Double Dragon (NES) Playthrough (No Death)

Double Dragon (NES) Full Playthrough (No Death). Played by ArekTheAbsolute.

[@willamestrada1121]

Im 37 now.. i used to play this all the time. I miss those days. Seemed like it was a better world. Miss my dad.

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

willam Estrada yes sir me too I miss those days bro.. I remember me on the weekends staying over at my sisters house an me an my brother an sister an brother in law stay up all night trying to beat this game an others but this game was the one we played the most an had most fun with on NES but once SNES came out lol those were also fun times beating MK an Donkey Kong

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

willam Estrada also sorry for your lost bro 😞

[@TadeuLangsdorff]

35 here, i agree

[@edupires]

I’m 37 too and happily I have my dad alive. Sorry for your lost. It was a great time the early 90’s.

[@edr777]

I'm 45...miss my Dad and those days too. Best time ever to be a kid.

[@JeffAMay]

I'm 46 now and played this for hours upon hours ago 30+ years ago. Talk about bringing back sweet memories of a time when everything was great for me, life was carefree and I still had my Dad. I wish life today could be as great as it was back then..

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

Life is what you make it.

[@timeformegaman]

@@mywifesboyfriend5558 Nah. I used to get excited for stuff as a kid. I don't now. I didn't choose for my excitement level to change. It just does for a lot of people. I agree with the OP, life was better back then.

[@terrancebottomsjr.7491]

Yes bro I did too I'm 40

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Back then,things were simpler,almost purer. This game is a piece of gaming past when you could lose yourself in a fantasy.

[@joewatts2940]

@@timeformegaman I agree with you and OP 100%. Do you think people who spout off "life is what you make it" actually believe that? Lol

[@starvethebeast6480]

Ah, that theme song is a part of my soul. Endless hours of play when life was easy and carefree.

[@peasantlaborer6084]

I hear you, I miss those days too.

[@LetsGetitBoah]

No doubt, this brings back a lot of memories.

[@tareklamrani8960]

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[@gamenightwithjamiibo]

I feel you there! Life was good now it sucks lol

[@starvethebeast6480]

@@gamenightwithjamiibo I feel that, but also it's kinda cool that we have a unique opportunity at this time to take up a new type of purpose in life and earn the fulfillment that comes from standing against this global tyranny that's disguised as a pandemic.

[@dermetzger]

So much nostalgia from watching this... The music... The visuals The girlfriend getting punched in the uterus... Takes me back...

[@juansolo1617]

Where are all the police in the game? They allowed some woman to get assaulted and kidnapped, sat by and watched hundreds of people get beat to death.

[@BIGGSHAUN]

Juan Solo they were minorities. That’s why...

[@jhernandez626]

The music was awesome

[@supadupa8088]

Juan Solo It’s probably like Final fight and streets of rage. The city is so filled with crooks and criminals that they pretty much run the city and have the police in their pockets as well.

[@mike197714]

The nes game hero’s doing not so G rated to the ladies. 😂.

[@MDthornton83]

Ah the late 80s. It was a fantastic time for beat em ups.

[@8103andrew]

Spent countless hours playing this as a kid. Great memories.

[@lot5953]

Same here. I loved the game even now I still love it if I can find the game 😂

[@tlarson83]

Lol, NES games were so hard to beat. Me and my brother played this game sooo much from 1988-1991 and always died in the caves. Cool to see it get beat. Great memories playing this game.

[@usulordo]

The platforming was always scarier than the fighting.

[@AeroGold1]

I also felt the same way with other classic beat 'em up platform games, like Battletoads, Batman, and my nemesis, TMNT (you had to tap the jump just right or you would fall through certain holes in the platforms).

[@rsouth454]

yep , beating all the baddies just to die falling off edge while jumping was so annoying

[@Syklonus]

I loved the platforming bits! It broke the monotony which was inherent in beat 'em ups, and offered much needed variety,

[@Myky658_]

Facts

[@zukoulou7464]

Greatest commentary ! 😁

[@nyc78]

This was the first game I bought as a kid with my own saved up money. I played the hell out of this game in the 5th grade!

