Mike writes: "Bitmap Books, along with Tim Nicholls, should be proud of what they created here. Artcade: The Book of Classic Arcade Game Artwork is a masterpiece and belongs on the coffee table of anyone who has ever experienced the joy of walking around an arcade and wondering which game they should drop their quarter into next."
Titles like Double Dragon, Cadillac and Dinosaurs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Golden Axe were monster hits and have become classics in the beat ’em-up genre, but one in particular deserves a next-gen reboot.
Creators share development stories on the genre-defining, co-op side-scrolling series, from collaborative two-player action to chaotic friendly fire.
Double Dragon 1 arcade is my favourite. It consumed a lot of my parents' money! Both Pounds and Francs.
'Accidental' friendly fire on my brother was always on the menu too!
Being at my local pizzeria while the Double Dragon main theme played in the background is one of my fondest childhood memories.
When I was a kid every weekend after finishing pain in the ass school. I would always rent DD for the SMS always wished my SMS when I was a kid had the FM sound mod to it DD on SMS with the FM I like. I own DD on SMS now bought it dirt cheap in a game lot and I still love playing it. I wish my parents also bought me a NES when I was a kid so I could have enjoyed the other DD games. I played the DD fighting game on the SNES what a complete mess that game is good thing I rented it. Battletoads and DD was a decent game I enjoyed it on my SNES I have never played DD 2 or DD3 on the NES but they look interesting.
Ghosts'n Demons is a really cool-looking Ghosts 'n Goblins fan game released for the original's 30th anniversary.
