"Hot BloodEd" & "Double Cut Dragon" made Kishimoto Ryoku
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If you mention Technos Japan, except for the announcement of the collapse in late 1995. The best memories for video gamers are the bloody series and the Double Dragon series they made.
But to elaborate, the founders of these two series are actually the same person, and this person is Kishimoto Kishi... No, no, no, kishimoto.
Unlike the politeness of many game producers, Kishimoto was a down-to-earth gangster before coming to Technos, and he was proud of fighting all day long.
The reason is that in the 70s and 80s, Japan's bad boys were unusually active. This group of hot-blooded and aggressive young people like to rebel against the rules of adult society, like new things, like to fight, and even in school, like to call themselves hardcores. If you call them with the hardcore name, they are said to be very useful.
The ending of "Blood Hardcore"
However, this Kishimoto has written this experience into a project plan for a game work, and as for the name of this work, it is what we all know as "Hot Blood Hard".
Surprisingly, "Hot Blood" quickly became popular in Japan, and in the arcade hall, many teenagers surrounded the machine and were eager to try it.
This culture of violence has made the unknown Technos a fortune. Cheng ye Xiao He defeated Xiao He, which fits the form of Japanese social youth, "Hot Blood Hard" is very popular in Japan, but in the North American market, it does not get any support, and even many players feel inexplicable.
Kishimoto, the founder of the clearance game, kishimoto, gave birth to a new idea at this time.
The first generation of Double Dragon
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At that time, whether it was Bruce Lee or the later "Hokuto Divine Fist", it was Kishimoto's favorite work. In order to cater to the tastes of American players, he quickly thought of the image of Bruce Lee, coupled with the story of gang fights in the Streets of the United States, and "Double Dragon" was born.
As for the story, it is actually quite simple, the two brothers Jimmy and Billy, after falling in love with the beautiful marianne at the same time, find that their goddess has been captured by the gangster black warriors... The two brothers also did not care to discuss the belonging of the beautiful woman, so they began a pursuit journey.
Although from the visual perception of the picture, "Double Dragon" and the previous "Blood Hard" are not the same, in fact, the two are very similar in terms of fighting styles.
The red and white machine version cannot be cooperated by two people, but avoids a scramble...
In the arcade version, "Double Dragon" can be a two-person collaboration, and the action is quite smooth. Coupled with the background setting that is quite in line with the characteristics of local society, it is not surprising that it is sought after by American players.
Unfortunately, the version of the red and white machine that we are more familiar with is disappointing. At that time, the version made by Technos was shrunk in terms of the number and type of enemies on the same screen, as well as in the two-player mode. In particular, everyone likes the two-person cooperation mode, although there is a menu, but the specific gameplay is one person first and one person later, not cooperation.
Because at this time it is already 1988, the disk drive has also been out for two years, the capacity of the cassette has also been greatly improved, whether it is the choice of disk drive version, or cassette version, at least from the quality point of view, should not be so. This can only be said that at that time, Technos' technology was probably not so mature, and it was a pity that it could not reproduce the glory of arcades.
Cover of the Japanese version of Double Dragon 2
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The opportunity to make up for the regrets, not long after, finally arrived.
At the end of 1989, Kishimoto took his small team and spent just a few months to get the arcade version of "Double Dragon 2" to the red and white machine.
This time, "Double Dragon 2" not only added a serious two-player mode, but also added a lot of new levels and moves, it is specially mentioned that the status of this game among players in our country is also very high.
Double Dragon 2 game screen
As for the subtitle Revenge, it is a new interpretation of the plot. In the original generation, the heroine was abducted by the underworld, at best, even if it is a chase, and this work, the gangster is really a gangster, too much fierce, arcade version, directly with a machine gun, the heroine to the sudden death.
Perhaps this opening is too bloody and violent, the version of the red and white machine, not retained, but through the description, to illustrate the death of the heroine. Fortunately, after the final clearance, after using the mysterious power, the heroine was resurrected, and it was still a big ending for the members of the family.
But the question also arises, in the end, the heroine's love, should be given to the brother or to the younger brother! Perhaps because of this problem, Kishimoto has also added a special friend mode, in which two players can hurt each other.
"Double Dragon 2" begins the screen
In addition, in the level, many levels have traps, and it is the best place to test friendship. It seems that for the sake of the goddess, all the intrigues are worth it. I remember when I was a child, many playmates still hugged who the last heroine hugged, and competed for the handle...
In particular, in the process of playing, the whirlwind legs, hook fists, and iron knees that we called at that time actually had their own unique names, which were called Dragon Tail Lan Wind Foot, HeavenLy Killing Dragon God Fist, and Exploding Demon Dragon God Foot. Of course, at that time, everyone did not know that the flow of information was relatively slow and there was no way.
Double Dragon 3
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In 1990, Technos hit the iron while it was hot, ready to take advantage of the popularity of "Double Dragon 2" to quickly continue to produce a sequel. This year, the arcade version of "Double Dragon 3" is said to be an outsourced product, but there is a great forward-looking design: in-app purchase!
Yes, in the arcade version, players can buy weapons or items through the in-game store, but there is no corresponding currency system in the game, that is, players must invest more game currency to recharge.
I don't know if "Double Dragon 3" is the world's earliest game work with an in-app purchase mechanism, it is simply a ghost. When I was a child, I seemed to have played Double Dragon 3 on PC, and it was an arcade version, which was indeed very different from the version of the red and white machine.
The fake Double Dragon 4 is actually another game
In 1991, the red and white machine version of "Double Dragon 3" was released, although it was still produced by Technos, but this generation not only had a shorter process, the level design was no longer elaborate, and the only feature was that the characters were rich and had specific weapons.
Later, the American side also cobbled together the so-called "Double Cut Dragon 4" and "Double Cut Dragon 5", of course, the quality is certainly not comparable to the first three works. It is said that there is also a version of "Target: Traitor" launched by a British company, which was labeled "Double Dragon 4" by pirates.
Double Dragon 4 is still the work of Kishimoto Ryoyoshi
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I thought that the story of "Double Dragon" should end here, after all, Technos has been out of business for a long time.
Unexpectedly, in 2017, Kishimoto took these old brothers and made the orthodox "Double Dragon 4" as Arc System Works.
Speaking of which, this work is played today, and it really lacks a lot of the flavor of that year, and the changes of the times make "Double Dragon 4" no longer have the courage of the past. If it wasn't for the Platinum Trophy, I probably wouldn't have played that tower mode too much.
IGN gave Double Dragon 4 a low score of 3.5, and it may not be a good idea for the game to follow the red and white version of the year. Although the game is still that taste, whether it is a clean version of the gameplay or the screen music, it is really a bit uninteresting today.
The originator of the Qing version of the action: "Hot Blood Hard"
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Although later, when we mention the Qing version of the action game, the name of CAPCOM will always be mentioned first, and works such as "Famous General", "The Battle of Chibi", "Knight of the Round Table" and other works are also more recognized, but don't forget that the origin of all this is the little bastard who created "Hot Blood Hardcore" and "Double Cut Dragon": Kishimoto Ryoji.
"Double Dragon" has faded with the times, which is undeniable, but these stories will still make us feel relished, and I hope you can enjoy it.