[@boethius9173]

After all of these years, I finally get to see the end of the game. Well done, sir! I don't think I ever got past Level 3.

[@KlingonCaptain]

Did you ever play it on practice mode?

[@Stussmeister]

Indeed. I had this game many, many years ago (after my older sister gave me her NES and games), and despite my best efforts, I could never get past the cave part of Level 3.

[@hugh2hoob668]

Yeah the icicles are were i always die lol

[@dustinbrowne5145]

Walter Stucke same here

[@tornadoboy162]

Me to

[@TheHuskyGT]

Double dragon was always ahead of the game when it comes to beat 'em ups. This was a NES game, yet it had so many moves. And then Super Double Dragon came out on the SNES and it completely mopped the floor with games like Final Fight. It was so much fun to play!

[@mooselordflanz3392]

That opening scene when he just walks up and blasts that lady hahah

[@MrGrace]

And as kids, we saw nothing wrong with it haha 😄

[@jpateka]

Right in the baby maker.

[@SonnyGTA]

@@MrGrace bitch wants to play....we gonna play!

[@BigTrumpito]

Like the footclan giving April O'Neil a message in the subway.

[@matthewsmith1779]

I never knew how close I was to completing this game as a child. I lost on the double Chin guys. Wow, I put in SO much work on this game. If I had known how close I was I would've perservered just a little longer. Now it's my mission to go back and finish this. This game is my "White Whale" of the 8-bit era.

[@johnnyfletcher1961]

Matthew Smith did you finish??

[@tdog5993]

Eh what about Battletoads? You defeated that one? I was super close to beating it .

[@matthewsmith1779]

@@tdog5993 Yeah, I beat all the battle toad games. I was a little older by the time I played those and they were co-op.

[@tdog5993]

2 player Battletoads is impossible. Did you beat Doublr Dragon?

[@matthewsmith1779]

@@tdog5993 2, 3, and Super. Still haven't went back to this one though. I guess I should since it's just sitting there on my PC.

[@jzconcepts]

I can still hum the music 30 years later.

[@doomincognito4635]

James Zhang Same man. Funny you say that. I just was humming the music after not playing this for so long!

[@southsideman4891]

EVERY NOTE. WE SHOULD KNOW IT HOW IT WAS INGRAINED IN US JUST TO PLAY THE GAME

[@yugen]

There was a band called "The Advantage" that played this song live, I saw them i 2005, was pretty awesome.

[@jeremiahweinmeister5783]

one of my favorites, along with contra, and super Mario bros.

[@kylerobinson6102]

Contra was epic back in the day.

[@IvanBFit]

Contra was awesome!

[@Tusc9969]

Up up down down left right left right B, A, Select, Start 😋

[@peterparker-fg5kr]

en el emulador me los cruzo todos sin tanto sufrir

[@SPChef1981]

Can't forget Rolling Thunder and Rush N' attack. Those were my favs. But double dragon was up there

[@azaelalberto5884]

WOW! Can't believe that I learned in 10/12/2019 that you could hit someone with your elbow, and that you could throw back the dynamite!!! Oh my God! This is so awesome! I played this game back in 1992 and could never pass it further than the level on 8:45 I just remember that I loved that song. Never even Knew there where green enemies 10:33

[@johnanderson9765]

I wonder if they had to get Marvel's permission to use such an obvious likeness of The Incredible Hulk.

[@fijlap4945]

10:33 that's mibobo

[@zuluguy2586]

I remember the arcade double dragon at every corner store in my neighborhood. the whole hood would be in the store playing and fighting over the game. lol. all time classic.

[@lilstupidahhboy5155]

I’m only 16 but I wish I could’ve experienced those games when they were popular. Now all we have is games with very good graphics that only focus on HD and money.

