Bad Street Brawler Explained

Bad Street Brawler
Developer:Beam Software
Publisher:Melbourne House
Mindscape
Mattel
Composer:NES
Gavan Anderson
Tania Smith
Released:1987
Genre:Beat 'em up
Modes:Single-player
Platforms:Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum

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

The player plays the character 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, dressed in a yellow tank top, sunglasses, and yellow pants. He 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 who throw hammers at the player (old ladies in the computer versions who throw purses at the player). There are 15 stages in this game. Moves include the "bull ram" attack and "trip" move.

Development

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

Reception

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

Reviews

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lemon . Kim . November 17, 2001 . Bop'n Rumble - Commodore 64 Game - Download Disk/Tape, Music, Review - Lemon64 . Lemon64.
  2. Web site: Lemon . Kim . November 26, 2001 . Street Hassle - Commodore 64 Game - Download Disk/Tape, Music, Review, Cheat - Lemon64 . Lemon64.
  3. Web site: World of Spectrum - Street Hassle . World of Spectrum.
  4. Web site: Nintendo staff . NES Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20101221005931/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/nes_games.pdf . . December 21, 2010 . September 24, 2011.
  5. News: 1988-01-22 . Nintendo Makes Big Impression at CES . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009002444/https://nintendotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Computer-Entertainer-January-1988.pdf . 2021-10-09 . 2021-10-09 . . 10 . 6 . 10 .
  6. News: 1988-06-26 . Torrent of Titles from Nintendo Licensees . . 11-12 . 7 . 3 . 0890-2143.
  7. Web site: Seanbaby's EGM's Crapstravaganza - #16: Bad Street Brawler (NES). Seanbaby.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20060707231735/http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/egm16.htm. 2006-07-07. dead. 2007-01-29.
  8. Web site: February 1990 . Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (February 1990) . . . 11.
  9. Web site: 3 May 2022 . Bad Street Brawler Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20051112153452/http://www.gamershell.com/pc/bad_street_brawler/review.html . 2005-11-12 . Gamers Hell.
  10. Web site: March 1988 . Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 27 . . 27 . . 66.
  11. Web site: January 1988 . Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (January 1988) . . . 18.
  12. Web site: March 1990 . Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 51 . . 51 . . 43.
  13. Web site: February 1990 . Sinclair User Magazine Issue 095 . . 95 . . 83 . 0262-5458.
  14. Web site: January 7, 2011 . Bad Street Brawler Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903002610/http://www.gamefreaks365.com/review.php?artid=1822 . 2014-09-03 . Game Freaks 365.
  15. Web site: Cornelius . Dylan . 2011 . #51 - Bad Street Brawler . https://web.archive.org/web/20160510201456/https://questicle.net/2011/01/51-bad-street-brawler.html . 2016-05-10 . questicle.net.
  16. Web site: Rodriguez . Roberto . 27 October 2015 . Bad Street Brawler (NES review) . Retro Game Reviews.
  17. Web site: Man . The J . October 15, 2006 . Bad Street Brawler – Just Games Retro . Just Games Retro.
  18. Web site: Game review: Mattel Bad Street Brawler for Nintendo NES . 8 Bit Central.
  19. Web site: 19 March 2017 . Bad Street Brawler . Bad Game Hall of Fame.

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