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At Technos Japan, he designed Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun — released in the West as Renegade — drawing directly from his own experiences as a scrappy high schooler. The title is now considered one of the cornerstones of the side-scrolling beat'em up genre. Without Kishimoto, we might never have seen Streets of Rage, Final Fight, or Golden Axe.\n\n![title](https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/68e70c166cae48995469beb803e2b4aa_double-dragon-logo-jpg.jpeg)\n\n### Double Dragon, and the birth of a genre\n\nIn 1987, he created Double Dragon, introducing cooperative two-player combat across scrolling stages. The title also referenced Bruce Lee's film Enter the Dragon. The game became a worldwide phenomenon, ported to nearly every console of the era, spawning sequels, comics, toys, and even a Hollywood film. His design philosophy was clear: put the player at the center, let them identify with the hero — *\"I'm playing Double Dragon and I am Bruce Lee, I'm the one controlling the game.\"*\n\n### A quiet farewell\n\nThe news was confirmed by his son Ryūbō via Facebook: \"I am sorry to inform you that my father has passed away on April 2, 2026. I hope you will continue to enjoy my father's works, including Kunio-kun.\" The cause of death was not disclosed. A private family funeral was held in the days that followed.\n\n*Sources: [Famitsu](https://www.famitsu.com) — [Nintendo-Town.fr](https://www.nintendo-town.fr/2026/04/06/yoshihisa-kishimoto-createur-de-double-dragon-et-kunio-kun-est-decede-a-64-ans/) — [rom-game.fr](https://www.rom-game.fr/news/6702-yoshihisa-kishimoto-createur-double-dragon-pionnier-beat-em-up-est-mort-64-ans.html) — [Gematsu](https://www.gematsu.com) — [God is a Geek](https://godisageek.com/2026/04/double-dragon-creator-kishimoto-dies-64/)*","language":"en","objectId":"7FHk8ChAzU","tags":["Yoshihisa Kishimoto"," Double Dragon"," beat'em up"],"original":true,"publishDate":{"iso":"2026-04-08T17:29:14.808Z"},"localJumbo":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"constrained","placeholder":{"fallback":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wBDABALDA4MChAODQ4SERATGCgaGBYWGDEjJR0oOjM9PDkzODdASFxOQERXRTc4UG1RV19iZ2hnPk1xeXBkeFxlZ2P/2wBDARESEhgVGC8aGi9jQjhCY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2P/wgARCAALABQDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAFwAAAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQFBv/EABQBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD/2gAMAwEAAhADEAAAAaKD+fLwgH//xAAaEAACAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAwABBCMz/9oACAEBAAEFApbAW0Sohjq3YXD/xAAUEQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ/9oACAEDAQE/AT//xAAUEQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ/9oACAECAQE/AT//xAAdEAABAgcAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIDEBESMXGB/9oACAEBAAY/Ah1zlKtxKJtTp//EABwQAQACAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAETFBEFFh8f/aAAgBAQABPyGOznobryoCa1h4LB8I3bef/9oADAMBAAIAAwAAABDgD//EABQRAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABD/2gAIAQMBAT8QP//EABQRAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABD/2gAIAQIBAT8QP//EABwQAQEBAAEFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAERADEQIWGBwf/aAAgBAQABPxDNFcjAX0ecW09DolIvwOrFQh3443//2Q=="},"images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/4a49b/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg","srcSet":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/b4dad/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg 320w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/3440d/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg 640w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/4a49b/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg 1280w","sizes":"(min-width: 1280px) 1280px, 100vw"},"sources":[{"srcSet":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/c0bcc/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.webp 320w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/17574/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.webp 640w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/71d4d/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.webp 1280w","type":"image/webp","sizes":"(min-width: 1280px) 1280px, 100vw"}]},"width":1280,"height":720},"original":{"src":"/static/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg-6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555.jpeg"}}},"localImages":[{"name":"68e70c166cae48995469beb803e2b4aa_double-dragon-logo-jpg","publicURL":"/static/93d9a6904086e8bbde73931627a7d185/68e70c166cae48995469beb803e2b4aa_double-dragon-logo-jpg.jpeg"},{"name":"0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg","publicURL":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpeg"}],"wroteBy":{"username":"LittleG4M3","avatar":{"url":"https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/22aa7548bed64a2419bd3c6ba4da6b33_presstart.png"},"twitter":"https://x.com/LittleG4M3","background":null}},{"i18nId":"2026-04-08-yoshihisa-kishimoto-double-dragon-hommage-retrogaming","state":"published","title":"Yoshihisa Kishimoto, créateur de Double Dragon, s'est éteint à 64 ans","content":" **Le 2 avril 2026, Yoshihisa Kishimoto s'est éteint à l'âge de 64 ans. Avec lui disparaît l'un des artisans les plus importants de l'histoire du jeu d'arcade — le créateur de Double Dragon, de Kunio-kun, et l'un des pères fondateurs du beat'em up.