Hey everyone.  This week's game is going to be Bad Dudes.  Are you a bad enough dude to play this week?  Here are the rules:

• 1 player only
• Play until Game Over
• Take your picture after you continue (Your score will show up as the high score)
• Participation: 10,000

The contest ends Sunday, 12/11/11 at 10 PM NA time.  Your user name must be in the picture for your score to be valid.  The entire TV screen, or computer monitor if you are playing on an emulator, MUST be in the picture for the score to be valid.  No partial screenshots will be considered or accepted.  Good luck everyone and have fun!

For anyone who has participated in the weekly contests or participates in future contests, contact Benihana for your Contest Participant Icon.

Just a reminder that the 2011 contests will be ending on December 18 because of the holiday season, so there will only be 1 more contest for the year after this one.

Even I am not desperate enough for points to fight with this game.

^Isn't the whole thing about being a "Bad Enough Dude"

This one could definitely grow chest hair. Drinking heavily is almost a necessity.

Another arcade favorite of my brother's and mine. Had a lot of fun with the NES one, too. What isn't there to like about this? I guess I'll find out if I'm bad at it or bad at it.

Well, here's mine so far. I really wasn't expecting to get this far on my first try. Good thing you get an extra life after you beat a boss. The controls are quite strange. And what's the point of being able to duck if you can't avoid the gray ninjas' shurikens?

71,300

 

Figured I may as well get this in now since I'm going to have another busy weekend. Played several games yesterday and day before, playing and beating it 7 times, and though I had managed only once to beat this game without dying a couple years ago, wasn't able to this time (tough game to one life).

12/7/2011
Beat Bad Dudes with 5 deaths, score 712,600 (no bad for a first time back since over 2 years ago; for total after game score you must press start to play again, total high score will be shown at bottom of screen)
with 3 deaths, score 712,100
with 4 deaths, score 716,400
with 7 deaths, score 710,??? (didn't bother taking a pic since it was my lowest score and while I remembered the first 3 numbers, not the later 3, I nearly lost this game as was with so many screw ups)
with 5 deaths, score 717,200

12/8/2011
with 5 deaths, score 721,200 (my best score so far, though if I have enough time I can do better)
with 4 deaths, score 716,100

Score upon beating game 721,200

I take it this backs up my childhood recollection that the NES version wasn't very good in relation to the arcade version?

This is my 3rd try. The 2nd time I played this I realized that you can punch the shurikens, which made the game a LOT easier. Plus, you can beat almost every boss in the same manner.

EDIT: Welp, I tried again but didn't beat the previous score. That's all from me.

259,900

158,000

Sadly, another game I lack the cart.
No score for me this week.

Look what I managed to do!

Beni 29,400

I completely forgot how rough this game is.

35,000 on the dot.

Updated my score.

271,800


I played a lot of this game when I was young. Good time and sweet remembrance playing it this week.

BAD DUDES RESULTS

1st: 721,200 – Miss Clawful +10 points
2nd: 271,800 – guillavoie +8 points
3rd: 259,900 – ookii_risu +6 points
4th: 158,000 – bimmy_lee +4 points
5th: 35,000 – eric430 +2 points

PARTICIPATION

29,400 – Benihana +1 point

 

Thought for sure more people would play this one. Not as popular as I thought, or too much in a bad way? Or just the upcoming holiday keeping most from playing?

I guess they weren't a bad enough dude to participate.

i remember this game when i was in junior high school in late 80's. awesome