This is seriously my favorite channel for NES games! You make it so entertaining with all your attention to detail while taking us through the game....
Great video. A cool trick in mission 2 is when u climb the fence and steal the bat from the Williams then fall off that ledge to the other side. Walk to the enemy at the top to trigger him to walk just past the girder. Then climb the fence and go all the way to the other side and fall off the fence. Then climb the fence walk back towards the other side and fall again off the fence ( avoid falling into the pit). Walk near the girder and start hitting the punch or kick button. For some reason, the game glitches and it thinks a Williams will b there. If you do it right you'll hear a sound as if you're hitting something. You can do this and basically farm all the XP hearts and get all you're techniques. I know that's long winded and that I hope i explained it well enough.
The great thing about "The Invisible Williams Trick" is that you will have the level 6 elbow strike just in time to face the double Abbobos at the end of the forest section of Mission 3. 3 elbow strikes a piece will put them down real quick. Doesn't make a ton of sense, because it wouldn't seem like an elbow strike, irl, would inflict that much damage on a giant slab of meat like Abbobo, but that is video game logic for you.
I was thinking this the moment that section came up in the vid! Its nice to know that other people still remember this trick! Going through the rest of the game fully powered up was so helpful.
The arcade version was my greatest achievement. My parents bowled and would give us two quarters all night so you had to make them last. I got so good at the arcade version that I beat it in one quarter. I love D.D. I count that as my best gaming achievement. Being poor at the time FORCED you to get good. LOL
Your story made me laugh man. I think everyone's parents would only give you two quarters or if my parents were in a good mood, I'd get 4 quarters. Parents acted like quarters were manhole covers.
@@ArchangelZero2012 there is a bug in level 2 to obtain all hearts, grab the bat, and drop down the fence walk untill you see 2 williams let them get close to the fence, on the red iron bar background, now climb the fence and go back until the end. Now return to the place where the wiliams were , they will dissappear, start hitting with the bat or kicks on the EXACT place where they were and get the points. Happy leveling!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames sadly, I used to snap those controllers like twigs. Was always sending the wife to Kmart to get me new ones! At $60 a shot for today's controllers, I'm glad I grew out of that
I never played this in the arcade. I'm really sad I never experienced having to fight my partner at the end. That is a really cool feature... I remember playing these types of games with you as a kid. I have been learning how to beat games from you for 30 years.
I remember getting a VHS tape back in the 90s called Secret Video Game that had a stategy segment on DD. I remember it being very similar to what you've shown here. They didn't show any glitches, tho (jump kicking green Abobo through the wall). Excellent vid!
So nostalgic, this is a Gem!! watching you play it through felt like when i was 5~6 years old watching my older brother beating the game, so chill and fun to watch this, subscribed!!
Thanks for the sub, Geilson! Glad you're enjoying it! I was the older brother, so my two brothers usually watched me play. We always had a good time hanging out and playing games. Such good times.
Side scrolling beat em ups are some of the very best games ever created, and they helped to reinvent the arcades in the 90's! It was a glorious time to be a kid! I'm working on saving for a recroom masters kit soon, just to relive the original feel of these games. Even though i was largely in my PJ's jamming out on the carpet to some NES and Genesis, the arcade setup cannot be matched.
Yeah, arcades were in critical condition when Double Dragon came along and the game led to a kind of silver age of beat 'em ups and, later, one-on-one fighters. Altered Beast, Golden Axe, TMNT, Final Fight, X-Men, Street Fighter II, and Mortal Kombat all basically originated from this point.
In the arcades, I remember lines of dudes waiting to play; with a row of quarters along the bottom of the screen, for those who would be next to play. Wasn't a fan myself, but I definitely see why it was all the rage, back in what I like to call, the day.
First fighting game I ever played. I still don't see myself ever getting tired of this one and it's really cool how there's the 2p versus mode for the NES. Absolute classic forever.
Maybe it has been said before, but this guy's videos feel like I'm watching old school TH-cam, video gamer, and it's awesome! I have been searching for this kind of content for some time. It feels comfy and nostalgic.
Wow i never knew that Machine gun Willy trick, i always beat him the hard way. What i love to do in that final boss room is stand just right of the door, and Elbow the enemies as soon as they come out. You can beat both Lindas with one Elbow, and the door won't even have time to close! Thought you'd show the level up trick from mission 2 :O
I was trying to space out the levels so you can see how the moves change over the course of the game, but I probably should have shown that level up trick - I could have done it as a separate clip and then went back to the game. Thanks for watching!
Hell yes! Anybody come that door getting an elbow. Willy and jimmy get it too. After elbowing will 5 times you can sit on him an go in on his face. Jimmy i fight straight up after that first elbow at the door.
So wait a minute. You do a review of a video game and then you do a walkthrough? That's awesome! Blame on me for just realize it recently. Seal of approval!
