Video Game Collecting

From The Milwaukee Sentinel – Jul 9, 1988, we have the Funeral of Double Dragon.

It’s not like Marion fought back you know.  She liked it.  She liked it real good.  She wanted a back-alley abortion and she got it.  The Shadow Warriors took her back to their lair to allow her time to recover.  Shesh.  Slow news day or what?

I finally had an opportunity to fire up the SEGA Genesis. You don’t know how big of a pain in the ass that was. But the point being the five dollar thrift store Genesis works!

So naturally there is but one game to play: Double Dragon. With the exception of almost non-existent noise the game is true to the arcade version.

I’d like to thank the person who chose not to throw the Genesis controller away. Yay! …

You know that bat is bad-ass!

I liked the Dr. Mario time lapse so much I decided to make one for Double Dragon

Double Dragon is a genre in itself. The characters in the original game told a story that was much deeper than a simple kidnapping. But what was so great about Marian that she had to be kidnapped?

Anyways Double Dragon is a good example of where “less is more” can back-fire. Since the game was so popular it would have been financially irresponsible not to create sequels. Unfortunately the game was exploited to oblivion and the story line had gotten too stupid or distorted.

To me, the franchise ended with this box art for Double Dragon II: The Revenge. It tells an interesting story. You have this hot woman with her skirt nearly tore off and Billy (or maybe Jimmy) fighting off goons who are desperate to show her the business. The goons infact have a spectacular view of Marion!

It’s clear that this street fight is on the roof of a building, and without ever playing the game you cannot determine if the chopper is friend or foe.

Incidently, Marion is gun downed at the airport so technically this box art is an anachronism to say the least. But it sure is cool!