Tonight, March 27, 2023, I have just beaten Double Dragon 3 for my very first time!!! On Mission 5, I did a couple of things differently, such as using Ranzou's sword attack on the first two Williams until I knocked them off the first platform. I then used Ranzou for the next platforming room when you get inside the pyramid. As the gladiators start to jump to my platform, I use Ranzou's high jumping ability to go completely over them so that I am on a much wider platform and can knock them off. I also avoided using any jump kicks on the final boss, as you can get torn up if she turns into a snake on you. But everything else really made quick work of the levels, especially the ledge trick on Mission 4. Plus, telling us to make sure you're not directly in front of the final boss, lest you get devastated. I have finally done it. I have now beaten all 3 NES Double Dragons!!!
The hyper realistic music in Japan Stage is purely mesmerizing to this day. It still sounds like real flute play. Yet it's being generated out on an 8-bit system. As a game music enthusiast Double Dragon 3 stands as one of my nostalgically favorite soundtracks.
The music on this game was just as memorable as all the Mega Man games; I'm glad they at least spent some time and money on that aspect of the game. Now, if only they gave us one or more continues...
That stage and when you enter the dojo are my favorite OST from the game. While the first part of Japan felt so authentic like being in Japan, the 2nd part always felt so intense as you walk and the tempo picks up as the ninjas appear.
Really blows my mind that one blunder in the intro cut scene (Bimmy & Jimmy) and a little difficulty fueled everyone’s hatred for this game. My favorite of the NES trilogy. Beat it several times. Always a good time!
My parents bought this for me when it came out and it was one of the few nes games I owned inever beat. Loved doing spin kicks at the same time as my brother in the corner and calling it our super move....good times
@@aweirdredtoad3637 I dislike the button layout of DD2 . The directional attack system was pointless as combat isn't fast enough to warrent having attacks to a set direction. There's zero reason not to have kept the punch/kick set up since you have to mash both together to do most of the special attacks anyways. DD 2 has a ton of platforming in it, which made me say screw this game. I played it last and could not stand the way it handled compared to the other two games.(This makes me extremely biased against it but I found DD2 terrible.) I found you have plenty of attacks in DD 3, especially among the 4 characters, and didn't miss the rising moves like the hyper elbow.
@@Lastjustice Although I do understand what you mean, but DD2 attack system is very situational especially when two enemies come from both sides. If you're unable to use the spinkick, you punch or backkick to stun the enemy to prompt you into attacking even without the special attacks. Yes, you have alot of moves in DD3 but they are rather situational as well. Some moves not having much power than another, like using the headthrow for the Lee Brothers or the other moves the other two members have. The only useful ones would be the spinkick when it wants to work and grabbing the enemy to beat in their heads. In terms of platforming, it's not as bad as DD1's heavy use of it and all it really does is mix things up to break the monotony of beat em ups. Most NES beat em ups implemented platforming so it wouldn't be a slow run. I'm not saying it's good, but it's certainly not that bad or hard to traverse through. Even DD3 had tricky platforming especially during the final stage when jumping from pillar to pillar or jumping from the stone ride early/late, where death would lead to the loss of a party member that are pretty much your 3 lives in single player. Most of the enemies are cheap as well, either jumpkicking or doing a constant slide move to attack the player.
@@aweirdredtoad3637 Double dragon games have way too much platforming for having such tank like jumping controls period. I mean most of these sections would be a cakewalk if you were using mario or megaman to hop through them, but the Lee brothers struggle to get through these jumps. it would be like having a stealth section of a game where you play as the Hulk...some characters aren't build for these kind of things heh. I get they wanted to break up the fighting but this was not the way to do it. I agree one probably has the worst number of obstacles of the 3 games. So many moving platforms and ledges to blindly jump off in the original. The 3rd stage is stupidly long compared to the rest of the game. I was like level 4 does exist when I finally got through that dumb cave part. The action in DD2 isn't fast enough to warrent needing directional attacks. Especially since there's only 2 enemies on screen at a time. It was a clunky control style that was pointless as it was annoying. I can easily manage keeping all the enemies to one side of me in either game. Again the jumping at the end of 2 was what made me want to throw my controller, none of the fighting. If I wanted really beat it I could kept save stating but I didn't like the game enough to even warrent that. In DD3, yes the somersault throw doesn't work no all enemies, but the ones it does you can easily toss to their doom. If you learn to reserve it in midair you can make short work of all the bad guys where there's a ledge to toss them off. That way it doesn't matter which side of a hole they are on. Obviously the Lee brothers offset their move that doesn't work on any enemy by havign tagteam super spin kick that wrecks most enemies in a single hit. A special move the other two do not. The spinkick in general takes down the majority of enemies spamming it. If you and a partner can do it fairly consistently you can cruise through the game. Majority of the movies in all 3 games are fairly superflueous. The platforming in DD 3 is limited to a short part at the end, as the holes are far easier to avoid than the previous games. The worst part probably the room where you ride the moving platform up. I'm sure someone took lost lives to this room. None of it was as prone to end your run as anything in the first two games. The game also gives you two continues to beat the last 2 stages. Its not that long or hard of game.
I grew up on NES and then an Xbox and after that I have not owned any gaming systems. Like many I spent countless hours on my NES and loved it more than anything. I didn’t have many games growing up so the majority of the time I just got to play all the other games at friends house etc. which usually didn’t offer me the time to be able to play long enough to master the game so I’m loving being able to watch and see the rest of the games and how they ended! I found this channel by accident a few days ago and since then I have been LOVING IT!!! Out of the 12-15 games I owned you cover most of them here so I’ve been just geeking out and having a nostalgic BLAST! You cover and explain these games with such ease and incredible detail! Your voice also in my opinion is made for voice over work of anything! Thank you so very much for all you do and having such a great channel....
