DOUBLE DRAGON 2 THE REVENGE - History of the Game That Changed Everything Forever !?

[@Invidente7]

Double dragon II for the NES is one of the best beat'em ups sequels and ports ever made, after all figthing to resurrect marion is a better motivation than avenging her death.

[@jamesragsdale3069]

G-R-A-S-P

[@lonewolffang]

After finding out from the original Double Dragon 2's storyline left me with alot of questions on why they changed the nes version to resurrect her. Probably Nintendo's doing but then again some games change their storylines to create an alternate universe of the games.

[@KenMasters.]

*Best reboot:* The PC Engine port. *Worst reboot:* The XBOX 360 port.

[@mikeychainsaw9760]

@@KenMasters. 360 had the original Double Dragon i bought it. Mad it never got transferred over to Xbox box one

[@KenMasters.]

@@mikeychainsaw9760 Oh, what I meant was *Double Dragon II: Wander of The Dragons* which is a 2013 beat ' em up reboot developed by Korean studio Gravity and published by Barunson Creative. That game is the worst one of all DD games.

[@thecunninlynguist]

Absolutely LOVED the NES version of DD2...except those horrendous platforming segments. I personally never saw the arcade versions of the trilogy in my youth but played the hell out of the NES ones, especially DD2.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

The NES version was the best. Techno’s got it right. Everyone else didn’t know what the fuck they were doing

[@azahias9]

Excellent! One of the first NES games I ever bought with my own money was Double Dragon 2.

[@matthewlane518]

NES version was a great game, great choice!

[@bigrule28]

Me too a classic

[@blackmanjrpg17]

Just the first 3 levels alone had me hooked as a kid

[@shaggydee91]

I bet u felt like a Big boy 🤣 👊✌️❤️🔥☘️💨🍕

[@blackmanjrpg17]

@@shaggydee91 Felt like the king of the world...till the base levels...then it became RAGE QUIT SYNDROME 😠😅

[@Syklonus]

I remember having real issues trying to play this game in the arcades in Blackpool due to the control system. However, once you got to know it, the gameplay was really underrated. The Amiga port remains one of my all time favourite conversions, and the NES version is without a doubt the best example of the genre on the system.

[@PaulDavies4]

Same, I first played this upstairs in a Afan shopping centre in port talbot and had a shock at the backwards kicks.

[@kennethclemons3415]

Great review, I really love the NES version because the game had a lot more some stages than the arcade game. The game reminds me of the NES TMNT the arcade game that also had more than the arcade game as well. What was most memorable about the game was the powerful flying knee attack that the arcade game didn't have. The flying knee attack was so powerful that the move would send enemies flying the screen and killing them quickly. I remember the move was always tricky to pull off from the very moment you land from either a cyclone kick or a jump and makes a unique sound effect. Keep them reviews going 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@ridesq]

Killing the final enemy with the knee while he does his handstand attack is so satisfying!

[@theflyingninja1]

It was a shocking moment in my young life, when I was stood in an arcade in Whitley Bay and saw Marion getting gunned down for the first time. It was on my mind all day.

[@CG-jo6oc]

Same

[@Parms]

What timing! I just completed Double Dragon on the Switch a few seconds ago!

[@greenskiis]

I was playing it on the Switch a few days ago, and my wife kept asking me what that groaning noise was that Abobo makes when he throws you. I kept having him throw me until she came over to see. :D

[@Parms]

@@greenskiis haha!

[@supadupa8088]

You should give Double Dragon Neon a shot

[@Parms]

@@supadupa8088 I have that. Pretty decent but I think the original plays better.

[@randallrutherford1384]

Me too!!!

[@oopopp]

Love the franchise and basically played every DD game out there and all I can say is ... Double Dragon 2 for the NES is the BEST of them All!!

[@fernandoguajardo2750]

I really do hope that Arcade1up will get to make an Double Dragon Arcade1up soon👍

[@alfredocanas6802]

without a doubt my favorite version of DD2 has always been the nes port but the PC Engine is a close second.

