Double Dungeons
Encyclopedia
Double Dungeons is a two-player role playing game developed by Masaya and published by NCS for the TurboGrafx-16
in 1989 in Japan, and in 1990 in North America. It was released for the European Virtual Console
on Nintendo's Wii
console on March 9, 2007, and on the North American Virtual Console
March 12, 2007.
In the game, players select from 22 levels, earning gold and experience by killing enemies. The last level is not accessible until the player beats the others. This gold can be used to buy items and weapons at a shop, or rest at an inn, while the experience points help to raise the player's level.
The player(s) cannot die, but are sent back to the start of the dungeon if they lose in battle. The two-player split-screen mode is co-op.
and fans on the web. Players trashed it for having monotonous gameplay and graphics and lack of story. A favorable review was written at TheBrothersDuomazov.com during their quest to review all PC Engine titles.
More information on the Virtual Console version of this game can be found at: Double Dungeons VC
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....
in 1989 in Japan, and in 1990 in North America. It was released for the European Virtual Console
Virtual console
A virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux, and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
on Nintendo's Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
console on March 9, 2007, and on the North American Virtual Console
Virtual console
A virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux, and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
March 12, 2007.
In the game, players select from 22 levels, earning gold and experience by killing enemies. The last level is not accessible until the player beats the others. This gold can be used to buy items and weapons at a shop, or rest at an inn, while the experience points help to raise the player's level.
The player(s) cannot die, but are sent back to the start of the dungeon if they lose in battle. The two-player split-screen mode is co-op.
Reception
The modern VC release received poor scores by IGNIGN
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and fans on the web. Players trashed it for having monotonous gameplay and graphics and lack of story. A favorable review was written at TheBrothersDuomazov.com during their quest to review all PC Engine titles.
More information on the Virtual Console version of this game can be found at: Double Dungeons VC