<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sacred	I-Application
Stones	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-up	I-Application
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Technos	O
Japan	O
Corp	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
similarly	O
titled	O
arcade	O
game	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rosetta	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
port	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
parallel	O
project	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
downfall	O
of	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Warriors	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
enemy	O
threatens	O
Billy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Jimmy	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Marion	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
III	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
A	O
mode	O
"	O
where	O
both	O
players	O
can	O
not	O
harm	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
B	O
mode	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
friendly	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
III	I-Application
reverts	O
to	O
having	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
buttons	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
dash	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
d-pad	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
twice	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
hair	O
grab	O
move	O
that	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
shoulder	O
throw	O
is	O
gone	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
flying	O
knee	O
kick	O
and	O
hyper	O
uppercut	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
Chinese	O
martial	O
arts	O
master	O
,	O
joins	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Mission	O
2	O
,	O
while	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
clan	O
,	O
appears	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Mission	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
version	O
altered	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
translation	O
process	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
(	O
titled	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rosetta	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
)	O
features	O
a	O
script	O
that	O
's	O
much	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
involves	O
another	O
rescue	O
mission	O
to	O
save	O
Marion	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
script	O
and	O
the	O
Lee	O
brothers	O
are	O
simply	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
stones	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
strongest	O
fighters	O
(	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
is	O
a	O
resurrected	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
Princess	O
Noiram	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Brett	O
(	O
whose	O
name	O
was	O
Aldo	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
was	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
stones	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
the	O
culprit	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
Jim	O
,	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
Willy	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
a	O
subplot	O
that	O
was	O
eliminated	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
typo	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
enemy	O
characters	O
"	O
Bimmy	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Jammy	O
"	O
in	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Neon	I-Application
,	O
deformed	O
clones	O
of	O
the	O
Lee	O
brothers	O
who	O
are	O
described	O
by	O
their	O
introductory	O
tag	O
line	O
as	O
"	O
Mistranslated	O
Mutants	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
console	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
its	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
(	O
February	O
1991	B-Application
)	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
sales	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