[@IAmSamThatIAM]

I play this game a lot in the arcade back in the 80's, and now with a collection disc it is still fun to play to this day. love the game except for the third game. That really sucked!

[@NYCJoeBlack]

Collection disc??? What collection disc? What system?

[@vram1974]

@@NYCJoeBlack A compilation exists on Steam and GOG. It's cheap.

[@cptmachine]

Despite being super into arcades back in the 80/90 at UK seasides I never saw the Double Dragon 2 arcade unit, just the first one. My experience with this game was on NES and it was one of the best games on the system.

[@Raphael_De_La_Ghetto]

Double Dragon II on NES has the BEST COVER ART ever imo❤️❤️ I printed the image and framed it in 8x10

[@nebularain3338]

I wouldn't say that DDII had more influence than the original. It certainly influenced Final Fight as that's well documented, but it was Final Fight itself which influenced Streets of Rage. The first DD game is still far more fondly remembered.

[@shaunstephen9761]

I had DDII on the Commodore 64, my brother and I had to fight to see who would get to use the joystick and who would have to use the keyboard! 😆

[@kirbykok4544]

When I was a kid, Double Dragon II : The Revenge Arcade and NES videogame was my favorite. I still love this videogame even in the year, 2020.

[@jamesteingaming925]

This was the game that made me love my FamiCom more. The "helicopter kick", the "flying knee" attack, awesome. Yeeaahhh!!

[@ReaverPrime]

Not often you hear it, but the NES version is so much better than the arcade. No need to go to another series. Just continue with this one. There's still some meat left on that bone.

[@baboner1046]

The NES version is awesome. Japanese version is more mercifuk with continues

[@zabustifu]

@@baboner1046 "Just continue with this one." That's what they tried to do with Double Dragon IV, and it's bad.

[@baboner1046]

@@zabustifu well that game did nothing to improve it. DD advance and DD Neon did a better job than what 4 was going for

[@garuelx8627]

People will have fun knowing how 3 on the NES was unbearably hard and that the arcade version introduced proto microtransactions

[@ReaverPrime]

@@garuelx8627 The less said about DD3 arcade, the better...

[@arturkarpinski164]

Wow!!! How I wish I could go back to the late 80's!!! It was a simpler and happier time!! I remember having a blast playing this game with my friends!!! Cool video 👍

[@jayrob3045]

Double Dragon Advance is pretty awesome as well.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

... so underrated. Best gameplay of any version. Only the SNES DD game comes close.

[@chowdown]

Man, I had a real flow in Double Dragon Advance. The moveset was so varied in that version.

[@58jharris]

DDA is easily the best DD game ever made. I would say it compares to the Final Fight and Streets of Rage games in quality, something that I don't think can be said about any of the original games.

[@KenMasters.]

Double Dragon Advance is the real deal! The older ports are just broken and awkward.

[@tonesdad0408]

The Revenge on NES is the definitive game in the entire series! And Neon!.......And 4!!!!

[@HllywoodNova]

Till today, you hear the "Ultra Knee" sound in River City Girls, along with all the DD cameos. Amazing how DD was based off of Kunio games, and now it returns the favor.

[@mikeb8674]

1:33 - "Hey, you're giving away the plot!"

[@kaox44]

NES DD2 is hands down the 2nd best DD or any beat-em up game in history. It has EVERYTHING that makes it good. Only DD Advance would beat it with even better gameplay with fantastic graphics.

[@vincenzochianese9378]

Double dragon 2 is the best double dragon on NES

[@lonewolffang]

After seeing the original arcade version's ending left me with a sense of confusion because I only got ths chance to play the nes version because where I lived, I only knew of the first Double Dragon arcade, leaving me to wonder why the nes version changed Marrion's death to an angel's resurrection but never explaining it. But either way I still enjoyed it. Thanks for the video.

[@Cieje3]

Never played this game back in the day, and only recently tried to play it. For some reason I can't wrap my head around the directional attack buttons... Definitely want to hear your take on the rest of the series!

[@dannylopez821]

Pretty awesome info I remember as a kid waching the arcade of double dragon 2 and was blown away at how fast everything moved

[@FoxCunning]

That Wurzles reference at 08:36 though... Well played Top Hat Man.

