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Final Fight by Capcom changed the way brawlers were viewed in arcades. Sure, Double Dragon was an inspiration, but Capcom went above and beyond with their entry. Characters are bigger, the audio blasts into your ears, and the challenge level is set right. Funnily enough, this started life as a sequel to Street Fighter before […]
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Final Fight Punches into Arcades – December 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
December 19th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Arcade, News 
Tags: brawler, capcom, cody, double dragon, final fight, guy, haggar, mad gear gang, Metro City 
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Retro Gaming Steam Highlights June 2020
June 27th, 2020 Carl Williams Here are some fun pieces of retro gaming on sale with Steam right now. For those that do not know, this time of year is the annual Summer Sale. Tons of games go on sale for two weeks or so. For fans of older titles though, this can make it hard to find them. I […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: adventure, arcade, beat 'em up, brawler, Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle, contra, Contra Anniversary Collection, double dragon, Double Dragon Trilogy, fighting, first person shooter, fps, ikaruga, June 2020, metal slug, point and click, raiden legacy, sale, Sanitarium, shooter, steam, wolfenstein 3d No Comments »
Double Dragon Sequel Becomes Rage of the Dragons on Neo Geo – June 6th, 2002 – Today in Video Game History
June 5th, 2020 Carl Williams Rage of the Dragons is the result of a failed attempt to make a sequel to Double Dragon. No, not the original late 1980’s game. This was a planned sequel to the 1995 Neo Geo one-on-one fighting game. Noise Factory were unable to secure the rights, so they changed a few details. Can you spot […]
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Posted in Arcade, Console, Neo Geo Tags: double dragon, fighting, Noise Factory, one on one, piko interactive, Rage of the Dragons No Comments »
Return of Double Dragon Coming to Super Nintendo
June 10th, 2018 Carl Williams Fans of the Double Dragon franchise will remember the 16-bit entry on the Super Nintendo, Super Double Dragon. While that game was great, the Japanese version featured many things North American gamers missed out on. Well, that is about to change, or at least North American gamers will be given the chance to change it. […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: brawler, double dragon, re-release, Retroism No Comments »
Five Classic Activision Games Missing From Call of Duty: WWII
November 13th, 2017 Brandon Weicks Call of Duty is one of the greatest FPS franchises of all time. It has managed to redefine the FPS genre with amazing visuals and tight gameplay mechanics all the while still providing a venue for the time honored traditions of killing Nazi’s and zombies. Let’s be honest, nearly every game can be made better […]
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Posted in Console Tags: activision, atari 2600, Call of Duty, Call of duty:WWII, commando, double dragon, H.E.R.O, Kung-Fu Master, Robot Tank No Comments »
Double Dragon Receives Fan Treatment on Commodore Amiga
November 12th, 2017 Carl Williams The original Double Dragon game on Commodore Amiga was, well I will say it, pretty much trash. It almost appears to be a i game, but it comes off as a poor port all around. Much like what fans do, someone is remaking it as close to the arcade original as they can. Does the […]
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Posted in Arcade, Commodore Amiga, Comp, News Tags: arcade, brawler, commodore amiga, double dragon, fighting, remake No Comments »
Versus Mode: Bad Dudes vs. Vigilante
March 19th, 2017 Brandon Weicks Superheroes. Countless video games have been created to allow an average Joe to take the form of a superhero and save the universe. Don the cape, strap on the suit, or get really super pissed and suddenly you become invincible. But what about the unlikely heroes? The fat little plumbers. The boys and their blobs. […]
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Posted in Console, NEC, Nintendo, Reviews Tags: Bad Dudes, beat 'em up, double dragon, NEC Turbo Grafx-16, nintendo, side scrolling, versus mode, Vigilante No Comments »
Fan Mod Adds Double Dragon II Bosses Everywhere
September 18th, 2016 Carl Williams 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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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 1 Comment »
Super Nintendo Iron Commando Game Sees Steam Release
July 29th, 2016 Carl Williams It is not that often that I get to write articles about games that were previously unreleased seeing an official release. It just doesn’t happen often enough. That is why getting a chance to write up the official release of Iron Commando on Steam is kind of a cool thing for me. This is a […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo Tags: brawler, double dragon, final fight, Iron Commando, Koutetsu no Senshi, piko interactive, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, snes, steam, streets of rage, super nintendo No Comments »
Double Dragon Pulls Brawler Genre into Mainstream – July 2nd, 1987 – Today in Video Game History
July 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams When you think of arcade brawlers there are not many names that will top Double Dragon. Technos knew they had a good blend of unique to the competition game play and graphics with this one. Sure, there were other brawlers available before Double Dragon but none captured the fan base that this arcade unit did. […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Android, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx, Commodore 64, Comp, Console, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, NEC, NES, News, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Portables, Sega, Sony, Virtual Console, Windows, Xbox, Xbox, ZX Spectrum Tags: billy lee, brawler, double dragon, fighting, final fight, jimmy lee, Marion, street fighter, streets of rage, Technos No Comments »
