Known for spawning an entire beat ’em up genre, Double Dragon improved on its lesser-known predecessor Renegade with new features such as weapon equipping. More importantly, it was one of the first video games to offer two-player cooperative gameplay, a feature that would become standard on everything from Contra to Call of Duty in the years to come.
Some of the game’s success can be attributed to the fact that its release came at a time when America was infatuated with martial arts, thanks to the boom of ’80s action movies such as The Karate Kid. Either way, the game prompted several sequels, spin-offs, and ports to home consoles.
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