[@SolitaireZeta]

So, any takers on what the subtitle for the video on the arcade version of Double Dragon 3 will be?: "The Franchise Embarrassment?" "The Worst Beat-em-up Ever Made?" "The Unholy Origin of Micro-transactions?" The NES version ain't too bad, but the arcade version is a serious dumpster fire.

[@devilotx]

Haha, you get my thumbs up for the "Bimmy and Jimmy"

[@davidjames579]

Watching those clips and sounds of DD2 on the NES created a Pavlovian response to how my childhood felt. Amazing! Like a time machine for feelings!

[@wisewind6284]

my 2nd NES game owned after Mario. Loved this game using the OP knee attack and hurricane kick. As a kid though I couldn't get pass the shadow temple with the platforming... definitely my fav double dragon.

[@chowdown]

0:28 Man, you're not gonna give up doing the "Bimmy and Jimmy" thing until you reach the third video, are you?

[@TheRealKaiProton]

Yay Bimmy and Jimmy!!

[@bohjackd.4959]

oh dont forget double dragon neon... bimmy and jammy ftw!

[@nunayadamnbusiness]

Go Bimmy!

[@OikPoinFive]

​@@nunayadamnbusinessaka SPIKE, Hammer

[@mopanov]

0:28 YEAHH!!!! As soon as I started this video I was hoping you would honour the best video game typo ever. Thumbs up for the vid for that alone. 😅

[@thehumbleone1983]

Loved and Played DOUBLE DRAGON 1/2 a lot in the arcades back in the good old days growing up. I also have good memories when dad got me Double Dragon 1 for my Sega Master System it was one of my first Master System game 👍

[@TheMissKittyStar]

I used to be obsessed with the Tiger LCD version of this game Y’know, looking back, they were ‘sh**’ rather than ‘The Sh**’

[@snchalmers8281]

Double Dragon II The Revenge is easily a top 25 NES game. One of the best for sure. You could solo play mode B by beating up your brother for extra lives. Haha

[@MrJKL1980]

Double Dragon 2 was not the monster hit the 1st one & Final Fight was in the arcades. At least not here in the UK. Every fish & chip shop seemed to have a Double Dragon 1 in it when it came out, then later the same with Final Fight. Double Dragon 2 was rarer. The first Turtles was the other monster arcade beat em up back in the day but you would mainly see it in proper arcades (not fish & chip shops etc).

[@mikeychainsaw9760]

The slow down was one of the coolest part of the original DD. Reminds me of the action movies in the 80s where they have a slow motion scene

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

hope next week Big daddy talks about the nes version of DD3 , my favorite game on the system.

[@dieinfire920]

Totally underrated game. Specially by the newer generations that grow up watching AVGN...

[@JoKoKilla]

Time for my weekly proclamation! The 3 BEST beat em ups on NES are Double Dragon II, River City Ransom, and Battletoads & Double Dragon. Change my mind!

[@JoKoKilla]

Mighty Final Fight was a disappointment. Although the game is worth looking at, it's disqualification from the 3 BEST has been justified in the comment section of the Daddy Top Hat Might Final Fight review video (specifically in my comment). ;^)

[@cyberdelicxp9125]

Great content, as usual...real OGs call them Spike and Hammer

[@esnebta]

When I started watching your videos I was like "why's he say 'big daddy' the way he does with so much umphh behind it? And why's he say "yeahhhhh" ????" Now it's my favorite part!! Don't change!!!!

[@thebrownbaldy]

IMO this was and still is the best game in the entire series and the ending is a perfect conclusion to a hyper violent beat em up.

[@JusGarc1981]

Thumbs up for the “YEEEAAAH -ass shot” 🤣

[@LupusRexRgis]

Every happy kid growing up in the late 80’s hold a special place in their hearts for the first 2 Double Dragons. The 3rd one was a major disappointment, specially at the arcades.

[@stare2]

The origional 1987 Double Dragon released in the arcades was just a better experience. The graphics, the music, the game play was just better. The whole aura of DD 1 was better then DD2!

