{"id":108736,"date":"2020-02-06T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/02\/arc_system_works_is_bringing_the_double_dragon_and_kunio-kun_retro_brawler_bundle_to_the_west"},"modified":"2020-02-06T00:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T00:45:00","slug":"arc-system-works-is-bringing-the-double-dragon-kunio-kun-retro-brawler-bundle-to-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/06\/arc-system-works-is-bringing-the-double-dragon-kunio-kun-retro-brawler-bundle-to-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Arc System Works Is Bringing The Double Dragon &amp; Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle To The West"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2baee7bb8d6e7\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2baee7bb8d6e7\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Double Dragon Kunio-Kun\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ec01f8a5c1e9f\/double-dragon-kunio-kun.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ec01f8a5c1e9f\/double-dragon-kunio-kun.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Double Dragon Kunio-Kun\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update &#8211; Thu 6th Feb, 2020 00:45 GMT:<\/strong> Exactly a week later, Arc System Works has made the western release of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/double_dragon_and_kunio-kun_retro_brawler_bundle\">Double Dragon &amp; Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle<\/a><\/strong> official. It will arrive on the Switch in North America on 20th February.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the rundown via the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/arcsystemworks.com\/double-dragon-kunio-kun-retro-brawler-bundle-brings-18-classic-games-to-the-west-later-this-month\/\">official game site<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>DOUBLE DRAGON &amp; Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle, consists of 18 titles including 7 DOUBLE DRAGON and Kunio-kun vintage games from the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s, and all 11 Kunio-kun classic titles from the Family Computer Disk System that have been localized into English for the first time ever. Game genres vary from side-scrolling action, beat-\u2019em-up, sports, and action RPG. Online play mode is available for all titles, and a total of 55 in-game missions are waiting for you to obtain nicknames and avatars to show off to your friends! Can you complete all the games?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>And here is the full list of games, including 11 Famicom titles which have been localised in English for the first time ever:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Double Dragon Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Double Dragon<\/em> (1987)<\/li>\n<li><em>Double Dragon II: The Revenge<\/em> (1988)<\/li>\n<li><em>Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones<\/em> (1990)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kunio-kun Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Renegade<\/em> (1986)<\/li>\n<li><em>Super Dodge Ball<\/em> (1988)<\/li>\n<li><em>River City Ransom<\/em> (1989)<\/li>\n<li><em>Crash\u2019n the Boys Street Challenge<\/em> (1992)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kunio-kun Series<\/strong> (Published only in Japan, first time localized in NA)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Downtown Nekketsu Story<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club \u2013 Soccer Story<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Downtown Special Kunio-kun\u2019s Historical Period Drama!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Go-Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club Slip-and-Slide Madness<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nekketsu Fighting Legend<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Kunio-kun\u2019s Nekketsu Soccer League<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nekketsu! Street Basketball All-Out Dunk Heroes<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Arc 1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/188a8ad902611\/arc-1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/188a8ad902611\/arc-1.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Arc 1\"><\/a><a title=\"Arc 2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a4bbc77ec8e0f\/arc-2.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a4bbc77ec8e0f\/arc-2.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Arc 2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Arc 3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ada1fb228283a\/arc-3.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ada1fb228283a\/arc-3.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Arc 3\"><\/a><a title=\"Arc 4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0fb8b051a6e79\/arc-4.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0fb8b051a6e79\/arc-4.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Arc 4\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story &#8211; Thu 30th Jan, 2020 07:30 GMT:<\/strong> It was only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/01\/smash_bros_ultimate_hosts_kunio-kun_event_later_this_week_four_new_spirits_up_for_grabs\">last week<\/a> we were saying how underrepresented the <strong>Kunio-kun<\/strong> series was, and now this week it&#8217;s been discovered the <strong>Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection<\/strong> will seemingly be localised.<\/p>\n<p>According to a tweet by <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gematsucom\/status\/1222401133639020544\">Gematsu<\/a>, this information comes from the PSN info database <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVHNuZlPlG?amp=1\">Gamstat<\/a>, which lists the same collection as the &#8220;Double Dragon &amp; Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle&#8221; and includes the above image. The original version of this collection was made available for the Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in Japan, so a release on Nintendo&#8217;s system locally appears to be highly likely.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a look at the original game, which includes a mixture of Kunio-kun and Double Dragon experiences, ranging from sports to more traditional beat &#8217;em up action.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qN-nzpFo54g?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Is this the collection you&#8217;ve been waiting for? Let us know.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update &#8211; Thu 6th Feb, 2020 00:45 GMT: Exactly a week later, Arc System Works has made the western release of the Double Dragon &amp; Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle official. It will arrive on the Switch in North America on 20th February. Here&#8217;s the rundown via the official game site: DOUBLE DRAGON &amp; Kunio-kun Retro [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}