<s>
also	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
either	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
(	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
NES	O
port	O
)	O
or	O
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
cooperative	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
,	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
duo	O
tasked	O
with	O
rescuing	O
"	O
President	O
Ronnie	O
"	O
from	O
ninja	B-Application
kidnappers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
President	O
Ronnie	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
40th	O
President	O
Ronald	O
Reagan	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
abducted	O
by	O
the	O
evil	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
intro	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
introduction	O
:	O
"	O
Rampant	O
ninja	B-Application
related	O
crimes	O
these	O
days	O
...	O
Whitehouse	B-Application
is	O
not	O
the	O
exception	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Secret	O
Service	O
agent	O
speaks	O
to	O
the	O
titular	O
"	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
tough	O
and	O
heroic	O
duo	O
of	O
street-smart	O
brawlers	B-Application
named	O
Blade	O
and	O
Striker	O
:	O
"	O
President	O
Ronnie	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
ninjas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
pursue	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
through	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
streets	O
,	O
onto	O
a	O
moving	O
big	O
rig	O
truck	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
large	O
storm	O
sewer	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
forest	O
,	O
onto	O
a	O
freight	O
train	O
on	O
an	O
old	O
Southern	O
Pacific	O
line	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
of	O
another	O
Data	O
East	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Chelnov	B-Application
,	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
being	O
transported	O
in	O
a	O
frozen	O
container	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
cave	O
,	O
and	O
into	O
an	O
underground	O
factory	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
President	O
Ronnie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
defeat	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
,	O
they	O
celebrate	O
by	O
eating	O
hamburgers	O
with	O
President	O
Ronnie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
,	O
President	O
Ronnie	O
is	O
seen	O
holding	O
a	O
burger	O
while	O
standing	O
between	O
the	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind	O
them	O
are	O
many	O
security	O
guards	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
President	O
Ronnie	O
gives	O
the	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
a	O
statue	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
rescuing	O
and	O
protecting	O
both	O
Washington	O
D.C.	O
and	O
its	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
are	O
seen	O
leaning	O
against	O
a	O
fence	O
on	O
a	O
sidewalk	O
next	O
to	O
their	O
statue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
's	O
ending	O
shows	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
nearly	O
every	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
names	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
unnamed	O
green	O
ninja	B-Application
boss	O
that	O
multiplies	O
himself	O
,	O
named	O
Kamui	O
in	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
coverage	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
faces	O
appear	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
allows	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
blue-colored	O
ninjas	B-Application
directly	O
charge	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
leap	O
with	O
their	O
swords	O
,	O
or	O
throw	O
shuriken	O
and	O
makibishi	O
;	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
acrobatic	O
kunoichi	B-Application
(	O
female	O
ninjas	B-Application
)	O
,	O
attack	O
dogs	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
climax	O
of	O
the	O
City	O
stage	O
,	O
is	O
Karnov	B-Application
,	O
who	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Data	I-Application
East	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
climax	O
of	O
the	O
Truck	O
stage	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
talon-wielding	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
Iron	O
Arm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
climax	O
of	O
the	O
Sewer	O
stage	O
,	O
is	O
Kamui	O
,	O
another	O
ninja	B-Application
master	O
,	O
who	O
creates	O
illusions	O
by	O
copying	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fourth	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
climax	O
of	O
the	O
Forest	O
stage	O
,	O
is	O
Animal	O
,	O
a	O
behemoth-of-a-man	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
not	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
gang	O
,	O
coincidentally	O
also	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
,	O
appears	O
during	O
the	O
climax	O
in	O
his	O
headquarters	O
,	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
on	O
a	O
helicopter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
music	O
during	O
the	O
fight	O
with	O
him	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
in	O
Karnov	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
boss	O
has	O
his	O
own	O
special	O
attack	O
:	O
Karnov	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
can	O
breathe	O
fire	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shout	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
American	O
wordmark	B-Device
logo	O
are	O
both	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Michael	O
Jackson	O
song	O
"	O
Bad	O
"	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quicksilver	O
Software	O
developed	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
ports	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
produced	O
by	O
UK-based	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
their	O
Imagine	O
label	O
as	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
in-game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	O
"	O
was	O
heavily	O
de-emphasised	O
in	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
commonly	O
being	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
title	O
(	O
including	O
among	O
the	O
European	O
gaming	O
press	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
a	O
NES/Famicom	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
as	O
DragonNinja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
USA	O
simply	O
as	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
illustration	O
by	O
Marc	O
Ericksen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
Data	O
East	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
title	O
Data	B-Application
East	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
with	O
permission	O
from	O
G-Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Johnny	O
Turbo	O
's	O
Arcade	O
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
live-action	O
intro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Secret	O
Service	O
agent	O
's	O
quote	O
at	O
the	O
intro	O
screen	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
phrased	O
slightly	O
differently	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
President	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
ninjas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
endings	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
language	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
port	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
international	O
arcade	O
version	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
show	O
the	O
credits	O
but	O
only	O
shows	O
"	O
The	O
End	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
scene	O
and	O
lasts	O
a	O
shorter	O
time	O
than	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
DragonNinja	B-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
high-earning	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
UK	O
Coinslot	O
charts	O
,	O
during	O
Summer	O
1988	O
,	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
was	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
monthly	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
magazine	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
January	O
1989	O
issue	O
,	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Up	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
number	O
two	O
,	O
behind	O
Robocop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
noted	O
the	O
IBM	O
port	O
was	O
satisfactory	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
similar	O
ports	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Renegade	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
port	O
suffered	O
greatly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
UGO	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
No	O
ninja	B-Application
game	O
retrospective	O
could	O
possibly	O
be	O
complete	O
without	O
some	O
mention	O
of	O
...	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
"	O
.Ninjas	O
in	O
Games	O
|	O
An	O
evolution	O
of	O
ninjas	B-Application
in	O
video	O
games	O
throughout	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
1991	B-Application
spiritual	O
successor	O
Two	B-Application
Crude	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Crude	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
,	O
grasping	O
for	O
an	O
answer	O
,	O
says	O
,	O
"	O
Well	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
bad	B-Application
dudes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
why	O
they	O
call	O
the	O
game	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
logo	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Stage	O
4	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Data	O
East	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1990	O
film	O
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Officer	O
Duffy	O
gets	O
pushed	O
by	O
RoboCop	B-Application
into	O
a	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
built	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
spoofs	O
on	O
the	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
intro	O
in	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Chariots	O
of	O
the	O
Dogs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternative	O
rock	O
band	O
Lostprophets	O
 '	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
The	O
Fake	O
Sound	O
of	O
Progress	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
track	O
titled	O
"	O
Shinobi	O
vs.	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
"	O
in	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Shinobi	O
and	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
webcomic	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Dr.	O
McNinja''	O
often	O
references	O
the	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
,	O
among	O
many	O
other	O
1980s	O
pop	O
culture	O
touchstones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
