DOUBLE DRAGON 3 - Why were people OUTRAGED!? - GAMING HISTORY

[@michielkroder4031]

This is completely true, people were completely OUTRAGED by Double Dragon III when it came out. I was there. Beat 'em up fans from all over the world gathered in front of Technos Japan's offices armed with baseball bats, chain whips, knives and empty oil drums, screaming for the developers to come out... Yet only one man answered our roars of OUTRAGE and that man was Renegade and Double Dragon lead designer Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the grandfather of all beat 'em ups and an all around bad man. Armed with his trusty knuckle dusters he was able to knock some sense in me and the rest of the OUTRAGED mob and we all had beers afterwards and decided to forget the whole matter.

[@58jharris]

That was funny lol. Was the DD theme playing while Kishimoto kicked your asses?

[@michielkroder4031]

bob smith lol Naturally!

[@matthewporter5048]

I believe it

[@paulpetroleum]

I once punched a guy outside English Tear.

[@kaceejones2282]

Was that for real

[@Jexel999]

U didn't mention how incredibly difficult the game was or how there was basically one life and no continues . That's how I always remembered the NES version

[@jeonghwanbang2295]

that's a huge omission. The lack of lives made it nearly impossible to progress a a kid. Makes me think he didn't play it without some assistance

[@sumit92artist]

@@jeonghwanbang2295 My nephew somehow very fondly remembers the NES version. He and his brother used to play this game together and beat it. I was like..... How?? And oh, my nephew is only a few years younger than me due to the huge age gap between my father and the nephew's grandmother(my father's elder sister).

[@RenegadeC]

Nunchuks messes up bosses, you can learn to exploit the enemy AI and win (Up/Down). Grand Masters (Chin/Ranzou) are unlockable after and count as continues. I beat this when I was around 8 years old

[@MF-fg3lj]

For young children it was too hard, but once you realize all you have to do is corral the two enemies into the same spot and just move up and down the screen, the game is actually very easy. The worst part by far we’re the jumping sequences near the end of the game. With that said, I beat this game probably 40 times at least before 6th grade. It was actually incredibly easy.

[@MF-fg3lj]

Yes, this is exactly my point too….use the weapons on bosses. This game was so easy to beat compared to the others.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

If there are now three brothers and the game supports three players, shouldn't it have been called "Triple Dragon"?

[@JohnnyProctor9]

Bimmy, Jimmy, and Silly Lee, Triple Tiamat? With triple testicles, and they fight against Brucie Lee, lol! 😆

[@jessejroriginal]

nice point, but the marketing power was on the original name "Double Dragon". From a marketing point of view, "Triple Dragon" may create some confussion among fans of the series and they could think it was a game not related to the previous two.

[@berndb7674]

@Jom Pop 2 and a half Dragons. 😂

[@doggo_87__60]

This is like when Batgirl just suddenly showed up and join the club in "Batman and Robin" (Joel Schumacher)

[@JohnnyProctor9]

@@doggo_87__60 - That film was pretty bad...

[@LuchadorMasque]

10:40 EA would consider them to be pioneers . . .

[@songoku9348]

By the way, this is the first time I’ve heard of the 3rd Lee brother.

[@dub2536]

Perhaps he was the "Black Sheep" member?!?

[@willb9259]

Yeah my brother and I were huge double dragons fans and never heard about a third brother🤣

[@curbydinobot8633]

Triple dragon?

[@simbriant]

They don't talk about him much. Whereas the first two brothers decided to take up martial arts, he announced he wanted to go to college to become an accountant. His relationship with the family was never the same after that. :D

[@henry_crossley]

I always thought he was their cousin

[@davinci451]

A friend and I discovered that if you jump kicked Chin as soon a soon as he appeared you could knock him over. The result was the rather comical effect of him delivering his monologue about his kung fu being without equal, from his back.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

There's a great one in Medal of Honor Frontline where you grenade an npc & his mangled corpse keeps talking. It's hillarious!

[@davinci451]

@@TexasHollowEarth Haha, nice username!

[@TexasHollowEarth]

@@davinci451 - Thanks bro👍. Stick it to those npcs.

[@iconofsin4578]

I still have the Double Dragon 3 cartridge

[@davinci451]

@@iconofsin4578 Underrated game imo

[@JonGee420]

We are out of "Bimmy" novelty license plates! "Come along Bimmy!" "Yes?" "I'm sorry, my son is also named "Bimmy"

[@AlbanianMan]

Bort

[@tripandfall2379]

You win the internet today...