I would say that the best place to farm levels/EXP early on would be at 11:40 What you'd want to do is lure the enemy to the left side of those red girders, then while he is standing there, you climb back up the fence to the left. You should then walk to the left for a bit until you despawn the enemies. When you then make it back again, walk up to the area where you left the enemy and punch the air where he was standing. You'll then see your points and EXP racking up. You can do this until the timer runs out if you wish and quickly max out your level. Also, I have to say it "Fifty thousand!? You got fifty thousand on Double Dragon"
Fun little trick you can do near end of mission 2 so to switch from whip to bat. Get the whip from Linda and fight your way up a bit. Take a hit so to drop it. After you take the last Linda out quick go to pick up the whip before she fades and it'll switch to a bat. Cool vid.
Your weapon disappears when the hitchhiker's thumb pops up, telling you to progress to the next area. So if you swing the bat for example, just as the thumb appears, the bat will glitch and take on the appearance of a rectangle with a cross on it. I always thought of it as a birthday gift. Like after knocking the guy out, he says "happy birthday" and throws a present at him. 😆
This was one of the very first video games I ever watched played by someone else, when my I went over to my friend's house sometime in 1988 and he had this loaded up. I was 8 I think.
I had zero clue about the experience levels. I just played the master system port and thought nes was the same. great eye-opening video as always, thanks!
"Woah, am I still playing Nintendo? Or did I accidently change the channel to Law & Order SVU?" LOL. This was one of my favorite NES games. Great video!
Oh man so many memories! Can’t remember how many times I finished this game as a kid. My main strategy in this game was always just try to get to 4 hearts as quickly as possible by beating everyone to death using all punches in Mission 1, even the Linda with a whip which got tricky sometimes. I can get 4 hearts usually either by the end of Mission 1 or the start of Mission 2. Then just kneesmash-throw everyone to death. Usually got 7 Hearts already by the end of Mission 2, or start of Mission 3 so I could just throw any amount of elbows or mount-punches that I wanted. Not a fan of the whirlwind kick at 7 hearts though since everyone dodged it. Good thing it got upgraded in Double Dragon 2. First time, I’ve seen that Machinegun Willy trick, & that was pretty dope. From what I remember, there’s a certain distance that if you kick even just once, you immediately go into the Hairgrab manuever, your foot had to be aligned to their foot while they were lying down, & the moment they stand up, you kick them once & it goes into the instant Hairgrab. Worked on everyone except Jimmy for me, since he broke out of hairgrabs. For Jimmy, i just tried to spam kicks from range, thats not within hairgrab distance, the very tip of Billy’s foot isn’t hairgrab distance, the Billy’s foot has to be going into the enemy sprite to do the hair-grab. like your doublekick-elbow technique better though. More flashy. Love your videos man. Kudos to you & keep ‘em coming
Listening to the Mission 3 forest music on Double Dragon reminds me of "The Wizard" -- Haley getting a game over when her player is knocked back into the water and saying "let's see if he can beat THAT" -- referring to Jimmy. lol
@11:30 there's a way you can max up your XP points by kicking an invisible bad guy. It involves dropping off the chain fence before the screen scrolls over, climbing back up and going all the way back to the left, then heading back...It's been years since I've played so I don't remember all the details. Also, if you pick up the Linda's whip as it's blinking, sometimes it turns into a bat with nails. You can then keep it up the tower and mash them.
I...I don't...*dumbfounded* I've played DD since it was released. I...has it ALWAYS had the XP system?! Your videos HAVE NEVER failed to teach me VALUABLE things about classic games. Well done sir. Got a patreon? You might be worth jt.
Playing this game a lot back in the early 90s i remember playing and beating it solo a few times with Bimmy and found it awesome to be able to play it as jimmy as well but only if selecting 2 player mode so i would intentionally select 2 players when my friends were not around and let the first one die so i could play with the "red character" as i remembered it back then. Just a little extra that gave it replay value in those simple straight forward videogame times.
9:10 I've always thought the little boy saying "Lindaaa, listen, Lindaaaaa!", and referring to someone as 'a Linda' was clearly, undoubtedly, 100% a reference to this enemy.
Nice walkthrough man - I couldn’t get that trick with the Green Abobo’s working but honestly it’s very easy just to spam the back elbow there (I think maybe a touch more emphasis on how useful that attack is would help newbies) also cool tip I found out by accident; at 17:16 if you mess up there, get hit by dynamite or whatever, just go back out the door you came in and come back in - energy bar and clock reset again, no penalty at all. Great advice on the levelling system too, I tend to do the 3 punch and run trick you demonstrate at the start, throughout the whole of the first 2 missions, you can have all 7 hearts by the start of mission 3 and not have to worry anymore 🙂
I was at the right ages for NES and SNES original releases. I remember the NES often could not duplicate graphics of arcade games. Technology, in only a few years between NES and SNES, improved a ton. I remember being so excited to actually play a game the way it looked in the arcade at home on the SNES. Street Fighter 2 for example.