[@jr002q2044]

I used to get up to the brick wall stage without losing any lives and then be at the mercy of what I thought to be randomly generated blocks coming out. Seems here Arek has sussed the pattern! Wait for the bottom left brick to pop out twice in a row followed by the upper far left brick then make a run for it. What a belter! Now I know... like 25 years later:)

[@paulriordan7582]

Hear hear, old chap, same all around lol

[@PermanentMerka]

Only reason I'm here!

[@originalkingalpha5116]

...and I could've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids.

[@oatsbro5948]

Brings back memories

[@kylerobinson6102]

Reminds me of being 4 or 5 years old in my parents basement.

[@dogma9609]

u were playing this game when u were 4?

[@tykimikk8048]

Yeah me too one of my favorites

[@LuisRivera-mm7ms]

Anyone else screaming “pick up the whip!”? Lol

[@yellathehybrid6988]

Me lol

[@siobhangillespie2431]

Hahaha yesss! 🤣

[@johnanderson9765]

@@siobhangillespie2431 I was saying that too, but eventually he did.

[@michaelberry7587]

On my life

[@woodrax]

Gotta build up them hearts!

[@jasonhull2163]

35 years old . I remeber playing the shit out of this game. I remeber I played it on arcade first. Then I got it on NES.

[@boethius9173]

I never knew you could hit the enemies when they're on the ground.

[@MisanthropikOne]

Walter Stucke Yeah, you have to gain the 5th heart to get that move.

[@BRSReviews]

I never knew there was a back elbow to take out the giant guys.

[@joewhiteside3393]

@@BRSReviews Me neither.

[@derrickmullings8136]

Walter Stucke me either lol

[@GlassEyeGaming]

Derrick mullings Same here

[@riyaandrayplay6856]

When I hear my nephew complain about his graphics on his ps4 🤦‍♂️

[@lacroix1976]

back in the days that game was perfect and way better than others ^^

[@juansolo1617]

Compared to a PC I don't blame him... PS4 is weak.

[@MXOY99]

You know... When I complain about modern graphics... I actually think back to how awesome the NES was. Early PC too... 90s FPS and late 90s car games... They're kinda the best for me.

[@Bloodletter8]

"We used to pay 25 cents to fight triangles, you little shit!"

[@tommy3200]

Your nephew is an idiot and so are you pixel graphics are art.. Today shit games rely on "graphics" and say fuck the game play.... DUUUURP.

[@user-vi3gk1hb9b]

Eu tenho 38 anos e até hoje jogo muito está série , as gerações atuais não são como antigamente... quanto é gostoso jogar as gerações passadas

[@unclecreepy7025]

Awesome. Thanks for not starting right away and letting the music play.

[@soldieroftoughlove7635]

8:38 We used to think you kept scrolling right after the 2 abobos! It respawned 2 more abobos! Took by accident one day going up into the cave lol

[@mrzisme]

I remember playing this as a child and being stuck on mission 3 in the woods never knowing you could go up through the hole in the mountain until now, it would loop for eternity until you lost all your lives. I thought it was just a really, really long level. omg, face slap for my younger self 30 years ago

[@davidetienne9404]

I just learned of this now too. No wonder I never left the forest.

[@Renzo-cn4zw]

This happened to me too and do you know why? it's basically the enemies using god mode after street fighter 2

[@originalkingalpha5116]

@@davidetienne9404 You've gotta go back and get your younger self out of the forest. Go rescue yourself before it's too late. Hurry whilst there's still time.

[@nathaniellight2288]

Thank you for this inspiring video. The reunion at the end brought me to tears. Finally I will be able to put my life back together thanks to your inspired example and leadership.

[@bumaximous45]

the music was so classic.

[@j-g9463]

Me: Nodding my head My Brother: What are you listening to? Me: Double Dragon 1 Bro: Put it on the speaker! 😁

[@pablofernandez5323]

Fucking good ass themes

[@EviLLivEClan]

Good themes and good memes

[@SonnyGTA]

I’ve learned several moves by watching this!!