I remember having a hard time liking this one back in 1991! I loved the music and the graphics, so I really gave it a shot, renting it about 3 times. When I finally beat the 2nd boss, I was really surprised by its design (changing characters). After going through a good portion of the 4th level, you finally get your only continue in the whole game! Bit of relief! I got to the end boss and couldn't beat the Queen. I let go after that final shot, it felt too exhausting for my young self (and I play all From Software games now). The most underappreciated game in the series, but it got good the more you played it. Double Dragon II felt instantly awesome, making it the ultimate classic Double Dragon. Super Double Dragon was really cool too. The best, I think is Double Dragon Advance. I'm not sold yet on the new Double Dragon Gaiden, but I'm still interested. Brings back great memories!
I remember playing this game as a kid (and EVENTUALLY beating it), but not knowing at the time that you could avoid the final boss' fire snake attack by simply walking up and down. I always tried to time a jump away from the boss to it, and wound up taking way more hits than I needed to. That might explain why it took so long to beat.
I never even knew DD 2 and 3 had an arcade version!! I regret getting rid of most of my NES games in 2010 (i've found some of them again recently, and some new ones). I still have the game box to this one. Nice! And thank you.
Crazy thing; I was actually thinking back to this game all week, and now it's getting covered here on U Can Beat Video Games! I remember actually liking the idea that you played as different characters, and that you had to switch to someone else so you didn't run out of health and lose another character. Added a strategic element to the beat-em-up style game, and this one was way better than the Arcade version. (Called the Rosetta Stones)
I had this and played it while listening to MC Hammer back in the day and Criss Cross with my older brother before I found my true favorite genre punk rock - I actually beat this game one time - I remember this being insanely hard - you make it look easy :) great strategies - thanks again
I'm glad to see you go over this game, I have never beaten this game and can't wait to see what you got. I am terrible at this game. Thanks for the video!
@@JeffisWinning I have beaten that game 100s of times. I think I used the game genie 2-3 of those times. Ironically, the game genie isn't always your friend in this game.
Another tip for anyone having trouble with the jumping section in Egypt holding the button down that makes Ronzou do his slice and pressing the other button is the easiest way I've found to do it.
I found the famicom version of this back in 1992, it was also the first DD game i ever played. Took it home, never laughed at the Bimmy joke since it was in japanese. i have nothing but fond memories of this game and it was our favorite game to play as 2 players, i used to take it with me to Grandma's house of firdays so i can play it with my brother and 2 cousins. We loved it so much, it was not hard, it was normal nes hard and we loved this. I remember we loved the music so much, the end music, we used to finish this game just to listen to the end music for like 20 minutes. Best parts were those small tricks like the reverse hair grab, trying to jump kick the whole drop in italy, counting how many jump kicks it took to kill a mummy. It is by far one of my favorite nes games of all times, the graphics were outstanding. i was so happy when the upgraded version turned out on switch, i am just sad that i lost the famicom cart, it had the most wonderful box art on it. i give this game 10/10, a beloved classic that makes part 4 looks like trash.
@@mountainmgtow5421 yep true i remember that you tell him verry good due thats true my game was english version for that i still remember that you are right
Greetings! I just wanted to tell you how much I love your channel. For some time I have been aware of your channel, but had never used any of the walkthroughs. I have been an avid gamer since childhood (born in 87) and, recently, I have been wanting to go back and play the classic games from my youth that made me love the medium. However, with modern gaming and adult responsibilities, it was a daunting prospect to devote time to the punishing game difficulty for which the NES is known. I decided to play Metal Gear first, and your guide was absolutely amazing and helped me finish in no time at all! I started Fester's Quest yesterday and am planning on playing many more in your catalogue. Anyway, just wanted to tell you how much you rock!
I really like playing this one, a friend and I routinely went through this once a day and we heavily leaned on the team spin kicks and the catch and toss drop kicks.
I have been playing this game a lot in the Switch DD&Kunio-Kun Collection (and before that on my WiiU), is very difficult, but it's a joy to see the ending once you manage to pull it off.
I actually never got to play this one in the arcade before emulators. But when I did I was shocked at how much better the NES version is. Also this is my personal favorite in the trilogy. The extra characters turned from bosses was such an incredible idea for me at the time and the difficulty didn't bother me as much since starting over on the first level didn't change much. Further i had thought as a kid that the search for the stones to bring Marian back to life after having been killed was a better story.
Weird... I never felt this was a difficult game. Get the enemies to follow you. When they catch up standing on both sides of you then hurricane kick each and everyone of them lol The further into the game the easier it becomes. More weapons and more allies. Swap out your battered Billy to a full health friend that’s waiting to kick 8bit shadow warrior ass.
Thank you for choosing this game! I personally love Double Dragon 3 and it's probably my favorite game in the trilogy! My childhood friend Jeff introduced me to this game and I remember him giving me great tips such as using Nunchuks against the first boss and moving up and down to draw enemies into positions where they are easy to defeat. It's a tough game but the fact we beat it together as kids...that was pretty special!
Man, a punch combo with Chin's iron claw is so devastating to bosses... honestly, it's a game with a billion flaws, but it's just so satisfying, and has one of the best NES soundtracks ever. Italy's theme is incredible.
