Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Bad Dudes

Title	Bad Dudes
First release	1990
Developer	Data East
Publisher	Namco
Platform	NES / Famicom
Genres	hack and slash, beat 'em up
Also known as	Dragon Ninja
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1989-07-14 (NTSC-U)

Blade and Striker fight through waves of relentless ninjas and vicious dogs to rescue President Ronnie from the Dragon Ninja. This beat 'em up allows up to two players to use knives, shurikens, and nunchucks to clear enemies across various environments, including New York City alleys and waterways.

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Sources

REG-Vault (nes/bad-dudes) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (332) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

NES Longplay [049] Bad Dudes (US)

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 25:15auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

Bad Dudes (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 23:23auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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