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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[WayForward adds a dose of Neon to Double Dragon for XBLA and PSN]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/wayforward-adds-a-dose-of-neon-to-double-dragon-for-xbla-and-psn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/wayforward-adds-a-dose-of-neon-to-double-dragon-for-xbla-and-psn/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/wayforward-adds-a-dose-of-neon-to-double-dragon-for-xbla-and-psn/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/wayforward-adds-a-dose-of-neon-to-double-dragon-for-xbla-and-psn/"><img alt="Image" height="298" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/doubledragon44.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="530" /></a></center>Somehow, when we weren't looking, Majesco got hold of the Double Dragon franchise, and then turned it over to its <em>Bloodrayne Betrayal</em> partner WayForward Technologies. The result is <em>Double Dragon: Neon</em>, a side-scrolling brawler in a totally '80s setting.<br /><br />This time, twins Billy and Jimmy Lee are fighting to save Marian from "Skullmageddon," who, judging from concept art, has an army of <a href="http://www.ign.com/images/games/double-dragon-neon-xbox-360-131320/3621820">wizards</a>, <a href="http://www.ign.com/images/games/double-dragon-neon-xbox-360-131320/3621814">cyborg police</a>, and <a href="http://www.ign.com/images/games/double-dragon-neon-xbox-360-131320/3621812">Linda</a>. It's scheduled for release on PSN (for PS3) and XBLA this July. Is "downloadable, high-definition 2D franchise revival from WayForward and Majesco" going to become an annual summer tradition? We'd be okay with that.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/wayforward-adds-a-dose-of-neon-to-double-dragon-for-xbla-and-psn/">WayForward adds a dose of Neon to Double Dragon for XBLA and PSN</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/wayforward-adds-a-dose-of-neon-to-double-dragon-for-xbla-and-psn/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20208502/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/04/wayforward-adds-a-dose-of-neon-to-double-dragon-for-xbla-and-psn/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>double-dragon</category><category>double-dragon-neon</category><category>majesco</category><category>microsoft</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>wayforward</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NintendoWare Weekly: Nintendo Videos for sale, Double Dragon]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/20/nintendoware-weekly-nintendo-videos-for-sale-double-dragon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/20/nintendoware-weekly-nintendo-videos-for-sale-double-dragon/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/20/nintendoware-weekly-nintendo-videos-for-sale-double-dragon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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Do you like the short clips available on <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-video">Nintendo Video</a>, but wish they wouldn't randomly disappear from your system when new ones come along? Starting today, Nintendo is offering a selection of previous Nintendo Video shows from DreamWorks, downloadable from the eShop for $2 each.<br />
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It's sort of like buying an episode of your favorite TV show on iTunes, we suppose, if that episode was five minutes long and only viewable on a 3DS. Kind of weird, but at least it's an additional option.<br />
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In other news, <em>Double Dragon</em>! The ... Game Boy version!<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-game-boy/">Double Dragon (Game Boy)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-game-boy/#4543755"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/i31253_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-game-boy/#4543756"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/i31254_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-game-boy/#4543757"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/i31255_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-game-boy/#4543758"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/i31256_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-game-boy/#4543759"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/i31257_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/20/nintendoware-weekly-nintendo-videos-for-sale-double-dragon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NintendoWare Weekly: Nintendo Videos for sale, Double Dragon</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/20/nintendoware-weekly-nintendo-videos-for-sale-double-dragon/">NintendoWare Weekly: Nintendo Videos for sale, Double Dragon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/20/nintendoware-weekly-nintendo-videos-for-sale-double-dragon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20086208/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/20/nintendoware-weekly-nintendo-videos-for-sale-double-dragon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>castle-conqueror-revolution</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>ds</category><category>dsiware</category><category>eshop</category><category>fish-tank</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-video</category><category>wiiware</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Dragon iPhone update adds compatibility with older iOS versions]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/30/double-dragon-iphone-update-adds-compatibility-with-older-ios-ve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/30/double-dragon-iphone-update-adds-compatibility-with-older-ios-ve/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/30/double-dragon-iphone-update-adds-compatibility-with-older-ios-ve/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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We know what you're thinking: "I sure do love <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/double-dragon-iphone"><em>Double Dragon</em></a> on my iPhone, but I wish the lights in Stage 5 were slightly higher, and the hit-box on this whip a bit longer." A beautiful dream, right? Wrong. <em>A beautiful</em> <em>reality</em>.<br />