[@houseofshuffles449]

It's a perfectly cromulent name.

[@JonGee420]

@@houseofshuffles449 That comment embiggins me greatly.

[@berndb7674]

This joke really Bort me.😂

[@tubeincompetence]

Double Dragon 3 on the NES still was a quite nice game I think even if I still loved Double Dragon 2 more. :)

[@Joshisgood2]

no, it was impossibly difficult and everyone hated it

[@aweirdredtoad3637]

@@Joshisgood2 It's his opinion, not yours lol.

[@theade8]

@@Joshisgood2 If me and my friend managed to beat it a dozen times at age 10, it was not impossibly difficult.

[@HiddenChimera]

My friend down the street had Double Dragon. I went there to play that, but never had it at home. My other friend in the next neighborhood had Double Dragon II! I went there to play that and we beat it on the hardest difficulty and queaffed like Gulf of Mexico clams. I saved up for two years to make sure I could buy Double Dragon III before any of my friends. I will never forget the humiliation of my double dragon party. I was finally the one who got the game first, and it sucked so bad. I Literally lost friends over this

[@OikPoinFive]

wow cool

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

They STUPIDLY changed the fighting format that made parts 1 and 2 so successful. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." DD 3 is a ****in' disgrace like that Fanook, Vito!

[@SiccDeville]

woah phil take it easy. you know the DD 3 makes you emotional.

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

@@SiccDeville Because I got an empty *****n' stomach!

[@matttalbott9217]

@@PhilLeotardosGhost Your pay to play feature, whatever happened there.

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

@@matttalbott9217 20 ******n' years in The Joint, I wanted to finally play Double Dragon 3, saw how terrible it is, so I compromised. I played Streets of Rage 3 instead.

[@MalcolmTurnerKing]

I was about to comment how Sopranos taught Me "Fanook" back in the day. Then I saw your profile. Well played.

[@charliemurphy6457]

Super off-road had a similar pay to win mechanic, in the shop you add quarters to add money to the shop

[@OikPoinFive]

no wonder when i played DD3 online mame - that usually it had the insert coin to buy something! then years later i played it again and there was no shop! lol. i was like what happened, where is that greedy shop at? tonight, via this video, i now know why - japan removed the shop-coins detail. lol! so i must have played the american dd III arcade and later the japan dd III arc! too many versions! ::arcade vs home console. and home console wars: nes vs sega master system. snes vs sega genesis. usa version vs europe version. usa version vs asia version! dang!

[@timdryer]

I never noticed “Bimmy” on the NES version! I do recall loathing the ridiculous jumps you had to make in Egypt (play an hour to get wasted on three jumps.)

[@JJ-nl8vc]

Yeah those jumps were tough. l remember my 7 year old self cursing loudly by ruining an absolute perfect game when I had all my characters still alive only to blow a character on one of those jumps.

[@talongaudio939]

He is also Bimmy in the 2 player fighting game setting in NES double dragon.

[@thefonzkiss]

Switch to Ranzou. Easy.

[@richardjoyce2764]

Yeah it was bad game design at its finest but once you knew how to avoid dying from that it was an honest challenge to complete. I feel Double Dragon 2 was basically preparing you for bad platforming although I believe both DD and DD2 much worse for that.

[@osakatales9228]

@@richardjoyce2764 I mean, DD and DD2 weren't so bad with the platforming. It needed to take your time instead of going fast with the jumping.

[@MrQ12elve]

I didn't mind 'the sacred stone', 9 year old me was shocked by Hiruko, probably the first time I experienced a plot twist, but she's a nice old lady guiding us to save Marion, how could you break my heart like that!

[@Aivottaja]

It was kind of gruesome that she turned into dust :o

[@healthandbeauty101]

Double Dragon 3 on the NES was actually one of my favorite games as a kid. It was more challenging than 2 and I never did beat the last boss, but I have great memories of playing it and discovering ways of being successful in the game. Double Dragon 2 felt like a completely different game, but I loved them both as a kid.

[@teknizian]

I wanted to say the exact same thing! My older sister and I would play this so frequently, and always failed to beat the final boss. Going to try on my Retropie after 20+ years!