I remember in the first stage of double dragon 3 , when we're at the roof or balcony before we go inside to challenge the boss, my elder brothers told me to jump off the platform and then I'd come back up in a helicopter. I was so excited thinking it was some secret. Turns out they wanted their turn to come faster 🤣. We would play by turns.
This was the very first video of this channel I watched. I love the channel by the way. I'm surprised that you didn't include the experience gain exploit in Mission 2. On Mission 2, when you come to fence that you climb, knock down the first two Williams enemies & walk climb down from the fence & walk forward until the other Williams enemies come out. When the one on the top moves to the left side of the stack of beams in the background, climb up the fence & walk to the left. The enemies that you left behind will be gone. Walk to the edge & turn around & walk back to the right. You'll notice that the enemies are gone. Climb down the fence, but don't advance the screen too far. Walk to the left side of the background beams where that enemy was standing & start attacking. You'll gain experience points for every attack you land. I prefer to have the bat in hand when doing this. Once you've got 7 hearts, you can proceed at the maximum experience level.
Should have totally mentioned that trick! I wanted to show the progression of the fighting moves as the game went on, but I could have easily cut away, and still showed the trick. Thanks for watching!
More xp from kicking than using weapons. Less per hit, but many more hits. At 11:40, if you don't fight that guy and walk back to where you were at 11:34, you can go back to wherever the guy stopped walking at and kick the air for infinite xp. Great video. I didn't know how to not get shot in such an easy way. I tried to hair grab him while he was off either side of the screen. Not super reliable.
I always level up quick on the chintais. Jump kick to knock them down, stand on their knees, then use the punch combo as soon as they get up. If you're close enough they won't be able to hit you.
Never could beat this as a kid. Legendary music though. I think I made it to the caves. Also didn’t know about experience system. My fav nes game i think
I could never beat this as a kid. The instant deaths and or traps always drained my lives so I never got to learn the later levels. Two years ago when my son got a Switch for his birthday, we got him the NES/SNES library subscription and it was the first game I played on it. When I discovered there was a rewind feature and save states… I was like… ok, I’m beating this no matter what it takes, because really… you can’t fail. I gotta say, I don’t know if it’s the Switch emulation or I’m just old and terrible and out of practice… this game was STILL tough to beat for me, but I gotta say, it was satisfying to play it through even though I was cheating my balls off. Now… I didn’t have any of the strategies you shared at my disposal, but maybe this is one I revisit in the MiSTer.
10:26 if you trhow a punch while being between the 2 girders Billy will fall down, but if you take the whip with you and use it while being up there it'll get stuck in the wall. It's a good way to get rid of the whip while Lindas are on screen.
I never had a NES when I was growing up. I always wanted one. The games looked more interesting than those on the Master System. I did get a Super Famicom in 1991 though and was one of the few in my school who had one. I noticed there were a lot of cheats in Double Dragon to bypass enemies completely.
When the enemy throws a knife at u, u can block it by jump kicking. In the 2nd level, u can climb up the fence as soon as the williams bros come onto the screen. Then walk back until u get to the beginning of the fence. Then walk back to the other side and jump down then start attacking where the williams were standing. U can punch at air and max out ur heart points.
You forgot to mention the experience trick in Mission 2 and the weapon glitch in the final level. Always enjoy your videos bro on my way to work or long trips.
I seem to recall that elbows at level 6 are insanely strong. They were my go-to attack if you can't throw them off screen/into a pit (for an instant death).
Few things that I know that will make life a bit easier: 1. The infinite XP glitch in Mission 2. After you cross the chasm and down the fence, the two Williams will show up. If you have the bat, once the topmost Williams gets to the leftmost side of the girders are in the background, go back up the fence, walk to the left as far as the platform goes (don't have to go down the other fence for this to work), and then go back and strike that spot where you left the Williams. No Williams is there anymore, but you will hear the striking sound as if you are hitting something. You can just sit there and max out your hearts. Then use the Chin quick kill glitch to finish this mission if time is low. 2. The other weird thing is at the final area of the final mission. That knife the Chin has? When you see him drop it, DON'T PICK IT UP! This trick requires precision timing and might be near frame perfect, but if you pick up the knife just as the last Chin blinks for the 3rd time, pick it up. You might have heard of this glitch before, but it will turn into a weird glitchy weapon. The Lindas will come out. Before you down them, allow one to knock the weapon out of your hand. Repeat the process as you did with the Chins. It will glitch out further. Rinse and repeat with the Wropers. If you did this right, it will turn into some club looking thing that you can use against Willy, which will be extremely powerful. Also, don't climb all the way up those ladders on level 1. This game can be very glitchy, and if you climb off the screen there, you can't get back down (I don't know the reason Technos switched port companies from Tradewest to Acclaim, but I would think DD's weird limitations and how glitchy it could be could have been reasons).
