History VideoGame / DoubleDragOn

* ''Double Dragon Trilogy'' (2013, Android / iOS): A CompilationRerelease of the three arcade games.

* PantyShot: We get on from Marian after she rewards the player with a kiss for saving her.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Marian in the Neo Geo fighting game.

* FingerlessGloves: The "Right Arm" thugs who appear in the second NES game and ''IV'' sport them.

* FailedFutureForecast: The backstory for the earlier games establishes that the reason why gangs have taken over New York is because of a nuclear war that occurred in [[ExtyYearsFromNow 199X]], just like ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: The backstory for the earlier games establishes that the reason why gangs have taken over New York is because of a nuclear war that occurred in [[ExtyYearsFromNow 199X]], just like ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
** The PC Engine version of ''II'', released in 1993, establishes that despite the end of the Cold War someone still launched a nuke, starting a war.
** The manual for ''Double Dragon Advance'' implies that the nuclear war occurred due to UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror.

** ''Advance'' includes a freeway battle atop moving semis with suit-clad enemies who straighten their ties between attacks. If it's not a ShoutOut to ''Film/TheMatrix Reloaded,'' then it should be.

* DummiedOut
** The cutscenes in ''Super Double Dragon'' were never fully implemented, but some of the assets that were meant to be used (such as closeups of the Lee brothers and bosses) are still present in the game's data (most of it is compressed and only viewable through save state hacking though).
** The PC Engine version has a hidden sprite viewer that shows every character, weapon and animation effect, with frame-by-frame data and adjustable palette. This includes unused enemies from the NES and arcade version that don't appear during regular play (namely the ninja and right-hand men, plus the head swapped version of Bolo), as well as an alternate design for the final boss.

** The red sports car from ''Road Blaster'' (a Data East laserdisc game, ported to the Sega CD as ''Road Avenger''), a game designed by the same director (Yoshihisa Kishimoto), can be seen inside Billy and Jimmy's garage at the start of the first stage. In the second arcade game, the sports car is replaced by the helicopter from ''Thunder Storm'' (aka ''Cobra Command'', Kishimoto's other FMV game he did with Data East).

** The red sports car inside Billy and Jimmy's garage in the original arcade game is the same one from the laserdisc arcade game ''Road Blaster'' (aka ''[[MarketBasedTitle Road Avenger]]''), an earlier game by ''Double Dragon'' creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto.

While not the first of its kind, as ''Double Dragon'' was originally intended to be a sequel to their previous game ''Renegade'', the game improved upon its predecessor's formula by allowing up to two-players to play simultaneously and adding the ability to pick and use weapons against the enemies (both features would become standard in subsequent games in the genre). The 2-Players Mode also provides a twist in the end: if both players manage to make all the way to the end, then the two are forced to fight each other to the death, with the survivor getting to claim Marian for himself.

** The manual for ''Double Dragon Advance'' implies that the nuclear war occurred due to TheWarOnTerror.

While not the first of its kind, as ''Double Dragon'' was originally intended to be a sequel to their previous game ''Renegade'', the game improved upon its predecessor's formula by allowing up to two-players to play simultaneously and adding the ability to pick and use weapons against the enemies (both features would become standard in subsequent games in the genre). The 2-Players Mode also provided a twist in the end: [[spoiler:if both players manage to make all the way to the end, then the two would be forced to fight each other to the death, with the survivor getting to claim Marian for himself.]]

** ''Double Dragon'' (2011, [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]]): By the makers of the Zeebo version, ported to [[AndroidGames Android]] the following year.[[index]]

* ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' (2012, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 / Xbox 360): A satire of the series developed by [[Creator/WayForwardTechnologies WayForward]].[[/index]]

* ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon Double Dragon Neon]]'' (2012, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 / Xbox 360): A satire of the series developed by [[Creator/WayForwardTechnologies WayForward]].[[/index]]

* ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragonIV Double Dragon IV]]'' (2017, [=PlayStation=] 4 / Windows): A ''Double Dragon'' game by Creator/ArcSystemWorks that features a retro art style reminiscent of the NES versions. Set after ''Double Dragon II''.[[/index]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Double Dragon|I}}'' (1987, [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade]])

** ''Double Dragon'' (2011, [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]]): By the makers of the Zeebo version, ported to [[AndroidGames Android]] the following year.
* ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonII: The Revenge'' (1988, arcade)

** Ported to UsefulNotes/PlayStation.
* ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon Double Dragon Neon]]'' (2012, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 / Xbox 360): A satire of the series developed by [[Creator/WayForwardTechnologies WayForward]].

** Ported to UsefulNotes/{{OUYA}} and Windows.
* ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragonIV Double Dragon IV]]'' (2017, [=PlayStation=] 4 / Windows): A ''Double Dragon'' game by Creator/ArcSystemWorks that features a retro art style reminiscent of the NES versions. Set after ''Double Dragon II''.

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** ''Double Dragon'' (2011, [[IOSGames iOS]]): By the makers of the Zeebo version, ported to [[AndroidGames Android]] the following year.

** The American GameBoy version uses the same box art as the aforementioned NES version, even though Jimmy doesn't appear in that game at all.

* GoodBadTranslation: The third NES game, while technically not a translation (since it uses an entirely different script from its Famicom counterpart than changes the plot), somehow manages to screw up the spelling of Billy's name as "Bimmy" in the opening of 2P Play mode, which has become something of a meme. Strangely, his name is spelled correctly in the single-player version of the opening.

* ''VideoGame/{{Double Dragon|I}}'' (1987, arcade)

** Ported to NES[[note]][[ReformulatedGame concurrently developed]] with the arcade version; titled "''Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones''" in North America and Europe and "''Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone''" in Japan[[/note]], Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Windows, Game Boy, and Sega Genesis.[[note]]The latter two are alternatively titled "''Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game''"[[/note]]

** ''Return of Double Dragon'' (1992, SNES): An UpdatedRerelease[[note]]originally Japan only, officially distributed by Retroism in 2018[[/note]].

** Later released as ''Return of Double Dragon'', a slightly more complete form.[[note]]Originally Japan only, officially re-released by Retroism in 2018.[[/note]]

* TempleOfDoom: The final stages of ''I'' and ''II''. The NES version of the latter had a more literal Temple Of Doom.

* CleanDubName: In the second NES game, the enemy gang was changed from the Black Warriors to the Shadow Warriors in the English version. The "Shadow Warriors" name would later be used in ''Super'' and ''Advance'', but the [=iPhone=] version went back to using the "Black Warriors".

* CombinationAttack: The Back-to-Back Hurricane Kick and the Triangle Jump Kick in both the arcade and NES versions of ''Double Dragon III''.