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Badlands
Badlands
Developer(s)	Atari Games; Teque (ports)
Publisher(s)	Atari Games; Domark (ports)
Designer(s)	Kelly Turner
Programmer(s)	Kelly Turner; Norm Avellar
Artist(s)	Kris Moser; Sam Comstock; Bridget Erdmann
Composer(s)	John Paul; Brad Fuller; Matt Furniss (ports)
Platform(s)	Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release	NA/EU: January 1990;
Genre(s)	Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Badlands is a 1990 arcade video game published by Atari Games. It was ported by Domark under the Tengen label to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. The game is a re-themed version of Atari's previous racing games Super Sprint and Championship Sprint with the addition of vehicular combat. Badlands is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war and races around abandoned wastelands with many hazards. Three gun-equipped cars race around a track to win prizes.

Gameplay

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 better tires.

Unlike the Sprint games, Badlands expands upon the formula, taking place in a post-apocalyptic environment and equipping each of the players with cannons. 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 with missiles 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.

Reception

Response to the Spectrum version was mixed. Your Sinclair and CRASH awarded average marks, both claiming in reviews of the original and rerelease that the title's contemporary Super Off-Road was superior.^{[citation needed]} Sinclair User expressed more enthusiasm for the game, but made the same comparison to Super Off-Road.^{[citation needed]}

Reviews

Computer and Video Games^[3]
Computer and Video Games^[4]
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)^[5]
Commodore Format^[6]
ST Format^[7]
Sinclair User^[8]
All Game Guide^[9]
Retro Archives^[10]
Commodore Format^[11]
CPC Attack!^[12]
Your Sinclair^[13]
Computer and Video Games^[14]
Amiga Games^[15]
Power Play^[16]
Commodore User^[17]
The Good Old Days (Staff Reviews only)^[18]
Zzap!^[19]
Computer and Video Games^[20]
Amiga Power^[21]

Legacy

The game was re-released in 2005 as part of Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox. It was also re-released in 2006 as part of Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition for Microsoft Windows.

References

^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 111. ISBN 978-4990251215.
^ Openshaw, Mary (March 1990). "ATEI '90: major international show rings in new year with good spread of new products". RePlay. Vol. 15, no. 6. pp. 126–32.
^ "CVG Magazine Issue 108". November 1990.
^ "CVG Magazine Issue 100". March 1990.
^ "ACE Magazine Issue 41". February 1991.
^ Commodore Format, issue 3, 1990
^ "ST Format (Issue 18) - January - 1991: Atari magazine scans, PDF".
^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 099". May 1990.
^ All Game review
^ "Badlands (Atari Games Corporation)". 14 March 2020.
^ Commodore Format, issue 25, 1992
^ "CPC Attack Magazine Issue 06".
^ "Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 60". December 1990.
^ Computer and Video Games January 1991
^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 4/1990".
^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 77". February 1990.
^ "MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat".
^ "Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ)".
^ Computer and Video Games February 1991
^ Amiga Power, issue 1, 1991

External links

Badlands at the Killer List of Videogames
Badlands at the Arcade History database
Badlands at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
Badlands at Lemon 64

[1] Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 111. ISBN 978-4990251215.

[RePlay-2] Openshaw, Mary (March 1990). "ATEI '90: major international show rings in new year with good spread of new products". RePlay. Vol. 15, no. 6. pp. 126–32.

[3] "CVG Magazine Issue 108". November 1990.

[4] "CVG Magazine Issue 100". March 1990.

[5] "ACE Magazine Issue 41". February 1991.

[6] Commodore Format, issue 3, 1990

[7] "ST Format (Issue 18) - January - 1991: Atari magazine scans, PDF".

[8] "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 099". May 1990.

[9] All Game review

[10] "Badlands (Atari Games Corporation)". 14 March 2020.

[11] Commodore Format, issue 25, 1992

[12] "CPC Attack Magazine Issue 06".

[13] "Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 60". December 1990.

[14] Computer and Video Games January 1991

[15] "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[16] "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 4/1990".

[17] "Commodore User Magazine Issue 77". February 1990.

[18] "MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat".

[19] "Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ)".

