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For the Sega Master System and Mega Drive games, see Double Dragon.

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Double Dragon

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Virgin Games

Developer: Technos Japan, Virgin Games

Licensor: Technos Japan, Tradewest

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-10^[2]	$3939^[2]	T-70038
EU	1993-05-26^[3]		T-70038-50
EU (Classic)	1995		70038-00
UK	1993-05-26^[3]	£29.9929.99^[4]	T-70038-50

Double Dragon (ダブルドラゴン), known in Europe as Double Dragon: The Revenge of Billy Lee, is a game that was developed and published by Virgin Interactive for the Sega Game Gear in 1993.

Despite being called simply Double Dragon in the US and using promotional artwork from the first arcade game for the box art, it is a unique entry and not a port of that game. It was originally known as Double Dragon Xtra, though the "Xtra" name was dropped late in development.

Story

Oddly, the game provides three completely different, contradictory storylines.

According to the back of the box, Billy and Jimmy Lee were members of a street gang called the Dragon Lords. When they attempted to leave the gang, Jimmy was murdered. Billy now vows to avenge his brother's death.

According to the instruction manual, Billy Lee and his girlfriend Marian are attacked by members of the Black Warriors Gang. Marian is kidnapped and taken to the gang's hideout at the Samurai Mansion. Billy decides to take on the entire gang to save Marian. This plot is similar to the plot of the original Double Dragon arcade game.

However, in the game's ending, it is revealed that Billy is fighting a mystical organization called the Dragon Clan, which has captured Jimmy and placed them in their thrall.

Gameplay

The game is a belt-scrolling beat-'em-up like the other entries in the series, though only Billy is playable. Billy moves around the plane with the D-Pad. He punches with , which can be pressed repeatedly to execute a combo ending in a front kick. He does a jumping high kick with or a low kick with +. He flips with HOLD or HOLD and perform a straight kick with while flipping. He picks up weapons, such as baseball bats or pistols, with + and uses them with . He dashes forward (in the direction that he is facing) and knees opponents with +, though this costs some health.

Billy has a health bar, which consists of four segments at the beginning of the game but gains another segment at the start of each stage (up to a maximum of eight). He loses health as he is hurt by enemies and loses a life if he runs out of health. Health segments turn from red to yellow before disappearing. Enemies also have health bars that are shown after they are attacked. If Billy is carrying a weapon, he drops it if an enemy knocks him down. The player starts the game with three continues and gains more at certain points thresholds.

Items

Items are found in destructible crates.

	Star
	Fully restores Billy's health bar.

Stages

Sleazy Slums

	Skid Row

	Mike's Club

	The Parking Lot

Get Down Uptown

	Get Down Uptown

	Shop Till You Drop

	Strutting the Boulevard

Dirty Docks

	The Docks

	Enjoy the View
	Billy needs to hit switches to lower chains and then grab the chains (by walking in front of them) to ride them to the next floor.

Terror Train

	Train Time

	Take a Seat
	The train car has advertisements for the Virgin games The Terminator, Chuck Rock, and Cyber-Cop.
	Watch Your Step

Chaotic Country

	Stroll in the Country

	Clear Out the Barn

	Tiptoe Thru the Tulips

Samurai Mansion

	Keep Your Head

	Lounging Around

	Reading Is Fundamental

	The Gauntlet

	Hold Your Tongue

History

Development

The game was developed by Virgin Interactive without involvement from Technos Japan. Because of this, it differs from other Double Dragon entries in gameplay and visual style, including the ability to use firearms.

Partially due to the choppy animation and poor controls and hit detection, this game is considered one of the worst games in the series.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Double Dragon: The Revenge of Billy Lee	Double Dragon: The Revenge of Billy Lee
English (US)	Double Dragon	Double Dragon

Production credits

Programming: Matthew From
Background Art: Michael Field
Animations: Tom Tanaka
Art Assistance: John Weir
Producer: Lyle Hall II

Source:

In-game credits^[5]

