For people just arriving: SNK decided to make a Double Dragon fighting game, but forgot to actually contact Techmo about it before they started. To their surprise, they didn't get permission for using the license. So, they just took the "Lee" off Billy and Jimmy and replaced a single o in "Abobo" with a u. It is now their totally original product, do not steal.
@@ikagura this is an unofficial Double Dragon game that was made by a Mexican developer. Million, who owned the rights to Double Dragon at the time, refused to license it to them.
Matrimele was the shit back in the day. I totally agree with you. I hope these two games (rage of dragon and Matrimelee will get the honor and attention they deserve).
@@jodyposey6624 the fact that they made cd / redbook audio quality music on a cart is just amazing, pre recorded or not, they live up to their name being Noise Factory
The fact this game was almost a Double Dragon licensed game made me love it even more. I didn't find this out until I was about 14-15 when I did research on it. After learning that this game became one of my favorites of all time.
Man, all this time & I never saw this game. I'm a fan of SNK & Double Dragon- Lots of cool characters; read up on their backstories- now to see their playthroughs (if they're around). You know it's old-school when you need to enter your initials to continue at the end. Thanks for posting!
The dodge system in this game seems to be pretty cool because it's a fusion of KOF 94/95 dodge with KOF 96+ roll. AB = Dodge AB + forward/back = Roll forward/back This is what SNK should have done with KOF 96 and later KOF games.
@cubex55 It's actually different characters. They couldn't obtain the rights for Double Dragon so the developers had to rename the game and slightly alter the characters.
I remember that I saw in this comment section about a user saying that “this game is so bad because it’s made by Mexicans” and how he said that “he only play Japanese games” but this game really looks good to me and that man had no respect in video game industry, anyone can make games no matter the ethnic race they are, we all love games, they really want to make games, I love games too, but I wish there was no discriminatory behavior against this game and the gaming industry in Mexico and everyone ❤️🧡💛💚💙🤎 (There’s no pixel hearts as emojis so I had to put normal hearts, sorry)
Evoga tried to make a sequel of Double Dragon with this game but they couldn´t get the rights, so basically this game doesn´t have any relation with the franchise...in terms of copyright.
Dude, I spent over $300 on this game when it first came out, then it dropped to $80 like a month later...lol. At least some of the characters made it to Matrimelee
This game is amazing, I just wish it had gameplay mechanics like Garou MOTW, the gameplay is still great though. Hopefully a sequel will continue the story and a company can take evoga and noise factory's place.
@JIMPACHRAL I just read up on this game, those are not Billy and Jimmy Lee from the Double Dragon games (these characters are named Billy and Jimmy Lewis) but they were originally planned to be the Lee brothers. This game was supposed to be a Double Dragon fighting game, but they were unable to get the rights to do so.
This is a lovely looking little game and great sound effects, the other Double Dragon fighter on the Neo Geo is great as well. Very underated, it has a sort of Alpha/SF III look to it, and I presume it is made by the Matrimelee team?
Who voices Jimmy? He sounds very familiar, especially when he does that flaming uppercut. The soundbyte sounds just like one I’ve heard from another fighting game but I can’t place it. ANDY BOGARD. That’s who he sounds like! The voice clip of his flaming uppercut sounds almost the same as when Andy says “Shoryuudan!”
It's from the same developer as the modern Power Instinct games, Noise Factory. They made this, and then they made Matrimelee, with a few of the characters from Rage appearing in Matrimelee as mid-bosses.
***** Wow! Thanks for the info! And if I recall correctly, I remember reading somewhere that this was supposed to be a Double Dragon game, and that Billy and Jimmy were originally supposed to be the protagonists of this game, but aren't because Noise Factory couldn't get the rights to the series, so they just decided to only keep the character names.
@@KKHell I think he's unique in that you get the sense of "great big fat dude" from him but at the same time he's not that big of a guy, if you know what I mean.
The only GBA Double Dragon I know of is the one made by Million, which was comprised of former Technos guys, I'd hardly call them second rate. It's a beat em up that took the best of DD1 and 2 arcades and mashed them together. You want to talk about a bad DD game, try Double Dragon V The Shadow Falls from Tradewest, which didn't even get touched by Technos.
It was SUPPOSED to be an official game based on the movie to some degree but a deal fell through.. I think they kept the overtures, changed it up a bit and hey presto - the Neo Geo already had a Double Dragon fighter so it wasn't total robbery (and besides its a great late Neo Geo game!) :)
@JIMPACHRAL Unfortunately, Evoga couldn't get the "intellectual rights" to the official Dragons, so the ones in this game are just a homage. Personally, I would've loved to see the real Dragons in a fighting game.
