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| Badlands | |
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 Arcade flyer | |
| Developers | Atari Games Teque (ports) |
| Publishers | Atari Games Domark (ports) |
| Designer | Kelly Turner |
| Programmers | Kelly Turner Norm Avellar |
| Artists | Kris Moser Sam Comstock Bridget Erdmann |
| Composers | John Paul Brad Fuller Matt Furniss (ports) |
| Platforms | Arcade,Amiga,Amstrad CPC,Atari ST,Commodore 64,ZX Spectrum |
| Release | ArcadeHome computers
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| Genres | Racing,vehicular combat |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Badlands is a 1990arcade video game published byAtari Games. It was ported byDomark under theTengen label to theAmiga,Amstrad CPC,Atari ST,Commodore 64, andZX Spectrum. The game is a re-themed version of Atari's previousracing gamesSuper Sprint andChampionship Sprint with the addition ofvehicular combat. It is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war, and has three gun-equipped cars race around abandoned, hazardous wastelands to win prizes.
Badlands pits three cars against each other in a three lap race around a small, single-screen circuit. Bonuses are present in the form of wrenches which can be traded for goods such as extra speed, extra acceleration or bettertires.
Unlike theSprint games,Badlands expands upon the formula, taking place in a post-apocalyptic environment and equipping each of the players withcannons. In reality, the cannons do little except to slow cars down by repeatedly shooting at them, but the shop between levels offers the possibility of arming the car withmissiles which will destroy the target car, placing it at a severe disadvantage as a replacement is brought onto the track, taking a few seconds.
The tracks also featured a number of new obstacles, including mines and retractable barricades.
Response to the Spectrum version was mixed.Your Sinclair andCRASH awarded average marks, both claiming in reviews of the original and rerelease that the title's contemporarySuper Off-Road was superior.[citation needed]Sinclair User expressed more enthusiasm for the game, but made the same comparison toSuper Off-Road.[citation needed]
The game was re-released in 2005 as part ofMidway Arcade Treasures 3 for thePlayStation 2,GameCube andXbox. It was also re-released in 2006 as part ofMidway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition forMicrosoft Windows.