**\n\n### Un lycéen bagarreur devenu légende de l'arcade\n\nNé le 17 septembre 1961 à Tokyo, Kishimoto a eu une adolescence marquée par les bagarres de lycée et une passion pour Bruce Lee. C'est cette matière brute qu'il injectera dans ses créations. Chez Technos Japan, il conçoit Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun — connu en Occident sous le titre Renegade — en s'inspirant directement de ses propres expériences de lycéen. Le titre est aujourd'hui considéré comme l'une des pierres fondatrices du beat'em up à défilement latéral. Sans Kishimoto, peut être n'aurions nous jamais vu de Street of Rage, Final Fight ou Golden Axe.\n\n ![title](https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/68e70c166cae48995469beb803e2b4aa_double-dragon-logo-jpg.jpeg) \n\n### Double Dragon, ou la naissance d'un genre\n\nEn 1987, il crée Double Dragon, introduisant le combat coopératif à deux joueurs sur des niveaux à défilement. Le titre fait aussi référence au film Enter the Dragon de Bruce Lee. Le jeu explose à l'international, porté sur à peu près toutes les consoles de l'époque, engendrant des suites, des comics, des jouets et même un film hollywoodien. Sa philosophie était claire : placer le joueur au centre, lui permettre de s'identifier au héros — *« Je joue à Double Dragon et je suis Bruce Lee, c'est moi qui contrôle le jeu »*.\n\n### Un adieu sobre\n\nLa nouvelle a été confirmée par son fils Ryūbō via Facebook : « Je suis navré de vous informer que mon père s'est éteint le 2 avril 2026. J'espère que vous continuerez à apprécier les œuvres de mon père, notamment Kunio-kun. » La cause du décès n'a pas été communiquée. Des funérailles privées en famille ont eu lieu dans la semaine.\n\n*Sources : [Famitsu](https://www.famitsu.com) — [Nintendo-Town.fr](https://www.nintendo-town.fr/2026/04/06/yoshihisa-kishimoto-createur-de-double-dragon-et-kunio-kun-est-decede-a-64-ans/) — [rom-game.fr](https://www.rom-game.fr/news/6702-yoshihisa-kishimoto-createur-double-dragon-pionnier-beat-em-up-est-mort-64-ans.html) — [Gematsu](https://www.gematsu.com) — [God is a Geek](https://godisageek.com/2026/04/double-dragon-creator-kishimoto-dies-64/)*","language":"fr","objectId":"XZRS3KV9Bh","tags":["Yoshihisa Kishimoto"," Double Dragon"," beat'em up"],"original":true,"publishDate":{"iso":"2026-04-08T17:29:14.808Z"},"localJumbo":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"constrained","placeholder":{"fallback":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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"},"images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/4a49b/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg","srcSet":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/b4dad/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg 320w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/3440d/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg 640w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/4a49b/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpg 1280w","sizes":"(min-width: 1280px) 1280px, 100vw"},"sources":[{"srcSet":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/c0bcc/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.webp 320w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/17574/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.webp 640w,\n/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/71d4d/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.webp 1280w","type":"image/webp","sizes":"(min-width: 1280px) 1280px, 100vw"}]},"width":1280,"height":720},"original":{"src":"/static/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg-6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555.jpeg"}}},"localImages":[{"name":"68e70c166cae48995469beb803e2b4aa_double-dragon-logo-jpg","publicURL":"/static/93d9a6904086e8bbde73931627a7d185/68e70c166cae48995469beb803e2b4aa_double-dragon-logo-jpg.jpeg"},{"name":"0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg","publicURL":"/static/6b466b184857d0f700e123d8b9a60555/0b1d922385675bb5d7825390875ee5ba_kishimoto-jpg.jpeg"}],"wroteBy":{"username":"LittleG4M3","avatar":{"url":"https://api.recalbox.com/parse/files/recalbox/22aa7548bed64a2419bd3c6ba4da6b33_presstart.png"},"twitter":"https://x.com/LittleG4M3","background":null}}],"language":"es","i18n":{"language":"es","languages":["en","fr","pt","it","de","es"],"defaultLanguage":"en","routed":true,"resources":{"es":{"database":{"Supported systems":"Sistemas soportados","All supported systems":"¡Encuentra todos los sistemas compatibles con Recalbox!","A long time ago":"Hace mucho tiempo...","XX years ago":"Hace {{date}} años..."},"diy":{"Hardware":"Hardware","Installation":"Instalación","Free":"Gratis","Recalbox on your PC":"Recalbox en tu PC","TV":"TV","Recalbox is free":"Recalbox es totalmente gratis. ¡Descargar, instalar y jugar!","Play again to 100":"Juega a miles de juegos en más de 100 sistemas","+100 systems":"100+ sistemas","NEXT GEN":"NEXT GEN"},"download":{},"faq":{},"home":{"The all in one retrogaming console!":"La consola retrogaming\n\n¡**todo en uno**!","Play again to all your consoles!":"¡Vuelve a jugar a **todas las consolas, máquinas y juegos* de tu infancia!","We help you in four steps":"Te ayudamos a montar tu Recalbox ***en sólo 4 etapas***.","Go to step 1":"Ir a la etapa 1","I already have hardware":"Ya tengo el material!","I want it!":"Quiero una!","Download and install last version":"¡Bájate e instala la última versión de Recalbox en tu aparato!","Download":"Descargar","Recalbox Features":"Copia de seguridad instantánea, vuelta atrás, scraping, overlays, shaders, teclado virtual, búsqueda múltiple. 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