This week just gets better and better as another game has hit our news feeds and it’s none other than Double Dragon for the Amiga, but as an AGA edition. First released way back in the 80’s by Taito Corporation, Double Dragon in the Arcades was a fantastic beat ’em up game that featured high grade fighting two player fun on many different systems such as the Amstrad, Amiga and C64. But now thanks to JOTD, he is working on bringing the Amiga version more in line with the Arcade. In fact one person even said “I honestly thought that the original was the worst home conversion that could possibly exist.”
Original Version
AGA Version
The long-standing quest to bring a definitive, arcade-quality version of Double Dragon to the Amiga could be reaching its full potential. Legendary porter JOTD (Jean-François Fabre) has provided a significant update on the project, which is being developed specifically for AGA-equipped Amigas (such as the A1200 and A4000). After what JOTD described as “brutal debugging sessions,” the developer has successfully stabilized the core of the game, with scrolling still to fix and a completable game. While the original 1980s Amiga port was often criticized for poor graphics and lackluster performance, this new AGA edition aims to leverage the advanced chipset to deliver a much more faithful recreation of the arcade original.
- This project follows JOTD’s successful track record of high-quality Amiga conversions, including recent releases like Dig Dug 2 (January 2026) and Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja. His ports are known for being “transcodes” that often use original arcade code (z80 to 68k assembly) to ensure maximum accuracy.
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