History VideoGame / DongDongNeverDie

* [[WidgetSeries Weird Chinese Thing]]: Oh hell yes.

GiantBomb took at look at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kZQhZbJevM here,]] WebVideo/SuperBunnyhop took their crack at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLaTcvsAa9k here,]] the [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]] played it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvYBHpEWIY here,]], LetsPlay/YoVideogames tried it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSt_8WMw6KY&list=PLkQQz0joyg7tCYjqADLAlvEhrPPKv2Vwz here]] and Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} streamed (and fell in love with) it, as partly shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnl7VpOf9L0 here]]. A quick look at it can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sm0Kbk0P4 here]].

More accurately translatable to ''Dong Dong: the Immortal Legend'' (Chinese: 东东不死传说), ''Dong Dong Never Die'' is a FightingGame that defies all but the heartiest attempts at description. Suffice it to say that just before its destruction, [=SkyNet=] sends a more advanced Terminator — the [[FlightStrengthHeart nigh-invulnerable, gun-wielding, super-strong, and water-drinking]] Sheng Hua Nan — to the past. In response, the leader of the human resistance, Dong Dong, sends back a T-800 Model Terminator that he has reprogrammed to protect his past self. Both Terminators arrive at a time when fighting representatives from all parts of China such as [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] with a spray paint can, some guy with [[FunnyAfro a huge afro]] and an inner-tube, and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] gather together and...

[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes,]] [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay that's]] [[CrackFic all]] really part of the plot.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Zhuge Liang]] is in the game. And he starts fights by [[ShowSomeLeg showing some leg]].

GiantBomb took at look at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kZQhZbJevM here,]] the [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]] played it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvYBHpEWIY here,]], LetsPlay/YoVideogames tried it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSt_8WMw6KY&list=PLkQQz0joyg7tCYjqADLAlvEhrPPKv2Vwz here]] and Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} streamed (and fell in love with) it, as partly shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnl7VpOf9L0 here]]. A quick look at it can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sm0Kbk0P4 here]].

** Dong Dong: A Chinese-style remix of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu's theme]].

** Tuo Lei: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYU-BgtSwJk The main theme]] for the 2007 film ''The Sun Also Rises'' when you fight him in Inner Mongolia. %I'm afraid I cannot identify the song when you fight him on the wing of an air plane. It's likely Metal Gear related...%

** Terminator: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liaNSxvPQGU Mech 8]], from ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII''

** Wu Liao Jun: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpujJTkG0Ts 9th and Divided (Ain't Got Anytime 24/7 Remix)]] from ''VideoGame/KingOfFighters''.

** Terminator: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liaNSxvPQGU Mech 8]], from ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentII''

A product of an enthusiastic but rather handicapped era for Chinese game developers, ''Dong Dong Never Die'' shamelessly lifts plots, characters, and everything else from all sections of pop culture and blends them into a ridiculous, hilarious, unbalanced, and surprisingly fun fighting game. It's free to download, and is one of the few places where you can have [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Zhuge Liang]] order a volley of arrows against a Terminator who celebrates his victory by drinking a bottle of water and singing "[[Music/RKelly I Believe I Can Fly]]."

GiantBomb took at look at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kZQhZbJevM here,]] WebVideo/SuperBunnyhop took their crack at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLaTcvsAa9k here,]] the [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]] played it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvYBHpEWIY here,]], LetsPlay/YoVideogames tried it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSt_8WMw6KY&list=PLkQQz0joyg7tCYjqADLAlvEhrPPKv2Vwz here]] and Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} streamed (and fell in love with) it, as partly shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnl7VpOf9L0 here]]. A quick look at it can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sm0Kbk0P4 here]].

** Liu Mang seems to be a huge reference to ''Film/ShaolinSoccer'' and ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory.'' Also, he has [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Remy's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S24bDa21lqY theme]].

** Da Lan has several mannerisms and animations homaging Music/MichaelJackson, and his theme is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jTq2FXKr0g Dangerous]]. Meanwhile, he has [[Franchise/MortalKombat Liu Kang]]'s moveset.

** Yin Yin's outfit might be a reference to Aya's from ''{{Oneechanbara}}.'' She also begins matches by riding ''[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kokuo-goh]]'' onto the stage.
** Liu Mang seems to be a huge reference to ''Film/ShaolinSoccer'' and ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory.''

** Da Lan has several mannerisms and animations homaging Music/MichaelJackson. Meanwhile, he has [[Franchise/MortalKombat Liu Kang]]'s moveset.

** Arcade mode has a bonus stage where you [[Franchise/StreetFighter beat up a car]], and a few bonus stages where you fight characters from ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage,'' ''VideoGame/CadillacsAndDinosaurs'' and a beat-'em-up possibly based on ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.''

