Bad Dudes is a six-level action game originating in the arcades. The gameplay involving beating a succession of guys to complete the level, then an end-of-level bad guy. The action takes place on two different levels of the screen, which can be jumped across or navigated using ladders. Moves such as punches and kicks are on offer. The control method makes jumping sideways quite tricky.
There are no reviews for the Arcade release of this game. You can use the links below to write your own review or read reviews for the other platforms of this game.
The NES port of the game changed "President Ronnie" to simply "the President," possibly due to Nintendo's censorship protocol which restricted political content.
References
The guy that does the two sentence mission looks an awful lot like Duke Nukem doesn't he?
The first boss is actually Karnov, who was one of Data East's most popular characters.
Amstrad CPC 128k perks
In 128k machines the game will load in one instance, and will also play some sampled speech as a bonus.
Awards
Electronic Gaming Monthly
December 1989 (Issue 5) - Wimpiest Hostage in a Video Game (President Bush)
