There are 4 character types, the Lee brothers and 3 new character types (who are available via the weapon shops in the American and World versions, and are selectable in the Japanese version). A graffiti in the first stage reads "Gigandes", which one of the team's previous games.
The first two Double Dragon games were created by an internal team at Technos, but this game was written by an outside team called East Technology (see Staff section for more information). Double Dragon 3 was released in November 1990 by Technos. TECHNICAL Game ID: TA-0030 Main CPU: Motorola 68000 12 Mhz) Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 3.579545 Mhz) Sound Chips: Yamaha YM2151 3.579545 Mhz), OKI6295 8.5 Khz) Players: 3 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 3 TRIVIA Developed by East Technology. Enemies include living tree men and rock creatures. Mission 5 - Egypt - The final stage is composed of seven levels, which includes a desert field, an underground forest, a trap room with stone pillars and giant hands emerging from the floor, a hall with a flying disc. He wields a long hand spear and can block attacks with his shield. After defeating all the archers, Giuliano will dismount at the end of the level and fight the player. After defeating most of the archers, the boss Giuliano, a man decked in gladiator armor, will attempt to run the player over with his horse. Mission 4 - Italy - Consists of a single level set in the ruins of a coliseum. He attacks with throwing stars and smoke bombs and splits into three forms when he's down on his life. The second area takes place inside a castle, where the player will face a few more swordsmen before taking out on the boss, Ranzou, a ninja. The first area takes place outside a castle, with bamboo traps and enemies coming out of walls. Mission 3 - Japan - The enemies are samurai swordsmen. When he's down in life, he will wield out his club. The boss at the end of level is Li Cheng-Long, a Shaolin Martial Arts expert who resembles Bruce Lee. The stage takes place in a single level set in a countryside near the Great Wall of China. Mission 2 - China - The enemies are martial artists that specialize in flying kicks. The boss in this is Jim, a red-haired biker wearing a leather jacket. After defeating the first wave of enemies, the player will enter a warehouse, where they encounter bikers that will try to run over them with their bike. The first area takes place in a downtown area of city. There are 5 stages in the game: Mission 1 - America - The enemies in this stage are typical thugs and bikers. Power-Up - Increases the character's agility.Energy - Restores the current character's life to 150%.Only the Lees can have purchase and wield weapons. Weapons - A nunchaku or sword are given player.If the player's current character dies, then the new techniques will be inherited by the next character in reserve, if there is one. Tricks - The hurricane kick and the one-armed stand head butt are added to the player's move set. The Oyama Brothers (Masao, Kunio, Akira) - Japanese karate masters dressed in gis specializing in speedy attacks.The Chin Brothers (Seimei, Taimei, Sinmei) - Chubby Chinese men with powerful attacks.
Up to three fighters can be have in reserve.
They have the most energy of the four character types. The Urquidez Brothers (Roney, Sunny, Jonny) - Tall European grapplers.There are three character types in addition to the Lee brothers. Extra Guys - Allows the player to control a new character who replaces the current fighter when he dies.The power-ups differ between stages differ between stages and are available as followed. The game features weapon shops that allows the player to purchase power-ups by inserting additional tokens. Techniques from the previous games such as the hair grab and the elbow punch are gone, but new ones are added such as the belly-to-back throw and the back-to-back hurricane kick, as well as the ability to dash by tapping the joystick left or right twice. The 3rd player takes control of a yellow-clad Lee brother named Sonny, who is exclusive to this game. The game can played by up to 2 or 3 players, depending on the cabinet and settings.
The 3rd and final arcade entry of the Double Dragon series (not counting the later Neo-Geo fighting game based on the movie) features a completely gameplay system and graphics from the first two installments. They embark on a world quest - joining up with new allies in the process - and try to lay claim to the famous 'Rosetta Stone'. Since the Lee brothers are looking for a true challenge to put their martial arts skills to the ultimate test, they agree to face this mysterious new enemy. A mysterious fortune teller warns Billy & Jimmy Lee about the rise of a powerful enemy in Egypt. Arcade Video game published 31 years ago: Double Dragon 3 - The Rosetta Stone © 1990 Technos Japan Corp.