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*The original Arcade verison have a number of lifes (you lose one by taking two hits) and a more stiff gameplay. The Mega Drive version instead, have a heath bar without extra lifes and continues.
 
*The original Arcade verison have a number of lifes (you lose one by taking two hits) and a more stiff gameplay. The Mega Drive version instead, have a heath bar without extra lifes and continues.
 
*In the Japanese version of the Mega Drive port, the protagonist must save a girl. In other versions, he instead must recover his stolen radio.
 
*In the Japanese version of the Mega Drive port, the protagonist must save a girl. In other versions, he instead must recover his stolen radio.
*In Western releases, recurring opponent "Big Momma" was given a skin colour change (she throw donuts instead of farting), presumably to avoid depicting black stereotypes.
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*In Western releases, recurring opponent "Big Momma" was given a skin colour change (she throw donuts instead of farting), presumably to avoid depicting black stereotypes. Another boss that was changed is the final one (she became brunette instead of black).
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==

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DJBoy ArcadeTitleScreen.png

DJ Boy
System(s): Kaneko custom arcade hardware, Sega Mega Drive
Publisher:
Arcade
Sega (JP), Sammy (US/EU),
Sega Mega Drive
Sega (JP/EU), Kaneko (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade
JP
¥? ?





































Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,0006,000 G-4032
Sega Mega Drive
US
33016
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1139-50

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DJ Boy (DJボーイ) is a 1989 arcade beat-'em-up by Kaneko running on Kaneko-designed hardware and distributed by Sega in Japan and American Sammy elsewhere. Sega and Kaneko ported it to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990.

Gameplay

You play as a kid on rollerskates beating up enemies in various auto-scrolling environments. A punches (lower range, fast timing), B kicks (higher range, slow timing), and C jumps, with a variety of combo moves in between.


Versions

  • The original Arcade verison have a number of lifes (you lose one by taking two hits) and a more stiff gameplay. The Mega Drive version instead, have a heath bar without extra lifes and continues.
  • In the Japanese version of the Mega Drive port, the protagonist must save a girl. In other versions, he instead must recover his stolen radio.
  • In Western releases, recurring opponent "Big Momma" was given a skin colour change (she throw donuts instead of farting), presumably to avoid depicting black stereotypes. Another boss that was changed is the final one (she became brunette instead of black).


Production credits

Arcade version

  • Staff: A Funatsu, A Yasaki, K Matsuoka, Y Mabuchi, M Yukumoto, T Watanabe, S Aizu, H Nagayoshi, H Mikami, T Katou, Y Itou, K Niihara
  • Presented by: Kaneko


Mega Drive version

The last two entries (Special Thanks and Inter State) are absent from international versions.


Magazine articles

Main article: DJ Boy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

DJBoy Arcade JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
Arcade JP flyer
DJBoy Arcade JP Flyer.pdf
Logo-pdf.svg
Mega Drive print advert in GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Mega Drive print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-04: "April 1990" (1990-03-08)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Mega Drive print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-06: "June 1990" (1990-05-08)
Logo-pdf.svg

Physical scans

Arcade version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №99, p67[2]
Arcade
89
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
89
[2]
Arcade
89
Based on
1 review

DJ Boy

Arcade, JP

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
65 №1990-05, p107[3]
54 №, p85[4]
78 №4, p29[5]
90 №104, p100/101[6]
84 №19, p71[7]
67 №33, p58[8]
84 №7, p109[9]
37 №3, p79[10]
27 №5, p91
78 №1, p77[11]
60 №23, p53
30 №33, p40
76 №2, p45[12]
59 №18, p65
47 №7, p60/61[13]
89 №10, p74/75
Sega Mega Drive
64
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[14]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
55
[15]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[16]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
78
[5]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
78
[17]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
59
[18]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[6]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
61
[20]
FX (UK)
70
[21]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[7]
The Games Machine (IT)
91
[22]
The Games Machine (UK)
67
[8]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
65
[23]
Joystick (FR)
84
[9]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
37
[10]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
27
[24]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
72
[25]
Mega Force (FR)
80
[26]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
70
[27]
MegaTech (UK)
78
[11]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
65
[28]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
78
[29]
Play Time (DE)
44
[30]
Power Play (DE)
69
[31]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
50
[32]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
30
[33]
Sega Pro (UK)
76
[12]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
59
[34]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
47
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[35]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[36]
User (GR) NTSC-J
89
[37]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[38]
Zero (UK)
89
[39]
Sega Mega Drive
65
Based on
35 reviews

DJ Boy

Mega Drive, US
DJBox MD US Box.jpg
Cover
DJBoy MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
DJBox MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
DJBoy MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
DJBoy MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
DJBoy MD JP CartTop.jpg
DJBoy MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Djboy md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, FR

DJ Boy MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 dc9f02db
MD5 6aef0333e2b1a495c867577ccf037493
SHA-1 981f0eeffa28210cc55702413305244aaf36d71c
512kB 1990-08 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 860e749a
MD5 99334237bb08083ee70120f54f6973ef
SHA-1 d2f111c240d0165a231c236e9ae6e62e73ca9caa
512kB 1990-08 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 202abaa8
MD5 ad9540bec43c7584508c14ffdd1ce690
SHA-1 c66b2e00b8a9172a76f5e699730c7d88740b5dd7
512kB 1990-02 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 63
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:CVG UK 099.pdf, page 67 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 099.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:BeepMD_JP_1990-05.pdf, page 109
  4. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p29" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 104.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 104.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:GamePro US 019.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 019.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:TGM UK 33.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 33.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:Joystick FR 007.pdf, page 109 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 007.pdf_p109" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:MDAG UK 03.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 03.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 47 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p47" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 82
  15. Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1990" (DE; 1990-07-27), page 72
  16. Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 109
  17. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
  18. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
  19. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 63
  20. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 38
  21. FX (UK) (+0:00)
  22. The Games Machine, "Novembre 1990" (IT; 1990-1x-xx), page 82
  23. Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 98
  24. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  25. Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
  26. Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 78
  27. Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 45
  28. Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69
  29. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  30. Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 93
  31. Power Play, "8/90" (DE; 1990-07-13), page 122
  32. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  33. Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 40
  34. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  35. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  36. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 47
  37. User, "Októvrios 1990" (GR; 1990-xx-xx), page 62
  38. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  39. Zero, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 74