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Brizo Interactive has peered into the minds of Dragons everywhere and released an update for its remake of yesteryear's classic beat-em-up, based on your wants and needs. In addition to moving the lights in Stage 5 "slightly higher," Brizo has also added support for iOS versions older than 4.0, "adjusted CPU and memory consumption," and added a transparency option for the game's touch controls, among other adjustments. Sometimes dreams really <em>do</em> come true.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/30/double-dragon-iphone-update-adds-compatibility-with-older-ios-ve/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Double Dragon iPhone update adds compatibility with older iOS versions</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/30/double-dragon-iphone-update-adds-compatibility-with-older-ios-ve/">Double Dragon iPhone update adds compatibility with older iOS versions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/30/double-dragon-iphone-update-adds-compatibility-with-older-ios-ve/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20005260/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/30/double-dragon-iphone-update-adds-compatibility-with-older-ios-ve/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aksys</category><category>brizo-interactive</category><category>Double-Dragon</category><category>double-dragon-iphone</category><category>mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mallory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Dragon punches iOS in the gut]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/double-dragon-punches-ios-in-the-gut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/double-dragon-punches-ios-in-the-gut/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/double-dragon-punches-ios-in-the-gut/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Beat-'em-ups are woefully under-represented on the App Store, but one of the genre's earliest classics has arrived to help fill the void. Enter the ... <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/double-dragon-ios"><em>Double Dragon</em></a>. Aksys Games has released Taito's seminal scrapper in updated form, compliments of developer Brizo Interactive, for an "introductory price" of $3.99 -- steep, yes, but set to increase to $7.99 at an unspecified point.<br />
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<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doubledragon/id419495028?mt=8">App Store</a> reviews of the game -- which is ported from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeebo">Zeebo</a> platform -- are mixed so far, with most complaints focused on the unnecessarily large (and opaque) "control panel." Still, it's said to be faithful to the original's gameplay and features multiple unlockable characters. See Billy and Jimmy get their clobber on after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/double-dragon-punches-ios-in-the-gut/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Double Dragon punches iOS in the gut</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/double-dragon-punches-ios-in-the-gut/">Double Dragon punches iOS in the gut</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/double-dragon-punches-ios-in-the-gut/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19870997/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/double-dragon-punches-ios-in-the-gut/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>action</category><category>aksys</category><category>apple</category><category>bow-mobile</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>double-dragon-iphone</category><category>ios</category><category>ipod-touch</category><category>mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Nelson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Dragon iPhone remake due out in March]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/doubledragon211.jpg" alt="" /></a></center>We want to be happy about the fact that Aksys Games is publishing a new remake of the classic <em>Double Dragon</em> -- because we like <em>Double Dragon</em> -- but a couple of complications have us a bit worried. First, it's being developed not by Million -- the company built from the original Technos team that made <em>Double Dragon</em> -- but by mobile game developer <a href="http://www.brizo-interactive.com/en_index.html">Brizo Interactive</a>.<br />
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Second, and most troubling ... it's an iPhone game. Aksys promises an "easy-to-use on-screen controller and combo system," but we're justifiably wary of any kind of beat-em-up port for iPhone -- especially since the "controller" looks a lot like a regular old virtual pad and buttons in the screenshots. Still, we like the Neo Geo-esque visual makeover.<br />
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We'll find out if this remake <em>Double Dragon</em> is good or Abobo-minable when it comes out in March.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-iphone/">Double Dragon iPhone</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-iphone/#3871383"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/0_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-iphone/#3871385"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/1-1297440482_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-iphone/#3871386"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/2-1297440483_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-iphone/#3871387"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/double-dragon-iphone/#3871388"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Double Dragon iPhone remake due out in March</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/">Double Dragon iPhone remake due out in March</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19840045/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/double-dragon-iphone-remake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aksys-games</category><category>brizo-interactive</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>double-dragon-iphone</category><category>iphone</category><category>mobile</category><category>q1-2011</category><category>release-date</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESRB rates SOE-published 2D brawler 'Revenge of the Wounded Dragons' [update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/esrb-rates-soe-published-2d-brawler-revenge-of-the-wounded-drag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/esrb-rates-soe-published-2d-brawler-revenge-of-the-wounded-drag/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/esrb-rates-soe-published-2d-brawler-revenge-of-the-wounded-drag/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/esrbratingrevengeofthedragons580px.jpg" alt="" /></div>
