Double Dragon Gaiden - Rise of the Dragons [Bumbles McFumbles]

[@SecretBase]

Hi there, Ray of Secret Base here. Thanks for the incredible coverage. I'm glad you enjoy the game and it was a blast to see you identifying all the cool stuff we try to do. One small note about the team though - While the core of Double Dragon Gaiden is just Sian Yue and myself, we had tons of help from freelancers all over the world to bring everything together :)

[@RiderOfPeppers]

Thank you so much for this game

[@SLISKI_JOHNNY]

It's an incredible feat for a small indie team to create a beat em up that rivals the giants of the industry. Hell, I'm pretty sure it makes everyone's top 5 beat em ups of all time

[@GenericProtagonist118]

*"HOLY SH*T TWO CAKES!"* Perfectly summarizes the Mariam situation.

[@TKHedgeHog]

One of the best things in any game is the ability to play as a boss without nerfs, Playing as Sturm in advance wars is a power trip everyone should experience.

[@ericwijaya2119]

Red Mist from Library of Ruina. You don't get the massive whopping 700 HP she gets in boss form but everything else from her boss fight is left untampered

[@megatennepster3833]

And now we have demi fiend in smt 5 vengeance, where he's actually STRONGER as a playable character than as a boss.

[@draketrench9089]

Dude 1/3 into the video and I get reminded how good bumbles is at summaries of games

[@marts4169]

I know, right? You just click on his video about any game and suddenly get a full series retrospective. I love it.

[@lachlanmeadow]

Double dragon is certainly an incredibly influential game, you can see how basically every other beat ‘‘em up game after it took inspiration from or just paid tribute to it

[@lavenzavantas]

even Yakuza was just a 3D Double Dragon before 7

[@AnAverageGoblin]

@@lavenzavantas i'd say Yakuza was more 3D River City Ransom tbh

[@ShinyGaara65]

I'm here to watch this video for the 6th time because Jack said nobody watched this epic video he worked hard on.

[@MetalSandshrew]

I have also come from the Charity Drive status update.

[@Duvi0]

Well, this is the first time you genuinely, actually sold me to go buy a game ASAP. The colors, the combos, the variety -- it's all so enticing in a way your word firmly cemented!

[@mariokolo3911]

What about the ultra kill vid?

[@Duvi0]

@@mariokolo3911 already owned it after watching Rata's video and I had been playing the demos of Pizza Tower long before Jack made his video

[@darthgamer9861]

bought the game based on this review. no regrets, its a blast

[@BugsyFoga]

Glad to see double dragon getting a proper revival in this day and age.

[@jjjsalang]

Me too. Double Dragon Trilogy (the Arcade compilation) is all right with getting the arcade experience but it is hard and the controls and options are limited.

[@neko-dan7482]

“A Wisconsin amount of cheese.” As a Wisconsinite, I love this statement.

[@numebernode]

8:44 just so you know, post nuclear apocalypse was always the setting of the games, at least the classic trilogy.

[@garrettbell8180]

Here after the charity video boss, watched it when it came out now we’re watching it again

[@HeadBodyMasterPersonal]

Thanks for selling me on yet another game! I've never been into Double Dragon, but this looks like it's EXACTLY my jam!

[@segadoeswhatnintendont]

I like the new musical intro to the videos about good games, it sets good expectations for the video as a way to show the feeling of playing the game.

[@1Pidds]

That new end screen you use is seriously so sick I love the running theme about them being a level clear screen but I think this one did it the best

[@darienb1127]

They way this game does rougelite mechanics is super interesting, and i'm geuinely suprised there aren't more rougelike beat em ups. Not to mention the custom difficulty options, you love to see it!

[@ariannadravis3934]

Most roguelite beat em' ups are more castle crashers-y, but i agree there aren't many

[@ShadowKnux372]

Ah heck yeah, should have expected some Double Dragon goodness considering how much you seem to love the game. Always great to see some new Bumbles in my feed!

[@pixelgoat7317]

Anubis and the junk pyramid were pretty cool, but a silly neon-obsessed gang controlled by Skullmageddon would have been perfect XD

[@masonasaro2118]

different continuity

[@ariannadravis3934]

Dlc???