[@vevvenennevvev5945]

@@teknizian Exact same here, my best friend and I would play this thing every day and always die at the final boss. I recently played through it on emulator and was kind of blown away at how easy the boss is once you catch on to her attack patterns lol

[@argop4518]

I remember that I liked being able to play as headbutting kungfu master and ninja. And the easiest way to defeat the final boss was by spamming the spinning kick by holding turbo A+B

[@marvincanchico3198]

Remember playing this as a kid on NES, man it brings memories. Very nice old school gaming channel right here.

[@JoKoKilla]

I wish modern gamers were more apprehensive to the "mirco-transactions" which dominates mobile gaming. For a period of time, I was into a mobile game called Dead Ahead: Warefare Z, which was rather well made and free, but plagued with ads, micro-transactions, and "pay to win" deals. I posted to the game forum asking developers to consider adding a price (which I was sincerely willing to pay for), and in return, players could get a full game without the "micro transactions," ads, or "pay to win" elements. I was shunned by my fellow players! These idiots love their "pay to win" and mirco-transactions. That's when I put down mobile gaming, and realized many of these mobile games aren't games, but elaborate ads and flashy profit revenues to suck you in. Have you seen how some of these "games" offer in-game currency packs for $75 or $100? I cannot imagine paying $100 and still not having a full game (or hard copy to keep)! Who buys into this? Gullible fools! lol! What a bunch of bullocks! Perhaps the mobile/phone/tablet gaming market is strikingly different than the console/handheld gaming market? Anyway, thank you Big Daddy Top Hat for another insightful and refreshing video on this aspect of gaming history!

[@dannyhefer6791]

You got it right mate. The mobile market doesn't focus on delivering complete experience for one time payment. Basically non paying players become the small fishes on which richer players prey via leaderboards and PVP events. Free players are basically, mostly, NPCs. The actual players, the rich ones, don't actually enjoy the gameplay, they enjoy the power trip their money can offer, an some, the whales, will go to extreme to maintain their grip on the leaderboards. It's not all that bad, free players usually form alliances which can involve a significant amount of social interactions around the game, friendships can be born from that, but whatever the effort, the system remains what it is, and I think most free players are in more for the activity rather than the result...

[@JoKoKilla]

​@@dannyhefer6791 Sounds like you hit the nail on the head. It's a shame because there are some well made mobile games, which if developers turned into complete experiences, could be amazing and well received. But developers wouldn't produce these types of "games" if they weren't making money, and as long as there are customers/players, there ill be a market. At least, there are plenty of great games to sink my teeth into con console/portable systems. Cheers.

[@bluesound666]

After a while playing mobile games I decided to go back with my old nes console again.

[@JoKoKilla]

@@bluesound666 Might as well! So many new games are in 8-bit style anyway. What a trip to think 8-but became a style! Cheers man!

[@davidpepin3017]

I only had 2 games on my nes: Ninja Gaiden and Double Dragons 3. I loved them both! I was once able to go through Ninja Gaiden without losing a life, but I had a lot more difficulty beating DD3, I think I succeded only once, but it was very satisfaying! I loved how we could select many characters: the ninja, the iron claw guy and the 2 brothers.

[@kaynesantor8136]

Everytime this comes up, all I can think is, "I'm Bimmy". Thanks James.

[@roastytoasty8559]

every time i here or see something about double dragon now my mind straight away goes BIMMY!!! same thing happen to me... thanks James. Haha

[@brucejeckson7930]

I remember DD3-Nes having clunky controls and being way too hard (due to 1 life per character). It was pretty lackluster, after spending hundreds of hours enjoying DD1 and 2.

[@TheSolfilm]

I had the thrid one on NES. It was good, you could do a lot of moves like throwing poeple off by pulling them by the hair, use walls or your partner to rebound when kicking. Only problem, you had "one" life until you could disable the other characters that are fairly different from Billy and Jimmy. The time you get use to one of them, in generally, you're almost dead and bam, another one, the ninja. It's the same story, they don't give you the time to get used to it. It was so difficult. I don't remember how far I went with the game but I think I barely reached the fifth level. Oh and I forgot, I think that your energy doesn't refill between stages but maybe I'm mistaken.

[@C0leman]

Not sure how Double Dragon 3 ended up in my house but it became a staple for me and my brother back in the 90s. Kinda sad they left out the 3rd Lee brother in the NES version.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Your standard 3 lives could have each been one of the triple dragons in single player mode! So much missed opportunity.

[@yurdp]

You forgot to mention the insane difficulty on the NES version of DD3! Holy crap, if you beat that game you are something of an NES god!