I remember if you picked up the knife at EXACTLY the right time on the last area it would morph into a golf club. I never did it myself but I did read about it in Nintendo Power.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames No problem. Really appreciate the content. Even though I beat most of these the presentation makes them worth watching. Just recently beat Ghosts N Goblins arcade. The NES one plays much worse so I will definately be referring to your video when I beat that. I like all the exploits you find in these games. For the arcade G and G you can actually de-spawn the first single demon boss. The stage with the two demon bosses took around 7 hours to beat though. Very hard checkpoint.
All he missed up already in mission 2 after you climb the fence when the enemies are by that pile of beams line them up at the very corner of the pile if you climb the fence, and go back to the other side and then go back again they will be gone,and you can start beating the crap out of that area where they were at and it will give you the experience points until your fully powered up. Loved 😍that trick as a kid.
It seems like they always have a boss with a gun. It explains how he got to help run the gang. Everyone else just has to rely on martial arts prowess and whatever weapon they can find laying around. This was a hard one to rent from the store because it was so popular you never could find it.
The final battle between the Lee brothers is part of a plot from the 90s DD cartoon. Jimmy Lee started off as a bad guy in the first two episodes before turning good.
19:40....Mission 4 always haunted me even as a child playing this. The moving pillars are always unpredictable when they start moving. Had it not been for that part of the game, I would have beaten that veeery long ago, and still have not beaten this ever since its release.
This is seriously my favorite channel for NES games! You make it so entertaining with all your attention to detail while taking us through the game....
what's your first?
Great video. A cool trick in mission 2 is when u climb the fence and steal the bat from the Williams then fall off that ledge to the other side. Walk to the enemy at the top to trigger him to walk just past the girder. Then climb the fence and go all the way to the other side and fall off the fence. Then climb the fence walk back towards the other side and fall again off the fence ( avoid falling into the pit). Walk near the girder and start hitting the punch or kick button. For some reason, the game glitches and it thinks a Williams will b there. If you do it right you'll hear a sound as if you're hitting something. You can do this and basically farm all the XP hearts and get all you're techniques. I know that's long winded and that I hope i explained it well enough.
That is a cool trick! Having extra levels definitely helps clear the 2 Abobos in Mission 3, which can be a tough part
Only the OGs remember that trick!
I was now about to input this comment for him lol
The great thing about "The Invisible Williams Trick" is that you will have the level 6 elbow strike just in time to face the double Abbobos at the end of the forest section of Mission 3. 3 elbow strikes a piece will put them down real quick. Doesn't make a ton of sense, because it wouldn't seem like an elbow strike, irl, would inflict that much damage on a giant slab of meat like Abbobo, but that is video game logic for you.
I was thinking this the moment that section came up in the vid! Its nice to know that other people still remember this trick! Going through the rest of the game fully powered up was so helpful.
Well isn't it great to see some gameplay with no fake hypes and screams. Excellent video. Thanks for the upload, enjoyed the relaxed mood. 👍🏻
Thanks, Joey!
Everytime i watch his videos it take me back to my childhood
The green abobo strat is interesting! I was basically just spamming back elbows the whole time. I love to see the different ways to approach the game!
Thanks, man! That Green Abobo fight is really hard to beat otherwise!
Them elbows was lifesavers back in the day.
The arcade version was my greatest achievement. My parents bowled and would give us two quarters all night so you had to make them last. I got so good at the arcade version that I beat it in one quarter. I love D.D. I count that as my best gaming achievement. Being poor at the time FORCED you to get good. LOL
Hey man, I recall that if you beat the arcade game, the machine gave you your quarter back. Is that a real memory or is it fabricated?
Backfist, backfist, backfist.
Couldn't lose.
Your story made me laugh man. I think everyone's parents would only give you two quarters or if my parents were in a good mood, I'd get 4 quarters. Parents acted like quarters were manhole covers.
@@jimnpen8451 Backfist? There was no backfist an elbow yes only game you could do a backfist on was P.O.W.
Lol nice
I like that you review the history of the game then give tips. I havent seen this before. Great video
Thanks SFC! Glad you're enjoying it!
Whip those Linda’s like it’s 50 shades of grey.
🤣🤣🤣
Oh, snap. That was good!
😄 . 👍
After playing double dragon neon i'd say Linda likes it a lot. "naughty naughty"
You forgot the get all hearts at second level secret
Please explain!!!
@@ArchangelZero2012 there is a bug in level 2 to obtain all hearts, grab the bat, and drop down the fence walk untill you see 2 williams let them get close to the fence, on the red iron bar background, now climb the fence and go back until the end. Now return to the place where the wiliams were , they will dissappear, start hitting with the bat or kicks on the EXACT place where they were and get the points. Happy leveling!
Your videos are great, brings me back 35 years when I owned my first NES. Still paying today. Solar Jetman one of my faves
Thank you!! I'll have to do a Solar Jetman episode, that's a challenging one!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames sadly, I used to snap those controllers like twigs. Was always sending the wife to Kmart to get me new ones! At $60 a shot for today's controllers, I'm glad I grew out of that
thanks for mentioning solar jetman, i watching the shit out of that now for nostalgias sake. i didnt know its name.