<strong>Update:</strong> An SOE rep has confirmed to Joystiq that more details on the game will be released next Monday. Hold tight!<br /> <br /> If it weren't strange enough that Sony Online Entertainment is listed as the publisher for <a href="http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=28108">recently ESRB rated</a> PlayStation 3 side-scrolling brawler <em>Revenge of the Wounded Dragons</em>, we find it all the stranger that a <a href="http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&amp;state=4001:hh1s2e.2.1">trademark filing</a> from last September puts <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/wet"><em>Wet</em></a> developer A2M in the developer's seat. The game's description, aside from pinning it as a PS3 exclusive, tells us that it's a "2D fighting game" where players will "frequently punch, kick, and throw enemies as they 'side-scroll' forward through the platform city environments." <br /> <br /> We put our top men on deciphering this rating-wary, encrypted message, and they have surmised that the title will likely be some form of a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/double-dragon"><em>Double Dragon</em></a> clone. Reading further into the description, we see that the game follows "two brothers attempting to avenge their grandfather's death and rescue their sister from the local mafia boss." A 2D, sidescrolling brawler that follows the tale of two brothers out for revenge? You don't say! We contacted both A2M and Sony Online Entertainment for comment, but have yet to hear back.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=28108">Source 1</a> - ESRB<br /> <a href="http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&amp;state=4001:hh1s2e.2.1">Source 2</a> - USPTO<hr width="100%" size="2" /> <small><em><img width="40" vspace="0" hspace="8" height="40" border="0" align="left" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/playstation.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/bbc-trop000.png" style="padding-right: 5px;" alt="" /></em></small><em><small><em>Congratulations to <strong>osuiscoolteam2008</strong> on being the first to comment. You've been emailed a free Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta code.</em></small></em><small><em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/be-bad-and-win-a-battlefield-bad-company-2-beta-code/">Click here</a>, for more information on this giveaway. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joystiq.com/official-giveaway-rules/">Official rules apply</a>.</em></small><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/esrb-rates-soe-published-2d-brawler-revenge-of-the-wounded-drag/">ESRB rates SOE-published 2D brawler 'Revenge of the Wounded Dragons' [update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/esrb-rates-soe-published-2d-brawler-revenge-of-the-wounded-drag/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19246277/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/esrb-rates-soe-published-2d-brawler-revenge-of-the-wounded-drag/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2d</category><category>a2m</category><category>artificial-mind-and-movement</category><category>brawler</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>esrb</category><category>psn</category><category>revenge-of-the-wounded-dragons</category><category>sidescroller</category><category>soe</category><category>sony-online-entertainment</category><category>trademark</category><category>uspto</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tradewest co-founder passes away at 75]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/15/tradewest-co-founder-passes-away-at-75/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/15/tradewest-co-founder-passes-away-at-75/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/15/tradewest-co-founder-passes-away-at-75/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/obituaries/local_story_313233008.html"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" align="right" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/lelandcook225pximg.jpg"  alt="" /></a>After fighting a long battle with illness, Tradewest co-founder and businessman Leland Cook passed away this week at the age of 75. He was known in the game industry for spearheading the American distribution and licensing of <em>Ikari Warriors</em> coin-op machines in 1986, bringing such Tradewest classics as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/battletoads"><em>Battletoads</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/double-dragon"><em>Double Dragon</em></a> to the US, and for appearing as the military colonel you save at the end of the first <em>Ikari Warriors</em> game ("Colonel Cook"). <br />
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The Tradewest name was purchased by the now defunct <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/midway">Midway</a> in 1996, though following the publisher's collapse, ex-Midway Europe boss <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/21/midway-europe-buyout-complete-renamed-tradewest-games/">Martin Spiess repurchased the name</a> for use with his own startup. Mr. Cook hadn't been involved in the gaming industry for over 10 years, and instead served as the chairman of the board of Community National Bank of Texas Holding Company. He is survived by his wife of 56 years and his loving family.<br />