+XxYataxX This was supposed to be a Double Dragon game but somewhere down the line, they changed it..though at least Billy, Jimmy and Abobo made it through.
+SMAXZO it was changed because the company didn't get the copy rights for double dragon and it's characters so in a way these people are all original characters
@PhoenixHanzo I don't see why it would've been that hard anyway. It's not like Million was really doing anything with them anyway. As a matter of fact, have Million even done ANYTHING since the GBA days?
Good job on taking down Johann on the first attempt. He's by far one of the cheapest bosses ever appeared on Neo Geo fighting game (and fighting games in general) and that's not an easy feat to achieve.
Oh its mexican??? shit, and i have played this game like hell....thanks för letting me know. i deleted it because i only play japanese fighting games. Lol i did´nt know at first but when you wrote its mexican i started to noticing how bad this game is. funny how the social structures work
Looks like KOF in the good times 18:38 That looks like the most disappointing screen to insert your name that i ever seen . But the rest of the game is awesome
Nice video. I have a question though. I have been thinking about getting a Neo super MVS converter so I can play MVS games on my AES and they cost about 250 dollars, Do you think it would be worth the initial cost. Thank you for your time.
Billy Lewis, - Slash Cross; Geese/Rock Howards' Reppuu Ken - Blue Rage; Keith Wayne's Spiral Kick - Kouryuu Kyaku; Keith Wayne's Rolling Canon - Lightning Tail; Robert Garcia's Genei Kyaku - Back Slash; Robert Garcia's Ryuuzan Shou + blue flame effect - Super Back Slash; Ryuuzan Shou + Kpuryuu Kyaku Jimmy Lewis, - Red Rage; Reiji Oyama's Gekishou Hadou Ha - Shouryuu Da; Kyo Kusanagi's Oniyaki - Heat Hurricane; Keith Wayne's Knuckle Bomber (?) - Cannon Kick; Terry Bogard's Crack Shoot - Super Gun Blow; Terry Bogard's High Angle Geyser
@abrahamWCE Most people who thought SNK bought the Fighter's History franchise actually misunderstood. SNK and G-Mode were working together on an uncanon cross-over cell phone game, Garou Densetsu VS. Fighter's History Dynamite, while using Japan's most popular Fighter's History series character, Makoto Mizoguchi, as a special guest in KOF Maximum Impact: Regulation A, to advertise the cell phone game. G-Mode still holds the rights to the Fighter's History franchise.
Nah I preferred guys who worked with the series a few times playing around with their own creation. Two DD fighters were plenty enough (imagine the cuts this would've suffered had it been ported to GBA).
wow, I never heared of thid game before.....and is AWESOME!! is a very cool fighting game, and the most curious....is really like....a more cool double dragon remake? I mean, the main characters Billy Jimmy, brothers, one blonde and whit electric powers, the other brown hair and whit fire powers, abUbo XD, lol it have to be XD. anyway looks like apretty cool game, gonna download it right away! you made an awesome playtrhoug! =)
Yeah, apparently the game was supposed to be a Double Dragon fighting game but, they lost the rights. So, they stuck with the design and slightly altered some names.
in the how to play tutorial, does ANYBODY know how to do the surrender partner technique in 1:20 because it says keep pressing A+B+C+D and thats what i litterally do and no luck. i've been trying to get this to work since the game came out on emulator years ago. i dont know if your suppose to pick the right corresponding partners for a team or is it with any character or it has to be the same health per both characters like in the how to play tutorial in 1:20. i just dont know, any ides.
![Evolution of Double Dragon Games [1987-2023]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/koJzICDYL0A/mqdefault.jpg)
![Rage of the Dragons (Arcade / 2002) - Lynn Baker / Billy (William Lewis) [Playthrough/LongPlay]](/img/n.gif)
For people just arriving: SNK decided to make a Double Dragon fighting game, but forgot to actually contact Techmo about it before they started. To their surprise, they didn't get permission for using the license. So, they just took the "Lee" off Billy and Jimmy and replaced a single o in "Abobo" with a u. It is now their totally original product, do not steal.
And it's probably one of the best DD game ever made
Geeze, how many fighting games did SNK make? Every time I think I know them all, I discover a new one.
Geese!
@@lajenehuen260 Geese Howard !
I tried play to all of them and i dont know, really
This one wasn't made by them, was it?
@@ikagura this is an unofficial Double Dragon game that was made by a Mexican developer. Million, who owned the rights to Double Dragon at the time, refused to license it to them.
This game and Matrimelee are incredible hidden fighting game gems.
