Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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Published 2018-01-02
This Technos developed brawler followup to the classic Double Dragon II: The Revenge is a good game, but it doesn't compare as favorably to its predecessor as it would probably like. The graphics are packed with detail, but are somewhat lacking in character compared to part 2. Despite the diversity of the background graphics, the whole thing manages to look pretty generic. And very brown. The music is excellent though, and the controls are quite a bit easier to handle than they were in the first two games. I also really liked how the choice of multiple characters provided a bit of variety to the gameplay.
The main problem with the game is that its challenge is a bit on the obnoxious side. It's nowhere near as hard as most people make it out to be (though to be fair, it's absolutely brutal until you figure out that 95% of the enemy attacks can be easily sidestepped by moving up and down), but it quickly becomes repetitive. But, the story line, however pointless and senseless, is pretty entertaining and helps to break the monotony.
It does bear mentioning that this wasn't a straight port of the arcade version (Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone) - there are a fair few differences. Of course, this was typical for NES Double Dragon games, though the Japanese version of DD3 kept the story line much closer to the arcade's one than the US version did.
The Sacred Stones certainly isn't a bad game. It plays smoothly, moves well, and puts up a reasonable challenge, and it is quite a bit of fun until it wears out its welcome on the 700th wave of the same pair of enemies. DD3 sits firmly in third place behind DD1 and 2, but then again, so do the great majority of NES beat 'em ups.
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All Comments (21)
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This was my favorite double dragon game. It had something special. I'm 44 yrs old
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I’m a grown ass man with two kids now and it’s the first time I’ve seen this ending. Hard ass game. Collected dust in my room for years due to rage quit
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So beautiful were childhood days..
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My dad rented this for me from the video store when I was little. I swear the game was over a month late cause we were trying so hard to beat it together!!!! Such good times it's something I'll never forget.
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Italy’s music hit me hard as a kid and stuck with me to this day.
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Loved this game, didn't beat it until I was grown.
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32:25 The best game music ending, forever
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I have vivid memories of beating this game multiple times when I was 5. I'm 24 now and if I was held at gunpoint, beating this game being the only way of survival, I would've been dead by now.
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I guess I played every 1990 game with my family. It's wonderful to watch entire video game videos again.
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Strangely, back in the day I owned DD 2 and 3, but not the first one... even now, after having played the first game, I still like the 2nd installment the most by far. It had some of the most epic final bosses on NES, and I just liked how it played the most overall. :)
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This was the bestest of all the games for some reason
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« We must go to Egypt to rescue Marion ! » Mission 4 : ITALY.
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i'm 18 years old and i played this when i was 5 years old and i still loving it, i played this at a family clone, latinoamerica (south america) privileges XD
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Literally that was my favourite game in my childhood time 😍
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miss these games so much
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One of my favorite games of childhood..... While watching it has taken me in the past... And i still remembers the stage and it's villian's.
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I spent hours and it was a true accomplishment as a 12 yr old to complete this game .. I even recorded it on vhs bc i felt it was such an accomplishment .. this game holds a special place
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Best DD game ever from gameplay to music to everything!
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This was my shit, favorite DD of all time. Great music, good mechanics and a nice challenge.
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Loved this game as a kid.