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[Via <a href="http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=104296">GoNintendo</a>]<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/15/tradewest-co-founder-passes-away-at-75/">Tradewest co-founder passes away at 75</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/obituaries/local_story_313233008.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/15/tradewest-co-founder-passes-away-at-75/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19240246/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/15/tradewest-co-founder-passes-away-at-75/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>battletoads</category><category>colonel-cook</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>ikari-warriors</category><category>leland-cook</category><category>obituary</category><category>tradewest</category><category>tradewest-games</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC Tuesday: Mr. Driller World's world debut]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/24/vc-tuesday-mr-driller-worlds-world-debut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/24/vc-tuesday-mr-driller-worlds-world-debut/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/24/vc-tuesday-mr-driller-worlds-world-debut/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/lineup.html"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/ddbox22409.jpg" class="imagepadding" /></a>Arc System Works finally brings the classic <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/the-vc-advantage-double-glitching/"><em>Double Dragon</em></a> to Japan's Virtual Console today. In the US, we've been lucky to have the opportunity to be killed by those two Abobos who come out of the cave since April! However, our "victory" in the <em>Double Dragon</em> availability department is eclipsed by the availability of <em>Wallaby!!</em>, a kangaroo-race betting game that will most certainly remain in Japan.<br />
<ul>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_ddn/index.html">Double Dragon</a> </em>(Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://vc-pce.com/jpn/j/title/wallaby.html">Wallaby!! Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race</a> </em>(PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)</li>
</ul>
Once again, WiiWare is the real attraction in Japan, with downloadable <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/23/namcos-dsiware-katamari-puzzler-downloadable-mr-drillers-in/"><em>Mr. Driller</em></a> and the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/more-wiiware-crystal-defenders-in-japan-next-week/">second installment</a> of Square Enix's <em>Crystal Defenders</em> series.<br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/wdrj/index.html"><em>Mr. Driller World</em></a> (1 player, 800 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/wc2j/index.html">Crystal Defenders R2</a> </em>(1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/24/vc-tuesday-mr-driller-worlds-world-debut/">VC Tuesday: Mr. Driller World's world debut</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/lineup.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/24/vc-tuesday-mr-driller-worlds-world-debut/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1469487/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/24/vc-tuesday-mr-driller-worlds-world-debut/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>crystal-defenders</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>japan</category><category>mr-driller</category><category>vctuesday</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>wallaby</category><category>wiiware</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The VC Advantage: Double Glitching]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/the-vc-advantage-double-glitching/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/the-vc-advantage-double-glitching/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/the-vc-advantage-double-glitching/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/the-vc-advantage/" rel="tag">The VC Advantage</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/double051408.png" alt="" /><br /></div>
Dave was totally right in his VC Monday Madness video: I enjoy <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/"><em>Double Dragon</em></a><em> </em>glitches. The best-known glitch -- and the most useful -- is the <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2008/05/02/how-to-master-billys-moves-in-double-dragon/">experience factory</a> found in the second level. It's easy to completely fill up your heart gauge and unlock every move simply by walking over to the pile of girders after the climbing fence, then going back across the fence, and back again. This will cause the Williams enemy who <em>was</em> standing in front of the girders to disappear, and you can punch the crap out of his ghost for as long as your timer allows. Later in the same level you can defeat the boss by running away from him. He disappears and the game counts it as victory. I'm also a fan of the glitch-bat, which occurs when you swing a weapon <em>just</em> as it's supposed to disappear, leaving a weird bar made up of other graphical elements from the game.<br /><br />But my <em>favorite</em> glitch in <em>Double Dragon</em> on the NES is at best useless and actually pretty likely to hurt you. At the end of the first area, you can climb up these -- gutters? Pipes? I don't know what they are. Really, they're just wall decoration. But you can walk <em>straight up that wall</em>. Walk up high enough and you'll come back up to the bottom of the screen. Walk downward and you'll die. Move left and you'll warp back to the ground. Try to jump or attack and you'll fall over. Sometimes one of the Linda enemies will try to follow you up the wall and will just end up in some flickery jiggle maneuver just off the ground.<br /><br />I pretty much can't get to this part of the game without messing with the wall for a while. I can't even explain why it's so amusing. I could only find one <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6CfyBepbFI">video</a> of this glitch in action (at around 2:50), but be warned -- it's one of those YouTube videos with audio of some guy mocking the game as he plays -- <em>the scourge of the retrogaming blogger.</em> <br /><br />
