Badlands (バッドランズ) is a video game released and developed by Konami on the LaserDisc system in 1984 and published by both Konami and Centuri. It first debuted at the Amusement and Music Operators Association Show in October 1983 and was later released to the public in early 1984.[2][3] In addition to its LaserDisc version, two versions of a Badlands video game cabinet exist, one produced by Konami, and one by Centuri. Badlands is the only Laserdisc game ever produced by Centuri. In 1978, Konami released 433 different video game machines under the trade name Badlands.[4]

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Badlands
North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami Centuri
Platform(s)	Arcade, MSX
Release	March 6, 1984[1]
Genre(s)	Interactive movie
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players, alternating turns

Plot

Badlands follows a cowboy named Buck seeking vengeance on a gang of outlaws and its leader, Landolf, for the murders of his wife and children.[5]

Gameplay

Badlands is a first-person shooter action-adventure video game based in a wild west fantasy world.[6] The game's arcade cabinet consists of one large "shoot" button. Badlands' gameplay consists almost entirely of animated cutscenes (drawing similarities between other LaserDisc titles such as Dragon's Lair), requiring quick reflexes from the player to shoot and react to environmental hazards and enemies.

The game uses a life system, granting the player three lives upon starting. If the player loses all lives during gameplay, Buck transforms into an angel and the player receives a "game over" screen.

Throughout the game, Buck seeks several bountied outlaws:

1. Gas for $2,500
2. Doug for $2,500
3. Smith for $3,000
4. Paco for $3,000
5. Bull for $4,000
6. Lloyd for $5,000
7. Liston for $5,000
8. Hawk for $6,000
9. Mary for $7,000
10. Landolf for $10,000

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Badlands on their September 15, 1984, issue as being the second most-successful upright arcade unit of the month.[7]

References

External links

• Dragon's Lair Project
• Badlands at the Killer List of Videogames
• Badlands at Coinop.org
• arcade-history.com