Another great video! You have become my favorite when I'm looking for any extra strats or just for enjoyment learning about the games with the deep dives. Thank you, and please keep it going!
One of the most underappreciated NES games in the library. All it takes is some practice and is well worth a playthrough. The graphics and music are absolutely stellar (That box cover is one of the greats!). Me and my twin brother beat this when we were eight (wish they had made more on the NES/SNES like this one back then). Great video!
I'm glad you covered this; it's really not such a bad game. Great soundtrack, too, and I have the strangest memory of listening to it a lot during the week that my sink kept backing up with this weird gray sludge.
@@Oniphire Thanks! It was drawn by a very talented artist and friend of mine as an artist's conception of what I look like (she lives in Indonesia, so we never actually met, but I used to help her with her homework), so I don't think you'll find it anywhere, but my Steam profile has a bigger version, and that should be pretty easy to find, since it's the same username as I have here.
Who knew I always almost beat the game but used Ranzou in the wrong spots...now I finally have a chance to beat this game...only took me 25 years!! Keep up the good work!
I feel the same way, getting close to the end but playing one part wrong. For me, it was the actual Noiram fight that kept beating me. I went diagonal way too much and had no idea how to consistently evade her underground snake attack. Now I know these things, but can't get my NES to work.
This is the only Doubke Dragon game I fully played as a child, and also I was able to beat it with much effort. Ranzou was my favorite character. There's many of this game I dind't remembered, thanks for sharing your gameplays and secrets for all this good childhood games!
I remember the jump throw being my favorite move, since the button input was so forgiving. I don't remember enemies being able to duck the attack, and you can use it while running. If you miss the cyclone kick when you're standing between two enemies, you're losing health.
I got really good at this game 10 years or so ago. I actually felt like once you understand the mechanics that DDII The Revenge is actually harder than the Sacred Stones. I love NES games that have a learning curve you can develop skill upon.
Very well done, both in your game playing and producing this video! I really enjoy your videos and your Channel is Second-To-None. Keep up the amazing work!
Fun Fact: If you do 2 player mode with friendly fire, you can turn the game into a single player with access to both Billy and Jimmy. After killing the first enemy you beat up Billy and Jimmy to death, as their body is flashing indicating that they died you talk to Brett immediately; they will then get up with zero health. At this point you have to clear the room without either player dying. Once you exit the room the 2nd player will despawn but still will be selectable in the menu with zero health (will have full health on next mission). The entire rest of the game will have the 2 player difficulty, but you'll be playing it as a single person; but you will have access to both Lee brothers from this point forward.
I recently got this game for my Xbox One. I did beat it years ago but I am going to use this playthrough to beat it again. This is a difficult game though so I hope your guide can help to beat it again. Thanks for uploading this.
This game really pushed NES graphics to their limit. The spritework is great. I love the soundtrack too. I've made it further thanks to your guide, with practice I might see it to the end.
Great guide! My favorite Double Dragon game and one of my favorite NES games of all time I've played through this many times over the years since it's release and thought I knew it inside out but you still managed to show me two things I never knew, 1: being able to keep and control Jimmy with the first player and 2: getting the Rome boss stuck in the corner
I’ve been waiting 30 years for this video. Actually blows my mind that got the ninja when I rented this game, but didn’t make it much further. Didn’t realize I was so close to the end.
Bought this back in the day. The only video game boss that makes my heartbeat go insane. It was such a slog to get there and so much riding on survival.
This was a great video. My parents got this one for me when it first came out. The hours spent memorizing the patterns and placements. More than once during this video, I was saying "yup". I was the only one in my friend group or my family to beat this one.
Thanks for taking a look at this game. Overall it's my favorite of the series, though it's definitely far from perfect. Still, there's no difficulty setting, directional controls, and bullshit platforming sections like the second one, and no leveling system and no useless fighting game mode like the first one. Random thoughts . . . The cyclone kick (and all equivalents for other characters) only requires that the player hit B once while in air. I always thought Chin's brother was the second boss in the first Double Dragon, the one you can spawn, then climb down the ladders and "beat." My favorite combo with Ranzou was always sword --> kick because he always felt a little too vulnerable when in the air against a standing foe. That's probably just me. I used to be able to hit the boss of Italy with all 20 shurikens just using my natural sense of rhythm; not sure if I still can. On the mummies, I used the same strategy but with Billy Lee instead of Chin. I guess it doesn't matter.
I remember wanting to return this game as a kid. "It's silly how I lose a dude when I die! Lives was SO much better!" But nowdays I actually LIKE the idea and difficulty it brings. Admitedly I've never bothered actually finishing it, so I might stop before the end so I dont get spoilers, but getting some hints to FINALLY put this bitch to rest is gonna be awesome. :D EDIT: OMG I'm so glad to hear that I wasn't the only one that found this game to be killer when we were kids. Big relief.
@Gambit Odsey HAhahaha, with how different the game was it doesn't suprise me to hear someone had this issue. But, I can give you a happy ending to these comments. I can now say I've OFFICLALY BEATEN THIS GOD FORSAKEN POS GAME! :D The defeated child in me gave off a fist pump in joy to that one. :D
I was stumped and frustrated when I first played this as a kid. It was my dad who figured out that moving vertically was the way to deal with the enemies. We went on to beat the game together. So ultimately I ended up with good memories of this game.
I actually beat this game 30 years ago, but at the last moment when I landed the killing blow on Noiram my freaking game froze. I stood there awestruck, hoping that the game would unfreeze itself for like a good half hour. I don't think I ever attempted to beat it again after that. I will now.