The Double Dragon series has some of the best OST in all of beat'em ups.
Yeah it does! I really like that title screen theme, actually, I love the title music on all three games
Streets of Rage murders it
@@chiarosuburekeni9325 Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder = Streets of Rage 2 and > all other beat them ups.
@@mappybc6097 i completely disagree but hey, to each his own
We couldn’t just say music?
I beat Double Dragon for the first and only time in my life after first playing it 32 years ago. You a legend! THANK YOU
River City Ransom was a favorite of mine as a kid.
Good times
You beat the game in twenty mins! I spend half my childhood stuck on level 3
Level 3 is hard! I used to get stuck there, too. Thanks for watching!!
You’re doing the lord’s work, your videos rock
I never played this in the arcade. I'm really sad I never experienced having to fight my partner at the end. That is a really cool feature... I remember playing these types of games with you as a kid. I have been learning how to beat games from you for 30 years.
True story! I think they had Double Dragon at the pool the first year we belonged there, you were prob super young.
"What if I told you...."
Chill Nintendo Morpheus is my favorite.
😁 Thanks, Lukas!
I remember getting a VHS tape back in the 90s called Secret Video Game that had a stategy segment on DD. I remember it being very similar to what you've shown here. They didn't show any glitches, tho (jump kicking green Abobo through the wall). Excellent vid!
So nostalgic, this is a Gem!! watching you play it through felt like when i was 5~6 years old watching my older brother beating the game, so chill and fun to watch this, subscribed!!
Thanks for the sub, Geilson! Glad you're enjoying it!
I was the older brother, so my two brothers usually watched me play. We always had a good time hanging out and playing games. Such good times.
Side scrolling beat em ups are some of the very best games ever created, and they helped to reinvent the arcades in the 90's! It was a glorious time to be a kid! I'm working on saving for a recroom masters kit soon, just to relive the original feel of these games. Even though i was largely in my PJ's jamming out on the carpet to some NES and Genesis, the arcade setup cannot be matched.
Yeah, arcades were in critical condition when Double Dragon came along and the game led to a kind of silver age of beat 'em ups and, later, one-on-one fighters. Altered Beast, Golden Axe, TMNT, Final Fight, X-Men, Street Fighter II, and Mortal Kombat all basically originated from this point.
In the arcades, I remember lines of dudes waiting to play; with a row of quarters along the bottom of the screen, for those who would be next to play.
Wasn't a fan myself, but I definitely see why it was all the rage, back in what I like to call, the day.
The arcade version looked really advanced for its time. It was so new and different.
Kids today have no idea how awesome the arcades were back then. I used to have crowds watching me. Felt like a rock star. Good times!
First fighting game I ever played. I still don't see myself ever getting tired of this one and it's really cool how there's the 2p versus mode for the NES. Absolute classic forever.
A classic example of a very short game that many people (myself included) have never beaten!
I literally never knew Double Dragon had character levels until today :(
Played this game a bunch as a kid but never beat it. Now it's time to complete that mission.
YES! I've been frustrated by this game for too many years and am glad to.see.someone kick its butt!
Damn skipp! 💯🙏🏽
Maybe it has been said before, but this guy's videos feel like I'm watching old school TH-cam, video gamer, and it's awesome!
I have been searching for this kind of content for some time.
It feels comfy and nostalgic.
I'm glad I found this channel, double dragon is my favorite game of all time
Thanks, Issac! Great game for sure!
I could play the first and second game all day. Leave the third game alone, though.
Wow i never knew that Machine gun Willy trick, i always beat him the hard way. What i love to do in that final boss room is stand just right of the door, and Elbow the enemies as soon as they come out. You can beat both Lindas with one Elbow, and the door won't even have time to close! Thought you'd show the level up trick from mission 2 :O
I was trying to space out the levels so you can see how the moves change over the course of the game, but I probably should have shown that level up trick - I could have done it as a separate clip and then went back to the game.
Thanks for watching!
Hell yes! Anybody come that door getting an elbow. Willy and jimmy get it too. After elbowing will 5 times you can sit on him an go in on his face. Jimmy i fight straight up after that first elbow at the door.
I tried playing last night thinking I could beat it cuz I’ve watched your video before but nope. Now I gotta watch it again. All of it.
This is what I thought the Nintendo tip line sounded like as a kid.
My mom would never let me call those guys, always wanted to.
My parents only ever allowed me to write letters to Nintendo Power, and man did I go through stamps
I got big meat
@@UCanBeatVideoGames I got to call them once for blaster master ironically. I also had to hurry up seeing how expensive the calls were back then.
23 minutes if walkthrough tips would have cost a fortune!
Dude, you have inspired me to go back and play all types of NES games.
So wait a minute. You do a review of a video game and then you do a walkthrough?
That's awesome!
Blame on me for just realize it recently.
Seal of approval!
Thanks!! That's exactly what I do 😁
You have filled a void in my life with your videos. Thank you.
