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It was actually probably more like the 30th cooperative two-player game (think Joust and Mario Bros.), but it was the very first side-view beat 'em up of any kind, as opposed to top-down brawlers like Gauntlet, top-down shooters like Ikari Warriors, or side-view shooters like Contra.
Double Dragon became the template for pretty much every brawler that followed, not only in terms of the viewing angle but also the gameplay and large sprites that allowed characters and enemies to have lots of personality.
Double Dragon begat Final Fight, TMNT, The Uncanny X-Men, The Simpsons, etc., but also Altered Beast, Bad Dudes, Golden Axe…
Highly influential game that was really fun to play.
At the risk of making some readers feel a little old, there are now several generations of people who have probably never used or handled optical discs.
No, a generation is 20-30 years, so there’s at most one generation that’s never used or handled these discs for music, movies, and video games. The Xbox 360 and PS3 were released in 2005-2006 and Netflix started becoming popular as a streaming service around 2010. So that’s Generation Alpha, starting around 2010.
I know this is pedantic, but these kind of “kids today have never used (somewhat recent technology)!” statements are always silly and made too early, because they’re designed to be shocking. It’s not like this stuff just disappeared the moment they were born.
Now, if you talked about driving with a stick shift, sure, there are maybe two generations of people that have never learned that, generally speaking. But no one ever says that because it’s not shocking and everyone already knows.
The movie’s theme: hone the mind, body, and spirit, achieve calm, and only use force as a last resort.
The game’s theme: let’s beat the shit out of all these guys!!!
I have a modded Game Boy Camera with a custom wide angle lens, a GB Operator, and lots of video calls. Sounds like it’s time to downgrade from my 4K DSLR feed!
Update: It just says “coming soon” on my Mac.
At this point no one can act surprised when they receive a cease and desist. I wish creators like this would spend their time making their own games instead of piggybacking on established IP, but they continue to do it because it garners headlines like this. In other words, they’re trading on Nintendo IP for promotional reasons. If they swapped the player character and the level design, far fewer people would hear about it.
Yes, this is what I wrote in the original thread:
Welp. I have the PSP version but haven’t gotten around to playing it. Guess I’ll play the remaster on Switch instead.
It’s apparently set for early 2025.
“What is anime? Anime is…”
I must’ve seen that promo reel on ADV DVDs from the early 2000s a hundred times. It doesn’t seem to exist on the Internet these days, unlike some of the others.