Great job! I finally beat this game, I picked it up again after a 30 year break lol. It would be so cool if you did Willow sometime soon. It was another childhood game I never could complete
I got this game years ago, back in the 90's. I beat it ONCE. Just once. After that, I couldn't do it without the quick save feature in the port for the Xbox One. Now that you've done videos for this game and Turtles III, I eagerly await you to do on for Ninja Gaiden 3 and SMB3.
27:45 that's that old NES beginner's trap bull-ish that got controllers broken and fights started. 75% of the way through and suddenly there are instant death pit traps.
You my friend are a kin to my own heart and are very awesome for doing this can't get enough of your content as well as loving your ff content please do not stop and I love your golden retrievers
I remember beating this after the 2nd time i rented this in 91. I was in 1st grade. my greatest gaming accomplishment of all time by far, especially as I found out how hard this game was for soooo many.
I also find it hilarious how the second to last boss in River City Ransom is the Dragon twins complete with the Double Dragon theme playing during the battle!
This game... Took me a while to beat but once I realized controlling your kicks on X/Y axis is the key to success the game got a lot easier. Then, I discovered changing characters. It was over once I got Chun. His punches kill damn near everyone in one combo...
I played this with game genie, which I figured out how give all the characters 230 some health with some tweaking of the codes in the list that came with it. My lil brothers needed the help, so I'd give them a list of codes to put in to make them have a chance. We'd eventually take the training wheels off and play through game with no extra help. That's how we got battletoads to be manageable as well.
As a kid I could never beat this without cheating with Game Genie and giving myself 99 nunchucks and Iron Claws. I still had trouble, even with that. The music to this game is fantastic, just like all the Double Dragon games on the NES. The tune that plays on the streets outside the dojo in mission 1 is one of the best pieces on the NES.
I found the code for increased health was more useful. I tweaked it so all the cast had 238 health I think or something close. My brothers and I used that till we got good enough win without it.
It's funny, I actually like this game somewhat even though it's criminally short and gut-wrenchingly hard. Playing it on the Double Dragon - Kunio Kun bundle helped me appreciate the tricks a little more.
My friend had the Genesis version of this game when we were kids. The last level is the only part I really remember, and it was *quite* different. There was even a puzzle, iirc.
![Seungmin "그렇게, 천천히, 우리(As we are)" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kAzmhLHePqU/mqdefault.jpg)
My daughter and I watch your vids every Saturday while we make/eat breakfast. She thinks the dog is the one talking and playing the game!
Tonight, March 27, 2023, I have just beaten Double Dragon 3 for my very first time!!!
On Mission 5, I did a couple of things differently, such as using Ranzou's sword attack on the first two Williams until I knocked them off the first platform. I then used Ranzou for the next platforming room when you get inside the pyramid. As the gladiators start to jump to my platform, I use Ranzou's high jumping ability to go completely over them so that I am on a much wider platform and can knock them off. I also avoided using any jump kicks on the final boss, as you can get torn up if she turns into a snake on you. But everything else really made quick work of the levels, especially the ledge trick on Mission 4. Plus, telling us to make sure you're not directly in front of the final boss, lest you get devastated. I have finally done it. I have now beaten all 3 NES Double Dragons!!!
My #1 favorite RUclips Channel and one of my favorite NES french fries... I MEAN franchises
🤣
The hyper realistic music in Japan Stage is purely mesmerizing to this day. It still sounds like real flute play. Yet it's being generated out on an 8-bit system. As a game music enthusiast Double Dragon 3 stands as one of my nostalgically favorite soundtracks.
My favourite soundtrack to a game has to be the original tenchu on ps1 while not 8 bit was amazing none the less
The music on this game was just as memorable as all the Mega Man games; I'm glad they at least spent some time and money on that aspect of the game. Now, if only they gave us one or more continues...
That stage and when you enter the dojo are my favorite OST from the game. While the first part of Japan felt so authentic like being in Japan, the 2nd part always felt so intense as you walk and the tempo picks up as the ninjas appear.
*Cross the Checkpoint* is one of fave ps1 relaxing bgms @eatmyass
Really blows my mind that one blunder in the intro cut scene (Bimmy & Jimmy) and a little difficulty fueled everyone’s hatred for this game. My favorite of the NES trilogy. Beat it several times. Always a good time!
Haters gonna hate, that's what they do. I am writing a NES emulator just to play Double dragons and Contras again.
Curious, what language are you writing it in?@@parkershaw8529
I played this in the arcade and immediately hated it
The difficulty was artificial just to pad the length of this pitifully short game. This was a common practice with NES games.
Everything you all said is true, but Ninja Gaiden owns the NES Trilogy crown.
My parents bought this for me when it came out and it was one of the few nes games I owned inever beat. Loved doing spin kicks at the same time as my brother in the corner and calling it our super move....good times
I prefer DD3 over the rest, the game is challenging and the music is top notch.
Outside of the life system, I don't see what's really worse about DD3. I like the larger cast and there's far less platforming than other two games.
@@Lastjustice That's because they put most of the platform in the final stage, and it's fighting system is a step back from DD2
@@aweirdredtoad3637 I dislike the button layout of DD2 . The directional attack system was pointless as combat isn't fast enough to warrent having attacks to a set direction. There's zero reason not to have kept the punch/kick set up since you have to mash both together to do most of the special attacks anyways. DD 2 has a ton of platforming in it, which made me say screw this game. I played it last and could not stand the way it handled compared to the other two games.(This makes me extremely biased against it but I found DD2 terrible.) I found you have plenty of attacks in DD 3, especially among the 4 characters, and didn't miss the rising moves like the hyper elbow.
