Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja (1988) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja

Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja, often referred to simply as Bad Dudes (on the American NES port of the arcade original), and known in Japan simply as DragonNinja is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by…

2 March 1988

What Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja is

Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja is an arcade game developed by Data East and released in 1988. It is available on Zeebo, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game starts in New York City, where President Ronnie (based on former U.S. President Ronald Reagan) has been kidnapped by the nefarious DragonNinja. The intro says: "Rampant ninja related crimes these days... Whitehouse is not the exception...". As soon as that occurs, a Secret Service agent (who resembles Arnold Schwarzenegger as he appears in The Terminator) asks two street-smart brawlers, named Blade and Striker: "President Ronnie has been kidnapped by the ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Ronnie?", which this quote became an infamous meme and is often lampooned on the Internet. In the Japanese version, however, the words are completely different. After they heard that, the…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Official trailer

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Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja — frequently asked questions

When did Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja come out?

Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja was released on 2 March 1988 for Zeebo, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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