[@rueblie2627]

Just want to mention River City is a series from 1986, also originally from Technos. Most of them just didn’t come out in the West

[@KKHell]

And the ones that DID come out in the west were oddly rebranded

[@SLISKI_JOHNNY]

I'm so glad I discovered this game. I've never played any Double Dragon games and I heard about it accidentally (in a video covering upcoming beat em up games) and decided to buy it day one, totally blind, which I never *ever* do - no idea why. And oh boy, was I positively surprised. It's easily my favorite beat em up, rivaled only by Streets of Rage 4 (not because it's better, but because it's amazing at different things). In fact, I liked i so much that I decided to buy it for another platform as well and I don't regret it. The dev team released a free DLC had as much content as paid DLC from competitors. Oh and i forgot about all the amazing characters - they all play differently and combat is just so fucking satisfying. Seriously - how many beat em ups let you play as bosses that don't feel like a watered down versions of themselves? Or the final boss that totally feels like a cheat code? Lol

[@vitaleriof]

finally a game that proves the "the boss when you fight him vs when you unlock him as a playable character" meme wrong

[@fart7361]

Raymond seems like a real badass. Im gonna have to buy this when im not poor again.

[@zdelrod829]

The thumbnail made it seem like it was a NES/SNES era game. Let's be honest, the vibe from it fits that time period.

[@austinmorrison6953]

I just realized why this game seems so familiar to me! The pixel chibi graphics, the style of combat, the fact that you can tackle the levels in any order and that determines the length of them…It’s streets of Red Devils Dare Deluxe! A while back a beat em up released featuring all that plus a black and white color scheme with lots of red and a mishmash of various pieces of pop culture including bosses based on famous movie monsters. The fighters used various skills and equipment based on retro gaming. One boss was the Ring girl named Sakura, another was based on Jason Voorhees called Momma’s Boy, and the true final boss is a fusion of Jigsaw from Saw, a vampire, and a Teletubbie. Only you didn’t have the difficulty settings and there were only two characters to unlock.

[@Dole-fn8ws]

"Okada from double dragon four" I may have miscounted but I heard three double dragon fours

[@michaelnelson1127]

Okay, I think this is as good a time as any to say this… Congratulations for hitting 100K subscribers, Bumbles!

[@erinaah2812]

02:36 and don’t forget the zeebo exclusive double dragon…I can’t hear double dragon without talking about this I’m sorry jack

[@lucyarisato6850]

I’m here from a now-deleted video saying to go watch this video again. …okay.

[@powersmashxvi9108]

This video convinced me to get the game, and I can confidently say that playing it has been a blast, and absolutely worth the money. Thanks so much for the video

[@ezequielnavon9592]

4:34 fun fact the developers of neon went to make a little game called shovel knight

[@nick-playercharacter8583]

The final boss being an unlockable character with no nerfs attached is the kind of thing that sounds too good to be true. Not enough games just let you completely cut loose like that.

[@davindean6780]

32:46 I’m glad you referenced Abobo’s big adventure and honestly that game could fit your content

[@AnAverageGoblin]

yeah really weird he hasn't could have sworn he made a video about it before.

[@slimewizard7350]

16:52 OK SCOTT OPEN THE DOOR I KNOW THATS YOU! YOURE UNDER ARREST FOR IMPERSONATION OF A BUMBLES MCFUMBLES!

[@popcornplaya83ify]

I'm a huge fan of this game they killed it when they brought this out 🔥🙌🏾

[@Mankey619]

I still need to play this game. It just looks amazing and fun to play this classic. Definitely and absolutely gonna play this brand new beat em up game.

[@Asmordious_Lost]

Baby wake up bumble Mcfumbles uploaded

[@kingmagikarp97]

I've never heard of this game before so it's cool he did a video on it and I can't wait for his next Pokemon pet video

[@cannonballking7]

Aw yeah back for some more beat 'em up action!

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

This game is sick, and everyone should play it!

[@SorNamora-x5x]

Faith the unholy trinity when. Game is meme worthy enough.

[@maromania7]

I know videos like this aren't exactly the viewed on the channel, people tend to flock to what's super popular or super bad, but I'm glad you do videos like this. The videos on games you just really like and want people to see are some of my favorites, right there with the ones on obscure titles you want to tell people about. I put them on repeat for background when I'm out of videos. ...and most of the others, your videos are all different flavors of good it's hard to choose. Except the tester videos, but there's only so much you can do to improve something like THAT. But the rest I know like the back of my leg- Well enough to know it when I see it and could tell if something was different, but not so much that it's memorized.

[@Heyimconnor]

Love seeing Jack upload on this fine Saturday

[@lachlanmeadow]

Couldn’t agree more

[@TKHedgeHog]

Me too

[@Invalidcookie-bv4cx]

Marian is a monster with that rocket launcher. (fire, fire fire, Special + Toward) racks up Turkeys like crazy. The norma attack holds the enemies in place then wait til the others pass by the one and FIRE!