@@Lastjustice Although I do understand what you mean, but DD2 attack system is very situational especially when two enemies come from both sides. If you're unable to use the spinkick, you punch or backkick to stun the enemy to prompt you into attacking even without the special attacks. Yes, you have alot of moves in DD3 but they are rather situational as well. Some moves not having much power than another, like using the headthrow for the Lee Brothers or the other moves the other two members have. The only useful ones would be the spinkick when it wants to work and grabbing the enemy to beat in their heads. In terms of platforming, it's not as bad as DD1's heavy use of it and all it really does is mix things up to break the monotony of beat em ups. Most NES beat em ups implemented platforming so it wouldn't be a slow run. I'm not saying it's good, but it's certainly not that bad or hard to traverse through. Even DD3 had tricky platforming especially during the final stage when jumping from pillar to pillar or jumping from the stone ride early/late, where death would lead to the loss of a party member that are pretty much your 3 lives in single player. Most of the enemies are cheap as well, either jumpkicking or doing a constant slide move to attack the player.
@@aweirdredtoad3637 Double dragon games have way too much platforming for having such tank like jumping controls period. I mean most of these sections would be a cakewalk if you were using mario or megaman to hop through them, but the Lee brothers struggle to get through these jumps. it would be like having a stealth section of a game where you play as the Hulk...some characters aren't build for these kind of things heh. I get they wanted to break up the fighting but this was not the way to do it.
I agree one probably has the worst number of obstacles of the 3 games. So many moving platforms and ledges to blindly jump off in the original. The 3rd stage is stupidly long compared to the rest of the game. I was like level 4 does exist when I finally got through that dumb cave part.
The action in DD2 isn't fast enough to warrent needing directional attacks. Especially since there's only 2 enemies on screen at a time. It was a clunky control style that was pointless as it was annoying. I can easily manage keeping all the enemies to one side of me in either game. Again the jumping at the end of 2 was what made me want to throw my controller, none of the fighting. If I wanted really beat it I could kept save stating but I didn't like the game enough to even warrent that.
In DD3, yes the somersault throw doesn't work no all enemies, but the ones it does you can easily toss to their doom. If you learn to reserve it in midair you can make short work of all the bad guys where there's a ledge to toss them off. That way it doesn't matter which side of a hole they are on. Obviously the Lee brothers offset their move that doesn't work on any enemy by havign tagteam super spin kick that wrecks most enemies in a single hit. A special move the other two do not. The spinkick in general takes down the majority of enemies spamming it. If you and a partner can do it fairly consistently you can cruise through the game. Majority of the movies in all 3 games are fairly superflueous.
The platforming in DD 3 is limited to a short part at the end, as the holes are far easier to avoid than the previous games. The worst part probably the room where you ride the moving platform up. I'm sure someone took lost lives to this room. None of it was as prone to end your run as anything in the first two games. The game also gives you two continues to beat the last 2 stages. Its not that long or hard of game.
I grew up on NES and then an Xbox and after that I have not owned any gaming systems. Like many I spent countless hours on my NES and loved it more than anything. I didn’t have many games growing up so the majority of the time I just got to play all the other games at friends house etc. which usually didn’t offer me the time to be able to play long enough to master the game so I’m loving being able to watch and see the rest of the games and how they ended! I found this channel by accident a few days ago and since then I have been LOVING IT!!! Out of the 12-15 games I owned you cover most of them here so I’ve been just geeking out and having a nostalgic BLAST! You cover and explain these games with such ease and incredible detail! Your voice also in my opinion is made for voice over work of anything! Thank you so very much for all you do and having such a great channel....
The music is badass and reminds me of the tension and difficulty of this game.
The graphic design of the sidebar is really cool. It looks like an old issue of Nintendo Power. This channel is rad.
Oh man, memories of me and my dad playing this one in co-op. Glad to see you covering it.
My mom’s boyfriend and I got all the way to the last boss but never did beat it. Playing this and Tecmo Bowl with him are great memories
@@magdabrownis265 I loved Techmo Wrestling! Techmo really knows how to put out great games and are still producing some of the best.
I remember having a hard time liking this one back in 1991! I loved the music and the graphics, so I really gave it a shot, renting it about 3 times. When I finally beat the 2nd boss, I was really surprised by its design (changing characters). After going through a good portion of the 4th level, you finally get your only continue in the whole game! Bit of relief! I got to the end boss and couldn't beat the Queen. I let go after that final shot, it felt too exhausting for my young self (and I play all From Software games now). The most underappreciated game in the series, but it got good the more you played it. Double Dragon II felt instantly awesome, making it the ultimate classic Double Dragon. Super Double Dragon was really cool too. The best, I think is Double Dragon Advance. I'm not sold yet on the new Double Dragon Gaiden, but I'm still interested. Brings back great memories!
I remember playing this game as a kid (and EVENTUALLY beating it), but not knowing at the time that you could avoid the final boss' fire snake attack by simply walking up and down. I always tried to time a jump away from the boss to it, and wound up taking way more hits than I needed to. That might explain why it took so long to beat.
I just found that trick out. And the level 4 trick would be handy too.
I never even knew DD 2 and 3 had an arcade version!! I regret getting rid of most of my NES games in 2010 (i've found some of them again recently, and some new ones). I still have the game box to this one. Nice! And thank you.
I remember playing this, and when I got Chin I was amazed at how powerful he was. I was obliterating enemies with his regular hits.
Oh yeah, Chin is an absolute monster in this game. Ranzou was almost useless.