Matrimele was the shit back in the day. I totally agree with you. I hope these two games (rage of dragon and Matrimelee will get the honor and attention they deserve).
It's a shame that they never made a sequel. Music and characters wise, this game is fucking awesome.
They do now
This was supposed to be a official Double Dragon game but didn't work out the license for some reason.
It didn't work cause there is already a king of fighters.
Alexandros HoMegas It didn't work because of Double Dragon V... more like "The Shadow Fails..."
The music is so 2000's. What's even more funny is that it's playing on a soundchip first manufactured in the late 80's.
@@steakysteaky6 Same goes for Metal Slug 4 and 5, which are also made by Noise Factory.
@@jodyposey6624 the fact that they made cd / redbook audio quality music on a cart is just amazing, pre recorded or not, they live up to their name being Noise Factory
I wish either Jimmy or Billy would become a part of the KoF timeline (wishful thinking, but hey, Rock Howard FINALLY made it).
I doubt about that, RotD now is a license of Piko Interactive
The fact this game was almost a Double Dragon licensed game made me love it even more. I didn't find this out until I was about 14-15 when I did research on it. After learning that this game became one of my favorites of all time.
Pepe:
¿Listo para la paliza?
Man, all this time & I never saw this game. I'm a fan of SNK & Double Dragon-
Lots of cool characters; read up on their backstories- now to see their playthroughs (if they're around).
You know it's old-school when you need to enter your initials to continue at the end. Thanks for posting!
I never even knew this game existed. This looks really fun!
1:29, one of the best fighting game select screens in my opinion.
The dodge system in this game seems to be pretty cool because it's a fusion of KOF 94/95 dodge with KOF 96+ roll.
AB = Dodge
AB + forward/back = Roll forward/back
This is what SNK should have done with KOF 96 and later KOF games.
Imagine a different timeline universe where this game actually took off and had a lot of attention 👀. A pretty cool awesome game.
Always thought the characters were cool. The fat luchador and afro guy was my team.
That would have been so sweet. I would be all for that. Last year was this game's 20th anniversary.
This easily could have been 'Garou 2'.
Love these games i can't believe people forgot about this.
Are'nt these the same billy and jimmy from Double dragons? They said they were brothers at the end.
@p6mkq You basically surrender the character and their remaining health goes to your second character. It's a pretty interesting concept.
This game is PURE NO GEO for me, I love it.
@cubex55
It's actually different characters. They couldn't obtain the rights for Double Dragon so the developers had to rename the game and slightly alter the characters.
I remember that I saw in this comment section about a user saying that “this game is so bad because it’s made by Mexicans” and how he said that “he only play Japanese games” but this game really looks good to me and that man had no respect in video game industry, anyone can make games no matter the ethnic race they are, we all love games, they really want to make games, I love games too, but I wish there was no discriminatory behavior against this game and the gaming industry in Mexico and everyone ❤️🧡💛💚💙🤎 (There’s no pixel hearts as emojis so I had to put normal hearts, sorry)
Evoga tried to make a sequel of Double Dragon with this game but they couldn´t get the rights, so basically this game doesn´t have any relation with the franchise...in terms of copyright.
Dude, I spent over $300 on this game when it first came out, then it dropped to $80 like a month later...lol. At least some of the characters made it to Matrimelee
I love how Jimmy is pretty just Terry Bogard, but with a dragon punch. :D
lol apparently Jim Kelly is in this game...
Yes, it' is a revision on the franchise without using the DD marquis.
I wish billy n jimmy was n neo geo battle coliseum :(
Has anyone done the surrender thing in the beginning. I still cant get it done.
it works on Kawaks and MAME you gotta find the right build for kawaks though.
16:21 The Kenshiro's phrase?
It was supposed to be a part of it,
but shit happened and Evoga suddenly found themselves without a license.
This game is amazing, I just wish it had gameplay mechanics like Garou MOTW, the gameplay is still great though.
Hopefully a sequel will continue the story and a company can take evoga and noise factory's place.
Mr.Showtime they can't,evoga has the intellectual rights
who ever come out with the names gave him a reward.
Thumbs up if this, and Power Instict Matrimelee should be ported to PSP in an anthology.
Wow, Billy and Jimmy...from Double Dragon? Sweet!
Is this really a double dragon game or not?
One girl's name is PUPA. In polish language pupa means ASS :) Cheers.
Dupa too 😁
some great visuals here. looks to be a hidden little gem of a fighter
@JIMPACHRAL I just read up on this game, those are not Billy and Jimmy Lee from the Double Dragon games (these characters are named Billy and Jimmy Lewis) but they were originally planned to be the Lee brothers. This game was supposed to be a Double Dragon fighting game, but they were unable to get the rights to do so.
