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Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game published by Mattel in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was originally released for home computers as Bop'n Rumble in North America and as Street Hassle in Europe.

The Story Behind Bad Street Brawler

Coverage of the Nintendo version was set to be announced at the Winter CES 1988 by Mindscape, but was pulled at the Summer CES 1988, and a conversion of the arcade game Paperboy took its place. Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game published by Mattel in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was originally released for home computers as Bop'n Rumble in North America and as Street Hassle in Europe.

Versions were released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 by Melbourne House in Europe and for the C64 and MS-DOS by Mindscape in North America. The Nintendo Entertainment System conversion from Mattel followed in September 1989. It is one of only two games specifically designed for use with Mattel's Power Glove.

How Bad Street Brawler Plays

Before each stage, a quote is presented (e.g., "Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you"). It is one of only two games specifically designed for use with Mattel's Power Glove. He is dressed in a yellow tank top, sunglasses, and yellow pants, and is described as a former punk rocker and the "world's coolest" martial artist.

It was originally released for home computers as Bop'n Rumble in North America and as Street Hassle in Europe. The player fights a variety of enemies, such as gorillas and circus dwarves that can throw hammers (old ladies in the computer versions throw purses). The player assumes the role of 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.

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It is one of only two games specifically designed for use with Mattel's Power Glove. The Nintendo Entertainment System conversion from Mattel followed in September 1989. It was originally released for home computers as Bop'n Rumble in North America and as Street Hassle in Europe.

Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game published by Mattel in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Versions were released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 by Melbourne House in Europe and for the C64 and MS-DOS by Mindscape in North America. Zzap!64 called it "A extremely strange but enjoyable beat 'em up", giving it an overall score of 80%.

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What console was Bad Street Brawler released on?

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How many players does Bad Street Brawler support?

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