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Bad Dudes · LUDEX

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Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Bad Dudes

Data East · Namco

3.0/5Friday, July 14, 198937.1 years ago

Release

Friday, July 14, 1989

Player score

60/100

Platform families

1

Connected releases

3

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Inside Bad Dudes

What it is

NES port of Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action

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2 supported

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4 assets

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Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja

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3 releases

Bundle8bit-Collection Data East Vol. 01Feb 28, 2018Multi-item package

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Who made it

Data East
Developer
Namco
Publisher
Ocean
Publisher
Data East
Publisher

Platforms

Family Computer
Gen 3
Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 3

Release history

Jul 14, 1989Family Computer
1990Nintendo Entertainment System
Jul 1990Nintendo Entertainment System

Themes & modes

ActionSingle player

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3.0/5· 8 ratings

Details

Released: Friday, July 14, 1989
Developer: Data East
Publishers: Namco,Ocean,Data East
Franchise: Bad Dudes
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: English, Japanese
Also known as: Dragon Ninja
In player libraries: 8

Platforms

Nintendo

Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

BundleData East All-Star CollectionDec 31, 2017Multi-item package

BundlePolymega Collection Vol. 5: Bad DudesMar 19, 2025Multi-item package