[@GLPitt1]

Marion comes back to life at the end of Double Dragon 2 Arcade version and NES version.

[@pdnmz]

your channel has gotten better & better over the last year!! :)

[@garou1911]

The NES version's problem wasn't really being outdated, at the time the graphics and gameplay actually felt pretty good. It was just TOO. FRICKIN. HARD. Even for "NES hard" games, DD3 felt unfair due to 1 life and no continues. The new chars helped because they acted as extra lives, but they also played CONSIDERABLY worse than the brothers Lee.

[@PressContinue]

I was really surprised to hear how DD3 had a bad reputation, all the way back to one of the earliest episodes of AVGN. Because when I was a kid, DD3 was one of my favorite NES games! So it was like hearing people hating on Lord of the rings, the Godfather or Aliens or something like that.

[@blackmanjrpg17]

You just can't get enough of that "Bimmy"😂😂

[@sprthrwwychnnl73]

When I was a kid my friends I played Nintendo with had Double Dragon 2 and we loved it we played it all the time. My friend called my house one day all excited saying their mom just rented them Double Dragon 3. I was so pumped I ran right over to their house to play it. And... it totally sucked. We all hated it. That was one of the first experiences of my young life that showed me just because it’s newer, doesn’t mean it’s better.

[@dmitrystrakhov4460]

13:53 imo, there are no steps back in part III . the controls and moves are also varied; you have just to explore them. regarding the "difficulty" as some people report it, it's because of elements of the actual street fight are better simulated: there is requirement for range precision , the limbs feel heavy, as in real life , etc ect...

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

“Fighting round the world?” Is Tugger a secret character?

[@ΠατροκλοςΓεωργιοςΟικονομοπουλο]

Russell Crowe

[@OikPoinFive]

@@ΠατροκλοςΓεωργιοςΟικονομοπουλο Tugboat vs the Canadian Earthquake! round the world tour we go!

[@dub2536]

When I first played Double Dragon 3 arcade version, I was instantly disappointed as it obviously looks and plays poorly IMO. The NES version I wish featured a means by which to play with more lives (a cheat code for example) thereby making it more possible to win. Great video.

[@bashirjohnson4120]

Great video we need more beat em' ups that need to come back

[@miguelhuerta2774]

In going to name my cat Bimmy.

[@katerinavialpando3620]

In going to remember to say I'm from now on. Thanks! Needed that 🤭

[@JoeyJ0J0]

I have the NES port of this game and I like it for what it is, only issue I have is the difficulty

[@SomeOrangeCat]

That soundtrack though...

[@freddyvidz]

It is a tough one.

[@LaneD83]

Only one life from what I can remember from childhood.

[@walterlucero5757]

Bimmy and Jammy from Double Dragon Neon look like the Lee brothers when you "Hulk out" on Super Double Dragon!

[@SolitaireZeta]

"Why were people OUTRAGED?!?" Embarrassingly clunky graphics and gameplay, along with the unholy genesis of micro-transactions in video games, combined to create the worst arcade beat 'em up of all time, that almost killed the Double Dragon franchise. NES version was arguably not that bad, but can be stupidly hard in places.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I had the NES version of Double Dragon as a kid, as I found 1 & 2 to fun, and beatable with practice, but when I got Double Dragon III as a kid it for sure caused me a lot of rage quitting. So I agree 100% this would have been a much better game had they balanced out the enemies, added a few continues, and took out the friendly fire mode which is pointless IMHO if you are playing with a friend/sibling, and are trying to beat the game.

[@SolitaireZeta]

@@CommodoreFan64 Yep, that pretty much sums up what would've fixed DD3 for the NES. Also, making the jumps in Egypt less punishing would've also been a plus.

[@natejennings5884]

I first played the NES version of DD3 in 1991, then the arcade version ported to PC in 2017 on gog.com. I gotta say the NES version is alot better.

[@BrawlerShade]

All because the game was outsourced... (The arcade version that is)

[@SpockvsEgon]

@@SolitaireZeta I enjoyed NES Double Dragon 3 beat em up sections, up to the Egypt stage. Once platforming was introduced, and I lost all my characters due to not being good at the running jump, I put the game down and never picked it up again.

[@TheShowgun81]

NES Italy’s music still hits to this day! 👍

[@theodavis4832]

I still play the nes version of one 1,2and 3 and still play them

[@DuffCon]

When I saw this game in the arcade with a pay to win system, I said “nope”. Never played it and I was a huge fan of the series.

