Double Dragon has to be my original arcade favorite when I was a kid. This was the game that other people looked in awe of me as I played. I was quite frankly a master of the game. It only took me a couple of times before I was able to beat the entire game with just one life.
In Double Dragon you play an 80s street punk who's girlfriend was kidnapped by rival thugs. It's a basic side scrolling beat-em up arcade game. Its considered be many as the original fighting that many others copied.
There were three buttons and a joystick. The three buttons consisted of jump, kick, and punch. Combining the buttons would mean you could pull of different moves. I know this is something that every single fighting game that has come out since Double Dragon, but they were the first.
What makes Double Dragon so great is when you play with a friend. This is what made the game so iconic. Not to sound square but the game really promoted cooperation to young kids. It felt all you had were just each other to beat all these thugs. I know its hard to think of a fighting game as kid friendly, but that's one way you can spin it.
Now, how did I become a master of Double Dragon? Well, it isn't much of a secret. The key to this game was just using the elbow. It was unstoppable. You could pretty much beat the entire game with just using the elbow and no other fighting techniques.
For any die hard fans of the action fighting genre, this game is a must have, especially if you're a video game historian.
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