I'll have to load it up and check. I definitely remember the menus and options and all that being in English.
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"Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle" releases February 20th on PS4 and Switch. All titles localized in English!
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They are not. They use some English where they did originally (player 1, start, etc) but they are not fully localized. The game descriptions, options, all menus, etc, are all perfectly done though. Even the Switch icon is localized. It's worth noting that in some cases the English version is available right alongside the Japanese one, but it would definitely be cool to have the Japan-only releases fully in English. Which is maybe what they're doing here?
I'd love to not have to buy the game again but I'm a sucker for anything Kunio-kun so if it's a separate executable I certainly will.
oh shit you're right, these are probably all home releases
basura
maybe it'll be a universal sku and just get patched with english? stranger things have happened.
Yup. Arguably the DD NES versions are better than the arcade in many aspects. I'd argue most people's fond memories of DD2 are from the NES rather than arcade. DD3, in particular, is a huge piece of shit in arcades and the NES game, while lambasted by most, is at least different an interesting.
This is probably the case for most of the games for most people (I prefer the arcade games in a few cases and the NES games in others), but it's disappointing a collection that goes this far wouldn't go the extra steps to provide a complete history.
yeah. the contra collection did it right, even if everyone in the universe prefers the NES games.
does anyone actually prefer the NES original DD to the arcade?
Oh wow this would be amazing if they actually go in and localize the kunio stuff! I'm buying it regardless but here's hoping.
Everyone needs to try jidaigeki/kunio's period piece, it's actually river city ransom 2 imo. Ranks up as probably the best or second best beat em up in the series for me, and I've played most of them.
Not worried about arcade releases. On kunio's side it's slim pickings outside of super dodge ball neogeo but idk if that can even be released? And for double dragon arcade those are readily available elsewhere already no? My preferred way to play them is the fan made Double Dragon Reloaded.
Everyone needs to try jidaigeki/kunio's period piece, it's actually river city ransom 2 imo. Ranks up as probably the best or second best beat em up in the series for me, and I've played most of them.
Not worried about arcade releases. On kunio's side it's slim pickings outside of super dodge ball neogeo but idk if that can even be released? And for double dragon arcade those are readily available elsewhere already no? My preferred way to play them is the fan made Double Dragon Reloaded.
*raises hand*
As much as I do like the arcade DD, I have far more fond memories of the NES game and, frankly, find that it plays better. Hit detection isn't shitty, the enemies are at least a little less annoying about hitting you while you attack and it just feels more "fair" overall even though it's still tough as nails.
isn't it single-player?
i had the Master System DD as a kid and all my friends were thrilled to play it over the NES one.
Kunio seems like such a difficult series to get into because there's so many releases that are either re-releases, remakes, or somehow sequels. It seems that this collection appears to feature arcade and NES era games so it largely avoids that, but it's a thing I've noticed with later entries.
Very cool to see a stronger focus on such a brand in the last few years or so.
Very cool to see a stronger focus on such a brand in the last few years or so.
Yup, good old alternating multiplayer, which is essentially just single player anyway. I'm fine with the game being that way, though, because I didn't play a lot of co-op games back in the day (and still barely do).
The original DD was an awesome and influential arcade game and the NES version - while technically inferior - was a great game too even if it was different than the arcade.
DDII in the arcade felt a bit clunky; the NES version felt snappier in terms of gameplay and enjoyed better level design.
DDIII flatly sucked as an arcade game and was marginally better on the NES.
Super Double Dragon and Double Dragon Advance - both console/handheld exclusives - are widely considered to be the apex of the franchise so DD really has enjoyed an interesting trajectory in terms of where the series found its best iterations.
That game is so fucking hard. You can't pop in credits to keep yourself alive so if you can't clear out the areas with the lives provided by one play, you have to start all over.
Yup.
Then we got Neon which was amazing.
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Then we got IV which was... dammit, why?
No clue.
I'm waiting for Arc to give us a REAL DD experience. I want it as much as I want want that new Streets of Rage.
I know I'm crazy, but if ASW still makes it and they don't farm it out to another developer again (go with WF again maybe? They've essentially done two of them, now) I'd be fine with doing something out there like Hard Core Uprising. Just make it super fast and snappy and do weird stuff. Anime it up. Make it HARD ROCKIN'
Arc System Works doing all this work with these old franchises is making me very intrigued.
Could something Smashing be in the works?
Could something Smashing be in the works?
Crash N The Boys Street Challenge?! Fuck yes!!
Wait, does this mean that we're getting the cancelled USA port of Crash N The Boys Ice Challenge too? I'm curious if the Japan only releases will be in English.
Wait, does this mean that we're getting the cancelled USA port of Crash N The Boys Ice Challenge too? I'm curious if the Japan only releases will be in English.
As far as we know, no translation work was ever completed before it got cancelled. The only NES ROM anyone has ever found was completely identical to the Japanese.
Ah got it. Still will be awesome to play all of these unreleased games!
Lol. I haven't played it for decades, so I have no recollection of the difficulty at all. I suck at everything, so it probably didn't stand out to me as any harder than anything else!
That they went in and translated every boxart is giving me hope :( I should prepare myself for that not to be the case though...
They only have a working NES emulator for this compilation and their other one on 3DS, so no
Official Announcement
officially announced
tweet and image makes it sound it is the same games
Amazing that a Japanese version has already been ported to Xbox, but no Western version release.
Wow! 11 Never before translated NES games! I wonder if they used fan translations.
Does anyone with the Japanese version know if the NES emulator they used clears up sprite flicker and slowdown? This could be one of the greatest compilations ever if it does.
Does anyone with the Japanese version know if the NES emulator they used clears up sprite flicker and slowdown? This could be one of the greatest compilations ever if it does.