[@rendyajadech1957]

Thats what mame for :3

[@jarrettenaope7038]

Well I a LOVED THE wall Jump in 3 Made it a Point to Do It OFTEN

[@curbydinobot8633]

You should cover Super Double Dragon next

[@theregularfolks1723]

DD3 the sacred stones was and forever will be my first favorite game

[@mjcook3922]

This is actually my favorite Double Dragon game. My older brother and I used to be able to make it up to the final boss (probably using a Game Genie) because I played this game with my younger brother last year and we couldn't even make it past the first level lol

[@ericksanchez5785]

I loved the NES version, it was a very hard cookie to crack and it was so satisfying when I finally finish it.

[@vfletes1]

This was the 1st Double dragon (NES)game I've ever played.. So i like this game, i can finish this game easier then the the 2nd one.

[@georgegonzalez2708]

After 30 years since I played this game It was the first time I even realized they had 3 Bimmy brothers lol, My first game of DD was on Nes and does bring me good memories of my childhood, thank for posting the video great content!

[@rashad0026]

That boxart for the NES Double Dragon 3 was amazing!

[@vevvenennevvev5945]

Double Dragon III was the defining NES game of my childhood and a fav to this day, so it's hilarious to see that it's considered a kind of mediocre failure.

[@dominickk5293]

I have grown to love DD3 NES. I want more levels bopping around with the wrecking crew bimmy, chin and ranzou.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

The series has been hit-and-miss ever since.

[@stonetic2515]

The most outrageous thing is that you can do the hair pull move on bald enemies.

[@Texy88]

I recently reviewed the Amstrad CPC port of _Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone_ and wondered within it whether the original arcade could have been the first game to feature what we now refer to as microtransactions; looks like it is a distinct possibility...

[@doublejesusful]

The world just wasn't ready for the chin dive

[@Jcarroz]

👍 nice job, DD3 on NES was a birthday present from an aunt I never see. I remember better no like “there’s a DD3”? And then playing it and being like this is crap! Took me months to beat it and then I never played it again... should be forgotten like the 3rd Lee brother.

[@farleysmoke5130]

What I really want is Russel Crowe fighting around the world the game 😎👍🏼

[@azahias9]

This was the first NES game i got as a Christmas gift, and Hanzou was the first ninja i ever wanted to be.

[@derrickdavis2322]

I had the NES version and the Sega Genesis version of DD3.Both we're great games on their own way but both were a lot of fun.Would love to relive those days.

[@ReddFoxx1562]

I thoroughly enjoyed the NES version for years

[@mresturk9336]

I remember the main reason so many people hated the NES version of Double Dragon 3 was due to it only giving you one life and no continues (not counting cheat codes) to start with. The recruitable characters both counted as an extra life and you get awarded a single continue for reaching stage 4. But that is all you were given to work with to clear the entire game. It felt like a lazy way to make the game harder. One fun piece of trivia is it actually was common for beat-em-up games to be easier in their Japan version. For example the NES Double Dragon 2 was also easier due to unlimited continues and not having to play the hardest difficultly to experience the full game. The famous arcade beat-em-ups Konami released in the early 90s were all more merciful in their Japanese versions.

[@STKPYL]

I feel like I’m the only one with fond memories of DD3. I loved DD2. I guess by the time 3 came out on NES, I wanted to love it so much, that I ignored its flaws. One being how the final boss is damn near impossible to beat. The flickering and slowdown issues were annoying. But I loved using Chin, doing somersault throws, and how badass it would look when two players did a superhero landing at the big drop in Italy.

[@marvcmangubat8788]

My childhood days, ahh. Playing this game DD3 is so nostalgic. Thanks Top Hat GAming

[@reputablehype]

If you were part of a relatively poor family like I was, we were always basically a console behind. So one Christmas when my brother and I got Super Mario Bros 3, T2, Double Dragon 3, Battletoads and Wizards & Warriors 3, you best believe that was our present BEST haul ever! Other kids were well into the 16 bit era but we didn't care a single bit. Double Dragon 3 was my fave after SMB3, it was just crazy because we had gone from Double Dragon on the Atari to this crazy amount of moves! I'm sure other people felt disappointed on it's release but my brother and I appreciated every pixel of it!

