Double Dragon
The Atari ST port of Double Dragon.
Double Dragon is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Technos Japan, released 1 April 1989 on Atari ST/STE.
What Double Dragon is
Double Dragon is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Technos Japan and released in 1989. It was published by Melbourne House. It is available on Atari ST/STE only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in a post-apocalyptic New York, Double Dragon is the story of Billy and Jimmy Lee, twin brothers trained in the Sou-Setsu-Ken fighting style. Together, they run a small martial arts training school, teaching their students self-defense. One day, Billy's girlfriend Marian is kidnapped off the street by the "Black Warriors", a savage street gang led by a man named Willy. The Black Warriors demand that the Lee brothers divulge their martial arts secrets in exchange for Marian's freedom. The Lee brothers embark on a rescue mission to crush the Black Warriors and save Marian. Using every technique at their disposal, from basic punches and kicks to the invulnerable elbow strike, as well as…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Double Dragon series
Double Dragon is the 11th of 70 entries we hold in the Double Dragon series. The next entry was Double Dragon in 1989.
What it launched against
Double Dragon launched on 1 April 1989, within three weeks of Adventures of Lolo and Alleyway.
Released around the same time: Adventures of Lolo, Alleyway.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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