"Well, vacation's over. What a sad thing, right?" Riley asked, sighing and shaking his head. "Luckily, you've got this awesome class to come back to so maybe it won't be so bad. Anyway, today we're gonna be playing Double Dragon."

Aw yeah, fighting games for the win. Perfect for the nerd who needed to release some rage.

"In Double Dragon, the player takes control of martial artist Billy Lee, or his twin brother Jimmy (also known as Hammer and Spike in the supplementary materials for the American arcade release), as they fight their way into the turf of the Black Warriors gang in order to rescue their common love interest Marian. Yep, they both love a girl and they team up to get her back. Kinda weird but...brotherly right?"

It probably wouldn't work that way in the real world, of course. "The game is divided into four different stages or "missions," which consist of a city slum, a factory, the woods, and the gang's hideout. The game normally ends if a single player defeats the final boss alone. However, if two players manage to complete the game together, they are then forced to fight each other in order to determine who will win Marian's affections. So, maybe I spoke to soon, huh? No sharing allowed in video games even back then!"

Riley chuckled. "So, that's what we're gonna be playing today. It's a fairly long game for its time so we probably won't beat it but feel free to team up and play or play alone. Have fun!"