[@Djtwice-gu4yj]

I used to remember leveling up all hearts on the first level. It just took patience and not killing the bad guys so fast. Plus at the very end of the game if he timed it right he could've picked up the knife as the last bad guy is "blinking" on the ground and it would've turned into a bat. A glitch that came in pretty handy.

[@alienmarquez1066]

Djtwice2001 That's Right!!!

[@ejr23]

I really didn't have the patience for that. I was able to fully level up by the double Abobo at the end of the woods.

[@hemswolf]

Se me erizo la piel en cuanto escuche el soundtrack, tanta nostalgia ❤️

[@chrisslau7105]

Tengo esos juegos y mis consolas todas absolutamebte todas tanto portatiles como de mesa o para tv. Saludos que recuerdos

[@Rraven4]

This music is amazing! Love this game! Thanks for the video!

[@DeplorableJaredBrodersen]

Brings back so many memories. Always loved how that thumb would appear to motion you along when you were taking your time.

[@mischajordacevic]

Im 37, used to play this all the time. Just recently bought a NES again and I Just ordered this game. Ahh the Sweet memories... This was sooooo badass at the time. I always made sure I had 4 hearts at the end of the first stage

[@drumcorps0junkie]

This is ufc with weapons, knees, elbows, jumpkicks headbutts and ground n pound.

[@Solidsteakx]

Crazy how I instantly remember these songs I haven’t heard in over 20 years.

[@TheDoughboy1917]

Never understood why they made Jimmy the final boss and not player 2, but it's whatever. Really impressive port for its day, killer soundtrack too.

[@vixter1980]

Soundtrack was definitely ahead of its time

[@albertfloreano210]

il never forget celebrating so hard when defeating willy with no clue Billy’s brother was the final boss. Remember losing cause it caught me unexpected

[@75mhdavies]

Icewalker 18 I only got past Willy once and then beat Billy, but almost made the same mistake your did. The only time I got past Willy was when he never fired his gun, which happened in this video. Was there a trick/strategy to keep Willy from firing?

[@spoiledmilkfilms4164]

@@75mhdavies Jimmy's the red, you play as the younger brother Billy

[@vargas218]

Wow I really don't remember anyone beating this game in only 20 mins

[@mac1bc]

Johny Kilroy it seems a lot longer when we keep on dying lol. But most of these nes games are short playing them now

[@osakatales9228]

@@mac1bc I would agree, but there were nes games longer than 20 mins. Probably an hour or two, depending on genre.

[@RetroRogue.]

Wish I had a buddy to take weekends and binge play Nes and Snes. Would be so much fun.

[@yellathehybrid6988]

8:45 that music has stayed with me for 24 years❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MythicTyrant]

Well done! Those are some mad skills at work there! :)

[@hanhang5086]

I am only a neophyte. Have much to learn here lol. Well played!

[@hugh2hoob668]

Yeah just getting to level 4 is good damn

[@Syklonus]

You know what? Bar the missing two player mode, this is a solid game, and it actually does feel like it has the arcade game's combat mechanics. The Billy sprite is a little messy (when did he become a redhead?", but apart form that I love this port, and I had hours of fun with it back in the day. It deserves it's place alongside Mario and Turtles.

[@teccash3507]

Wow im feeling a real big nostalgia lord knows I miss these times an. Era youngster will neve no how great it was back then

[@honorb4glory606]

One of the best games I remember playing on the NES. One of the best soundtracks too.

[@Soulfulboy1111]

One of the few adventure nes games that have 3d movement .

[@willharris9139]

for a 80's game the music was good!

[@SirBuzz]

Tom Caine Agreed. There is so much good music from 80's games.

[@hanhang5086]

My son who is 1 is humming the theme song lol

[@rodneyedwards947]

1988 game

[@GUNESEKURSUNSIKAN]

My childhood omg

[@kcdebris913]

Ahh man when you’d hit the ON button and that drum fill intro on the title screen hits. Takes me right back.

