Machines that Double Dragon never appeared on...
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:28 am
In my old age, and thanks to people like Swainy, I have becoming increasingly interested in what wasn't rather than what was. With this in mind, what machines, that never got a Double Dragon game, would you like to see Double Dragon on? I don't mean a new game or emulated classic for current generation consoles, I'm talking about (older?) machines with their technical limitations. Those where there was a point in history when DD could have feasibly appeared on (it did appear on just about everything after all). I think the obvious one would be the Sharp X68000 but then this isn't too interesting as a near arcade perfect conversion would have been the order of the day (random thought - did DD ever appear on any of the Japanese computers?). Now for the not so obvious...
Vetrex
3D vector graphics, bab-ey! I wouldn't expect a straight port here, an interpretation would probably be best. Your character graphics would no doubt get lost amongst a complicated background so simplification is probably required. I love the speed this thing runs at though and am convinced it could work. However, two players? Yeah, sure, why not?!
ColecoVision
A more obvious one but a DD on the ColecoVision would have probably bridged the gap between the 2600 and NES versions. I reckon it could be quite good too.
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Now you're talking! SNK's ace 1999 handheld games had their own unique take on the 'real' things; for example the King of Fighters series uses deformed 'cutesy' like designs instead of a more 'realistic' look (think Gem Fighter). With way too many one on one games to mention, a Double Dragon style game would have been a refreshing change.
Anyone else have any other ideas? Maybe we can try and get a few mock ups to make this more interesting!
Disclaimer - Screenshots shamefully stolen from various sites...
Vetrex
3D vector graphics, bab-ey! I wouldn't expect a straight port here, an interpretation would probably be best. Your character graphics would no doubt get lost amongst a complicated background so simplification is probably required. I love the speed this thing runs at though and am convinced it could work. However, two players? Yeah, sure, why not?!
ColecoVision
A more obvious one but a DD on the ColecoVision would have probably bridged the gap between the 2600 and NES versions. I reckon it could be quite good too.
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Now you're talking! SNK's ace 1999 handheld games had their own unique take on the 'real' things; for example the King of Fighters series uses deformed 'cutesy' like designs instead of a more 'realistic' look (think Gem Fighter). With way too many one on one games to mention, a Double Dragon style game would have been a refreshing change.
Anyone else have any other ideas? Maybe we can try and get a few mock ups to make this more interesting!
Disclaimer - Screenshots shamefully stolen from various sites...