Thanks for the memories. 10:21 was always a trip for us
I would say that the best place to farm levels/EXP early on would be at 11:40
What you'd want to do is lure the enemy to the left side of those red girders, then while he is standing there, you climb back up the fence to the left.
You should then walk to the left for a bit until you despawn the enemies.
When you then make it back again, walk up to the area where you left the enemy and punch the air where he was standing.
You'll then see your points and EXP racking up.
You can do this until the timer runs out if you wish and quickly max out your level.
Also, I have to say it
"Fifty thousand!? You got fifty thousand on Double Dragon"
the wall of death was the hardest part in the game, i'm still convinced there's no pattern. i always lose a couple of lives on that part!
there IS a pattern, but is to long and in the end, i preffer just to run and hope for the best
Strategy video: th-cam.com/video/gH6qFaPEE60/w-d-xo.html
I vividly remember 4 hits and you're dead. The childhood version of gambling 😂
Fun little trick you can do near end of mission 2 so to switch from whip to bat. Get the whip from Linda and fight your way up a bit. Take a hit so to drop it. After you take the last Linda out quick go to pick up the whip before she fades and it'll switch to a bat. Cool vid.
Kicking Linda sounds like something Vince McMahon would do XD. Great vid!
ha ha, so true!
It was ME, Austin!
Your weapon disappears when the hitchhiker's thumb pops up, telling you to progress to the next area.
So if you swing the bat for example, just as the thumb appears, the bat will glitch and take on the appearance of a rectangle with a cross on it.
I always thought of it as a birthday gift. Like after knocking the guy out, he says "happy birthday" and throws a present at him. 😆
This was one of the very first video games I ever watched played by someone else, when my I went over to my friend's house sometime in 1988 and he had this loaded up. I was 8 I think.
I had zero clue about the experience levels. I just played the master system port and thought nes was the same. great eye-opening video as always, thanks!
"Woah, am I still playing Nintendo? Or did I accidently change the channel to Law & Order SVU?" LOL. This was one of my favorite NES games. Great video!
I just love his cute doggo at the beginning of these vids. ❤️
Oh man so many memories! Can’t remember how many times I finished this game as a kid. My main strategy in this game was always just try to get to 4 hearts as quickly as possible by beating everyone to death using all punches in Mission 1, even the Linda with a whip which got tricky sometimes. I can get 4 hearts usually either by the end of Mission 1 or the start of Mission 2. Then just kneesmash-throw everyone to death. Usually got 7 Hearts already by the end of Mission 2, or start of Mission 3 so I could just throw any amount of elbows or mount-punches that I wanted. Not a fan of the whirlwind kick at 7 hearts though since everyone dodged it. Good thing it got upgraded in Double Dragon 2.
First time, I’ve seen that Machinegun Willy trick, & that was pretty dope. From what I remember, there’s a certain distance that if you kick even just once, you immediately go into the Hairgrab manuever, your foot had to be aligned to their foot while they were lying down, & the moment they stand up, you kick them once & it goes into the instant Hairgrab. Worked on everyone except Jimmy for me, since he broke out of hairgrabs.
For Jimmy, i just tried to spam kicks from range, thats not within hairgrab distance, the very tip of Billy’s foot isn’t hairgrab distance, the Billy’s foot has to be going into the enemy sprite to do the hair-grab. like your doublekick-elbow technique better though. More flashy.
Love your videos man. Kudos to you & keep ‘em coming
Listening to the Mission 3 forest music on Double Dragon reminds me of "The Wizard" -- Haley getting a game over when her player is knocked back into the water and saying "let's see if he can beat THAT" -- referring to Jimmy. lol
After 35 years I can finally say i beaten all 3 Double Dragon Nes games mission accomplished!
I played this game when it released, games at that time were different but omg so Cool 😎 too play ! The feeling is never the same with games today!!
DnD: 'oh you thought you were playing a beat-em up??? PLATFORMING!
Been binge watching the channel, I always loved this game. My friends thought I was a gaming god because I could beat this. Lol
I probably would have, too! Thanks, Kuros!
I can’t tell you how long I have played this game and have never known that you can enter that cave in Level 3. That blew my mind
@11:30 there's a way you can max up your XP points by kicking an invisible bad guy. It involves dropping off the chain fence before the screen scrolls over, climbing back up and going all the way back to the left, then heading back...It's been years since I've played so I don't remember all the details.
Also, if you pick up the Linda's whip as it's blinking, sometimes it turns into a bat with nails. You can then keep it up the tower and mash them.
I know. This video totally failed.
i dont know how u started making this guides, but plz never stop, u are amazin and ur videos are great !!!!!!!! u got my sub
I...I don't...*dumbfounded*
I've played DD since it was released. I...has it ALWAYS had the XP system?!
Your videos HAVE NEVER failed to teach me VALUABLE things about classic games. Well done sir. Got a patreon? You might be worth jt.
This was incredible! I could never beat the forest stage so this was a great watch.
Glad you liked it! the forest stage is really tough!
