Regarding the maps by snesmaster...I've been meaning to tell you this for years Rick, but your maps are the best on the net. Nothing like a good map that uses actual game screen shots. Even though I've finished all but 3 NES games, I enjoy looking at your maps, both for nostalgia purposes and for getting me interested in games I beat years ago. Maybe they remind me of the old Nintendo Power maps...I dunno.
As for Double Dragon, I've beaten this game several times without any Game Genie/Save states/etc. back in the late 80s/early 90s and it was pure luck in getting past the wall sections and conserving those lives for the final battles. Just gotta accept the randomness of it I guess.
U.S. NES games left to beat: 3
Last 3 U.S. NES games beaten: Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, Nobunaga's Ambition II and Gemfire
Updated: 7/21/10