Bad Dudes Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| Bad Dudes | |
| Developer: | Data East |
| Publisher: | Data East |
| Release date: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Scrolling fighter |
| Game modes: | Single or 2 player co-op |
| Cabinet: | Standard |
| Controls: | Joystick; 2 buttons |
| Monitor | |
| Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Type: | Raster, standard resolution |
| Table of contents |
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2 Description 3 Trivia 4 Ports 5 External links |
Bad Dudes puts players in the shoes of two street smart brawlers bent on saving "President Ronnie" (Ronald Reagan) from a notorious gang of "Dragon ninjas." The player must battle their way past hordes of ninjas who have kidnapped the President. The game is seperated into levels, each of which contains a "boss" to be defeated.
Along the way, the player will come across several power-ups. Some are weapons, such as nunchaku and knives. Some recharge a player's health, such as a soda. Yet others add a few seconds to the remaining time.
The various types of enemies encountered in the game have their own special means of attack. The normal ninjas directly charge the player, while some jump, throw star-darts or appear out of thin air and drop on the player. A few of them set themselves on fire and charge the Bad Dudes. The level bosses also have special attacks. One, for example, can breath fire at the player.
This game allows for two players to play cooperatively simultaneously.
Overview
"Rampant ninja related crimes these days... Whitehouse is not the exception..." Thus started the game's ominous intro.Description
The game is typical of the genre, with up to two "heroes" featured at once. The player uses a combination of kicks, punches and jumping to defeat the enemies. Each level contains a boss that needs to be defeated to progress to the next level. At the successful completion of each level, the dude(s) strike a "bad" pose and proclaim, "I'm bad!"cabinet for this game is a standard upright. The controls consist of an 8-way joystick and two buttons. One button is used for jumping, the other for attacking (sometimes just taking action, like picking up a power-up).
Trivia
"Bad Dudes" acquired cult status based on its tongue-in-cheek scenario... including a zany introduction by a Secret Service agent:
After saving the President, Reagan appears in the Oval Office and delivers this line:
- "Hey Dudes Thanks, for rescuing me, Lets go for a burger... Ha ha ha ha!"
Ports
The game was ported to several home systems for personal use. Bad Dudes was ported to the Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and DOS in 1988. In 1989 it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The NES version of the game used the compact name "Bad Dudes" without the "Dragon Ninja" addition, while the home computer versions were named the other way around ("Dragon Ninja" only).
The 8-bit versions (including the NES one) lacked the 2-player cooperative mode; if the players started a 2-player game, both players would take turns playing, switching when one losed a life.
The NES introduction to the game was phrased slightly differently:
- "The President has been kidnapped by Ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?"
The home computer versions lacked the intro from either the arcade or the NES versions.