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In other words, Double Dragon IV’s artistic style at least is a direct throwback to the NES versions of the first two Double Dragon games for those of us around back then, and probably serves as a shock to the system for those who weren’t. Simple, spring-like noises sound off with each jump across perilous pits, and the classic main theme song returns. The Lee brothers look like they’re whipping three-linked sausages around instead of throwing righteous fists. There are sprites that sometimes just use palette swaps to signify an increase in difficulty between enemies. The audio/visual aspects are also ripped right from the 80s. It’s definitely not the selling point here, and that’s fine considering how much this game is clearly trying to channel the originals. So, much like many games of the late 1980s, the story serves as little more than window dressing as a concept and an excuse to get you and a friend to team up and take on hordes of thugs both familiar and new to long-time fans of the series. Oh, and Marion does her best Princess Peach impersonation and has been kidnapped-again. Unfortunately, on a trip to the ruins of San Francisco, some familiar ne’er-do-wells ambush Billy and Jimmy. Might makes right amongst the survivors of this post-apocalyptic wasteland, and so the benevolent Lee brothers have been traveling across the country trying to open up new dojos (it’s all about those franchising rights!) in an attempt to teach people to better defend themselves. The world has gone to hell after the events of the last game as nuclear war has decimated everything. So, with the 30th anniversary of the original Double Dragon being celebrated this year, Arc System Works decided to finally continue the original story, picking up after Double Dragon II: The Revenge-Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone took place between the original two games-and deliver unto us a true 8-bit successor in Double Dragon IV.
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Later chapters only cemented the adoration for brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee, and it was a staple for many young fans of the genre-myself included.
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In a time where beat ‘em ups were establishing themselves as one of the kings of the coin-op machines, the original Double Dragon debuted in arcades in 1987 (a full year before being ported to the NES) and it immediately became a co-op sensation. Few games are more of a prime example of the late arcade/height of the NES-era than Double Dragon.