Bad Dudes - Burger Edition
A downloadable game
Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja (a.k.a. Dragonninja) is one of Data East's most popular classics. Anyone who has played it in the arcades, or one of its many home ports will remember this terrific plot of The President being kidnapped by ninjas, and being asked if they are a bad enough dude to rescue him.
We wanted to pay tribute to this cult classic by doing a remake that would take the over-the-top and the cheesiness to the next level. But not one of those modern HD remakes, a good old SD one, on a 16bit system that could allow us to fit in some improvements: the Neo Geo.
Coded from scratch, and sporting brighter, recoloured graphics, a brand new rocking soundtrack, 3 button controls, new gameplay elements & interactions, extra enemies and an exclusive finale, we hope this "Burger Edition" will please arcade game lovers. For the fans who prefer an experience closer to the original Data East classic, we have also included the possibility to disable Burger mode from the AES option menu or MVS dipswitches.
You can download the ROM demo of the game that you can run on emulators, MiSTer fpga, or original hardware via NeoSD (Darksoft and BlackBit flashcarts as well as genuine or 3rd party cartridges will have issues running it).
This project was not endorsed or approved by G-MODE, and we are not affiliated to them or Data East/DECO in any way. No challenge is intended to their IP.
We want to make it clear that this demo is FREE to download and play ; please do not sell, repack or distribute it.
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Captain Barrel (2024) - Complete (Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Megadrive, Dreamcast, PSP, PC)
Double Dragon One (2025) - Complete (Neo Geo)
In The Hunt (2025) - Demo (Neo Geo)
Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja - Burger Edition (2025) - Demo (Neo Geo)
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What is all about the burger edition??? did it has burgers raining all over the scenario???
watch by yourself ^^
Hey there, I hope you don't mind. but I included this awesome game in with the best Neo Geo homebrews of 2025
I just accidently stumbled upon this and i have to say this is an incredible work. Thanks so much for this :)
Hey, I hope you don't mind, but I placed your awesome game in my top new games for September 2025.
you're bad Jamie!! ^^
we all have to spread the word about it coz we must save the president!
haha
Nice game! Our German-language review of "Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja" can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 01:28:03. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Hey there :)
Your timecode maybe wrong ? nothing about Bad Dudes Burger Edition there ?
Just noticed the Amiga port which is a different version and also cool piece of work ;-))
The burger Edition is a *remake* for the neogeo with its own crazy gameplay features and extra levels + many enhancements over controls, gfx, musics and so on.. while the original gameplay can be selected from the Options menu ^^
Keep up the good work with your channel! :)
Thanks for the hint and the feedback. I've corrected the time code now (1:28:03). 🙂
Awesome news! Thank you for investing your time into bringing this classic Data East brawler to a new platform and audience. I think Karnov would approve.
Burger Edition has its own gameplay style though ^^ but there is an option to disable Burger Mode (YES/NO) for those who would like to revisit the original arcade with updated controls / gfx etc
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Thank you for the reply! It's cool that Burger Edition is its' own game - much respect on taking a classic franchise, and bringing your own spin to it. I'll be extremely interested in finding out what that spin is all about, when the game is launched!
Great demo. Can confirm that the NeoGeo-rom version works with the BackBit Platinum Cartridge.
It does. Source: I own a Backbit
Magic!
dope! ^^
Just a quick heads up, using the MAME version, this does work on a BackBit Platinum Cartridge. Liking the new Burger Edition a lot!
heey nice!! glad u like it ;-)
What a game! I grew up playing the original and I love what you've done with, pure steroid boosted gameplay. Please feel free to reach out anytime, if there's anything I can help with.
Oh man thx for your stream! really appreciated ;-)
Yeah Bad Dudes Burger Edition is pure Dope! ^^ we've put so much love into it ;-)
From the options u can also disable the Burger Mode to get the original Arcade experience from the original :)
Regarding Cyborg Force and Captain Barrel i encourage everyone to check 1CC vidz on my YT chan to see how it should be played lol
Thanks OO, I did see that option, but I don't think I'd wanna turn that burger option off, it's too damn fun. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing your channel.
Thx and i think u'll love flying sharks as well ^^
The full burger edition is so crazy lol