[@nujaynine5297]

Hi Richard 😊. I'm a longtime viewer first time writing to you. I just wanted you to know I love your work and I will cry 😭 if you have need to stop for any reason. So thanks brother.yeeeeeahhh

[@MrLuciusrm]

Billy, jimmy and sonny... I guess their parents are Daddy Lee and Mommy lee

[@bigc1280]

No mention how they had the terrible decision of each guy as only having one life in the NES version?

[@ridesq]

My exact thought. The game is merciless.

[@killerb255]

Mission 4 gave you a continue.

[@papafranku4684]

Weird enough, the only DD III game I played and knew was The Sacred Stones

[@TheSolfilm]

Strange ! When I see your illustration for Double Dragon III NES front cover, it's the same as the Double Dragon II on Game Boy. That game was so good !

[@Optimus6128]

Wow, I remember playing DD3 on the Amstrad CPC (which was pretty slow), and there was the shop and thought "hmm,. that's a nice feature!". Little did I know of the nasty origins of the shop idea.

[@saintmek]

The Double Dragon 3 NES version is actually quiet popular in China, when AVGN first made a episode about that game, some Chinese audiences got angry. After this I could understand why the game had two completely different view in western and China/Ease Asia country. Thanks for these great videos!

[@aaronlinton-chambers]

No one breaks down video game history like you.

[@lucaslease4571]

Great video! I bought DD3 for the NES when I was 11 and thought it was a good game. I put many hours into it with friends and never knew about the disdain for it until recently. While there are other beat em ups that I enjoy more, I will always have great memories of DD3.

[@chamchamtrigger]

I come here for the scenes of you holding the consoles, and stay for the other great content.

[@thefonzkiss]

It was ok on NES, albeit not as good as 2. But on arcade it was simply UNPLAYABLE.

[@Elementa2006]

Anybody noticed one of the dlc playable characters in the arcade was named Kunio? As for Marian being alive in the Sacred Stones version, in the NES and PC Engine version, if you beat the game in the hardest difficulty other than getting nine stages, you get to see the true ending after beating the true main antagonist known as the Mysterious Warrior, where Marian is resurrected, which is hinted to be from some mystical phenomenon connected to the Mysterious Warrior.

[@iamlinxx_]

I remember there was a Double Dragon beat em up in the style of Street Fighter 2 in my local chip shop as a kid my brother and I loved it.

[@58jharris]

There never was any such DD game. You have to be thinking of something else, probably Final Fight.

[@Sempervivi]

This almost makes me wish my son was born as twins, so I could name them Bimmy and Jimmy. Almost.

[@megagrey]

FIGHTIN' 'ROUND THE WORLD! Was half-expecting Terrence and Phillip to pop in for half a second to fart.

[@OikPoinFive]

ahhh yes my boy! my little terrance and phillip classic icons of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s, ect

[@liamnguyen2819]

Great video. What's interesting is that you introduced another obscure game to me which I'd never heard of, called The Combatribes. That game looks very cool and never knew it existed. If you did a video on that game that'd be cool. Of course, I watch all your vids so no matter topic you make, it's always great no matter what lol.

[@devingiles6597]

Top Hat Gaming Man, I have some suggested beat 'em up and fighting games you should cover in future videos. Beat 'em Up games: Battletoads Arcade Knights of the Round River City Ransom Die Hard Arcade Dynamite Cop The Bouncer Urban Reign River City Girls Fighting games: Mortal Kombat (original) The King of Fighters '95 Bloody Roar X-Men: Children of the Atom Dead or Alive (original) Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 64) Samurai Shodown II Art of Fighting 2 Guilty Gear X BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

[@mathiasdark1654]

Its not a bad game honestly needs some rework but it is still a great game

[@KenMasters.]

I'd rather be playing The Combatribes.

[@allnamesaretakenful]

I wasn't a big fan of Double Dragon, but I loved Final Fight, so I appreciate Double Dragon's contribution.

[@dlmoore08]

Thank you Top Hat Gaming Sir! Your channel is always incredibly informative and a pleasure to watch.

[@thepolacek]

I grew up during the arcades heyday. The original double dragon was pretty common to see. I never saw DD 2 cabinet, but knew it existed, due to the nes game. I had no idea a third DD game existed until the internet existed.

[@zegtendo724]

DD3 ness is my childhood

[@AnalyticalReckoner]

I like how the walking animation gives the appearance of 10 fps but when they jump it's suddenly smooth.

