Double Dragon Neo Geo fighter...I LOVE IT!!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Mon May 30, 2005 6:38 pm

I just tried this one out on MAME, and I'd honestly have to say that it's the BEST vs. fighter I've EVER played! I absolutely love everything about it, including the brilliant scaling in the backgrounds.

How is the import PS1 port of this game; in terms of accuracy? How about the Neo Geo CD version?

Edit: OK, King of Fighters 2002 is a pretty good game! I don't like it as much as this one, but it is great. Darn, between it and MS 4 and 5, I REALLY need to get a joystick for my PS2!

it290 · Post by **it290** » Mon May 30, 2005 7:43 pm

Eh, I don't care for the game much. I thought Rage of the Dragons was much more enjoyable, even though it's not all that great either.

Akira · Post by **Akira** » Mon May 30, 2005 9:01 pm

I really thought it was a shit game. To me, my favorite neo fighter is Waku Waku 7, probably followed close by Garou:MotW,Last Blade 2 and KOF97

Now the best fighter I ever played is snk vs Capcom : Match of the Millenium for the NGPC

mannerbot · Post by **mannerbot** » Mon May 30, 2005 9:03 pm

Akira wrote:Now the best fighter I ever played is snk vs Capcom : Match of the Millenium for the NGPC

Oh, yes.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:51 pm

I think it's a pretty good game. Not the BEST FIGHTER EVER as Dave points out

, but I think it's pretty good.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:56 pm

Shatterhand wrote:I think it's a pretty good game. Not the BEST FIGHTER EVER as Dave points out , but I think it's pretty good.

Yeah, I just like it's extreme simplicity. That and the fact that the controls are INCREDIBLY responsive-I mean, keep in mind that I played this on my family's PC with a friggin' SAITEK P-220!!

Honestly, this game has the tightest control of ANY vs. fighter I've ever played; so control-wise, I'd honestly compare it to Outrun 2.

At any rate, does anyone know how good the PS1 and Neo Geo CD conversions are? I'd like to get one of these two systems in import form, so that's why I'm asking. (And NO, I'm not gonna sell my USPSTwo-which I've had for several months now-go me!

)

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:18 pm

dave4shmups wrote:I just tried this one out on MAME, and I'd honestly have to say that it's the BEST vs. fighter I've EVER played!

Dave, m'boy, you need to expand your horizons

Off the top of your head, what are all the fighters you've ever played (2D at least)?

mannerbot · Post by **mannerbot** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:23 pm

His list probably goes a little something like this:

SVC Chaos
Rise of the Robots
Street Fighter the Movie
Double Dragon

black mariah · Post by **black mariah** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:24 pm

Hey! Don't bag on SVC Chaos! I actually like that one for the quirky pile of weird it is.

Still prefer SF3 and CvS, but that's not the point.

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:32 pm

Guilty Gear doesn't get enough love. Ok, it's a wee bit fiddly but it has loads of depth and the graphics are gorgeous.

Anyone played Isuka yet?

mannerbot · Post by **mannerbot** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:38 pm

Guilty Gear gets too much love.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:49 pm

mannerbot wrote:His list probably goes a little something like this:

SVC Chaos
Rise of the Robots
Street Fighter the Movie
Double Dragon

I dunno, the home versions of Street Fighter the Movie have very fluid control unlike Double Dragon's stiffness. But if you liked the Neo Geo Double Dragon, I'm guessing you might also like Double Dragon V and Gowcaizer, both more obscure fighters that very few others enjoy.

The PS version of Double Dragon features weird 3D backgrounds IIRC (don't quite remember if it was DD, Gowcaizer, or both). Well, not so much 3D as the camera rotates to a 3D angle, making the backgrounds look like cardboard cutouts.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Tue May 31, 2005 12:23 am

I'm afraid I just can't play simple fighters anymore. I've been spoiled by complex (often too complex, really) 2D fighters...

Street Fighter III: 3'rd Impact
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Vampire Hunter
Capcom Vs. SNK 2
Guilty Gear XX #Reload (muuuuuch better than Ikusa, which is awful)

I used to really like the KOF games, but Neowave didn't impress me much, and 2003 wasn't too hot either. ... For that matter, neither were 2002, 2001, or 2000. 1999 was excellent, however.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Tue May 31, 2005 12:47 am

freddiebamboo wrote: Anyone played Isuka yet?

The worst Guilty Gear, hands down. Also one of the worst 2D fighters to come out in recent times.

Rent it to see how it is, and then cry at what Arc Systems did.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Tue May 31, 2005 1:21 am

I never could really get into StreetFighter 3:Third Strike, I'm not to keen on the whole parry thing myself.

If you enjoyed Double Dragon Dave (heh Triple D) checkout Rage of the Dragons.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Tue May 31, 2005 1:42 am

LoneSage wrote:
freddiebamboo wrote: Anyone played Isuka yet?
The worst Guilty Gear, hands down. Also one of the worst 2D fighters to come out in recent times.

