in 1987

The years immediately following the release of Technos’ Double Dragon in 1987 are regarded as the golden age of the genre, bringing us a variety of new innovations, beginning with Double Dragon’s implementation of simultaneous two-player cooperative gameplay — a mainstay of the genre for many years, though not always present in more modern titles.

1994

A film version of Double Dragon was released in theaters in 1994, directed by James Yukich and starring Scott Wolf and Mark Dacascos as the Lee brothers.

in June 1987

Released into arcades in June 1987 – Double Dragon became a big hit for publisher/developer Technōs.