This is a lovely looking little game and great sound effects, the other Double Dragon fighter on the Neo Geo is great as well. Very underated, it has a sort of Alpha/SF III look to it, and I presume it is made by the Matrimelee team?
So Jimmy is basically Kyo Bogard?
More like andy kyo bogard.
Garou Mark of The Wolves
"Pupa" in polish means "booty" ;D
Its funny how in this game, many of the characters speak English, but have obvious Japanese accents. Like Billy and Jimmy for instance.
Who voices Jimmy? He sounds very familiar, especially when he does that flaming uppercut. The soundbyte sounds just like one I’ve heard from another fighting game but I can’t place it.
ANDY BOGARD. That’s who he sounds like! The voice clip of his flaming uppercut sounds almost the same as when Andy says “Shoryuudan!”
Why does this game feels and looks like a hentai anime
The title screen reminds me of a game called The Rumble Fish, and the game itself plays a lot like the newer Power Instinct games.
It's from the same developer as the modern Power Instinct games, Noise Factory. They made this, and then they made Matrimelee, with a few of the characters from Rage appearing in Matrimelee as mid-bosses.
***** Wow! Thanks for the info! And if I recall correctly, I remember reading somewhere that this was supposed to be a Double Dragon game, and that Billy and Jimmy were originally supposed to be the protagonists of this game, but aren't because Noise Factory couldn't get the rights to the series, so they just decided to only keep the character names.
kiko485
That is exactly right. Million didn't license it out to the developer, so they just did a homage instead.
The fat guy must be related to our favorite hero KARNOV!!
@@KKHell I think he's unique in that you get the sense of "great big fat dude" from him but at the same time he's not that big of a guy, if you know what I mean.
Ahí va la única franquicia buena hecha en Mexico
The only GBA Double Dragon I know of is the one made by Million, which was comprised of former Technos guys, I'd hardly call them second rate. It's a beat em up that took the best of DD1 and 2 arcades and mashed them together. You want to talk about a bad DD game, try Double Dragon V The Shadow Falls from Tradewest, which didn't even get touched by Technos.
Looks like it was made by SNK. Would have loved to tried it out.
furyberserk SNK published it, the game was made by EVOGA of Mexico, and the sound engine by Noise Factory
Seems like Jones is the Prototype of Tiger Jackson from The Tekken Series since both are Disco Dancers
Tiger Jackson came out first. 1997
Jones looks more like he's based on Jim Kelly
James Lewis = Jimmy Lee
William Lewis = Billy Lee
Double Dragon = RAGE OF THE DRAGONS!
It was SUPPOSED to be an official game based on the movie to some degree but a deal fell through.. I think they kept the overtures, changed it up a bit and hey presto - the Neo Geo already had a Double Dragon fighter so it wasn't total robbery (and besides its a great late Neo Geo game!) :)
This game is awesome, but very hard. It reminds me of the Marvel vs Caocom games with its speed and power ups. Very different than King of Fighters.
king of fighters meets rival schools XD
jimmy is just like kyo because he has fire
@JIMPACHRAL Unfortunately, Evoga couldn't get the "intellectual rights" to the official Dragons, so the ones in this game are just a homage. Personally, I would've loved to see the real Dragons in a fighting game.
con estos juegos como te divertías sin la necesidad de tantos pixeles, y frames volvi a mi niñez con este video :)
Jimmy and Billy are from Double Dragon, right?
+XxYataxX Yes.
+XxYataxX This was supposed to be a Double Dragon game but somewhere down the line, they changed it..though at least Billy, Jimmy and Abobo made it through.
+SMAXZO it was changed because the company didn't get the copy rights for double dragon and it's characters so in a way these people are all original characters
@PhoenixHanzo I don't see why it would've been that hard anyway. It's not like Million was really doing anything with them anyway.
As a matter of fact, have Million even done ANYTHING since the GBA days?
One of the most badass fighting games
Good job on taking down Johann on the first attempt.
He's by far one of the cheapest bosses ever appeared on Neo Geo fighting game (and fighting games in general) and that's not an easy feat to achieve.
Come to think of it, he's a little like Shuko from the Double Dragon series
Amazing game it’s a Japan-México coproduction 🇯🇵 🇲🇽
What MAME version are you using?
i hated this boss in this game.. takes no block damage and was fucking cheap
SNK and Arc system works need to put this game on the playstation store and steam
Elias reminds me of humanised....
TAGER from Blazblue :D
Rage of the dragon of snk with neo geo it return in 2024 years of the game
Noise Factory did some of the best music for SNK. This game, plus Sengoku 3 are pure fact of it.
