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Double Dragon (ダブルドラゴン Daburu Doragon) is a beat 'em up video game series created by Yoshihisa Kishimoto and originally developed by Technōs Japan.[1] The first title was released as an arcade game in 1987, turning the game into a franchise, and igniting the popularity of the beat 'em up genre. The series stars twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various street gangs, adversaries, and rivals.
Technōs, as well as all of its franchises, is now property of Arc System Works,[2] the company that had ported the original Double Dragon to the Sega Master System console in way back in 1988.
Games[]
The Double Dragon series consists of the following titles on Nintendo systems:
- Double Dragon (NES) (1987)
- Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES) (1988)
- Double Dragon II (GB) (1990)
- Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones (NES) (1991)
- Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game (GB) (1992)
- Super Double Dragon (SNES) (1992)
- Battletoads & Double Dragon (SNES, NES, GB) (1993)
- Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (SNES) (1994)
- Double Dragon Advance (GBA) (2003)
- Double Dragon Neon (Switch) (2012)
- Double Dragon IV (Switch) (2017)
- Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle (Switch) (2018)
- Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (Switch) (2023)
- Double Dragon Collection (Switch) (2023)
References[]
- ↑ "The man who created Double Dragon" at Polygon (October 12, 2012)
- ↑ "Arc System Works buys Double Dragon rights: BlazBlue studio also gets Kunio-kun rights as part of IP deal with Technos Japan Corp." at Games Industry.biz (June 12, 2015)
External links[]
- Double Dragon (series) at the Double Dragon Wiki
- Double Dragon at Yoshihisa Kishimoto's Teacup Blog (Japanese) (Archived: May 18, 2022)
- Double Dragon at Game Kommander (Japanese)
- Double Dragon Dojo Official site
- Double Dragon series at MobyGames
- Double Dragon Franchise at GameFAQs
- Double Dragon series at Strategy wiki
- Double Dragon series at Hardcore Gaming 101
- Double Dragon series at The Cutting Room Floor
- Double Dragon Community at Reddit
| Double Dragon series | |
|---|---|
| Main series | Double Dragon • II: The Revenge • II (Game Boy) • III: The Sacred Stones • 3: The Arcade Game • Super • The Shadow Falls • Advance • IV • Neon • Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons Retro Brawler Bundle • Collection |
| Cross-overs | Super Spike V'Ball • Battletoads & Double Dragon |
| Related | Technōs Japan • Arc System Works • Kunio-kun |
| Technōs Japan video games | |
|---|---|
| Sugoro Quest | Sugoro Quest: Dice no Senshi Tachi • Sugoro Quest++ Dicenics |
| Wresting games | Tag Team Wrestling • Mat Mania • Hybrid Wrestler |
| Other games | Karate Champ • Super Bowling • The Combatribes • Popeye • Dun Quest |
| Related | Double Dragon • Kunio-Kun • WWE |