Double Dragon - Beat 'em Ups Explored

<p>This month I&#39;ll be taking a look at one of the games that defined the brawler genre...Double Dragon! I&#39;ll take a look at how the game came into being, the legacy it created, the follow-ups that are still trying to recapture that original magic, and Michaela from Drink the Movies stops by to mix up a cocktail with its&#39; own Japanese to U.S.A. journey, the Midori Sour!</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/">⁠https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.social">⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.social⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGames">⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGames⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.drinkthemovies.com/">⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.drinkthemovies.com/">⁠https://www.drinkthemovies.com/⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.drinkthemovies.com/">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies">⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies⁠</a></p><p></p><p>Double Dragon Sources</p><p> </p><p>1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U-WU35v1nM</p><p>Game Players Vol. 1 1989</p><p> </p><p>2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoS0cNGACI</p><p>Double Dragon 3 – NES 1990</p><p> </p><p>3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIg1pDoEoIs</p><p>Double Dragon 2 – Tiger Handheld </p><p> </p><p>4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3i7bn2PZuI</p><p>Double Dragon Film Trailer</p><p> </p><p>5- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT4IJzlXQDM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT4IJzlXQDM</a></p><p>Double Dragon Neon Interview E3</p><p> </p><p>6- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJM21W2ACPU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJM21W2ACPU</a></p><p>Double Dragon IV Trailer</p><p> </p><p>7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mVxpDKUQuM</p><p>Double Dragon Sega Master System 1988</p><p> </p><p>8- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY6oOrG_D_0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY6oOrG_D_0</a></p><p>Double Dragon Tyco Commercial</p><p> </p><p>9- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQdw1uRn04">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQdw1uRn04</a></p><p>Double Dragon – The Wizard</p><p> </p><p>10- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-an_AAZ4o">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-an_AAZ4o</a></p><p>Video Power – Double Dragon Game Boy 1990</p><p> </p><p>11- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvF5cWMdVw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvF5cWMdVw</a></p><p>Double Dragon Animated Intro</p><p> </p><p>12- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75FsV4JI86c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75FsV4JI86c</a></p><p>Double Dragon Animated Commercial</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UN-7JGBJNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UN-7JGBJNU</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ5TfsiiW5s&t=9s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ5TfsiiW5s&amp;t=9s</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3495124/the-man-who-created-double-dragon/">https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3495124/the-man-who-created-double-dragon/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJ7YFUotTA&list=PLDABBD9A9D77283F0&index=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJ7YFUotTA&amp;list=PLDABBD9A9D77283F0&amp;index=1</a></p><p>Cocktail Backkground</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfZz-1e-dUQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfZz-1e-dUQ</a></p><p>Double Dragon 1</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9V0iLedLv0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9V0iLedLv0</a></p><p>Double Dragon 2</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvadjk-srWg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvadjk-srWg</a></p><p>Double Dragon 3</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQiA3sCuqIs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQiA3sCuqIs</a></p><p>Double Drago