<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
not	O
developed	O
internally	O
at	O
Technōs	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
was	O
instead	O
contracted	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
East	O
Technology	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
differently	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
twin	O
martial	O
artists	O
Billy	O
and	O
Jimmy	O
Lee	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
approached	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
fortune	O
teller	O
named	O
Hiruko	O
,	O
who	O
sends	O
them	O
on	O
a	O
worldwide	O
journey	O
to	O
retrieve	O
three	O
mystical	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stones	I-Operating_System
and	O
uncover	O
the	O
mystery	O
surrounding	O
them	O
in	O
Egypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
,	O
which	O
ran	O
on	O
similar	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
players	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
cabinet	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
new	O
Lee	O
sibling	O
named	O
Sonny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
version	O
also	O
features	O
item	O
shops	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
use	O
additional	O
credits	O
to	O
purchase	O
in-game	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
weapons	O
,	O
additional	O
moves	O
and	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
forms	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
system	O
would	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
later-released	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
conventional	O
character	O
select	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
arcade	O
release	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
home	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
various	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
emulated	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
called	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
discards	O
the	O
directional	O
attack	O
buttons	O
from	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
fighters	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
(	O
mixed	O
martial	O
arts	O
champions	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
(	O
tai	O
chi	O
experts	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
(	O
karate	B-Application
masters	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
finished	O
a	O
bit	O
later	O
than	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
and	O
features	O
drastic	O
changes	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
woman	O
tells	O
the	O
Lee	O
brothers	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
strongest	O
adversary	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
three	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stones	I-Operating_System
that	O
have	O
been	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
three	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stones	I-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
procured	O
,	O
the	O
Lee	O
brothers	O
 '	O
journey	O
reaches	O
its	O
final	O
destination	O
in	O
Egypt	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
face	O
all	O
sorts	O
of	O
supernatural	O
creatures	O
as	O
they	O
enter	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
's	O
tomb	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
mystery	O
surrounding	O
the	O
stones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
internally	O
developed	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
busy	O
working	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
such	O
as	O
WWF	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
a	O
company	O
called	O
East	O
Technology	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
was	O
the	O
1989	O
arcade	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
Gigandes	B-Application
,	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
sequel	O
with	O
a	O
drastically	O
different	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphic	O
style	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Inoue	O
and	O
Takaro	O
Nozaki	O
,	O
replacing	O
original	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
composer	O
Kazunaka	O
Yamane	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
busy	O
composing	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
Yamane	O
later	O
returned	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
CD	O
album	O
that	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
album	O
(	O
tracks	O
1	O
to	O
12	O
)	O
covers	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
portion	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
an	O
arranged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
titled	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sacred	I-Application
Stones	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1991	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
platforms	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Tradewest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
late	O
1991	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Sales	O
Curve	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Arcade	O
Game	O
,	O
distinguishing	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
NES	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2013	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Trilogy	O
produced	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
weekly	O
coin	O
drop	O
earnings	O
averaged	O
$188.25	O
per	O
arcade	O
unit	O
during	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rosetta	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1991	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
