Double Dragon (Atari 7800, Atari 2600)

in #retrogaming • 8 years ago (edited)



Atari 7800



Atari 7800



Atari 2600

The ad above is from the September/October 1989 issue of Atarian.

Read more: https://megalextoria.blogspot.com/2018/05/double-dragon-atari-7800.html

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     8 years ago 

    I wish I had a 7800. Awesome system!

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    File the Atari 2600 version under 'why?'

    I understand they did it to make some money, and obviously felt the potential sales would cover the investment but why? Sometimes you have to wonder, what was driving them to do this version.

    It could be looked at as one of the earliest 'demakes' in gaming if you want to put an interesting, modern, spin on the reasoning.

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     8 years ago 

    It does seem strange. Activision also released River Raid II and Rampage around this time period for the Atari 2600. Ghostbusters II came even later but was a PAL only release. I've read that the PAL release of Double Dragon is more common than the NTSC one so maybe its just that the 2600 was still selling in reasonable numbers in Europe that late. The Atari 2600Jr was marketed as a budget system from 1986 and Atari didn't stop making it (or distributing it anyway) until the end of 1991. I wonder how many disappointed kids asked for an NES for Christmas and got a 2600 in those years?

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