Comments on: Double Dragon http://blowthecartridge.com/2011/07/09/double-dragon/ Name an old video game. I will make a comic about it! Sun, 05 May 2013 11:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gazunta http://blowthecartridge.com/2011/07/09/double-dragon/#comment-27 Gazunta Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:28:22 +0000 http://blowthecartridge.com/2011/07/09/double-dragon/#comment-27 I think I'll fire up the 2600 version later tonight to remove the rose tinted memories of that game once and for all. It doesn't sound like I'll have any fun at all! And I'll definitely have to play some Halo 2600! It could be awesome :) I think I’ll fire up the 2600 version later tonight to remove the rose tinted memories of that game once and for all. It doesn’t sound like I’ll have any fun at all!

And I’ll definitely have to play some Halo 2600! It could be awesome :)

]]> By: Samael http://blowthecartridge.com/2011/07/09/double-dragon/#comment-19 Samael Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:59:03 +0000 http://blowthecartridge.com/2011/07/09/double-dragon/#comment-19 Half decent? Every single encounter in the 2600 game is a boss fight, and the enemies have no shame in destroying you if they get even a single hit in. Which they will, if you're stupid enough to ever do something so obvious as punch or kick them. They won't even flinch. It's like you're hitting metal. Broken Terminator-style enemy AI aside, it's at least recognizable as Double Dragon, I'll grant. I can see why you'd compare it favorably to the C64 version. Bonus Trivia: Although designed to be the most powerful Pong system ever sold, the 2600's two characters and a square ball system of graphics was almost instantly hacked when Atari's programmer's discovered they could use it to race the beam of light televisions used to project images on the screen. If you think Double Dragon is impressive, check out Halo. ( Yes, it actually exists. ) Half decent? Every single encounter in the 2600 game is a boss fight, and the enemies have no shame in destroying you if they get even a single hit in. Which they will, if you’re stupid enough to ever do something so obvious as punch or kick them. They won’t even flinch. It’s like you’re hitting metal.

Broken Terminator-style enemy AI aside, it’s at least recognizable as Double Dragon, I’ll grant. I can see why you’d compare it favorably to the C64 version.

Bonus Trivia: Although designed to be the most powerful Pong system ever sold, the 2600′s two characters and a square ball system of graphics was almost instantly hacked when Atari’s programmer’s discovered they could use it to race the beam of light televisions used to project images on the screen. If you think Double Dragon is impressive, check out Halo. ( Yes, it actually exists. )

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