[@oneofnone7947]

I didn't know this game existed and i agree with the two cakes analogy

[@Kintarius]

We're gonna get this to 24k for Christmas, Jack.

[@novalinnhe]

Aaaaaaand watched! :D Congrats again on the awesome Christmas charity drive, dude!

[@Gateway2000Mousepad]

New bumblesmcfumbles and chopoo in the same day, eatin good today

[@blutarchtheblue8453]

Great, my bank account is missing 25 dollars but i have a great game on my switch Thanks Bumbles Mcfumbles

[@graywolf13x]

Thank you for making this awesome review I actually pickup they game because of this video hopefully I like it as much as you do

[@erinaah2812]

A surprise but a welcome one indeed 😊

[@BrinIoca]

I like how Jack got the same brain worms as me calling him “Bimmy Lee”

[@shinkenger2011]

NEW BUMBLES MCFUMBLES VID, MY JOB INTERVIEW CAN WAIT GODDAMMIT

[@veiltyrant7014]

Rogue like a dragon

[@CassiDS]

5:33 GungHo Online Entertainment?! The maker of the Puzzle & Dragons series including Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition on the Nintendo 3DS, _that_ GungHo Online Entertainment?!

[@jvts8916]

I think I would've liked this game way more if I didn't start with Marian as one of my mains. Her gun was shockingly bad at crowd control, which is kind of important when the "boss rush" refers to the bosses bum rushing you.

[@walterscott3278]

well this is nice

[@the1hero182]

I really need to get this game, it looks so good! I’d still love to see another crack at a Double Dragon game by Wayforward in the style of the RCG games, I think it’d be a great time if it happened

[@Perdix64]

I’ve never clicked on anything faster, lol.

[@Nathan-rb3qp]

Double Dragon on the Neo Geo actually got a semi-sequel called Rage Of The Dragon.

[@ghostdog3566]

Matin & the other bigs can also pick up vending machines, barrels, & slot machines

[@lucidbeast1637]

For the love of god, WHERE IS THAT TRIGGER HAPPY HAVOC VIDEO THAT WAS TEASED OVER A YEAR AGO?! A year is a bit much for distance between a teaser and the actual video. Also great video Bumbles, keep it up!

[@ghostdog3566]

Bruh. I actually LOVE the junk pyramid; there's an art to navigating the spikes w/ your moveset while keeping the combo counter up & not getting hurt. You just hafta know what each move does to the enemy & your positioning.....it's lowkey a bit of genius game design; I actually save vids of some of my nastier runs in there

[@RiderOfPeppers]

Yeah no i never heard of this game till today And not even after clicking on this video I thought this was a Double Deagon Neon video early on But nah this rocks and i will be playing this IMMEDIATLY

[@patrivillareal2299]

You forgot to mention the crossover game with battletoads (yes, really) on the snes and nes

[@darienb1127]

Wait, this game was made by two people!? How the hell did this franchise bounce around for 20+ years with no good games (Not you, Neon) and then two dudes come in and surpass ALL OF THEM.

[@maynaquiles6848]

A push out fan game like pusha a bush , president boxing game and big boy boxing

[@GeekyFloyd]

surprised you didnt do battletoads double dragon

[@rambl1ngr0se]

My dad was a writer for double dragon five, actually. needless to say we aren't exactly riding high

[@Dark9Volt]

[32:47] Such a classic reference.

[@Bongyes]

This honestly is very, VERY similar to Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe. The map ideas (four maps, they get stronger each time you finish one), the money system along with upgrades, being 2D classic beat'em up, getting health pickups when combo is big, its all there. Theres just no tag system in Streets of red. I'm suprised to see something very similar again, but then again the only better thing than a cool game is TWO cool games! Plus they have wildly different artstyles so thats that. I also wonder how this game controls and if its as good (or maybe better) than Streets of Red. Controls can make or break the fighting game, but Bumbles seem to love how double Dragon controls so ill trust him on this one.

[@ghostdog3566]

Post-apocalyptic setting is from the 1st 2 games

[@ThirdBlade]

The final boss would have probably been a bit easier had you known that you can special cancel and chain specials into specials.

[@jeremyrossi2716]

12:03 the most based possible response

[@logiepro76]

Great vid. Just curious since we're on a beat em' up streak if we could get a vid on Streets of Fury EX, it's made by some of the people who went on to make SoR4 and its fantastic.

[@Micah.Lau.navi.]

Admittedly I'm more of a fan of this depiction than in RCG.

[@Invalidcookie-bv4cx]

18:30 The Breakables in the boss fights house food

[@GreenEyedPsycho]

12:10 the answer of the enlightened

[@JacksonJinn]

Hmmmmmm... But what about River City Girls. I'm genuinely curious what your thoughts on the ending to the first game are.