[@Tennessee421]

Somehow Marian was able to sleep soundly in that room, while 2 Abobos, 2 Chins, 2 Lindas, 2 Rowpers, Machine Gun Willie and Jimmy Lee were preparing for battle! 😂

[@jhoeo]

i super love the music of this game...reminds me my youth

[@petriusthegreat]

I recently played the arcade dragon n surprise! I like the ones tracks better

[@natelove187]

This game was harder than the Arcade game. ❤️ the music

[@Demonis198666]

I still remember my dad and I beating this game. To this day I cannot beat willy, my dad would beat willy and I remember him failing against Jimmy and by some miracle I beat Jimmy on the first try. That's something I'll never forget.

[@Jenks337]

Brings me back to the days of game cartridge rentals.

[@troyboy7610]

My favorite move was the 2 knee to the face then toss them to the side! Love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinpayton2664]

Mine too.

[@davekn74]

7:15. This was about 5 years before the "mount position" was made into a dominant MMA finishing strategy by the Gracies in UFC 1

[@jayegriffin3635]

Ohhh man such good memories kids today dont know how much fun we had with those old school classics

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

I just beat this game this morning and I've been trying since I was 5. I'm 35 this month. I can't believe I actually beat it!!!

[@pabloarenas568]

Juegazo maestro pura nostalgia total 😢👍✌😎😄

[@persona83]

Great playing. I could beat this game a few times but never without losing lives. BTW, at 13:09 you know you don't have to fight the 2 Abobos, right? You can simply climb the wall. Love this game.

[@jspro100]

I think he was trying to level up.

[@persona83]

yeah, maybe. But he could easily level up above, killing the Rowpers. They're a lot easier to defeat than that 2 Abobos.

[@newyorican1984]

In mission 2 instead of fighting the boss all you have to do is climb back down the ladders until the victory theme plays and your on to the next mission

[@alanduran-gonzalez8060]

That intro disco music was everything!!!!

[@murphy59]

Definitely the first time I've ever seen the ending of this game. You fight your doppelganger? Wild!

[@bangemblack5888]

Now this is a game that should remade for the new systems of today...I remember when I was a jit and had it on Nintendo you feel me... this shit was hard af back in the 90's

[@Syklonus]

No remakes, just a small update to include a two player mode. It's fine the way it is.

[@nicoreza4470]

14:45 "he left me"😢

[@GlassEyeGaming]

This is one game I could never beat!

[@shellmichael9665]

I love how the back elbow hit was like your super power in this walkthrough. I was laughing every time.

[@MrGrace]

To be fair, a back elbow hit is pretty devastating in real life also 😂

[@briangaron7609]

I remember being scared by the music as a kid XD

[@jasonwaldee63]

love mission 4 theme

[@jorgerodriguezbaltodano2713]

God, I looked for this game for YEARS and finally found it!!!!!!

[@Bloodletter8]

For some reason I love watching this at double speed and listening to the music spaz out. Levels 2 and 3 sound especially funny.

[@khaledsmatte7379]

It's the first game that I played

[@b.lloydreese2030]

I miss ol jimmy and bimmy lee

[@danielalberico3514]

Jimmy and billy

[@williamsalazar244]

daniel alberico jimmy and bimmy was a typo in the third double dragon three game: the sacred stone.

[@mr.horse1801]

Im bimmy!!

[@at1212b]

@@danielalberico3514 do you remember what their original name was in the arcade?

[@JC-qy3xi]

Hammer and Spike

[@TV-Tony]

Wow, nice job. Took me forever to beat this back in the day. Almost as long as part 3.

[@davidbermudez7704]

If there was only way the next generation could travel back in time to the year 1987 and see what we struggled with as children. No internet no iPhones and especially no 3D graphics! Only Nintendo Power magazine!

[@The29031980]

thanks nice child memories

[@brandon5118]

One of the best games on the nes period!! The best soundtracks too!! Just hearing the music alone brings back so many great childhood memories from the early 90's. #BringBackThe90's!

