th, 2015 Michael Crisman This month marks the 1990 US release of one of the greatest 8-bit titles ever conceived on the venerable NES. We’ve got some classic gaming magazine ads to offer for your enjoyment as we celebrate River City Ransom’s twenty-fourth birthday!
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 2d, action, ad, american technos, beat 'em up, fighting, nes, nintendo, retro, retro gaming magazine, river city ransom 1 Comment »
Bandit Gaming: Block Out Beta Released on Nintendo Entertainment System
June 14th, 2014 Carl Williams This post was originally published on Gaming on Nintendo on September 22nd, 2013: When gaming was still coming out of the ether and trying to figure out what it is really all about (this is after an initial failure in the mid 1980’s). Gaming was unique back then, we didn’t have billion dollar sellers, we […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 2d, 3d, american technos, back in the day, block out, california dreams, classic, computer, ea, electronic arts, nes, nintendo, pc, port, puzzle, retro, tetris 1 Comment »
Fan Translation: Dragon Knife, a Double Dragon Clone, Released for the Nintendo NES
May 15th, 2014 Carl Williams To say that Double Dragon was a popular might be a slight understatement. This title nearly single handedly set off the brawler genre by setting standards that games continue to use today. With great success comes many clones and copy cats, Dragon Knife being one such game out of China that recently got an unofficial […]
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Renegade Invades Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Virtual Consoles
March 1st, 2014 Carl Williams Renegade, the classic arcade brawler that has a technological prequel to Double Dragon, is now available on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Virtual Consoles. While not remembered as the best brawler, Renegade did spawn a few unofficial sequels, was ported to several platforms and has a certain charm in its simplicity.
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