He's underrated on the game.
Dude, I'm so impressed by your videos and how your narration is clear and consice. I appreciate the work that goes into each one.
Crazy thing; I was actually thinking back to this game all week, and now it's getting covered here on U Can Beat Video Games! I remember actually liking the idea that you played as different characters, and that you had to switch to someone else so you didn't run out of health and lose another character. Added a strategic element to the beat-em-up style game, and this one was way better than the Arcade version. (Called the Rosetta Stones)
Glad you are covering this one. This was the only NES DD game I couldn't beat consistently. Marian always gave me a lot of trouble.
I had this and played it while listening to MC Hammer back in the day and Criss Cross with my older brother before I found my true favorite genre punk rock - I actually beat this game one time - I remember this being insanely hard - you make it look easy :) great strategies - thanks again
Now THAT bring back the memories!
I'm glad to see you go over this game, I have never beaten this game and can't wait to see what you got. I am terrible at this game. Thanks for the video!
This is the only game he's reviewed that I really did consider unbeatable lol This should be interesting.
For me it was only difficult for a day! I can solo it easily!
Just use the Game Genie.
@@JeffisWinning I have beaten that game 100s of times. I think I used the game genie 2-3 of those times. Ironically, the game genie isn't always your friend in this game.
@@johndoe-ek1qs But the Game Genie was supposed to be the radical video game enhancer!
Quality content delivered regularly. Outstanding.
This is the only Double Dragon game I haven't beaten, thank you so much for the vicarious victory.
Another tip for anyone having trouble with the jumping section in Egypt holding the button down that makes Ronzou do his slice and pressing the other button is the easiest way I've found to do it.
I found the famicom version of this back in 1992, it was also the first DD game i ever played.
Took it home, never laughed at the Bimmy joke since it was in japanese.
i have nothing but fond memories of this game and it was our favorite game to play as 2 players, i used to take it with me to Grandma's house of firdays so i can play it with my brother and 2 cousins.
We loved it so much, it was not hard, it was normal nes hard and we loved this.
I remember we loved the music so much, the end music, we used to finish this game just to listen to the end music for like 20 minutes.
Best parts were those small tricks like the reverse hair grab, trying to jump kick the whole drop in italy, counting how many jump kicks it took to kill a mummy.
It is by far one of my favorite nes games of all times, the graphics were outstanding.
i was so happy when the upgraded version turned out on switch, i am just sad that i lost the famicom cart, it had the most wonderful box art on it.
i give this game 10/10, a beloved classic that makes part 4 looks like trash.
When I got this for my old NES, just loved it but the end with the final boss was so hard for me. Was so happy when I beat Cleopatra.
Princess Noiram. Which is Marion spelled backwards.
yeah when you take down that bitch for the first time it is a great feeling.
@@mountainmgtow5421 yep true i remember that you tell him verry good due thats true my game was english version for that i still remember that you are right
@@mountainmgtow5421 WOW! All these years and I never caught on that Noiram is Marion spelled backwards. Great catch!
Greetings! I just wanted to tell you how much I love your channel. For some time I have been aware of your channel, but had never used any of the walkthroughs. I have been an avid gamer since childhood (born in 87) and, recently, I have been wanting to go back and play the classic games from my youth that made me love the medium. However, with modern gaming and adult responsibilities, it was a daunting prospect to devote time to the punishing game difficulty for which the NES is known. I decided to play Metal Gear first, and your guide was absolutely amazing and helped me finish in no time at all! I started Fester's Quest yesterday and am planning on playing many more in your catalogue. Anyway, just wanted to tell you how much you rock!
I really like playing this one, a friend and I routinely went through this once a day and we heavily leaned on the team spin kicks and the catch and toss drop kicks.
I will say it again I appreciate the time and detail put into making the video you are the best . brings me back to time I beat this game
I have been playing this game a lot in the Switch DD&Kunio-Kun Collection (and before that on my WiiU), is very difficult, but it's a joy to see the ending once you manage to pull it off.
I actually never got to play this one in the arcade before emulators. But when I did I was shocked at how much better the NES version is. Also this is my personal favorite in the trilogy. The extra characters turned from bosses was such an incredible idea for me at the time and the difficulty didn't bother me as much since starting over on the first level didn't change much. Further i had thought as a kid that the search for the stones to bring Marian back to life after having been killed was a better story.
Weird... I never felt this was a difficult game. Get the enemies to follow you. When they catch up standing on both sides of you then hurricane kick each and everyone of them lol
The further into the game the easier it becomes. More weapons and more allies. Swap out your battered Billy to a full health friend that’s waiting to kick 8bit shadow warrior ass.
@@retroamusementsnl4780 me as well
Thank you for choosing this game! I personally love Double Dragon 3 and it's probably my favorite game in the trilogy! My childhood friend Jeff introduced me to this game and I remember him giving me great tips such as using Nunchuks against the first boss and moving up and down to draw enemies into positions where they are easy to defeat. It's a tough game but the fact we beat it together as kids...that was pretty special!
Man, a punch combo with Chin's iron claw is so devastating to bosses... honestly, it's a game with a billion flaws, but it's just so satisfying, and has one of the best NES soundtracks ever. Italy's theme is incredible.
Another great video! You have become my favorite when I'm looking for any extra strats or just for enjoyment learning about the games with the deep dives. Thank you, and please keep it going!
One of the most underappreciated NES games in the library. All it takes is some practice and is well worth a playthrough. The graphics and music are absolutely stellar (That box cover is one of the greats!). Me and my twin brother beat this when we were eight (wish they had made more on the NES/SNES like this one back then). Great video!
