Clint Thompson Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Sweetness... got it for a good price too! This game is pretty cool... sounds good and plays well but is too damn hard using the proline sticks. I played it and would have gotten further if it wasn't for trying to use that 2nd button to kick the baddies.... it just isn't made for these type of games (ouch). I'll try again because I would like to get further but I feel I'm going to need those euro pads to actually get anywhere useful. Has anyone here beaten the game? If so, kudos! I can't get past the first level.. ouch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Yeah, I beat it a few times. I love the game. Check my site for an in-depth game guide. http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/doubledragondc.html Cousin Vinnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I don't think those proline's were made for any type of game. Have you tried playing Joust with one of those things? When I got a 7800, finding a set of NES-style game pads was my first priority. It makes the system immensely more playable. BTW, have you played Double Dragon on the SMS or NES so that you'll have an idea about how this version stacks up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I didn't realize Double Dragon came in the silver label. Mine is the white Activision label. Is this the PAL version? Any insist would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 I didn't realize Double Dragon came in the silver label. Mine is the white Activision label. Is this the PAL version? Any insist would be appreciated. 845418[/snapback] Mine was white too Call me crazy for insisting on a custom made label since the white one was screwed up I figured this would be a good replacement, works out pretty nice imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elthesh Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I didn't realize Double Dragon came in the silver label. Mine is the white Activision label. Is this the PAL version? Any insist would be appreciated. 845418[/snapback] Mine's a white label as well. That color label looks more in house Atari style than Activisions normal own designs which is at least interesting to me, lol. and yeah, those prolines are godawful. They really feel like they were meant to be bolted to a table and used cause they absolutely kill my hands with even light usage. I'd love to pick up an adapter for the smaller Sega Genesis controllers and use those instead. The Master System ones are ok cept those corners, like the NES ones, also dig into my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 I don't think those proline's were made for any type of game. Have you tried playing Joust with one of those things? When I got a 7800, finding a set of NES-style game pads was my first priority. It makes the system immensely more playable. BTW, have you played Double Dragon on the SMS or NES so that you'll have an idea about how this version stacks up? 845408[/snapback] It's been so long since I have I really don't remember but I know it wasn't this hard to play on the NES pad (who is sending me some Euro 7800 pads again?!?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Yeah, I'd say that label looks a LOT better than the boring white Activision label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I'd be thinkin' that'd be a custom jobbie. Hope I am right. Very nice!! Personally, I thought that particular version of this game really stunk but I am not trying to thread crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) I didn't realize Double Dragon came in the silver label. Mine is the white Activision label. Is this the PAL version? Any insist would be appreciated. 845418[/snapback] Mine is a white label too, published by activision, to my knowledge it was never published by Atari with the silver label, so, either it was and that's news to me, or that is a pirate of the game and the pirates who made it mistakenly figured it would look like most other Atari 7800 carts with the silver label. Can anyone verify that it was published by Atari also and this is a legit cartridge? If so, I want one! Ooh, never mind, just saw your post stating it was a custom label. Edited April 28, 2005 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 If you guys would bother to read Clint's posts, you'd see taht he says "Yes it's a custom label I made becasue the white one was torn." Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitclassics Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 DOUBLE DRAGON is really easy to beat, once you learn a couple of tricks. To be honest, while I found it fun and enjoyed the game, it smacked of "half-ass programming" and "rushed design". It shows ... in the colors, the graphics, the sprites, the details missing, and the AI. Want to know how to beat it? Learn how to reverse jump kick to the right. Learn how to head butt. Learn the stupid AI tricks like pinning Abobos against a wall and kicking at them. Once you get the hang of it, it's easy to beat up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 If you guys would bother to read Clint's posts, you'd see taht he says "Yes it's a custom label I made becasue the white one was torn." Duh. 845714[/snapback] If YOU would bother to read our posts (or at least mine) a little more closely you'd see that I edited it stating that I saw Clint's LATER post, which I hadn't gotten to yet when I initially made my post (you know sometimes people respond to posts before reading the entire thread; so as not to forget what's on their minds at the moment). DUH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 DOUBLE DRAGON is really easy to beat, once you learn a couple of tricks. To be honest, while I found it fun and enjoyed the game, it smacked of "half-ass programming" and "rushed design". It shows ... in the colors, the graphics, the sprites, the details missing, and the AI. Want to know how to beat it? Learn how to reverse jump kick to the right. Learn how to head butt. Learn the stupid AI tricks like pinning Abobos against a wall and kicking at them. Once you get the hang of it, it's easy to beat up. 845953[/snapback] yeah, there are a lot of different tricks that make it easy to beat. The one I always used was to go up against a wall at the top, and use the elbow move back and forth as the enemies came to me. I got throught the whole game using that one move with them rarely even getting a chance to hit me! The graphics seem to get better as you move along in the game, and I think it's better than the NES version, especially with the double player option that the NES version lacks, but the Master System version definately is the best of the three, but then, the Master system seemed to always kick the NES and 7800's ass in graphics...I never had the Master system back in the day, only the 7800, and I was happy with it's version, especially after seeing the NES version at a friends house. But I've got the Master system emulator on my DC and now I've seen how much better it was over the other two systems. I do think the 7800 COULD have been as good as the Master system if it had been used to it's full potential, but alas, it rarely was, if ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 it's better than the NES version, especially with the double player option that the NES version lacks, but the Master System version definately is the best of the three I actually didn't like the SMS version, for a couple of reasons. 1. The guy always seemed move really sluggishly. 2. The flickering, flickering and more flickering 3. The graphics were good in spots but awful in others (example: around the bridge. Where I thought the SMS had a good translation, though, was in its RAMPAGE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 it's better than the NES version, especially with the double player option that the NES version lacks, but the Master System version definately is the best of the three I actually didn't like the SMS version, for a couple of reasons. 1. The guy always seemed move really sluggishly. 2. The flickering, flickering and more flickering 3. The graphics were good in spots but awful in others (example: around the bridge. Where I thought the SMS had a good translation, though, was in its RAMPAGE! 846013[/snapback] Hmm...well I've never played a real Master system, only the emulator, so maybe it's not as sluggish on the emulator (DC)? I never played it as far as the bridge, so I don't know about the graphics there. I just played the first level to check it out and see how it compared to the 7800 version. I'd already beaten the game on the 7800, so I had no interest in playing it through on the Master system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Hey all, heres a pic of the HES pal cart, you think the white ones bad? I think thiw was the only release here in OZ. I gotta say i really like the 7800 DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 Yep.... seen one on the net somewhere doing a search for DD (although the label wasn't nearly as bad haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kay Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 (edited) [edit] Oops... found my answer in this thread! Cheers! Joey Edited May 5, 2005 by Joey Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Yep.... seen one on the net somewhere doing a search for DD (although the label wasn't nearly as bad haha 849851[/snapback] From my site perhaps? http://www.atari7800.org/labelscans/Double_Dragon.htm Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 Yep.... seen one on the net somewhere doing a search for DD (although the label wasn't nearly as bad haha 849851[/snapback] From my site perhaps? http://www.atari7800.org/labelscans/Double_Dragon.htm Mitch 850094[/snapback] A'ha! Correct Mitch... it was yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 The box for Double Dragon shown in the AA database is red. I know where there is one for sale in a yellow box. Anyone interested?! It says Activision on it I remember, but I didn't open it up or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I own both the 7800 and SMS versions I like the SMS version better despite the problems previously mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 I never saw the red or white labels of Double Dragon. The only one I had possessed a black label with the two dragons of the arcade title screen on it which I bought from a dealer in France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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