Limited Run Announces Two Double Dragon Physical Releases For Switch

I just don’t understand why LR has to have 2 separate physical releases when they can put all the DD games on one card???

Man, who would pay that much for Double Dragon IV? It’s not like it’s even a good game 😂

@joey302 greed my friend, greed.

@joey302 agree. A Double Dragon Collection in physical would be sweet. Just last month LRG did a Doom Collection with 1, 2 and 3 in the same cart for 29.99. Wonder if this Double Dragon decision was theirs or the brand owner.

Finally, Bimmy and Jimmy on a physical cart once again..!

I sometime don't understand why they couldn't just bundle both as a double collection, after all the Doom games had all 3 games in one, why not had 2 Double Dragon games in one, they are called Double Dragon for a reason.

@Ghost_of_Hasashi They missed a trick, should have been called Single Dragon instead.

Not sure if the decision to sell these separately instead in one bundle if the decision of LRG or the IP holders, but I do know that LRG has to reach out to the publishers in order to do these releases. They have to reach an agreement and then order all of their pre-orders for cartridge construction. Definitely would've been better as one package, just not sure who's final call it is.

@Ghost_of_Hasashi Double Dip Dragon, perhaps? 😋

Phew. I can happily not bother with either of these.

You can come out, wallet, it's safe.

Super double dragon and battletoads and double dragon physical release would've been something to talk about.

Thanks for the news, but RGT85 already brought this to my attention...

The lack of a standalone OST release for Neon is baffling...and sad 🙁 I love that OST, but I'm not giving them an extra 55 bucks for an incomplete OST and a bunch of stuff I don't care for...

Definitely picking up the standard edition of Neon though and maybe the vinyl for DD4, to go along with my other DD records. The physical of 4 though, I believe I'll skip. Not that big of a fan of the series to double-dip on that game.

@stuntz0rZ Then diplomacy has failed and war is upon us. Shut down the site, lads. It’s all over.

I am getting increasingly annoyed with LRG opting for separate releases for games that should be bundled together. No More Heroes I + II would have fit on a single 8GB cartridge; Outlast I + II on a 16GB cartridge (Outlast II required a 16GB cart either way, so, this was just bloody wasteful); and Shantae plus Risky's Revenge should have also been bundled together considering that both would have likely fit on a 1GB cartridge. But LRG know their market and have no qualms about charging double for what should have been a combined release.

Just going off the artwork, DDIV appears to have been published by Arc System Works while Neon was published by WayForward (?) which may explain the two separate releases in this case, but it is no less annoying, especially as "IV" was critically panned and looks like trash (what kind of modern sequel reverts to the "art style" of an NES game?!).

I am happy about the news of Neon (which I was cautiously optimistic would get a physical release), and I will reluctantly buy IV just because (I've had it on my wish list since launch, but it never dropped to an acceptable price, though that goes out the window now that there's a physical release available).

I am also fed up with LRG's stupidly oversized and overpriced special editions for even the lowest tier releases. Not even AAA games are given such treatment. I just wish that the soundtrack CDs weren't held hostage behind them as I would happily grab the CDs otherwise. I also wish that the cover art for the standard editions was more akin to the special editions. DDIV looks like trash, but boy does that box look beautiful.

I just can't get on board with the idea of 'modern' DD titles. I have such fond memories of playing DD on ZX Spectrum with my school mate pretty much every night over a full school year; me on one half of the keyboard and him on the other. It was the only Speccy game we could complete. A couple of years later when I got a NES I excitedly asked for DD for my birthday. My excitement though soon turned to disappointment upon booting up the game; there was no 2 player option, and to my young mind everything about this version seemed inferior in every way to the Speccy version. I've never played, or been bothered for, a DD since.

@Tipehtfomottob tried the Master System version? Or the Mega Drive version? Gameboy Advance?

I like their little joke of the cassette rewinder 😁

I know, I’m old...

❗For some reason, I always pair this Game with the 'Scott Pilgrim' Game which I had on PS3, have digitally on Switch and have pre-ordered a copy from LRG.

Likewise with DD:N.

To 'complete' the 'duo', I'll get the physical release of DD:N.

@Paulo Doom is another fine example, although I ordered it anyway, I was upset that Doom 64 was sorely missing from that collection!! 🤷‍♂️

@joey302 : LRG had already issued DOOM 64 some months prior, so, they wouldn't have included it in the collection.

I wish all four games were together on a single cartridge though. I even would have bought four copies of the collection if it included local wireless multiplayer.

@joey302 Same reason they keep making overpriced limited releases of mediocre games that barely noones likes.

I appreciate LR’s mission, but lately it feels like they’re more committed to whatever additional plastic paraphernalia they can cram in to justify a “collector’s edition”, than actual game preservation...

There are a lot of games that could use a leg up in circulation before Double Dragon, fellas!

love classic games like this. 2d games are still awesome to me. I will take a retro game with a fresh coat of paint any day of the week.

@joey302 sure they could, but this way they get double the money...
Anyway, at least it's not a single (emulated) game boy game on a cartridge!

Hey, that's awesome! I always did want to try out Neon, so I guess I'll finally get my chance in like nine more months! ^^

@Silly_G I know I missed out on Doom 64! Now it’s $80 or better on eBay etc. 🙄
I guess I was hoping to see them toss Doom 64 in here not only for a more complete collection but for those like me who missed out on it last time lol. Oh well there’s always the possibility it could appear on Best Buy shelves.

Like too many LR announcements, if it had come around the same time as the digital release, I'd be more tempted. Same with the Castlevania collection. The priciness is a barrier to begin with, but the double-dip factor makes it a non-starter.

@Marxally that’s true. I really only buy LR games that I’m truly interested in like classics such as the recent Castlevania Collection, Panzer Dragoon etc. Not really big on most of the indie games that they put out .

@nessisonett Yeah, I actually consider Super/Return of Double Dragon to be more of a proper DD4 (even with how awfully rushed it was and how the story doesn't really connect with the previous three)

@PiXeLSteF No, I didn't have a MS or GB. I had a MD where SoR was the superior alternative.

@Tipehtfomottob yeah well SoR is still ace of course

@Marxally the whole service is a profitable scam imo

@nessisonett it’s a very good game. You clearly have no idea about the series

With all the complaining it shows how sad people have gotten. Everyone wants everything handed to them and whines even when it is resonance.
Me myself I will be getting both of these.

@joey302 because, money.

It's aggravating when Limited Run do stuff like this. I bought their separate releases of Blaster Master Zero 1 & 2 last year only to find that a third game is soon on the way and the entire trilogy is being released on one cart at the end of July, in Japan at least. sigh 🙁

Jupp, will get DDN. Love this game and the design. Plus, this package full if goodiea just looks too damn awesome to not buy it ^^

@TromaDogg So just sell your copies of Blaster Master Zero 1 & 2 and buy the 3-in-1 cart. It will surely be less than what you get for the LRG releases (and you'll likely even get more than you paid for them).

So it’s double double dragon then?

I bought DDIV for $2 digitally, no way I'm going to spend $35 on that. But I guess is a good chance for DD fans to have all Double Dragon games physically. I might pick DD Neon physical thou

@TimGibsonPBS. That Scott Pilgrim was though...also the No More Heores bundle.

They have their highs and lows..

@joey302 because they're two different games?

@TromaDogg What has that got to do with LRG?

@YANDMAN What has the first comment on this thread got to do with LRG then?

DD IV is one of the worst of the series and the creators should be embarrassed.