The first few times I played this game, I hated it, but as I played it more and more, I grew to love it.
I always get happy when you cover a game that I did manage to beat back in the day. This is one of them. 😁
I remember beating this game with my friend Nick back in the day. It was no easy chore
I'm glad you covered this; it's really not such a bad game. Great soundtrack, too, and I have the strangest memory of listening to it a lot during the week that my sink kept backing up with this weird gray sludge.
That's a great avatar. Is it custom art or something I can find online?
@@Oniphire Thanks! It was drawn by a very talented artist and friend of mine as an artist's conception of what I look like (she lives in Indonesia, so we never actually met, but I used to help her with her homework), so I don't think you'll find it anywhere, but my Steam profile has a bigger version, and that should be pretty easy to find, since it's the same username as I have here.
@@MotherKojiro Awesome. Thanks so much.
Who knew I always almost beat the game but used Ranzou in the wrong spots...now I finally have a chance to beat this game...only took me 25 years!!
Keep up the good work!
I feel the same way, getting close to the end but playing one part wrong.
For me, it was the actual Noiram fight that kept beating me. I went diagonal way too much and had no idea how to consistently evade her underground snake attack. Now I know these things, but can't get my NES to work.
@@RemyWillard I ordered one of those USB sticks with every NES, SNES, Sega etc
This is the only Doubke Dragon game I fully played as a child, and also I was able to beat it with much effort. Ranzou was my favorite character. There's many of this game I dind't remembered, thanks for sharing your gameplays and secrets for all this good childhood games!
I remember the jump throw being my favorite move, since the button input was so forgiving. I don't remember enemies being able to duck the attack, and you can use it while running. If you miss the cyclone kick when you're standing between two enemies, you're losing health.
I got really good at this game 10 years or so ago. I actually felt like once you understand the mechanics that DDII The Revenge is actually harder than the Sacred Stones. I love NES games that have a learning curve you can develop skill upon.
I have always found this game to be stupendously difficult. Looking forward to the walk-through. 🥰
Very well done, both in your game playing and producing this video! I really enjoy your videos and your Channel is Second-To-None. Keep up the amazing work!
Fun Fact: If you do 2 player mode with friendly fire, you can turn the game into a single player with access to both Billy and Jimmy. After killing the first enemy you beat up Billy and Jimmy to death, as their body is flashing indicating that they died you talk to Brett immediately; they will then get up with zero health. At this point you have to clear the room without either player dying. Once you exit the room the 2nd player will despawn but still will be selectable in the menu with zero health (will have full health on next mission).
The entire rest of the game will have the 2 player difficulty, but you'll be playing it as a single person; but you will have access to both Lee brothers from this point forward.
👍 Yeah he explained a similar thing in this video
Hella hard game but hella satisfying! Go Bimmy Lee!
I recently got this game for my Xbox One. I did beat it years ago but I am going to use this playthrough to beat it again.
This is a difficult game though so I hope your guide can help to beat it again. Thanks for uploading this.
This game really pushed NES graphics to their limit. The spritework is great. I love the soundtrack too. I've made it further thanks to your guide, with practice I might see it to the end.
Good luck!!
I like how you just move up and down to avoid the last boss' fire snake, we usually count out loud "1-2-3 Jump!"
23:09 Chin's super jump kick while the enemy was jumping down in the air, heh cool!
Great guide! My favorite Double Dragon game and one of my favorite NES games of all time I've played through this many times over the years since it's release and thought I knew it inside out but you still managed to show me two things I never knew, 1: being able to keep and control Jimmy with the first player and 2: getting the Rome boss stuck in the corner
I’ve been waiting 30 years for this video. Actually blows my mind that got the ninja when I rented this game, but didn’t make it much further. Didn’t realize I was so close to the end.
Woo hoo! Finally gonna learn how to beat this game. Gave up on it as a kid and never picked it back up.
Bought this back in the day. The only video game boss that makes my heartbeat go insane. It was such a slog to get there and so much riding on survival.
7:56 Amazing how this shot will always be synonymous with AVGN haha regardless, great video as usual.
This would be my second favorite double dragon game I like that you can choose different people
This was a great video. My parents got this one for me when it first came out. The hours spent memorizing the patterns and placements. More than once during this video, I was saying "yup". I was the only one in my friend group or my family to beat this one.
I never could get far on this game no matter how hard I tried. It's great to be able to finally see what it looks like and how it ends.
For the Cyclone Kick, you need to press B (or A) at the top height of a standing jump. Mashing A+B will help, but it's not necessary.
Thanks for taking a look at this game. Overall it's my favorite of the series, though it's definitely far from perfect. Still, there's no difficulty setting, directional controls, and bullshit platforming sections like the second one, and no leveling system and no useless fighting game mode like the first one.
Random thoughts . . .
The cyclone kick (and all equivalents for other characters) only requires that the player hit B once while in air.
I always thought Chin's brother was the second boss in the first Double Dragon, the one you can spawn, then climb down the ladders and "beat."
My favorite combo with Ranzou was always sword --> kick because he always felt a little too vulnerable when in the air against a standing foe. That's probably just me.
I used to be able to hit the boss of Italy with all 20 shurikens just using my natural sense of rhythm; not sure if I still can.
On the mummies, I used the same strategy but with Billy Lee instead of Chin. I guess it doesn't matter.