[@franciscogarcia-rh8tt]

Me hiciste retroceder a mi infancia ... 1989 gracias

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

You know on the second stage sometimes Williams will climb up the fence? It's a rare moment that'll happen. Don't forget the stairway to heaven trick.

[@christianwellness4363]

all that in 20min !wow your good. I remember I couldn't get pass that stage with the damn wall bricks 😡lmao.

[@LiarLiarPlantsforHire]

Christian Valverde I beat the game when I was 6 in 2010

[@dethadder0]

DOG As a dog...... You beat it when you were 42 years old?

[@LiarLiarPlantsforHire]

Oh that was my brother we beat the arcade version

[@EviLLivEClan]

you're* Edit that again, sir.

[@mayhem1440]

Past. Edit it yet again.

[@PremMajumdarVG]

i hope double dragon 2 and 3 are after this nice video btw :D

[@ArekTheDragon]

+Minister Marshmallow Hate to disappoint you but no. As much as I like these games (especially DD2) I still can't find time to try and beat them without dying. But I can say for sure that I will make the playthroughs in future.

[@PremMajumdarVG]

ArekTheAbsolute no problem as long as you keep on uploading these nostalgic gaming videos its all good and happy :D

[@lionheart11623]

I love this game! please don't give up on it.

[@dustyschaeffer5702]

I haven't thought about this game since I was a kid. Just seeing the title screen brought it all back.

[@linclogames]

A classic. Knee your face, knee your face, shoulder toss. Great video.

[@CrashGamer-qn1qt]

thank you for playing double dragon and you should have 15,000,000 subs

[@ejones3507]

fuckin pop out walls

[@ThunderFist1978]

The best way to handle that area is to stand just to the left of the left most brick. When it pops out twice, walk to the right and keep going. All the other bricks will miss.

[@SINC0MENTARI0S]

Kudos man! I never had Double Dragon I, so I'm surprised to see it had some attack features that were discarded in Double Dragon II and III.

[@kampbelquispe7791]

i was born on 1999 but i played this game and it is part of my childhood

[@iamclough3385]

Just bought it on EBay.

[@fransfmsa1226]

que recuerdos

[@mimounalagmouchi7702]

je me rapelle de la notice concernant le dernier boss...il a l'agilité d'un chat,les yeux d'un épervier et la force brutale d'un super animal...c'était vers 1988 au minimum.trop chou,il tournait comme une toupille et sautait les poings fermés mais ses coups de genoux me coûtaient 75 a 90 % de mon énergie vitale!!!

[@KingDbo1]

One of my faves growing up

[@LuisCastillo-cs8yc]

tenía 5 años!!!

[@VetaStrigax]

I love this game man the best of the best touché!

[@Tusc9969]

Wow, this was my first NES Game along with Contra, Punch out, Ring King and Mario Bro/Duck hunt. Would play this with my buddies right after school.

[@stricklandfamily8625]

Wow. This has some good memories attached to this game.

[@travisk08]

at 26 I have yet to beat mission 3

[@eseninety3298]

travisk08 lmao same here

[@TokenBlackman7]

@travisk08 - What part of Mission 3 is most tumultuous for you?

[@mac1bc]

Use drop kicks at the end. Those guys eventually go down

[@johnwilburn]

In missions 1 and 2, use the extra time to single kick, move, single kick, move.... again and again, the chicks with whips. You rack up the points to get the hearts and thus more moves much earlier in the game. That six heart elbow and seven heart spinning back kick are devastating.

[@danielalberico3514]

Its easy

[@disctr4k69]

DO DO, DO DO. DU DU DU DUUU DU DUUU DU DU DU DUUU DU DUUU, DU DU DU DUUU DU DUUU, DU DU DU DUUU DU DUUU DO DO DA DO, DA DA DA DU DA! (Too lazy to do the next part.)

[@MrGrace]

Thats exactly how it sounds lmao

[@TheBonely1]

I can’t watch anymore till I progress , but learned a lot already . Thanks

[@AB1B1]

This was the game back in the day. Hell yeah!!