Rent it to see how it is, and then cry at what Arc Systems did.

My local Maebashi arcade used to have 6 #Reload machines and 2 (or 4, I forget) Isuka machines. The #Reload ones are still there, but the Isuka machines are gone. It's the first time I've ever seen a game get removed before it's prequel. It really is that awful.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue May 31, 2005 2:01 am

mannerbot wrote:His list probably goes a little something like this:

SVC Chaos
Rise of the Robots
Street Fighter the Movie
Double Dragon

No, more like Street Fighter 2, Last Blade 2, King of Fighters 2002, and Marvel vs. Capcom, and Karnov's Revenge. Oh, and another Street Fighter game who's name eludes me-though I'm pretty sure it was 3rd Strike.

All of which I like, except for the Street Fighter games; which hand me my arse on a silver platter EVERY time I play 'em! Plus, I just think the whole Street Fighter series is very overrated-I tend to like vs fighters that have weapons in them the most; I should really check out Soul Calibur II sometime.

Thanks for the feedback on the PS1 version Ganelon; I should've figured that it probably is a lot worse looking then the Neo CD version

Post by **Shatterhand** » Tue May 31, 2005 2:26 am

I don't remember Double Dragon being THAT simple. It's not a hit and miss affair like, say, every Dragon Ball Z or the earlier Fatal Fury games. The game had some nice combos, and some counter-attack stuff.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue May 31, 2005 2:34 am

Shatterhand wrote:I don't remember Double Dragon being THAT simple. It's not a hit and miss affair like, say, every Dragon Ball Z or the earlier Fatal Fury games. The game had some nice combos, and some counter-attack stuff.

*shrugs* It's by far the simplest 2D non-weapons-based vs. fighter that I've encountered-and like I said before, the control is VERY tight as well.

With all the King of Fighters games available for play on the PS2, I just REALLY wish SNK, Capcom, or SOMEONE would resurrect the 2D scrolling fighter.

But, I suppose that the last chance we had of that happening was Red Star, which got cancelled.

Y'know it's funny that I played both Street Fighter 2 and Final Fight (along with numerous other games, including Assault, and Willow) at my local recreation center. They usally only had 2 games, but the quality of the games they had matched, if not exceeded, that of my local arcade! I mean, this is supposed to be a place where people get EXERCISE!

Oh well, I guess they figured that gaming was a good way to wind down after a work out-personally, I found gaming got me pumped for a workout!.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Tue May 31, 2005 3:33 am

Wasn't Rise of the Robots a piece of disappointing crap?

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Tue May 31, 2005 5:45 am

Specineff wrote:Wasn't Rise of the Robots a piece of disappointing crap?

Yup. That's why it's famous... or more correctly, infamous. It's still leaps and bounds better than a few of the lesser-known crap fighting games though...

Kasumi Ninja
Fight For Life
Shadow: War of Succession (this game gets my vote as being the worst game ever)

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue May 31, 2005 6:15 am

dave I thought you got an arcade stick for your PS2 a long time ago... or were at least entertaining the thought...

D · Post by D » Tue May 31, 2005 8:26 am

I played Double Dragon Neo Geo and quite enjoyed it.
I never understood why it got so much heat

Post by **Shatterhand** » Tue May 31, 2005 2:24 pm

I remember at least with Rebecca, you could do a dash, make 3 hits and link it up with her "flying punch" for a 5-hit combo, and there was some stuff like this with that ninja character too.

Or am I just going nuts here?

I played this game a lot back in 98, when I find out Neo-Rage and neo-geo emulation. Back at that time, Double Dragon was the best Neo-Geo fighter my humble machine could run

So me and friends would play it a lot.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Tue May 31, 2005 2:29 pm

Ganelon wrote:
mannerbot wrote:His list probably goes a little something like this:

SVC Chaos
Rise of the Robots
Street Fighter the Movie
Double Dragon

I dunno, the home versions of Street Fighter the Movie have very fluid control unlike Double Dragon's stiffness. But if you liked the Neo Geo Double Dragon, I'm guessing you might also like Double Dragon V and Gowcaizer, both more obscure fighters that very few others enjoy.

The PS version of Double Dragon features weird 3D backgrounds IIRC (don't quite remember if it was DD, Gowcaizer, or both). Well, not so much 3D as the camera rotates to a 3D angle, making the backgrounds look like cardboard cutouts.

That was the PSX port of Gowcaizer that had the cut-out effect (which the publishers promoted as "DIORAMA!!11~oneoneeleven").

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue May 31, 2005 7:39 pm

Kiken, do you know what the differences between the two ports are?

I still do plan on getting a Namco Arcade Stick, when I have the cash-they're not exactly cheap to come by on Ebay, and that's the only place I know of that has 'em.

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