-->-- [[http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/01/i-should-play-that-dong-dong-never-die/ PC Gamer]]

** Several of the stages are recreated expies of various ''[[{{Franchise/StreetFighter}} Street Fighter]]'' stages.

** Liu Mang seems to be a huge reference to ''ShaolinSoccer'' and ''{{Dodgeball}}.''

** Dong Dong, Violent Dong Dong, and Mario all have [[{{Franchise/StreetFighter}} Akuma's]] winpose. Oddly enough, Gouki doesn't.

GiantBomb took at look at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kZQhZbJevM here,]] Super Bunnyhop took their crack at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLaTcvsAa9k here,]] the [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]] played it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvYBHpEWIY here,]], LetsPlay/YoVideogames tried it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSt_8WMw6KY&list=PLkQQz0joyg7tCYjqADLAlvEhrPPKv2Vwz here]] and Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} streamed (and fell in love with) it, as partly shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnl7VpOf9L0 here]]. A quick look at it can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sm0Kbk0P4 here]].

''Dong Dong Never Die'' shamelessly lifts plots, characters, and everything else from all sections of pop culture and blends them into a ridiculous, hilarious, unbalanced, and surprisingly fun fighting game. It's free to download, and is one of the few places where you can have [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Zhuge Liang]] order a volley of arrows against a Terminator who celebrates his victory by drinking a bottle of water and singing "[[Music/RKelly I Believe I Can Fly]]."

More accurately translatable to ''Dong Dong: the Immortal Legend'' (Chinese: 东东不死传说), ''Dong Dong Never Die'' is a FightingGame that defies all but the heartiest attempts at description. Suffice it to say that just before its destruction, [=SkyNet=] sends a more advanced Terminator — the [[FlightStrengthHeart nigh-invulnerable, gun-wielding, super-strong, and water-drinking]] Sheng Hua Nan — to the past. In response, the leader of the human resistance, Dong Dong, sends back a T-800 Model Terminator that he has reprogrammed to protect his past self. Both Terminators arrive at a time when fighting representatives from all parts of China such as [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] with a spray paint can, some guy with [[FunnyAfro a huge afro]] and an inner-tube, and {{Mario}} gather together and...

GiantBomb took at look at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kZQhZbJevM here,]] Super Bunnyhop took their crack at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLaTcvsAa9k here,]] the [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]] played it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvYBHpEWIY here,]], LetsPlay/YoVideogames tried it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSt_8WMw6KY&list=PLkQQz0joyg7tCYjqADLAlvEhrPPKv2Vwz here]] and Joel from Vinesauce streamed (and fell in love with) it, as partly shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnl7VpOf9L0 here]]. A quick look at it can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sm0Kbk0P4 here]].

** {{Mario}} is [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]]. And, well, Mario.

*** Violent Dong Dong also uses [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Gill]]'s Seraphic Wing super and has [[VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves Rock Howard]]'s win pose.

More accurately translatable to ''Dong Dong: the Immortal Legend'', ''Dong Dong Never Die'' is a FightingGame that defies all but the heartiest attempts at description. Suffice it to say that just before its destruction, [=SkyNet=] sends a more advanced Terminator — the [[FlightStrengthHeart nigh-invulnerable, gun-wielding, super-strong, and water-drinking]] Sheng Hua Nan — to the past. In response, the leader of the human resistance, Dong Dong, sends back a T-800 Model Terminator that he has reprogrammed to protect his past self. Both Terminators arrive at a time when fighting representatives from all parts of China such as [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] with a spray paint can, some guy with [[FunnyAfro a huge afro]] and an inner-tube, and {{Mario}} gather together and...

* AmbiguouslyGay: Jie Mei Hua seem to be a couple, though they're among the less overtly fanservicey members of the cast.

* BonusBoss: At the end of the game, after you defeat [[FinalBoss Sheng Hua Nan]], you face the rest of the cast in three intervals. You have one chance to beat them all, and your reward for completing it is a preview for the developer's ''StreetsOfRage'' fangame.

* BulletTime: One of Gouki's supers slows time and [[JohnWoo releases doves]].

* ObviousBeta: Tuo Lei (knife-wielding guy with a black knife) has an incomplete moveset and requires hacking to play as except in the latest version.

* CompetitiveBalance: Completely averted with Sheng, with regards to his gun attacks. Infinite range, infinitely chainable, and can combo any opponent from full health. The only way to beat him is to get lucky with his machine gun spread, and then never let him fire his guns again. Its only weakness is that all of his projectiles aside from his machine gun super are high enough to completely miss ducking opponents, allowing a canny player to roll towards him and...[[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose probably get caught by his ludicrously-damaging and self-chainable breakdancing sweep kick]].