[@real-ry-ry-d]

hey top hat gaming man. i love all your work im 34 and i feel like a 8 year old when i watch your content . keep up the good work!!

[@gstein86]

Loving these arcade belt scroller videos. Thanks for making them.

[@bicello]

when i was a kid i used to play the first DD after school, i played it so much (together with a class mate) that we were able to finish it with one coin (each). when DDII came out i was very exited about it, tried it a couple of times and never played it again. i could never digest those hit buttons based on directions...

[@redfalcon9]

The best thing about this game, is finding modded roms that make the button layout control the same as the other installments of the series

[@Gamer-lq4wl]

I don't understand why people complain about the controls. Is it too difficult for you to master them? Sheesh ! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@redfalcon9]

They're not difficult. They just go against every bit of muscle memory that instinctively have been built into reflexes acquired by a control scheme that spans all of the rest of the franchise and ultimately the genre. It's like going out on a basketball court and having the ref tell you that you HAVE TO use a soccer ball instead, that day only. Sure, you can do it, but there are going to be people who won't strictly out of principle.

[@Gamer-lq4wl]

@@redfalcon9 I can play both Double Dragon games the same day without any problem. The brain is magnificent, and my brain already created the neccesary neuronal connections to do it automatically.

[@Kevinsty]

Haha, appreciate the short skirt zoom in on “yeeeaaaah”

[@scotth1360]

My favorite Double Dragon!! Being able to play co-OP in this game made for many hours of enjoyment with family and friends. The NES version was really great.

[@BomberMonkAssassin32]

The arcade version of Double Dragon II is on the PS Store for the PS4

[@therealbossplaya]

I remember when I 1st played this game at a pizza shop when I was 6 or 7yrs old and it was one of the greatest and hardest games I ever played never could get off the 1stage in the arcade version but I must have ended the game 100 times on the NES...i would damn near play this game everyday great times!!!!

[@w.s.mcgallis7731]

Big up to THGM! Channel is criminally underrated.

[@shaggydee91]

Ur criminally underrated 👊

[@w.s.mcgallis7731]

@@shaggydee91 👊

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

DDll is much better than the original. It’s one of the best NES games period

[@davidmreyes77]

The giant sunglasses guys are basically Andre the giant which makes sense since Technos did WWF Superstars arcade in 1989.

[@catlike4456]

Top Hat man...One thing you got wrong.... Double Dragon 2 is not a sequel... It's a remake of "Double Dragon 1" that follows its own story and development. The last boss is your own desire of revenge. This was confirmed to me by Kishimoto himself when he came to a classic arcade convention in my town. He did this in order for you to go back and play the Double Dragon original arcade for a more happy ending. A strange choice but there wasn't a Double Dragon 3 planned yet. When the Hollywood movie came out, Technos (the cheap bastards that they were) gave him the same budget of DD1 to make a 3rd game but it sucked.

[@tcchip]

The NES version is one of the very first console games I've ever played. It's archaic, but holds up extremely well today. Do a video on Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara!

[@xtremeog8421]

My 1st beat em up and we would complete it then play it over and over. The days without Internet.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

I wish we got the PC Engine Super CD version in America

[@58jharris]

Agreed that's the best version of DD 2.

[@deomartinez77]

A live action movie that is basically John Wick meets The Warriors meets the purge should made and it would be awesome. Basically have the entire movie play out just like the action beat 'em up did. Except this time you have the 2 brothers chase a street gang that kidnaps the older brother's girlfriend in the middle of a citywide riot. This would justify why there is literal fighting taking place everywhere they go that night. It would be awesome. You can even have crossover Easter Eggs like say the events of Streets of Rage can be happening at the same time in other parts of the city. I'd watch that movie. Especially if Billy and Jimmy Lee had sweet double team moves.

[@KenMasters.]

I always pictured a Double Dragon action-blockbuster that look like Escape from New York fused with Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. With a scripts based on DD1's Japan version of the story, and DD2's US version of the story.

[@ashuosake2323]

Big Daddy in the house!! So glad you are back to work. Thank you for the videos. I get rest to your research. Thank you mate.

