Lost In Translation/Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja
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| Manufacturer | Data East USA |
| Released | 1988 |
| Control Method |
8-way Joystick 2 Button(s) |
| Main CPU | 68000 (@ 10.000 MHz) M6502 (@ 1.500 MHz) |
| Sound CPU | Mono YM2203 (@ 1.500 MHz) YM3812 (@ 3.000 MHz) OKI6295 (@ 1.024 MHz) |
| Video Details |
Raster (Horizontal) 256 x 240 pixels 57.41 Hz 1,024 Palette colours |
| Screens | 1 |
| ROM Info | 22 ROMs 1,212,416 bytes (1.16 MiB) |
| MAME ID | baddudes · drgninja |
About The Game
Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja is a 1- or 2-player sideways scrolling platform beat'em up featuring the 'Bad Dudes', 2 government agents who must fight against the Dragon Ninja and his minions in order to save the President of the USA - at this time, Ronald Reagan. At the end of each level, players must defeat end-of-level bosses, one of which is Karnov himself.
Trivia
Released in April 1988.
This game is known in Japan as "Dragonninja".
'Bad Dudes' acquired something of a cult status, due in no small part to its tongue-in-cheek humour; such as the game's introduction by a Secret Service agent informing the player that 'President Ronnie has been kidnapped by the Ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Ronnie?' After saving the President, Reagan appears in the Oval Office and delivers the line : 'Hey Dudes Thanks, for rescuing me, let's go for a burger...'.
The game includes a cameo appearance by "Karnov" (a hero in his own Data East game), who oddly enough, appears as an enemy boss rather than the good guy this time around!
The trucks on the second stage say 'Kikuchi Co., Ltd'. Kikuchi Co is a real company established on November 1953 in Japan. It manufactures and sells automobile body frame components and it is affiliated to Honda.
Polystar / Datam released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Deco History Scene I : Data East Game Music Scene One - H25X-20008) on 25/09/1988.
A Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja unit appears in the 1990 movie 'RoboCop 2', and in the 1989 movie "Parenthood".
Updates
The Japanese version, "Dragonninja", has a different ending sequence to that of the US version.
Staff
- Planner
- Makoto Kikuchi
- Programmers
- Tomotaka Osada
- Masaaki Tamura
- Nobusuke Sasaki
- Naomi Susa
- Kenji Takahashi
- Graphic Designers
- Dot Man
- Mix Man
- Monsieur Micky
- Torba-RR
- OK Youichi
- Kansaiman
- Milky Kikuchi
- Sound
- Azusa Hara (AZUSA)
- Hiroaki Yoshida (MARO)
Cabinet and Artwork
Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja arcade cabinet.
Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja flyer.
Dragonninja flyer.
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Ports
- Consoles
- Nintendo Famicom (1989)
- Computers
- Commodore Amiga ("Bad Dudes Vs. Dragonninja", 1988, Imagine)
- Commodore Amiga ("Bad Dudes", 1988, Imagine)
- Atari ST (1989)
- Commodore 64 (1989)
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1989)
- Amstrad CPC (1989)
- Apple II
Soundtrack Releases
| Album Name | Catalogue No. | Released | Publisher | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Of AY-3-8912 | CZCD 005[1] | 2007-07-12 | Binary Zone Interactive | CD version. |
| The Way Of The Exploding SID | CZCD 027[2] | 2007-07-20 | Binary Zone Interactive | 2 CD version. |
| DECO History -data east game music scene one | H25X-20008[3] | 1988-09-25 | Polystar / DATAM | CD version. |
| DECO History -data east game music scene one | X22X-1008[4] | 1988-09-25 | Polystar / DATAM | Cassette version. |
External Links
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum version of Dragon Ninja at the World of Spectrum