Programming: Matt From
Creative Art Direction: Stan Gorman
Background Graphics: Mike Field
Animation: Tom Tanaka
Art Assistance: John Weir, Kevin Norr
Executive Producers: Dr. Stephen H. Clarke-Willson, Neil Young
Producer: Lyle J. Hall
Quality Assurance: Michael Gater, Justin Norr, Daniel Lewis, Noah Tool, John Geoffroy, Eugene Martin, Scott Duckett, Adam Ryan, Bijan Shaheer
Manual: Lyle J. Hall
Editor: Robin Kausch
Special Thanks: David Bishop, Bill Anderson, Ian Mathias, Matthew Spall

Source:

US manual^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Double Dragon (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Console Mania (IT)

PAL

65

^[7]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

83

^[4]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[8]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[9]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

86

^[10]

Mega Force (FR)

86

^[11]

Player One (FR)

20

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

47

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

45

^[14]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

PAL

50

^[15]

Sega Force (SE)

95

^[16]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

47

^[17]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

59

^[18]

	64
Based on 13 reviews

Double Dragon (Game Gear)

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU (Classic)
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	1307a290
MD5	b45d73e40ce8f6e76dced24ee921871a
SHA-1	baebe28fc7549cbb06c94fcb36a3c40231933c01

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

Double Dragon (Game Gear)
	Main page \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

Double Dragon games for Sega systems
	Double Dragon (1988)
	Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1991) \| Double Dragon (1992) \| Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1992/1993) \| Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (1993) \| Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (1994)
	Double Dragon (1993)

[:File:DoubleDragon_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:DoubleDragon GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_035.pdf_p30-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_006.pdf_p18-3] 3.0 ^3.1 GamesMaster, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 18

[:File:Go_UK_23.pdf_p10-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 1993 (Go! Issue 23)" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 10

[:File:Double_Dragon_GG_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Double Dragon GG credits.pdf

[:File:Double_Dragon_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p9-6] File:Double Dragon GG US Manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_023.pdf_p45-7] Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:EGM_US_046.pdf_p34-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:GamePro_US_044.pdf_p164-9] GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 164

[:File:Joypad_FR_024.pdf_p135-10] Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 135

[:File:MegaForce_FR_20.pdf_p125-11] Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 125

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_034.pdf_p143-12] Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 143

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p56-13] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_23.pdf_p83-14] Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 83

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_01.pdf_p34-15] Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 34

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p27-16] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 27

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-08.pdf_p119-17] Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 119

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-11.pdf_p130-18] Video Games, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-27), page 130

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-'''''Double Dragon''''' (ダブルドラゴン), known in Europe as '''''Double Dragon: The Revenge of Billy Lee''''' is a game that was developed and published by [[Virgin Interactive]] for the [[Sega Game Gear]] in 1993.
+'''''Double Dragon''''' (ダブルドラゴン), known in Europe as '''''Double Dragon: The Revenge of Billy Lee''''', is a game that was developed and published by [[Virgin Interactive]] for the [[Sega Game Gear]] in 1993.
 Despite being called simply ''Double Dragon'' in the US and using promotional artwork from the first arcade game for the box art, it is a unique entry and not a port of that game. It was originally known as '''''Double Dragon Xtra''''', though the "Xtra" name was dropped late in development.
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+The game is a belt-scrolling beat-'em-up like the other entries in the series, though only Billy is playable. Billy moves around the plane with the D-Pad. He punches with {{1}}, which can be pressed repeatedly to execute a combo ending in a front kick. He does a jumping high kick with {{2}} or a low kick with {{down}}+{{2}}. He flips with {{hold|{{left}}|{{2}}}} or {{hold|{{right}}|{{2}}}} and perform a straight kick with {{2}} while flipping. He picks up weapons, such as baseball bats or pistols, with {{down}}+{{1}} and uses them with {{1}}. He dashes forward (in the direction that he is facing) and knees opponents with {{1}}+{{2}}, though this costs some health.
 Billy has a health bar, which consists of four segments at the beginning of the game but gains another segment at the start of each stage (up to a maximum of eight). He loses health as he is hurt by enemies and loses a life if he runs out of health. Health segments turn from red to yellow before disappearing. Enemies also have health bars that are shown after they are attacked. If Billy is carrying a weapon, he drops it if an enemy knocks him down. The player starts the game with three continues and gains more at certain points thresholds.
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