ZX Speccy Stories Episode 5 – Double Dragon | Hammer & Spike !!

Welcome back to ZX Speccy Stories!I’m Andy Godoy, and in this episode I’m heading back to the streets for one of the most iconic beat ’em ups of the 1980s — Double Dragon.I’ll be talking about the ZX Spectrum version, how it looked, how it played, and whether it really captured the magic of the arcade original.And, as always, this isn’t a technical review or a complete history of the game.It’s my Double Dragon story.The memories.The music.The sprites.The frustration.The excitement.And that feeling of finally having an arcade game sitting in your own home… even if it wasn’t quite the arcade game you remembered!So get ready to step into the streets, grab a baseball bat and watch out for the Black Warriors.Billy and Jimmy are waiting.Did you play Double Dragon on the ZX Spectrum, C64, Amstrad or another home computer?Did you love it?Did you hate it?Or did you spend most of your time wondering why the arcade version looked so much better?!8-Bit Memories • Classic Games • Honest Stories