<div style="border-top: 1px solid; padding-top: 5px;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/the-vc-advantage/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="left" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/dragonswipe051508.png" alt="" /></a><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/the-vc-advantage/">The VC Advantage</a> is a weekly look at the secrets inside games -- not just cheat codes, but assorted trivia and oddities. We aim to bring back the feeling of the hint columns from game magazines, except when we do something else.<br /></em></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/the-vc-advantage-double-glitching/">The VC Advantage: Double Glitching</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 14 May 2008 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/the-vc-advantage-double-glitching/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1195610/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/the-vc-advantage-double-glitching/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>double-dragon</category><category>nes</category><category>technos</category><category>tradewest</category><category>vcadvantage</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game Melody Oratorio Volume Two: More music to our ears]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two-more-music-to-our-ears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two-more-music-to-our-ears/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two-more-music-to-our-ears/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://multiple-option.blogspot.com/2008/04/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/game-melody-oratorio-2-0-dsf.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Fresh off his success placing fourth in Neoflash's Spring Coding Competition, homebrew developer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/multiple-option">Multiple: Option</a> has followed up his <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/play-video-game-music-on-a-piano-just-like-the-pros/">Game Melody Oratorio</a></em> software with a second volume, packing ten songs and new features into the virtual piano update.<br /><br />Here's your chance to learn classic melodies from a diverse set of games:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Double Dragon</em></li>
    <li><em>Dr. Mario</em></li>
    <li><em>Duck Tales</em> (a woo woo)</li>
    <li><em>Final Fantasy VII</em></li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Halo/">Halo</a></em></li>
    <li><em>Leisure Suit Larry</em></li>
    <li><em>Metal Gear Solid</em></li>
    <li><em>Outrun</em></li>
    <li><em>Streets of Rage 2</em></li>
    <li><em>Super Castlevania VI</em></li>
</ul>
<em>Game Melody Oratorio Volume 2's</em> new features include an extra piano key (C3), a new Practice Stage with hidden notes, a new Recital Challenge mode, improved flashcart support, and the ability to preview melodies on the song selection screen. Wow! All that for free!<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2148058472#post2148058472">DCEmu</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two-more-music-to-our-ears/">Game Melody Oratorio Volume Two: More music to our ears</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://multiple-option.blogspot.com/2008/04/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two-more-music-to-our-ears/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1180823/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/game-melody-oratorio-volume-two-more-music-to-our-ears/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>castlevania</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>dr-mario</category><category>duck-tales</category><category>final-fantasy</category><category>final-fantasy-vii</category><category>game-melody-oratorio</category><category>halo</category><category>leisure-suit-larry</category><category>multiple-option</category><category>music</category><category>outrun</category><category>piano</category><category>streets-of-rage</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Caoili]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 4/28/08]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/vc-monday-madness/" rel="tag">VC Monday Madness</a></p><center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="426" height="321" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=952269&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef">	<param name="quality" value="best" />	<param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />	<param name="scale" value="showAll" />	<param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=952269&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef" /></object></center><br />Now that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-21-08/">we've finally gotten <span style="font-style: italic;">River City Ransom</span></a>, Nintendo has saw fit to take a lazy week and only provide us with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-double-dragon/">one new Virtual Console game</a> to download. At least it's a good one though, as <span style="font-style: italic;">Double Dragon</span> on the NES owns. Likely, many of you recall it doing just that as a child. <br /><br />So hit up the video above, then head past the break for more.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 4/28/08</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/">VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 4/28/08</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1179828/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-video-wrap-up-4-28-08/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2d</category><category>aksys</category><category>beat-em-up</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>nes</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC Monday Madness: Double Dragon]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-double-dragon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-double-dragon/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-double-dragon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/vc-monday-madness/" rel="tag">VC Monday Madness</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=15043"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/double_dragon_vcmm_nes_lg.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
This week sees a lone wolf of a release on the Virtual Console. And, to kill the sense of suspense as to what the game is (unless you like to, uh, read the title of posts), we <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/is-this-fun-yet-it-will-be-next-week/">already knew it was hitting today</a>. That's not to say the game isn't good, though!<br /><br />This week's Virtual Console release is:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Double Dragon </em>(NES, 1 - 2 players, 500 Wii Points)</li>
