Features Jimmy and Billy, but not Bimmy.
Few brawlers rocked quite as hard back in the day as Double Dragon. Hell, it was among the games good enough to get a Saturday morning cartoon to itself. Granted, it was of the usual DiC level of quality, but hey, you can’t have everything. There was also a terrible live-action movie, but we don’t talk of that.
Anyway, when you were a kid in the 90’s, you had to live with the fact that some games just never made it over. And it sucked. But that’s relevant; because a Double Dragon game that never left japan is finally seeing the light of day. This is Return of Double Dragon for the SNES.
Based on Super Double Dragon (which did see a stateside release), Return of Double Dragon only saw a Japanese release in 1992. Arc System Works, who acquired the rights to the series in 2015, is issuing a reproduction of the game Stateside. And Retroism, who’s also in on the deal, even went to the trouble of getting the original developer’s blessing to re-release the game.
And reissue they shall. For a cool $50, you can get a copy of the game playable on a genuine SNES, or one of the many SuperFamiclones hanging around. And if you buy yours in the first run, you’ll get a sweet limited edition red cart. Let’s be honest: Ulysses S. Grant would endorse this sort of usage for a $50 bill.
Return of Double Dragon is the enhanced version of Super Double Dragon, only released in Japan after the original US version and contains many significant changes. Now available for the first time on SNES-compatible cartridge, playable fully in English. Play alone or have a friend drop in anytime!
The legendary series was introduced in arcades by Technos Japan in 1987 with the first 16-bit version Return of Double Dragon, originally released in 1992. Billy and Jimmy Lee are young twin brothers who run a martial arts dojo. After their friend Marian disappears, the Lee brothers fight to rescue her. 1 to 2 players control the Lee brothers, masters of the Sousetsuken martial art. A fierce battle with the Shadow Warriors unfolds over 7 stages, including extra stages not found in the original US version. In contrast to previous entries and arcade versions, the Lee brothers arsenal of moves has increased dramatically! The player can perform over 30 special moves! Many of these moves did not exist in the original US version. Use the “power gauge” to perform powerful techniques and make use of the new defense feature to change the tide of battle. The action has never felt more real! In addition to throwable items such as barrels, stones, knives, bombs, and boomerangs, there are now real martial art weapons such as the nunchaku and staff to wield in battle. There are also split-level terrain features such as stairways, walls, and crates that you can use to gain the advantage in battle!
Source: Engadget
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