Captain Commando Vs Rage Of The Dragons,Billy Vs Captain Commando.
good mexican game
Oh its mexican??? shit, and i have played this game like hell....thanks för letting me know. i deleted it because i only play japanese fighting games. Lol i did´nt know at first but when you wrote its mexican i started to noticing how bad this game is. funny how the social structures work
Haha its funny because is damn right.
Racists
The game isn't even made by "mexicans"
Raiden The Jack
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evoga
Eru AA Evoga? Huh, didn't notice it.
Though, they designed the looks.
Has this been ported to anything?
wazzobazzo it was planned to have a port on the PS2, but it was canceled due to EvoGa going bankrupt
Super rare fighter. So cool to see it again.
Jimmy= Terry and Billy= Geese
Looks like KOF in the good times
18:38
That looks like the most disappointing screen to insert your name that i ever seen .
But the rest of the game is awesome
The ending music is cool.. just wished the loop was good
Nice video. I have a question though. I have been thinking about getting a Neo super MVS converter so I can play MVS games on my AES and they cost about 250 dollars, Do you think it would be worth the initial cost. Thank you for your time.
It is
Abubo’s like Abobo from Double Dragon. It all makes sense now
Zombubo? WTF? and why does he sound like Kusaregedo sometimes?
Billy Lewis,
- Slash Cross; Geese/Rock Howards' Reppuu Ken
- Blue Rage; Keith Wayne's Spiral Kick
- Kouryuu Kyaku; Keith Wayne's Rolling Canon
- Lightning Tail; Robert Garcia's Genei Kyaku
- Back Slash; Robert Garcia's Ryuuzan Shou + blue flame effect
- Super Back Slash; Ryuuzan Shou + Kpuryuu Kyaku
Jimmy Lewis,
- Red Rage; Reiji Oyama's Gekishou Hadou Ha
- Shouryuu Da; Kyo Kusanagi's Oniyaki
- Heat Hurricane; Keith Wayne's Knuckle Bomber (?)
- Cannon Kick; Terry Bogard's Crack Shoot
- Super Gun Blow; Terry Bogard's High Angle Geyser
I want this game....
THIS GAME IS COMING TO MODERN CONSOLES BABY!
an homage to the lee bros. here they're the lewis bros.
This is the last 3rd party video game for Neo-Geo by Evoga.
Is this done by the same team as Garou? Billy animates very similar to Rock Howard.
Ja też o tym pomyślałem. =D
Me 2
AbhiB, that car is a '77 Pontiac Trans Am :)
Who are the voices for this game?
Bring this to arcade archives
@abrahamWCE
Most people who thought SNK bought the Fighter's History franchise actually misunderstood. SNK and G-Mode were working together on an uncanon cross-over cell phone game, Garou Densetsu VS. Fighter's History Dynamite, while using Japan's most popular Fighter's History series character, Makoto Mizoguchi, as a special guest in KOF Maximum Impact: Regulation A, to advertise the cell phone game. G-Mode still holds the rights to the Fighter's History franchise.
Nah I preferred guys who worked with the series a few times playing around with their own creation. Two DD fighters were plenty enough (imagine the cuts this would've suffered had it been ported to GBA).
Awesome game. I enjoyed watching it. Billy and Jimmy are my favorite Double Dragon characters.
wow, I never heared of thid game before.....and is AWESOME!! is a very cool fighting game, and the most curious....is really like....a more cool double dragon remake? I mean, the main characters Billy Jimmy, brothers, one blonde and whit electric powers, the other brown hair and whit fire powers, abUbo XD, lol it have to be XD. anyway looks like apretty cool game, gonna download it right away! you made an awesome playtrhoug! =)
Anyone else notice the main guys, and they're blatant attempt at ripping off the main leads of Double Dragon?
Ummm.... because maybe it is a Double Dragon Fighting game made by Snk?
Yeah, apparently the game was supposed to be a Double Dragon fighting game but, they lost the rights. So, they stuck with the design and slightly altered some names.
Anakin James Not anymore,now Arc System owns it.
in the how to play tutorial, does ANYBODY know how to do the surrender partner technique in 1:20 because it says keep pressing A+B+C+D and thats what i litterally do and no luck. i've been trying to get this to work since the game came out on emulator years ago.
i dont know if your suppose to pick the right corresponding partners for a team or is it with any character or it has to be the same health per both characters like in the how to play tutorial in 1:20.
i just dont know, any ides.
Wow, another double dragon-like arcade game, even a better version. Where do I find the cast of this?
It’s coming to the Switch soon. Just announced
God those female fighters had the most annoying voices ever..
billy and jimmy= Kyo and Geese