[@303Smilezzz]

My crowning achievement in my personal gaming history is beating this game while I was in 1st grade. Idgaf if yall believe me, but after literally spending all weekend for two weeks,the second time I rented the game I had the patterns down. It comes down to Rome and Egypt. I beat Rome by using the ninja, and throwing the stars every time the boss appeared just off screen, it took all 30 or 40( can't remember what they start you with) but it was the only way I could win that fight. Egypt came down to some tricky jumps, but fighting the mummies and final boss I used the standard jump kick after walking backwards just as they got up from a knockdown, but it worked and I beat that damn game, took forever but I beat it. I could get really far in Fester's quest, only get to the technodrome in Tmnt, the last level in batman Nes, I even beat Bart vs the world, but as a kid no gaming moment was better than beating DD3. I let that damn ending music loop for what seemed like forever because I was so relieved..... I feel great knowing I legit beat this game as a child, and many adults still haven't because of the difficulty. Back then I had no clue how hard this game really was but once you see the patterns it's really just not getting screwed by the platforming in Egypt, and the patience to methodically beat the mummies and boss who fall for the same jump kick after knockdown.

[@shahwiqarshahin2130]

Always look forward to your content. Keep it up. Keep making them.

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

finally, my favorite Big daddy is talking about my most beloved games in history, DD3 THE ROSETTA STONE, it all started with the famicom version, so i missed the Bimmy lee joke, and me, my brother and 2 cousins , played the hell out of it , it was a good time ON NES , at least, it looked great, it was hard, had great music and until now, i think the ending music is one of the finest ever made on the old nes. then i played the arcade version....and GOD ALL MIGHTY, what a piece of shit it was. the first ever PAY TO WIN arcade game, where u put coins for items..... i am glad that there is an upgraded version of the nes game on switch with some amazing quality of life updates, like no flickering, no slowdown and u can use 4 buttons for the jumping and the special attacks, makes it so much easier... LOVE DD3 ON NES as much as i love big daddy top hat.

[@BATCHARRO]

"Pay to win" is...all arcade games. What am the only one who saved weeks worth of quarters to beat The Punisher? I mean don't misunderstand me selling in game items in an arcade game is scummy, but like all arcade games demand money for either continuing the game or trying again if you lose. Pay to win.

[@tenshinshinobi]

That's exactly what I was thinking. If I recall, that's why many arcade games were made with a higher difficulty. The company wanted you to pump in more money to see the ending. Only a few games like contra and its sequel would have a limit to how many continues you could buy.

[@snakeenjoyingacanofbeans5219]

Why did people hate this game that totally sucked? It is a timeless mystery

[@FILIPBG100]

This is one of the best retro gaming channels today! Why are there so little views?

[@calvinmcdonald3636]

I didn't know about the two different double dragons three didn't know that it's very helpful

[@srsgoblin]

DD3 changed the formula a bit on the NES and as a kid, I wasn't good enough to figure it out. But going back to it? Great game. Still a bit too hard but it's still pretty great overall. That arcade game was an abomination though.

[@VirussRuss]

This is an amazing game it has strategy and a lot of people never understand it. It is hard but it can be beat very easily.

[@gametourny4ever627]

I am wanting to pick this up. Curious if I should go for the Nes Port or the Genesis Port?

[@neat3468]

Why not grab both? After all they are basically different games.

[@akaimizu1]

Yep. The arcade microtransactions model is exactly why I barely got past the first level, then I walked away from the cabinet never to play it again.

[@ReaverPrime]

DD3 arcade with its in game shop would be a mobile game today. Aside from Bimmy, DD3 on NES stuck out for being harder than all hell. Certain not Battletoads, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, or Ninja Crusaders levels of hard, but still nasty enough to warrant whipping out a Game Genie. And not "challenging but worth it" hard. More like unfair AI, stun locks, and too tight controls hard.

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. Can you please do a video on Battle Circuit?

[@puffolotti]

The most ironic thing about the "pay to win" system in Double Dragon 3 is that for some reason with some timing and patience it was relatively easy to solve every situation with continuous flying kick forth and back. Any situation where forward, jump, kick wasn't adviseable was easily foreseeable.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I had all 3 Double Dragon NES titles, and while as a kid with hard work I was able to beat Double Dragon 1, & 2, however when I got Double Dragon 3 I can say it was one NES game that caused me a lot of rage quitting due to the much increased difficulty, and I'm sure kids telling their friends this was part of the cause for unsold stock of the game as well.