Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja
Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja, also known simply as either Bad Dudes or DragonNinja, is a side-scrolling cooperative beat 'em up developed and released by Data East as an arcade video game in 1988. It was ported to computer and game console home systems.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1988
- Developer
- Data East
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 January 1988 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Data East |
| Publisher | Imagine Software |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | beat 'em up |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q798676, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja? How long to beat it
Total play time for Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja is about 1.3 hours to do everything, and around 0.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.6h | 51 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 0.9h | - |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 1.3h | 9 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 41ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 25ahead of 69% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja
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Common questions about Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja
What platforms is Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja on?
Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja is available on Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1988.
Who made Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja?
Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja was developed by Data East and published by Imagine Software.
How long does it take to beat Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja?
about 0.6 hours for the main story, 0.9 hours with the main extras, 1.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.