Underplayed Gems

Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Bad Dudes (2018)

Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Bad Dudes cover
Developer
Data East
Publisher
612 Games, G-MODE, Golem Entertainment, Flying Tiger Entertainment, Ziggurat Interactive
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Genres
Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A cheesy, fast-paced 8-bit brawler where you button-mash through waves of ninjas with a friend, feeling like a B-movie action hero.

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About

Bad Dudes, are you bad enough?! "Rampant ninja related crimes these days... Whitehouse is not the exception...". As soon as that occurs, a Secret Service agent asks two street-smart brawlers, the "Bad Dudes" named Blade and Striker: "President Ronnie has been kidnapped by the ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Ronnie?" After hearing that, the Bad Dudes pursue the ninjas through the New York City streets, a moving big rig truck, a large storm sewer, a forest, a freight train on an old Southern Pacific line, a cave and into an underground factory in order to save President Ronnie.

Screenshots

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