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Retro Video Game Of The Day: Bad Street Brawler


Bad Street Brawler was released for the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and the NES.⁣ ⁣⁣

The NES version was one of only two NES games specifically designed for use with Mattel's Power Glove.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The player plays the character Duke Davis, 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.

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