Should You Buy Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle?

Featuring 18 classic games from across both the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun (River City Ransom) franchise, and with 11 games localized for the first time, the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle is one of the most fascinating (and deceptive) retro collections released this generation. Is it worth $40? Should you buy the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun collection? Find out in today's Double Dragon & Kunio-kun review for Switch and PS4!

Disclaimer: A review code for Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle was provided by the publisher, Arc System Works.

This video is not intended for viewers under 13 years of age, and may contain content inappropriate for such viewers. Parental guidance suggested. Copyright © The Golden Bolt 2021. All rights reserved.

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[TheGoldenBolt]

This video was a small detour from the plan, but it's a collection I wanted to play anyway so it worked out! The next handful of videos will be an exciting bunch, I hope you'll enjoy them!

[braddl]

Short answer is yes, you should buy it it has a lot of amazing games worth the price.
If you dont mind a few being in Japanese is you can get physical versions with the key games like DD and River City titles are in English in the Japanese version. In japan its called the KUNIO KUN classics collection. The Kunio Kun games are about high school gangsters and its in fact based on Japanese high school dramas. From the 80s so yeah she was in fact offering to F them.

[jasonblalock]

I picked this up on launch day, and can concur with pretty much everything he said. There are a couple stinkers (like the track & field games) but the majority hold up amazingly well and are a blast to play. One thing worth mentioning is that a lot of that is due to the physics. The engine most of these use had some of the best physics interactions of any 8-bit game, and you can get some really cartoony chain reactions going when the conditions are right. Which is part of how these games can still be legitimately *funny* even 30 years later.

Plus, just the sheer absurdity of the scenarios. I mean, the basketball game speaks for itself, but what about playing soccer in the rain with constant lightning zapping the players? It's like something out of the Looney Tunes. Or a no-rules, full-contact version of hockey where (especially when playing with friends) you'll spend more time walloping each other with your sticks than actually taking shots? The way the series absolutely revels in its own silliness creates much of the charm.

[Wolfkaosaun]

River City Ransom is the greatest Double Dragon game

[grgmr]

7:20

"And he gets invited to Smash Bros."

Perfect reveal trailer!

[AtomicKG]

YOOoo! Thanks so much for this video! I was trying to look up a review for the double dragon trilogy ports… and now I’ve just learned all about this Kunio series which blows my mind, because I remember fondly loving World Cup for my old game boy… I had NO idea it was a part of this whole series. You sold me on this bundle and I haven’t even barely touched the double dragon games since getting it lol.

[RareKirbyStarBall]

As a Kunio-kun fan for years. This is worth the buy, I use to play with my brother when I was a kid all those sports games on new. I even told my brother Kunio-kun like the Japanese Mario sports games. And they were all good I loved it. So many laughs and memories. Worth the buy

[ChrisCa]

Having all 3 Double Dragon games and River City Ransom are worth it for me. Also, have you ever played the arcade version of Double Dragon? It was hard as balls, but man it was fun.

[ricky]

I am so happy that kunio kun series is alive again. I thought I was only the one who played the series in my childhood. I loved it. This gave me nostalgia.

[dvornikovalexei]

Played Nekketsu Fighting Legend with my brother who is 11 days younger than me this whole afternoon.It's an excellent nostalgic feeling after so many years, our childhood relieved.We don't get to meet much these days because we are adults now.

Great couch co op. Thanks to Nintendo for making co op alive again. Thanks to Arc for porting it in English and making us relieve the memories.

[madagrar]

World Cup was one of my favorite games on the NES as a kid. I had the Volleyball/World Cup combo cart.

[Bangcat]

They're brawler sports games. It counts. We saw plenty double dragon. It's nice as extras, but we came for the Kunio. If you want more double dragon, there's been many already sold this generation.

Would've been nice to have super double dragon and a translated version up to the japanese version of super double dragon.

[siwol]

Hard to get onto them these days but they will always be the most impressive experience for me ever. The old days of sneaking out of school to run to the old bus station cafe, and fumbling my ten pence into the hole so I could kick some ass!! Cheers for the video.

[joegoodman]

Thanks for the review! I like the brawlers, but I really loved super dodgeball and nintendo world cup back in the NES days. (I even tried making my own kunio kun sports game on game maker. It was like a mix between super dodgeball, nintendo world cup, and ff10 blitzball.) Looking forward to some online play.

[deddrz]

2:10 I'd disagree with the 'for some reason' sentiment, heck I want to get this game just for the Japanese version of the river city ransom games, as the more recent River City Girls series has those same characters, wereas it doesn't really make sense story-wise if you are going from the English version of River City Ransom.

[bigjaket]

The title is not a lie because no mater what Kunio starts out doing it turns into a fight.

[SkyFellowship]

Came back after an hour and can finally watch the last 5 mins of the review. Good vid, helped me make my mind up on buying 😺

[garethc]

I really want a physical version of this game in the UK. Doubt it’s coming so fingers crossed for limited run or similar company to step up and do it.

[wesocracy]

This makes me want to try these out. Knowing I'll die hundreds of times with my pure "skill"

[feartheoldblood]

When are you gonna do another project like you did for PlayStation all stars? The amount of love and emotion you put in that 2 parter was astounding and ive re watched it like 4 times. Both parts and went and got a copy of the game to relive it. That is easily your best video not only production and editing wise but received as well and would love your commentary on other games you're passionate about.