[20] Computer and Video Games February 1991

[21] Amiga Power, issue 1, 1991

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+{{about|the 1990 Atari video game|the Konami laserdisc video game|Badlands (1984 video game)|the 2013 video game|Badland (video game)}}
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+{{Short description|1989 arcade game}}
 {{Infobox video game
-|title = Badlands
+| title = Badlands
-|image = Badlands Cover.jpg
+| image = Badlands Cover.jpg
-|developer = [[Atari Games]]<br>Teque (ports)
+| developer = [[Atari Games]]<br>Teque (ports)
-|publisher = Atari Games<br>[[Domark]] (ports)
+| publisher = Atari Games<br>[[Domark]] (ports)
-|designer = Kelly Turner
+| designer = Kelly Turner
-|programmer = Kelly Turner<br>Norm Avellar
+| programmer = Kelly Turner<br>Norm Avellar
-|artist = Kris Moser<br>Sam Comstock<br>Bridget Erdmann
+| artist = Kris Moser<br>Sam Comstock<br>Bridget Erdmann
-|composer = John Paul<br>Brad Fuller<br>Matt Furniss (ports)
+| composer = John Paul<br>Brad Fuller<br>Matt Furniss (ports)
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+| released = {{vgrelease|NA/EU|January 1990<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |pages=111|url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n111/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref><ref name="RePlay">{{cite magazine |last=Openshaw |first=Mary |title=ATEI '90: major international show rings in new year with good spread of new products |magazine=RePlay |date=March 1990 |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=126–32 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-14-issue-no.-6-march-1990-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2014%2C%20Issue%20No.%206%20-%20March%201990/page/126}}</ref>}}
-|genre = [[Racing game|Racing]], [[vehicular combat]]
+| genre = [[Racing game|Racing]], [[Vehicular combat game|vehicular combat]]
-|platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
+| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
+| modes = [[Single-player]]
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-'''''Badlands''''' is a 1989 [[arcade video game]] published by [[Atari Games]]. It was ported by [[Domark]] under the [[Tengen (company)|Tengen]] label to the [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[ZX Spectrum]]. The game is a re-themed version of Atari's previous racing games ''[[Super Sprint]]'' and ''Championship Sprint'' with the addition of vehicular combat. ''Badlands'' is set in the aftermath of a [[nuclear warfare|nuclear war]] and races around abandoned wastelands with many hazards. Three gun-equipped cars race around a track to win prizes.
+'''''Badlands''''' is a 1990 [[arcade video game]] published by [[Atari Games]]. It was ported by [[Domark]] under the [[Tengen (company)|Tengen]] label to the [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[ZX Spectrum]]. The game is a re-themed version of Atari's previous racing games ''[[Super Sprint]]'' and ''Championship Sprint'' with the addition of vehicular combat. ''Badlands'' is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war and races around abandoned wastelands with many hazards. Three gun-equipped cars race around a track to win prizes.
 ==Gameplay==
 [[Image:Badlands Arcade.png|thumb|left|Arcade screenshot]]
 ''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 better [[tires]].
-Unlike the ''Sprint'' games, ''Badlands'' expands upon the formula, taking place in a [[post-apocalyptic]] environment and equipping each of the players with [[cannon]]s. 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 with [[missile]]s which will destroy the target car, placing it at a severe disadvantage as a replacement is brought onto the track, taking a few seconds.
+Unlike the ''Sprint'' games, ''Badlands'' expands upon the formula, taking place in a post-apocalyptic environment and equipping each of the players with [[cannon]]s. 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 with [[missile]]s 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.
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 ==Reviews==
-*''[[Computer and Video Games]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-108/page/n51/mode/2up | title=CVG Magazine Issue 108 | date=November 1990 }}</ref>
+* ''[[Computer and Video Games]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-108/page/n51/mode/2up | title=CVG Magazine Issue 108 | date=November 1990}}</ref>
-*''[[Computer and Video Games]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-100/page/n76/mode/2up | title=CVG Magazine Issue 100 | date=March 1990 }}</ref>
+* ''[[Computer and Video Games]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-100/page/n76/mode/2up | title=CVG Magazine Issue 100 | date=March 1990}}</ref>
-*''[[ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-41/page/n54/mode/2up | title=ACE Magazine Issue 41 | date=February 1991 }}</ref>
+* ''[[ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-41/page/n54/mode/2up | title=ACE Magazine Issue 41 | date=February 1991}}</ref>
-*''[[Commodore Format]]''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/commodore-format-magazine-03/Commodore_Format_Issue_03_1990_12#page/n91/mode/2up</ref>
+* ''[[Commodore Format]]''<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/commodore-format-magazine-03/Commodore_Format_Issue_03_1990_12#page/n91/mode/2up Commodore Format, issue 3, 1990]</ref>
-*''[[ST Format]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-issue-st-format-issue-18_1425.html | title=ST Format (Issue 18) - January - 1991: Atari magazine scans, PDF }}</ref>