Had to stop at Italy because of repressed nightmares, awesome episode this one's a litmus test for sure, LOL loved the low-key warning the beginning
I remember wanting to return this game as a kid. "It's silly how I lose a dude when I die! Lives was SO much better!" But nowdays I actually LIKE the idea and difficulty it brings. Admitedly I've never bothered actually finishing it, so I might stop before the end so I dont get spoilers, but getting some hints to FINALLY put this bitch to rest is gonna be awesome. :D
EDIT: OMG I'm so glad to hear that I wasn't the only one that found this game to be killer when we were kids. Big relief.
@Gambit Odsey HAhahaha, with how different the game was it doesn't suprise me to hear someone had this issue.
But, I can give you a happy ending to these comments. I can now say I've OFFICLALY BEATEN THIS GOD FORSAKEN POS GAME! :D The defeated child in me gave off a fist pump in joy to that one. :D
Renting it from the mom and pop video store behind my house. 1 life!?!?!? I was so pissed
Same here brother. 😂
i need a hitless strategy for this game 🙂
I was stumped and frustrated when I first played this as a kid. It was my dad who figured out that moving vertically was the way to deal with the enemies. We went on to beat the game together. So ultimately I ended up with good memories of this game.
Great music in this one. I've always loved the final boss theme in particular.
I always enjoy your uploads, I hope for the best with your channel
Jimmy and Bimmy baby!
One of the games I used to play the most in my NES. That OST still rocks.
I enjoy watch you go through these classic games, i would love you see ya do one on Willow.
Love this channel
Speaking of the questions at the end, is the Marion that bites the dust in DD2 and the Marion in this one two different twin Marions...?
Loved this game, Always made it up to the final enemy and always got beat
I actually beat this game 30 years ago, but at the last moment when I landed the killing blow on Noiram my freaking game froze. I stood there awestruck, hoping that the game would unfreeze itself for like a good half hour. I don't think I ever attempted to beat it again after that. I will now.
Nice guide you made, dude! If I should ever challenge Double Dragon III, I'll implement your strategies.
Until next week, game on!
This video actually made me mad because I realize I was at the very end and died smh lol great content love it!!!!!!
That was my first game, so thanks for the good vibes you gave it during this video.
Double Dragon II was my fave but I still really liked this game and still play it.
Love this game. First time hearing the 2 player trick to play 4 characters . Thanks!!!
Never played this, but always wanted to. I got DD2 for my birthday only because SMB3 was out of stock! But I fell in love with the game. Thx for this.
My favorite Double Dragon. It’s the one I always rented as a kid
Tons of nostalgia for this game. Chin's running animation used to crack me up so much.
Great job! I finally beat this game, I picked it up again after a 30 year break lol. It would be so cool if you did Willow sometime soon. It was another childhood game I never could complete
I got this game years ago, back in the 90's. I beat it ONCE. Just once. After that, I couldn't do it without the quick save feature in the port for the Xbox One.
Now that you've done videos for this game and Turtles III, I eagerly await you to do on for Ninja Gaiden 3 and SMB3.
I was never big into beat ‘em ups but this makes me want to dive in
27:45 that's that old NES beginner's trap bull-ish that got controllers broken and fights started. 75% of the way through and suddenly there are instant death pit traps.
Another amazing video, can't wait to see if you'll ever cover Super Double Dragon on the SNES, I was never able to beat the game as a kid
You my friend are a kin to my own heart and are very awesome for doing this can't get enough of your content as well as loving your ff content please do not stop and I love your golden retrievers
Vermont loves you! Keep it up up up
I remember beating this after the 2nd time i rented this in 91. I was in 1st grade.
my greatest gaming accomplishment of all time by far, especially as I found out how hard this game was for soooo many.
I also find it hilarious how the second to last boss in River City Ransom is the Dragon twins complete with the Double Dragon theme playing during the battle!
This game... Took me a while to beat but once I realized controlling your kicks on X/Y axis is the key to success the game got a lot easier. Then, I discovered changing characters. It was over once I got Chun. His punches kill damn near everyone in one combo...
I played this with game genie, which I figured out how give all the characters 230 some health with some tweaking of the codes in the list that came with it. My lil brothers needed the help, so I'd give them a list of codes to put in to make them have a chance. We'd eventually take the training wheels off and play through game with no extra help. That's how we got battletoads to be manageable as well.
With its powerful uppercut, high knee, and reverse kick, Double Dragon 2 had one of the best moves in the entire series.
“We’re all gonna go to Italy because reasons.” Yup, totally legit. Lol!!
As a kid I could never beat this without cheating with Game Genie and giving myself 99 nunchucks and Iron Claws. I still had trouble, even with that.
The music to this game is fantastic, just like all the Double Dragon games on the NES. The tune that plays on the streets outside the dojo in mission 1 is one of the best pieces on the NES.
I found the code for increased health was more useful. I tweaked it so all the cast had 238 health I think or something close. My brothers and I used that till we got good enough win without it.
thx i have been waiting for u to do this since 1 and 2 i love this game as much as 1rst 2 1 of my fav nes games ever
UCBVG's commentary is always the best
"...or something" "I have SO many questions!"
Love the music in this game
you always do such a great job with all the videos, informative and helpful!!! thanks for your guides and work! may you grow and prosper!!!
It's funny, I actually like this game somewhat even though it's criminally short and gut-wrenchingly hard. Playing it on the Double Dragon - Kunio Kun bundle helped me appreciate the tricks a little more.
The Jimmy and Bimmy line will always make me laugh.
My friend had the Genesis version of this game when we were kids. The last level is the only part I really remember, and it was *quite* different. There was even a puzzle, iirc.