Double Dragon 2 is my favorite of the NES trilogy as well. Heck, I even like the SNES Super Double Dragon game. DD is just a good solid franchise!
Playing this game a lot back in the early 90s i remember playing and beating it solo a few times with Bimmy and found it awesome to be able to play it as jimmy as well but only if selecting 2 player mode so i would intentionally select 2 players when my friends were not around and let the first one die so i could play with the "red character" as i remembered it back then. Just a little extra that gave it replay value in those simple straight forward videogame times.
The SVU comparison was chef’s kiss 🤌
9:10 I've always thought the little boy saying "Lindaaa, listen, Lindaaaaa!", and referring to someone as 'a Linda' was clearly, undoubtedly, 100% a reference to this enemy.
I did not know about that Green Abobo trick!!!!
Great video :)
Nice walkthrough man - I couldn’t get that trick with the Green Abobo’s working but honestly it’s very easy just to spam the back elbow there (I think maybe a touch more emphasis on how useful that attack is would help newbies) also cool tip I found out by accident; at 17:16 if you mess up there, get hit by dynamite or whatever, just go back out the door you came in and come back in - energy bar and clock reset again, no penalty at all. Great advice on the levelling system too, I tend to do the 3 punch and run trick you demonstrate at the start, throughout the whole of the first 2 missions, you can have all 7 hearts by the start of mission 3 and not have to worry anymore 🙂
God I THRASHED the hell outta this game as a kid. Time to settle down and enjoy me some nostalgia.
And that OST..... brilliant.
Green Abobo trick makes up for you missing Lvl 2 XP exploit. Props!
I was at the right ages for NES and SNES original releases. I remember the NES often could not duplicate graphics of arcade games. Technology, in only a few years between NES and SNES, improved a ton. I remember being so excited to actually play a game the way it looked in the arcade at home on the SNES. Street Fighter 2 for example.
I remember in the first stage of double dragon 3 , when we're at the roof or balcony before we go inside to challenge the boss, my elder brothers told me to jump off the platform and then I'd come back up in a helicopter. I was so excited thinking it was some secret. Turns out they wanted their turn to come faster 🤣. We would play by turns.
This was the very first video of this channel I watched. I love the channel by the way. I'm surprised that you didn't include the experience gain exploit in Mission 2. On Mission 2, when you come to fence that you climb, knock down the first two Williams enemies & walk climb down from the fence & walk forward until the other Williams enemies come out. When the one on the top moves to the left side of the stack of beams in the background, climb up the fence & walk to the left. The enemies that you left behind will be gone. Walk to the edge & turn around & walk back to the right. You'll notice that the enemies are gone. Climb down the fence, but don't advance the screen too far. Walk to the left side of the background beams where that enemy was standing & start attacking. You'll gain experience points for every attack you land. I prefer to have the bat in hand when doing this. Once you've got 7 hearts, you can proceed at the maximum experience level.
Should have totally mentioned that trick! I wanted to show the progression of the fighting moves as the game went on, but I could have easily cut away, and still showed the trick.
Thanks for watching!
More xp from kicking than using weapons. Less per hit, but many more hits.
At 11:40, if you don't fight that guy and walk back to where you were at 11:34, you can go back to wherever the guy stopped walking at and kick the air for infinite xp.
Great video. I didn't know how to not get shot in such an easy way. I tried to hair grab him while he was off either side of the screen. Not super reliable.
Great trick with Abobo and Willie here.
This game use to make me cry as a kid!
I always level up quick on the chintais. Jump kick to knock them down, stand on their knees, then use the punch combo as soon as they get up. If you're close enough they won't be able to hit you.
great work man, I stumbled on you and I am glad I did !
Thanks M P!
Never could beat this as a kid. Legendary music though. I think I made it to the caves. Also didn’t know about experience system. My fav nes game i think
Hello my childhood. Nice to see you again :’-)
I *Actually* accidentally figured that trick of going up the wall between the girders out when I owned this game on NES as a child in the 90s!!
I could never beat this as a kid. The instant deaths and or traps always drained my lives so I never got to learn the later levels.
Two years ago when my son got a Switch for his birthday, we got him the NES/SNES library subscription and it was the first game I played on it.
When I discovered there was a rewind feature and save states… I was like… ok, I’m beating this no matter what it takes, because really… you can’t fail.
I gotta say, I don’t know if it’s the Switch emulation or I’m just old and terrible and out of practice… this game was STILL tough to beat for me, but I gotta say, it was satisfying to play it through even though I was cheating my balls off.
Now… I didn’t have any of the strategies you shared at my disposal, but maybe this is one I revisit in the MiSTer.
If Double Dragon doesn’t have the best intro/theme song it’s easily in the top 3.
Absolutely love your channel! You deserve waaaay more subs!
Thank you!!
Nice. I gotta try that sometime when I can get a copy of the game.
10:26 if you trhow a punch while being between the 2 girders Billy will fall down, but if you take the whip with you and use it while being up there it'll get stuck in the wall. It's a good way to get rid of the whip while Lindas are on screen.