[@lorensmith8861]

The Powkiddy V90 The handheld that changed everything.

[@saljuarez2910]

So Marion never died? lol. that confused the hell out of me. Now I understand why DD2 looked the same as the 1st. Didn't know it was not originally intended as a sequel until later in development. I wish DD3 would had stick with the original formula as the previous. Great history and video.

[@JKZEROkenjiMB]

The pc engine version is my most favorite than NES.

[@setsers1]

This is the best in the entire series.☺️♥️

[@djohnson504x3]

I still play the nes version of double dragon 2!

[@retrostyle7962]

My favorite is the double dragon 2 on the nes

[@Karnage316]

The marketing on that first DD2 poster you showed was a bit on the nose "DOUBLE DRAGON AGAIN!!" :D

[@nicktaylor8032]

Yeaaahhhh!!! I'm a long time subscriber, and this is EASILY one of the best channels on the whole of KZbin. I promise to start slipping you a few quid a month via patreon once I'm working again my brother!!

[@nicktaylor8032]

Cheers mate!!!

[@m3lvn415]

The NES version is the best. All the changes that are done, knee, uppercut, sound effects, different end boss are all for the better. Also, it shows how Marion came back to life, which even the arcade version doesnt. Its like the ultimate version of Double Dragon 2.

[@felatioable]

NES is my personal favorite version. The only other one I'd be itching to try is the Japanese '93 PC engine port.

[@genxtasy9914]

I use to select 2 player B on the NES port. Beat the 2nd player gain his lives and you got a better chance on the higher difficulty

[@kudisgod]

Am I the only one that was freaked out by the phrase "ascending downwards"? I had to rewind it and watch with the captions on to make sure.

[@ReddFoxx1562]

You did not mention the power knee special move! Have you done a video on Smash TV?

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Best move in beat up game history

[@kennethclemons3415]

Yes, that powerful flying knee attack!

[@PANTYEATR1]

Marian seems more attractive in the beginning of the game than at the end😕

[@alexisperez7509]

Best double dragon game, in my opinion, is the OpenBOR fangame, Legend of the Double Dragon. I recommend everyone give it a try.

[@billcook4768]

Handle bar mustachios? Yeah punch those guys in the face :)

[@PistNRods]

The arcade slow down makes it just about impossible to play now.

[@DonHartig3D]

"Fatty fatty boom booms"...love it! 😂

[@abendroid]

Still can't get used to the controller for this game. I prefer using direction button to determine my punches and kicks. However no doubt its one of the best of the classic DD series.

[@grzegozsliz5371]

Double Dragon 2 - NES and PC Engine. Best ever.

[@vodkagobalsky]

The NES version is definitely the superior version of the game. I played the crap out of it as a kid. Probably the best Double Dragon game. DD3 was pretty trash compared to it.

[@alvinbautista1450]

The Arcade, NES and the PC Engine Super CD are the best versions of DD II: The Revenge. 😊👍💖

[@MatMadikGCA]

Thanks for this one man 🎩

[@sumdood8563]

When the amount of views on the video matches the amount of seconds ago that it came out.

[@mrmysterious8124]

Can you look at Primal Rage🦍🔥🦖

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

That love child comment caught me off guard so much I almost died

[@themoviereviewwarriors939]

You forgot to mention there was another move added to the arcade game. There was a flying side kick.

[@OliverJonCross]

Can you do double dragon 3 now and how they manage to mess up the console versions. Great stuff and thank you.

[@anonamatron]

I think I only saw a Double Dragon machine, maybe II, once in my entire life out in the wild. I was far more familiar with the NES versions. I played the hell out of Double Dragon II NES.

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. Can you please do a video on Battle Circuit? It is Capcom's last beat 'em up game for the Arcade.

[@johnnybyrd300]

Never been this early. Heck yes!

[@piyakhebisonii1001]

My favorite video game of ALL TIME!!

[@ATiM-]

Bimmy & Jimmy. Finally someone to get it right! 👍

[@actuallytheguy8395]

I spent so much of that summer in pizza hut plugging quarter after quarter into that thing.