King Atari Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 Of all scrolling fighter games, "Double Dragon" is the one I remember. I think I played the arcade years ago (I'd have to play it again to make sure, but I can't get MAME 55 to work, but I've played various version/sequels on different systems and have always liked it), but I've always been fond of it. I recently (if about 5 months ago is recent) got the version for Nintendo, and I love it, I'd play it more but you know how hard it is to get games one the NES to work. NOW...after buying the NES version, I played the emulated 2600, and nearly threw up. That wasn't "Double Dragon", that was a little wimp throwing noodly punches! BUT... I played it a little longer and actually found it a little addictive after figuring out I can jump-kick and kick the thugs to death. My question is, will anybody defend this, or am I the only one who actually cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 1, 2001 Author Share Posted November 1, 2001 P.S.- Anybody got a spare copy they want to get rid of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 No, I couldn't get on with the NES version - which was a bit of a blow cause the old Gameboy version ruled! The C64 version wasn't bad - I bet you could get an emulator for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 i have the SMS version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 2, 2001 Author Share Posted November 2, 2001 I have the Game Boy version of "Double Dragon II", I think it's pretty good (although I've heard that it has nothing to do with the arcade). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudmann Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 Well, I actually did a review on the game at the double dragon dojo at http://www.classicgaming.com/doubledragon/rdd2600.htm The 2600 conversion, while pure poop compared to other conversions (the C64 being the next worst conversion), was a technical marvel for a machine designed to play pong. While you're over at that page, check out some other reviews I did for the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 2, 2001 Author Share Posted November 2, 2001 That's a great site. I've actually been looking for a site with complete reviews of all the games, I probably won't buy the Genesis version now, though (glad I read that review first!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 I can't even kill the first guy in DD for the 2600. I just threw MY hands up and said "I just don't know." But I did really really love DDII for the NES. It was the best of the NES DD in my opinion. Shadow Lord Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 2, 2001 Author Share Posted November 2, 2001 quoteI just threw MY hands up and said "I just don't know." (Laughing) I love my quote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 Well I won't defend the 2600 version...It sucks! I remember wasting a lot of quarters with my friends at the arcade playing DD tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 quoteam I the only one who actually cares? There was a thread by some guy just like last month where he went into detail of how he actually finally BEAT 2600 Double Dragon (just do a search). So I would say no, you're not the only one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 2, 2001 Author Share Posted November 2, 2001 Hey! 2 people care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genki Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 quote: Originally posted by cloudmann: The 2600 conversion, while pure poop compared to other conversions (the C64 being the next worst conversion), [snip] You haven't tried comparing SMS version to any other 8 bit versions? Even NES version sucks (especially in the 2 player dept) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 i can beat the SMS dd all the time! its a fun game and the movie wasn't as great as street fighter or super mario bros (man i love that movie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Huemer Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 The C64 characters had a hole in the middle dividing the character into lower and upper torso because the coders were too incapable to do it properly. http://pirates.emucamp.com/D/ddragon/c64/main.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Huemer Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 http://pirates.emucamp.com/alpha/D/ddragon...n/c64/main.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 **I've played the Arcade Version back in the day, fantastic. **The C=64 version, very difficult but my brother and I once beat it, so it wasn't too bad. **The NES Version. I don't remember much about it but I seem to think it was better than the C=64 Version. **The Amiga 500 Version, this game was good gameplay wise, the the players looked like big blue eyed Baby dolls.. (Creepy) **The 2600 version was bad.. Just too difficult. If it wasn't a 16K cart, it would probably be an easy game to make fun with just a few speed hacks in the code though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 3, 2001 Author Share Posted November 3, 2001 Why did your fighter have purple skin? What was up with that? Someone at Activision was apparently on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckhard Stolberg Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 The fighter on 2600 Double Dragon doesn't have purple skin. That only happens when you play the PAL game on a NTSC system (or the PAL ROM image on an emulator in NTSC mode). Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 3, 2001 Author Share Posted November 3, 2001 Oops, I guess I've been playing the PAL version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Huemer Posted November 3, 2001 Share Posted November 3, 2001 I wonder if there is any possibility to detect if a .bin file is PAL or NTSC?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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