Double Dragon by LRock in

Runner introduction starts at 00:41. Run starts at 1:30.
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Runner introduction starts at 00:41. Run starts at 1:30.

[@LRock617]

Thanks for the support everyone! This run is a terrifying one, but I'm glad I was able to showcase it on the biggest stage for you all. This game is a classic!

[@LRock617]

Whoa, awesome! Can't recommend it enough! That strat does take practice, but you can definitely do it!

[@Darkmoon75]

LRock617 you made that look easy. Nice run!

[@alandelrio8154]

Awesome run.

[@doudoune8035]

Good job man!!

[@apk1970]

Great run! One of the best of the marathon.

[@ChumblesMumbles]

It's impressive to see how good some of these are while being done live on camera with an audience, and commentary. This one was 1 minute off the world record, but it still would be good enough for 4th place all time, which is not shabby at all.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

One of the hardest games I ever managed to beat. Great run.

[@andrewg5854]

Well done man!

[@Kwert]

LRock reminds me a lot of Klaige with his play-by-play.

[@eliascastillo1641]

I wish I knew about the green bobo glitch back in the day. I hated that part

[@Lurdiak]

I love this game.

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

always cracked me up how they are called "the shin" and "the linda"

[@brasmussen81]

🎭 AudioXVNVX 🎭 Chin, not Shin

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

oh lol

[@xMasterSparku]

Lol yeah most beat em players call enemies like that. It's not whip ladies, punks, or bodybuilders, it's Lindas, Ropers, and Abobos.

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

now all i need is a river city ransom run...

[@LRock617]

⛄ AudioXVNVX ⛄ You should check out yelsraek. He's the WR holder in RCR and he ran it at AGDQ 2017.

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

LRock617 ok cool, is it here on RUclips?

[@frydemwingz]

all these years I assumed the kind of moves you do depends on just a checkpoint, not XP. wow it's been like 23-24 years of playing this game.

[@phantomspaceman]

My favorite Fist of the North Star game.

[@Gyle41386]

So glad to hear someone else call them the Bugles

[@ChumblesMumbles]

Everyone goes in the pit!

[@intelligentignorance]

"You got fifty thousand in Double Dragon?!" *score obviously shows twenty-five thousand*

[@28Pluto]

Why doesn't this comment have 9000 likes!!??

[@napalmwedding]

I cried lol

[@robertanderson2898]

At the Chintai in Mission 2, you can climb back down the ladders and you can go to Mission 3 without even fighting. I'm 100% sure they already knew that though.

[@LRock617]

It's definitely known. But knocking him off of the building is faster.

[@valhallaoutcast]

forgot how many differences there was on the NES version vs the Arcade version, good run

[@zetsu8080]

Wow nice

[@betterinsodapop]

Always thought it was total bullshit how this game had platforming elements late game when the controls for jumping were so terrible. Same thing happens in the NES sequel. Shit is tough!

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

The platforming was a shameless way to make kids pump extra quarters into the machines. I was certainly one of them.

[@youcantleavethisempty8872]

The arcade version didn't have platforming, unless you count the jump over the bridge. Stage 4 in the arcade is just a straight shot through the palace. @@palaceofwisdom9448

[@sarysa]

But he didn't get 50,000...

[@TiavioliGaming]

gg

[@saltysoso]

4:03 hahaha

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

i forgot, why did you have to fight your brother at the end again??

[@LRock617]

There was never a canon reason, as far as I know. They just wanted a different final boss and reused the sprite. The funny part was that it gave the game a great twist ending; too bad it wasn't canon.

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

oh ok, also explains why this was never 2 players simultaneously lol that would be weird.

[@phantomspaceman]

It was a holdover from the arcade game where you beat the final boss, and if both players are still alive they fight over who gets the girl from the intro.

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

phantomspaceman ah ok, seems like NES games had those vivid storylines lol

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

that's a fact lol

[@gregnubody3871]

This must be different from the master system version

[@melancholyhill]

Bimmy & Jimmy

[@LuizMGRamos]

There was level ups in the master system version?

[@LRock617]

I don't believe so.

[@samghost13]

Don't understand why People give Money to ... ???

[@davidhughes4689]

dont understand why he didnt do the invisible man trick to get to lv 6 in mission 2

[@LRock617]

The level up glitch takes a long time and is not optimal for speedrunning. It adds another 40-60 seconds onto the run, and you can't make that time up by elbowing through everything.

[@creepingdeath9795]

I could beat ninja Gaiden 1 and 2, even beat ninja Gaiden with 1 life once but could never beat double dragon.