Double Dragon (NES)
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- For other games in the series, see Double Dragon.
Double Dragon was the first successful beat-em-up series. The arcade game took plenty of quarters from kids wanting desperately to beat up Willy and rescue Marian. The NES port was similar to the arcade game. You still got to punch, kick, and fight your way through four difficult missions, but there are some other changes that really disappoint the NES players. The biggest letdown comes from the lack of two player simultaneous play. Part of what made Double Dragon so great was the "double" part. Taking that away made the game half as exciting. Also, because of the lack of processing power on the NES, some of the enemy characters were removed, and a most of the animation was toned down. In the end, you're left with a lukewarm fighting game, that is rather disappointing, not to mention insanely difficult.
Screenshots
Music
One thing that was done right in the NES port was the music. Double Dragon has an amazing electric guitar sound, especially in "The City Slums" and "Opening". The other tracks are also very nicely composed.
Most of the music is ported from the arcade version, only the NES sound makes it seem a little louder and more in-your-face. There are two songs that are unique to this version and they are "The Cave", and "Game Over". Also, the entire arcade track of "Setting Off" was ported to the NES, but you only get to hear the beginning of it during the intermissions.
The music was ported from the arcade version. Kazunaka Yamane composed the arcade version and ported his compositions to the NES. Interestingly, the game has credit screens, but they were not used in the game. It is unknown why this is. However, the game's ROM contains the credits. The hex numbers must be translated to the text in the PPU viewer to properly view them.
The album Original Sound of Double Dragon contains arranged versions of the arcade music, but since they're similar to the NES port, they're included here. Most of the track titles come from the album.
Recording
# |
Title |
Composer |
Arranger |
Length |
Size |
Listen |
01 | Opening (Double Dragon) | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 1:35 | 1.4 MB | |
02 | Setting Off (A New Battle) ~Partial~ | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 0:06 | 77 KB | |
03 | The City Slums (The Black Warriors Arrive) | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 2:43 | 2.2 MB | |
04 | The Industrial Area (The Great Fray) | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 1:32 | 1.2 MB | |
05 | The Woods | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 2:30 | 2.0 MB | |
06 | The Cave | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 0:40 | 550 KB | |
07 | The Giant Abobo Appears | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 1:04 | 848 KB | |
08 | The Hideout (Willy the Nemesis) | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 1:12 | 945 KB | |
09 | After the Battle | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 0:02 | 50 KB | |
10 | Game Over | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 0:04 | 74 KB | |
11 | Setting Off (A New Battle) | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 1:15 | 1.0 MB | |
12 | Ending (Reunion With Marian) | Kazunaka Yamane | Unknown | 0:22 | 382 KB | |
Credits
- Ripper: Memblers & TNSe^1999
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
- ROM Credits:
- Music Kazunaka Yamane credited as Lasalu Yamane
Albums
Game Rip
Formats |
Download |
Size |
Download | 20 KB |
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
Releases
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Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_%28video_game%29 - Wikipedia.
- mobygames.com/game/nes/double-dragon - Moby Games.
- gamefaqs.com/nes/563405-double-dragon - GameFAQs.
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