Mean streets: Double Dragon & Monopoly | Segaiden 065

Whether you're conquering them with spin kicks or rent increases, this week's Master System pairing is all about taking charge of the streets. This is not a strictly chronological pairing, mind you, but I've kinda skipped over Monopoly for a few episodes because I've developed a real distaste for the source property (in reality, about two months separated the arrival of these two games). My dislike of Monopoly is not a knock on the Master System release, because it does a bad thing well. There's merit to that. But if you've got 10 friends who want to sit around the TV and take turns playing video games, why not skip Monopoly and do five consecutive sessions of Double Dragon? Unlike the better-known NES release, this version of Double Dragon sticks close to the arcade original... that means cooperative multiplayer! And also super-cheap enemies who get attack priority and make the whole thing feel deeply unfair. Well. So it goes, I guess. You take the good with the bad... as the fact that I've paired Double Dragon with Monopoly in the first place demonstrates. Production notes: Why watch when you can read? All 420 full-color pages of SG-1000 Works: Segaiden Vol. I are now in print at Limited Run Games (https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books). You can also grab the massive hardcover print editions of NES Works, Super NES Works, and Virtual Boy works as well. Look for NES Works Gaiden Vol. I and Master System Works Vol. I in 2024-25. Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! Master System footage captured from U.S. carts running through a cart adapter on Japanese Master System hardware and MiSTer (thanks to MiSTerAddOns). Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4K. RGB cables courtesy of StoneAgeGamer.com and Allie Bellrose.