Bad Street Brawler

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Bad Street Brawler
NES cover art
DeveloperBeam Software
PublishersMelbourne House
Mindscape
Mattel
ComposersNES
Gavan Anderson
Tania Smith
PlatformsCommodore 64, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum
Release1987
GenreBeat 'em up
ModeSingle-player

Bad Street Brawler, originally released for home computers as Bop'n Rumble[1] in North America and as Street Hassle[2][3] in Europe, is a 1987 video game by Beam Software. Versions were released for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 and MS-DOS by Melbourne House and Mindscape with a NES version following in September 1989.[4] The NES version was one of only two games specifically designed for use with Mattel's Power Glove.

Gameplay

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In-game screenshot

The player assumes the role of Duke Davis (the back of the box calls him Duke Dunnegan), who goes from stage to stage beating up gangsters that get in his way. He is dressed in a yellow tank top, sunglasses, and yellow pants, and is described as a former punk rocker and the "world's coolest" martial artist.

Before the start of the next stage, quotes are introduced to entertain the player (such as "Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you"). The player fights a variety of enemies, such as gorillas and circus dwarves that can throw hammers (old ladies in the computer versions throw purses). There are a total of 15 stages. Moves include the "bull ram" attack and "trip" move.

Development

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Coverage of the Nintendo version was set to be announced at the Winter CES 1988 by Mindscape,[5] but was pulled at the Summer CES 1988, and a conversion of the arcade game Paperboy took its place.[6]

Reception

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Electronic Gaming Monthly's Seanbaby placed it as number 16 in his "20 worst games of all time" feature.[7]

Zzap!64 called it "A extremely strange but enjoyable beat 'em up", giving it an overall score of 80%.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lemon, Kim (November 17, 2001). "Bop'n Rumble - Commodore 64 Game - Download Disk/Tape, Music, Review - Lemon64". Lemon64.
  2. ^ Lemon, Kim (November 26, 2001). "Street Hassle - Commodore 64 Game - Download Disk/Tape, Music, Review, Cheat - Lemon64". Lemon64.
  3. ^ "World of Spectrum - Street Hassle". World of Spectrum.
  4. ^ Nintendo staff. "NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Nintendo Makes Big Impression at CES" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 6, no. 10. 1988-01-22. p. 10. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Torrent of Titles from Nintendo Licensees". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 7, no. 3. 1988-06-26. pp. 11–12. ISSN 0890-2143.
  7. ^ "Seanbaby's EGM's Crapstravaganza - #16: Bad Street Brawler (NES)". Seanbaby.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-07. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  8. ^ "Zzap! 64 issue 32, page 14".
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