</ul>
As usual, be sure to stop by later for our video wrap-up of this week's releases, complete with commentary and direct-feed game footage. We hope to see you there!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-double-dragon/">VC Monday Madness: Double Dragon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=15043>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-double-dragon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1179443/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/vc-monday-madness-double-dragon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2d</category><category>beat-em-up</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>nes</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Dragon punches its way onto Virtual Console]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/double-dragon-punches-its-way-on-to-virtual-console/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/double-dragon-punches-its-way-on-to-virtual-console/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/double-dragon-punches-its-way-on-to-virtual-console/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fighting/" rel="tag">Fighting</a></p><center><object width="490" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJQ9-zBq8Ow&amp;hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJQ9-zBq8Ow&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="490" height="400"></embed></object></center>We can't even pretend that we're really excited about this week's Virtual Console release, <em>Double Dragon</em>, or that we didn't play it <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/08/double-dragon-on-xbla-this-wednesday-rushn-attack-on-the-way/">a year ago</a> in a sexy high-res remake on XBLA for the exact same price (500 points/$5). We love us some side-scrolling and punching, but even we have limits.<br /><br />But maybe you've never heard of the legend of Billy Lee and his decision to risk his kidnapped girlfriend's safety in order to keep his karate secrets to himself. If so, feel free to buy away, if only to more fully appreciate the roots of the beat-em-up genre.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/double-dragon-punches-its-way-on-to-virtual-console/">Double Dragon punches its way onto Virtual Console</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/double-dragon-punches-its-way-on-to-virtual-console/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1179341/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/double-dragon-punches-its-way-on-to-virtual-console/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>double-dragon</category><category>doubledragon</category><category>virtualconsole</category><category>virtualconsolemonday</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC Friday: Ninja Dragon Games]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/vc-friday-ninja-dragon-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/vc-friday-ninja-dragon-games/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/vc-friday-ninja-dragon-games/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a></p><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=134399"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/dd_cg_main99_vcf_99.jpg" /></a>A trio of games this week on the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/friday">PAL Virtual Console</a> (all of which would be <span style="font-style: italic;">dead to us</span> if "Ninja Dragon Games" actually existed), including one we totally want, one that will probably be undeservedly overlooked in favor of the one we totally want and, um, <span style="font-style: italic;">World Games</span> (Commodore 64), which we're entirely unfamiliar with.<br /><br />The former, obviously, is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Double Dragon</span></a> (NES), and although we plan to download Technos' landmark game with a quickness, we feel a bit bad for <span style="font-style: italic;">The Last Ninja</span> (Commodore 64), which deserves some attention, if only for its <span style="font-style: italic;">amazing</span> soundtrack. Check videos of all three out after the blue words, and marvel at how barrel jumping looks ... oddly compelling.<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Double Dragon</em> -- NES -- 500 Wii Points</li>
    <li><em>World Games</em><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> -- Commodore 64 -- 500 Wii Points*</li>
    <li><em>The Last Ninja</em> -- Commodore 64 -- 500 Wii Points*<br /></li>
</ul>
* Only in Europe.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/vc-friday-ninja-dragon-games/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VC Friday: Ninja Dragon Games</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/vc-friday-ninja-dragon-games/">VC Friday: Ninja Dragon Games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=134399>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/vc-friday-ninja-dragon-games/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1177183/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/vc-friday-ninja-dragon-games/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>australia</category><category>c64</category><category>commodore-64</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>eclipse</category><category>epyx</category><category>europe</category><category>friday</category><category>kunio</category><category>nes</category><category>pal</category><category>system-3</category><category>technos</category><category>the-last-ninja</category><category>world-games</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Greenhough]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant Bomb to watch, evaluate every game-based movie]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/giant-bomb-to-watch-evaluate-every-game-based-movie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/giant-bomb-to-watch-evaluate-every-game-based-movie/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/giant-bomb-to-watch-evaluate-every-game-based-movie/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fashion/" rel="tag">Fashion</a></p><a href="http://www.giantbomb.com/2008/04/14/the-giant-bomb-video-game-movie-experiment-prologue/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/ddmovie.jpg" class="imagepadding" /></a>It's common knowledge that movies based on games are generally awful (much like games based on movies). But for all the internet griping about everything from <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/18/dead-or-alive-movie-dead-on-arrival/">Dead or Alive</a> </em>to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/27/ebert-actually-kind-of-likes-hitman-the-movie/"><em>Hitman</em></a> to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/uwe-boll">anything by Uwe Boll</a>, how many of us are insane enough to want an encyclopedic knowledge of every awful game-based movie ever made?