# Double Dragon > Play Double Dragon online free: Billy and Jimmy Lee fight the Black Warriors to rescue Marian in the 1987 Technos arcade game. Cheats for lives. - Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/double-dragon/ - Category: Action - Made by: a third-party developer; hosted and played on Yes This Game - Price: free, no download, no sign-up ## In short Double Dragon is the 1987 Technos arcade beat 'em up. Marian has been kidnapped by the Black Warriors gang, and the twin brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee fight through the city, the factory, the forest and the gang's hideout to get her back, using fists, kicks, bats, whips and knives. Play it in your browser with keyboard, gamepad or an on-screen pad on phones, and switch on unlimited lives, energy or time with the cheats button. **How to control it:** Press Play and wait for the arcade machine to start, then press Coin (V) and Start (Enter). Keyboard: arrow keys walk, Z punches, X kicks, C jumps. Phone: on-screen cross, A punch, B kick, C jump, Coin and Start. The magic wand button next to full screen opens the cheats. **Double Dragon** is the game that made the side-scrolling beat 'em up a genre. It opens with Marian punched in the stomach and carried off by the Black Warriors gang, and the twin martial artists Billy and Jimmy Lee go after her through four missions. Enemies drop baseball bats, whips and knives, and you can throw barrels, boxes and even dynamite. This is the 1987 Technos arcade game, and it plays right here in your browser with no download. Like street brawlers? Try [Final Fight](https://yesthisgame.com/final-fight/) and [Streets of Rage 2](https://yesthisgame.com/streets-of-rage-2/) too. ## How to play 1. Press **Play** under the title picture and wait a moment while the arcade machine starts. 2. Press **Coin** (V on a keyboard) to add a credit, then **Start** (Enter). 3. Walk with the arrow keys, punch with **Z** , kick with **X** and jump with **C** . 4. Knock an enemy dizzy, then walk into him to grab him by the hair for knees and a throw. 5. Take the weapons the enemies drop. A bat or a whip keeps enemies at a distance. 6. Beat the boss at the end of each mission. The big brute Abobo and the gang boss Willy, with his machine gun, are the toughest. 7. Watch the TIME counter: if it reaches zero, you lose a life. ## Controls **Computer:** arrow keys walk, Z punches, X kicks, C jumps, V adds a coin and Enter is Start. Move the mouse over the game to show the bar with pause, restart, sound, save state, load state and full screen buttons. **Phone and tablet:** the pad under the game has the cross, **A** to punch, **B** to kick, **C** to jump, and Coin and Start buttons. A USB or Bluetooth gamepad also works. ## Cheats Press the **magic wand** button next to the full screen button above the game. A small panel opens over the game, and the game waits until you close it. The cheats switch on a few seconds after the machine has started. - **Unlimited lives:** you never run out of lives. - **Unlimited energy:** your energy bar stays full. - **Infinite time:** the timer stays at 99. Reloading the page turns the cheats off again. ## Billy and Jimmy Lee Player one is Billy Lee in blue, player two his brother Jimmy in red. They fight side by side, and one brother can hold an enemy from behind while the other hits him. In a two-player game the story has a famous twist: after Willy falls, the brothers must fight each other to decide who wins Marian. ## About Double Dragon Technos Japan released Double Dragon in arcades in 1987. Its two-player brawling, its weapons and its grab-and-throw moves set the pattern for Final Fight, Streets of Rage and many others, and it was followed by Double Dragon II and III and ports to almost every home system of the time. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Double Dragon free to play here? Yes. You can play it free in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up. ### How do I start the game? Press Coin (V) to add a credit, then Start (Enter). You can add more credits any time to continue. ### Can two people play? Yes. A second player can join with a second gamepad and plays Jimmy Lee. ### Can I play it on my phone? Yes. On a phone or tablet an on-screen pad with Coin and Start appears under the game. ### Can I save my progress? Yes. The bar under the game has save state and load state buttons that keep the game in your browser on this device.