[@DustyVita]

Go back and read the IGN Double Dragon Neon review, the dude says in the review he hates beat em ups, SO WHY WAS HE REVIEWING THE GAME

[@joaquinpeguero7243]

hi father. after this video released, a day later they have added the game to a game bundle on fanatical. i will get this game from the bundle for 15 dollars, praise jesus.

[@TitaRussellTrails]

Oh hey it’s Seras

[@NinjaMatt2201]

Not to mention there were two Double Dragon 3s. The arcade and NES versions were completely different games. Good Lord was the NES version bad.

[@ghostdog3566]

Laughably; the arcade version was somehow worse 🤦‍♂️

[@NinjaMatt2201]

@@ghostdog3566 Oh, yeah? So it wasn't just me, then. That's a relief. I played DD3 Arcade once (and only once) when it came out, and I don't think I lasted 1 minute before I got game over. All these years I thought I was just bad at the game. Lol. I moved one game over and played Cadillacs and Dinosaurs instead.

[@ghostdog3566]

@@NinjaMatt2201 the one time I saw DD3 arcade I thought it was a bootleg b/c the drastic shift in graphics & animation after the first 2 games lol smh

[@dariogonzalez8989]

The funny thing is that even without comparing it to its arcade counterpart, the NES DD3 is actually kinda decent, but it's very hard to approach because of the "one life per character" mechanic.

[@NinjaMatt2201]

@@dariogonzalez8989 I found it difficult to pull off moves, and extremely difficult to avoid bouncing off the edge after getting knocked down in the first level and dying instantly by falling. Even with Game Genie to use cheats, I found it basically unplayable. I mean, I got a lot of enjoyment out of The Adventures of Bayou Billy, with or without cheats, and yet I just couldn't get any enjoyment out of Double Dragon 3. I mean, how do you ship with it misspelling a lead character? Bimmy and Jimmy? I got more fun out of Deadly Towers. Still, with all 3 games, if they could've updated them with a few fixes, they would have been good games. You just fix the controls so you can get all the moves to work reliably and turn off the bouncing upon getting knocked down and DD3 would be fine.

[@sayliyuf3727]

Have you considered covering the resident evil series for this october? That'd be pretty cool!

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

37:45 Imagine Mayor Mirror Match.

[@BaranZenon]

So basically the campaing in this game is like that one from XCOM Chimera Squad.

[@gamecontroller0]

Abobo's Big Adventure mentioned!!!

[@Sanodi21]

Chance of going over Contra when the new game releases? They also got WayForward and after playing Contra 4, I've got faith we're going to have a good game after so long.

[@marley7868]

I never got the hate people had for the movie it was stupid but yeah billy and jimmy are it was at least funny and well choreographed

[@galesonic]

I half expected Tenyi instead of Dragon Link for the cut-in. But I'm not dissapointed

[@brendonwelsh-mccarthy9186]

Ya know I thought it felt like Streets of Red and now I know why. They actually repurposed quite a few mechanics for this game.

[@mightymanatee5342]

I actually liked Double Dragon Neon on PS3.

[@SackOfPotato]

Considering your love for beat 'em up games I’m surprised you haven’t made a video on Scott pilgrim vs the world the game or castle crashers

[@funkmastaC]

It’s the latest and greatest bash brothers. Easily the best entry since neon.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

Glad to see this game take the Devil May Cry approach and have the playable boss character be just as fucked up as they are to fight. also Abobo's Big Adventure video when?

[@DexDexter0]

Wait, this is literally streets of red with a tag mechanic. The combo, stage, and reward systems sre identical

[@DoomyRei]

I'm disappointed there is no online co op

[@HansAlRachid]

The Double Dragon franchise is such an incredibly garbled shitshow, it's fascinating. I like to think I generally know where to look in order to find out who developed what when and where for whom and in what context, but the way this license was handled is _such_ a mess it is _still_ difficult to get a clear bead on it even nowadays. Still, it's neat to see it pop up every couple of years. I still have fond memories of Double Dragon Neon - that game may have been kinda ugly, but it played super well.

[@mistuh69420]

Soon… I am making progress…

[@Sayrden]

I vaguely remember the cartoon. Wasn't the first episode completely disconnected from the rest of the show, with a different identity for the Shadow Master? Or did I dream that?

[@CactusCompanion]

Yo bumbles, did you see the free dlc update to this game? They added sonny lee as a character, which i only now realize is who you were referring to with that 'forgotten player 3 characters' line. if you got to try it out what did you think?