DJ Boy cover

DJ Boy Series

DJ Boy

Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Action Comedy
December 31, 1989
Released 13265 days ago
Arcade Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

About

DJ Boy, also known as DJ Kid, was designed as a standard side-scrolling beat'em up game partially based on the hip-hop culture of the U.S. cities. What made the game unique at the time was the fact that many of the characters rode around on roller skates rather than walking or running.

DJ Boy skates across various stages and utilizes hand-to-hand combat moves in order to defeat opponents, culminating with a battle with a boss at the end of each level. Along the path, the player also encounters prizes, which then can be used later to purchase Power-ups from a store located at the end of each level (in the home version, the arcade simply tallied these as points). In the console versions of the game, as another game, River City Ransom, the "prizes" consist of coins that are dropped by defeated enemies, or food items like burgers that restore health.

Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
May 19, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
Jan 8, 1993

Game Info

Developer
Kaneko
Publisher
Kaneko, Sammy, Tec Toy
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Genres
Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes
Action Comedy

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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