Play Double Dragon Online

Double Dragon on the Game Boy came out in 1990 from Technos Japan. It was one of the many attempts to bring a full beat 'em up experience to a handheld, and it arrived when the Game Boy library was still growing. You could tell they tried to fit the arcade feel into that small screen.

You control Billy Lee, or Jimmy in two-player mode if you had the link cable, moving through the city to rescue your girlfriend Marian. The game progresses screen by screen; you clear out all the thugs in one area before moving to the next. Your main actions are punching, kicking, and using weapons like knives or whips that enemies drop. You can also perform a jumping kick and a special elbow attack that does more damage. The pacing is deliberate, and the difficulty can be unforgiving, with limited continues. It feels like a condensed, personal brawl that you carry in your pocket.