<br /><br />The answer to that question is "at least one" and that one is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/ryan-davis-talks-gerstmann-gamespot-departure/">former Gamespotter Ryan Davis</a>, who has publicly set out to watch every game-based flick as part of "<a href="http://www.giantbomb.com/2008/04/14/the-giant-bomb-video-game-movie-experiment-prologue/">The Giant Bomb Video-Game Movie Experiment</a>." While the project  sadly leaves out game-inspired movies like <em>Tron</em> and <em>WarGames </em>and animated classics like <em>Pokemon: Yet Another Insipid Movie</em>,<em> </em>we still have to admire the moxie required to even attempt such a project. Will Davis' determination be enough to see him through? Will his sanity hold out? Find out this summer, only <strike>in theaters</strike> on the web.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/giant-bomb-to-watch-evaluate-every-game-based-movie/">Giant Bomb to watch, evaluate every game-based movie</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.giantbomb.com/2008/04/14/the-giant-bomb-video-game-movie-experiment-prologue/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/giant-bomb-to-watch-evaluate-every-game-based-movie/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1169705/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/giant-bomb-to-watch-evaluate-every-game-based-movie/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>double-dragon</category><category>giant-bomb</category><category>movies</category><category>ryan-davis</category><category>tron</category><category>wargames</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Is this fun yet?' It will be next week!]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/is-this-fun-yet-it-will-be-next-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/is-this-fun-yet-it-will-be-next-week/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/is-this-fun-yet-it-will-be-next-week/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a></p><a href="http://wii.ign.com/articles/867/867001p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/rcr041608.png"  alt="" /></a>Hey, Generic Dudes, guess what? Aksys Games has announced that they are, in fact, bringing the two Technos games <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/">found in the ESRB</a> database to the Virtual Console -- along with another one that just happens to be the best game on the Nintendo Entertainment System! <br /><br /><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/22/vc-friday-its-only-freakin-river-city-ransom/">River City Ransom</a>.</em> Next week. <em>Five dollars.</em><br /><br />The week after that, <em>Double Dragon</em> will become available (which would be awesome news if not for <em>OMG <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/15/virtually-overlooked-week-jcs-picks/">RIVER CITY RANSOM</a> SERIOUSLY</em>), and the week after <em>that</em>, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/virtually-overlooked-renegade/">Renegade</a>.</em> If you don't have a Wii, you should probably go ahead and buy one now, because it just got its killer app.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/is-this-fun-yet-it-will-be-next-week/">'Is this fun yet?' It will be next week!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wii.ign.com/articles/867/867001p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/is-this-fun-yet-it-will-be-next-week/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1169787/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/is-this-fun-yet-it-will-be-next-week/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aksys</category><category>brawling</category><category>double-dragon</category><category>renegade</category><category>river-city-ransom</category><category>technos</category><category>tradewest</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abobo headed to the VC, thanks to Aksys]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a></p><a href="http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/abobo041508.png"  alt="" /></a>When they made the deal for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/14/super-dodgeball-brawlers-sped-up-for-american-release/"><em>Super Dodgeball Brawlers</em></a>, Arc System Works apparently got the rights to Technos Japan's back catalog. Their name shows up as the publisher of all the Technos games available in Japan on the Virtual Console, including <em>Nekketsu Kouha Kunio.</em> Aksys Games has been the American publisher for every recent Arc game. That would seem to imply that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Aksys/">Aksys</a> could publish Technos's games on the American Virtual Console. The fact that <em>it is actually happening</em> strengthens our theory.<br /><br />The aforementioned <em>Nekketsu Kouha Kunio</em>, known over here as <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/virtually-overlooked-renegade/">Renegade</a>,</em> has now been rated by the ESRB for U.S. release, published by Aksys, along with a Technos game that is more relevant to people who like good games: <em>Double Dragon.</em> Even <em>more</em> relevant: this opens the door for an American release of <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/22/vc-friday-its-only-freakin-river-city-ransom/">River City Ransom</a>!</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/">Abobo headed to the VC, thanks to Aksys</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1166933/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/15/abobo-headed-to-the-vc-thanks-to-aksys/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>double-dragon</category><category>esrb</category><category>kunio</category><category>nes</category><category>renegade</category><category>technos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>