Genesis
Double Dragon III: The Arcade Game
DEV
Software Creations
REL
Jan '92
ALSO
ARC NES GB
About

Double Dragon III: The Arcade game is a fairly faithful port of DDIII: The Rosetta Stone. It features extra unlockable characters and techniques, as well as an added dashing ability.

Marquee
Story

Billy & Jimmy went on a journey to complete their martial arts. On their return home two years later, they met a fortune teller.

Find the three Rosetta Stones, then go to Egypt. There you will find the world's strongest enemy, but beware, no one has come back alive.

Trivia

Neither this game nor the original were developed by Technos, and it shows.

Neither the Mega Drive nor the Genesis have all three Double Dragons. Only DD 1 and 3 are available on the Genesis whereas 1 and 2 are available on the Mega Drive.

Release Info
Developer
Software Creations
Publisher
Flying Edge
Released
Jan '92
Also on
ARC NES GB
Series
$series
Game
Players
2
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Hard
Gang size
Average (6)
Variety
RPG Elements
Playtime
0:50
Combat
Buttons
Punch, Kick, Jump
Combos
Linear
Grabs
After stun
Dashing
Double-tap
Enemy H. Bars
No
Item Pickup
N/A
Item Stay
N/A
Weapons
N/A
Death-blow
No
Friendly Fire
Yes
Char Switch
Shop
Ground Hit
Yes
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
Shop
Style
Art Style
Semi-realistic
Sprites
Medium
Setting
Post-apocalyptic
Focus
Hand-to-hand
Music
Rock
Tone
Serious
Numbers
Fighters
6
Stages
6
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
1
Continues
1
Extend
?
Slamson Sez
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava

Unlike the NES version, this port wasn't developed by Technos and it shows. The combat feels almost nothing like a Double Dragon game and they removed the signature hair pull attack. Buying new abilities and fighters is alright but the core combat is dissatisfying and the enemies are bland. The instruments used for the music can be grating.

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