Just beat DD on NES TODAY 1ST time EVER thanks to the Machine gun willy tip! Thanks dude!!
That's so awesome! It makes me feel so good to hear that I helped someone finish a game. Thanks, Whild Hair83!
omg I'm super bad at beat and shoot em ups but this was informative and fun for me, thank you UCBV
Ohhh my god !!! Double dragon I couldn’t get passed level 3 I think where you jump across the stream !!
I love your videos! They have helped me beat several games. Thanks for the great content!
I never had a NES when I was growing up. I always wanted one. The games looked more interesting than those on the Master System. I did get a Super Famicom in 1991 though and was one of the few in my school who had one. I noticed there were a lot of cheats in Double Dragon to bypass enemies completely.
When the enemy throws a knife at u, u can block it by jump kicking. In the 2nd level, u can climb up the fence as soon as the williams bros come onto the screen. Then walk back until u get to the beginning of the fence. Then walk back to the other side and jump down then start attacking where the williams were standing. U can punch at air and max out ur heart points.
Double Dragon was my first and only game i beat in the arcade
You forgot to mention the experience trick in Mission 2 and the weapon glitch in the final level. Always enjoy your videos bro on my way to work or long trips.
We gotta get you 100,000 subs man. I’m sharing the shit outta this channel.
I seem to recall that elbows at level 6 are insanely strong. They were my go-to attack if you can't throw them off screen/into a pit (for an instant death).
Few things that I know that will make life a bit easier:
1. The infinite XP glitch in Mission 2. After you cross the chasm and down the fence, the two Williams will show up. If you have the bat, once the topmost Williams gets to the leftmost side of the girders are in the background, go back up the fence, walk to the left as far as the platform goes (don't have to go down the other fence for this to work), and then go back and strike that spot where you left the Williams. No Williams is there anymore, but you will hear the striking sound as if you are hitting something. You can just sit there and max out your hearts. Then use the Chin quick kill glitch to finish this mission if time is low.
2. The other weird thing is at the final area of the final mission. That knife the Chin has? When you see him drop it, DON'T PICK IT UP! This trick requires precision timing and might be near frame perfect, but if you pick up the knife just as the last Chin blinks for the 3rd time, pick it up. You might have heard of this glitch before, but it will turn into a weird glitchy weapon. The Lindas will come out. Before you down them, allow one to knock the weapon out of your hand. Repeat the process as you did with the Chins. It will glitch out further. Rinse and repeat with the Wropers. If you did this right, it will turn into some club looking thing that you can use against Willy, which will be extremely powerful.
Also, don't climb all the way up those ladders on level 1. This game can be very glitchy, and if you climb off the screen there, you can't get back down (I don't know the reason Technos switched port companies from Tradewest to Acclaim, but I would think DD's weird limitations and how glitchy it could be could have been reasons).
I remember if you picked up the knife at EXACTLY the right time on the last area it would morph into a golf club. I never did it myself but I did read about it in Nintendo Power.
Just started checking out your videos. Extremely well put together. Will be checking them all out.
That's awesome, thank you so much!!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames No problem. Really appreciate the content. Even though I beat most of these the presentation makes them worth watching. Just recently beat Ghosts N Goblins arcade. The NES one plays much worse so I will definately be referring to your video when I beat that. I like all the exploits you find in these games.
For the arcade G and G you can actually de-spawn the first single demon boss. The stage with the two demon bosses took around 7 hours to beat though. Very hard checkpoint.
Yeah, Arcade G&G is crazy hard.
Glad you're enjoying the channel - I try to find as much new and interesting strategies as possible!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Its great to see different strategies for these games.
All he missed up already in mission 2 after you climb the fence when the enemies are by that pile of beams line them up at the very corner of the pile if you climb the fence, and go back to the other side and then go back again they will be gone,and you can start beating the crap out of that area where they were at and it will give you the experience points until your fully powered up. Loved 😍that trick as a kid.
It seems like they always have a boss with a gun. It explains how he got to help run the gang.
Everyone else just has to rely on martial arts prowess and whatever weapon they can find laying around.
This was a hard one to rent from the store because it was so popular you never could find it.
My favorite Double Dragon game is Neon because of "I Dared to Dream" the ending credits theme
The final battle between the Lee brothers is part of a plot from the 90s DD cartoon. Jimmy Lee started off as a bad guy in the first two episodes before turning good.
Nothing compares to the arcade version. I spent so many hours of my life on that thing. No regrets
15:50 abobo's get dealt with, with elbows at 6 hearths. It's mandatory to have it there.
With the help of all your information i DID IT !!!! thanks for hte great video !
19:40....Mission 4 always haunted me even as a child playing this. The moving pillars are always unpredictable when they start moving. Had it not been for that part of the game, I would have beaten that veeery long ago, and still have not beaten this ever since its release.
19:50 is usually my Kryptonite. I'll try your strat and see what happens.