Double Dragon — EN

Developer / Publisher

Technōs Japan
TAITO

Year

1988

Genre

beat them up

Mode

1 - 2 players

Thank you for purchasing Tradewest’s DOUBLE DRAGON for your Nintendo Entertainment System. For maximum enjoyment, please read this Instruction Manual thoroughly before playing.

Story

The Double Dragon Story

Double Dragon is the story of Billy and Jimmy Lee, twin brothers who learned to fight on the cold, tough streets of the city. Their expert knowledge of the martial arts, combined with their street-smarts, has made them both formidable fighting machines.

But now Billy is faced with his greatest challenge: his girlfriend, Marian, has been kidnapped by the Black Warriors, the savage street gang of the mysterious Shadow Boss! Using whatever weapons come to hand -knives, whips, bats, rocks, oil drums, even dynamite -Billy must pursue the gang through the slums, factories, and wooded outskirts of the city to reach the hideout for his final confrontation with the Shadow Boss… his brother Jimmy!

Buttons

Controlling the Action

Control Pad

Has eight different maneuvers. Press to the right or left twice to use a Head Butt against your enemies.

A button

Press to punch. Punch in the direction of your opponent.

B button

Press to kick. Kick in the direction of your opponent.

A button + B button
Press A and B simultaneously to jump.

Start button

Press when you are ready to play.

Select button

Press to choose between two game modes. In one-player mode, you play against the computer. In two-player mode, you challenge another player.

The techniques explained above can be used in Level 1. More advanced techniques are available in higher levels.

How to play

Attacking the Enemy

Punch

Press the A button. Punch in the direction of your opponent.

Kick

Press the B button. Kick in the direction of your opponent.

Head Butt

Press the Control Pad left or right twice.

Jump Kick

Press the A and B buttons simultaneously. For a diagonal Jump Kick, press the Control Pad diagonally.

Uppercut

Press the A button when
the enemy is squatting.

Low Kick

Press the B button when the enemy is squatting..

Hair-Pull Kick

When the enemy is squatting, approach and pull his hair and press the B button.

Over-Shoulder Throw

Pull the enemy’s hair and press the A button.

Spin Kick

Press the Control Pad twice while facing the enemy.

Pin Attack

Approach when the enemy is down. Press the Control Pad down and land on the enemy.
Press the A button.

Elbow Punch

Press the Control Pad to the left twice when the enemy is approaching from the left. Press the Control Pad to the right twice when the enemy is on the right side.

Items

Your Weapons

To pick up or throw a box, rock, oil drum, dynamite stick, or knife, press A button.
To swing the bat or crack the whip, press A button.

Box

Knife

Rock

Bat

Oil Drum

Whip

Dynamite

Characters

Cast of Characters

Billy Lee

Height 5’10 »
Weight 165 Ibs

The hero of our story, he began his Kung Fu training at age 12 and became a Kung Fu-Sosaiken Master at 20.

Jimmy Lee

Height 5’10 »
weight 170 lbs

Billy’s twin brother, he is secretly the Shadow Boss, mysterious leader of the Black Warriors.

Lopar

Height 5’8″
weight 175 lbs

Has a nasty right and left punch; likes to throw oil drums.

Abobo

Height 6’3″
weight 260 lbs

The Middle Boss; likes to throw bombs and slap people around.

Williams

Height 5’8″
weight 167 lbs

Has a strong jump kick; very handy with a knife or a bat.

Linda

Height 5’4″
weight 114 lbs

Watch out for her right or left punch; she also wields a mean whip.

Chintai

Height 5’6″
weight 152 lbs

A Karate Master.

Willy

Height 6′
weight 205 lbs

The Big Boss. Armed with a machine gun, and not afraid to use it.

Levels

Technical Levels

Double Dragon has 7 levels of technical skill. Every game starts at Level 1. At each additional level, you learn more fighting techniques.

Indicator: When your score reaches over 999, a ♡ mark will appear and you will go up 1 level.

Game Stages

The action in Double Dragon takes place in 4 different stages, or scenes: the City Slum, the Industrial Area, the Forest, and the Hideout of the Boss.