Double Dragon

Technos Japan's 1988 FC classic that helped define the co-op beat-'em-up genre. Taking control of Billy Lee, players fight solo or with a friend through city streets, buildings, and a fortified enemy base to rescue his girlfriend Marian from the Black Warriors gang, using punches, kicks, and environmental weapons. The two-player cooperative mode, diverse combat moves, and carefully escalating level design cemented Double Dragon as one of the most iconic action games of the FC era and a lasting influence on the beat-'em-ups that followed.