Dong Dong Never Die

***Dong Dong Never Die*** (东东不死传说, *Dong Dong The Immortal Legend*) is a fighting game developed with 2D FTG Game Maker.

## Promotional introduction

2009年广州市将举办“街头霸王”格斗大赛。决赛前夕大批参赛选手神秘失踪，所有的线索都指向了“生化男”。四川省公安厅人民刑警“东东”踏上了南下之路，他伪装成格斗家，誓要寻找案件的真相。

生化男到底是谁？为什么会有大批参赛选手失踪？

2009风云变天，一场浩劫即将来临。东东的这场战斗，将会改变许多人的命运……

**Translation:** In 2009, Guangzhou will host the "Street Fighter" fighting competition. A large number of contestants disappeared mysteriously on the eve of the final, and all clues pointed to the "Biochemical Man". The People's Criminal Police "Dong Dong" of the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Department set foot on the road to the south. He disguised as a fighter and vowed to find the truth of the case.

Who is the biochemical man? Why are a large number of contestants missing?

In 2009, the weather has changed and a catastrophe is about to come. Dong Dong's battle will change the fate of many people...

## Story

*Dong Dong Never Die*'s plot is a parody of the plot of *Terminator 2: Judgement Day*, wherein the war between humans and machines has been going on for decades. Skynet sends in the T-880 Sheng Hua Nan to the past in order to kill the human's leader Dong Dong, while Dong Dong sends in the modified T-850 Terminator to protect his past self. Both arrive in the year 2009 in mainland China, during a time when a fighting tournament was taking place, so Sheng Hua Nan begins attacking the participants in the tournament to attract Dong Dong and use the dark spirit residing into him to eliminate the other participants.

## Gameplay

*Dong Dong Never Die* is a typical 2D fighting game, with its gameplay being based mostly on the games of the *Street Fighter* and *The King of Fighters* series. Players can choose between 25 different fighters, each with their own special moves and strengths. The game uses four buttons for two strengths of punches and kicks, with special moves being executed by combinations of motion inputs with button presses. Executing moves will fill the special bar at the bottom of the screen and accumulate stocks which can be used to pull off hyper moves.

## Development and Release

The development began in late 2006. The game was originally named *Street Fighter Dong Dong Never Die* (街头霸王 东东不死传说). The game was originally planned to be released in December 2008 but was delayed due to Jiangxi Konglong's personal decision of switching his job.

The full version of *Dong Dong Never Die* was originally released in the CD attached to the Tot.231 of *Ultra Console Game*, a Chinese gaming magazine, published on July 27, 2009. The full version was released in the Internet on August 8, 2009, while a a version 1.6 update was released in August 5th, 2011.

## Gallery

### Poster

*Street Figher Dong Dong Never Die* poster*Dong Dong Never Die* poster
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 《游戏机实用技术》8月A赠送《东东不死传说》完整版 (Simplified Chinese). Jiangxi Konglong (July 27, 2009). Retrieved on January 7, 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 《东东不死传说》网络正式版发布，支持网络对战！ (Simplified Chinese). Jiangxi Konglong (August 8, 2009). Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved on January 2, 2021.
3. ↑ 今天对2DFM软件的研究有了些小突破，就当是自己BLOG的首篇“文章”吧。 (Simplified Chinese). Jiangxi Konglong (March 15, 2007). Retrieved on December 14, 2020.
4. ↑ According to Jiangxi Konglong's explanation, "Street Fighter" was originally the main title and "Dong Dong Never Die" was originally the subtitle.
5. ↑ 《街头霸王 东东不死传说》最新制作进度 (Simplified Chinese). Jiangxi Konglong (May 3, 2007). Retrieved on December 14, 2020.
6. ↑ 消失了一个月，突然想说点什么…… (Simplified Chinese). Jiangxi Konglong (August 12, 2008). Retrieved on December 14, 2020.

## External links

* Dong Dong Never Die on Mizuumi.net
* TV Tropes page