+* ''[[ST Format]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-issue-st-format-issue-18_1425.html | title=ST Format (Issue 18) - January - 1991: Atari magazine scans, PDF}}</ref>
-*''[[Sinclair User]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-099/page/n55/mode/2up | title=Sinclair User Magazine Issue 099 | date=May 1990 }}</ref>
+* ''[[Sinclair User]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-099/page/n55/mode/2up | title=Sinclair User Magazine Issue 099 | date=May 1990}}</ref>
-*''[[All Game Guide]]''<ref>http://allgame.com/game.php?id=9583&tab=review</ref>
+* ''[[All Game Guide]]''<ref>[http://allgame.com/game.php?id=9583&tab=review All Game review]</ref>
-*''Retro Archives''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://retroarchives.fr/badlands-atari-games-corporation/#1 | title=Badlands (Atari Games Corporation) | date=14 March 2020 }}</ref>
+* ''Retro Archives''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://retroarchives.fr/badlands-atari-games-corporation/#1 | title=Badlands (Atari Games Corporation) | date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
-*''[[Commodore Format]]''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/commodore-format-magazine-25/Commodore_Format_Issue_25_1992_10#page/n47/mode/2up</ref>
+* ''[[Commodore Format]]''<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/commodore-format-magazine-25/Commodore_Format_Issue_25_1992_10#page/n47/mode/2up Commodore Format, issue 25, 1992] </ref>
-*''[[CPC Attack!]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cpc-attack-magazine-06/page/n28/mode/2up | title=CPC Attack Magazine Issue 06 }}</ref>
+* ''[[CPC Attack!]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cpc-attack-magazine-06/page/n28/mode/2up | title=CPC Attack Magazine Issue 06}}</ref>
-*''[[Your Sinclair]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-60/page/n71/mode/2up | title=Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 60 | date=December 1990 }}</ref>
+* ''[[Your Sinclair]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-60/page/n71/mode/2up | title=Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 60 | date=December 1990}}</ref>
-*''[[Computer and Video Games]]''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-110/CVG110_Jan_1991#page/n93/mode/2up</ref>
+* ''[[Computer and Video Games]]''<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-110/CVG110_Jan_1991#page/n93/mode/2up Computer and Video Games January 1991]</ref>
-*''[[Amiga Games]]''<ref>http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=9020</ref>
+* ''[[Amiga Games]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=9020|title=Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!|website=www.kultboy.com|accessdate=27 March 2023}}</ref>
-*''Power Play''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kultpower.de/archiv/heft_powerplay_1990-04_seite130 | title=Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 4/1990 }}</ref>
+* ''Power Play''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kultpower.de/archiv/heft_powerplay_1990-04_seite130 | title=Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Powerplay 4/1990}}</ref>
-*''[[Commodore User]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n90/mode/2up | title=Commodore User Magazine Issue 77 | date=February 1990 }}</ref>
+* ''[[Commodore User]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n90/mode/2up | title=Commodore User Magazine Issue 77 | date=February 1990}}</ref>
-*''The Good Old Days'' (Staff Reviews only)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1482/BadLands.html | title=MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat }}</ref>
+* ''The Good Old Days'' (Staff Reviews only)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1482/BadLands.html | title=MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat}}</ref>
-*''[[Zzap!]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_068_600dpi/page/n80/mode/2up | title=Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ) }}</ref>
+* ''[[Zzap!64|Zzap!]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_068_600dpi/page/n80/mode/2up | title=Zzap! 64 Issue 068 (HQ)}}</ref>
-*''[[Computer and Video Games]]''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-111/CVG111_Feb_1991#page/n61/mode/2up</ref>
+* ''Computer and Video Games''<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-111/CVG111_Feb_1991#page/n61/mode/2up Computer and Video Games February 1991]</ref>
-*''[[Amiga Power]]''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Power_Issue_01_1991-05_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n104/mode/1up</ref>
+* ''[[Amiga Power]]''<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Power_Issue_01_1991-05_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n104/mode/1up Amiga Power, issue 1, 1991]</ref>
 ==Legacy==
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 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{KLOV game|id=6993|name=Badlands}}
+* {{KLOV game|id=6993|name=Badlands}}
-*[http://www.arcade-history.com/?page=detail&id=164 ''Badlands''] at the Arcade History database
+* [http://www.arcade-history.com/?page=detail&id=164 ''Badlands''] at the Arcade History database
-*{{WoS game|id=0000380|name=Badlands}}
+* {{WoS game|id=0000380|name=Badlands}}
-*{{lemon64 game|id=197}}
+* {{lemon64 game|id=197}}
 {{Atari Games}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Badlands}}
-[[Category:1989 video games]]
+[[Category:1990 video games]]
 [[Category:Amiga games]]
 [[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]