DJ Boy

n/a

Arcade
Mega Drive

DJ Boy

System(s): Arcade, Sega Mega Drive

Publisher:

Sega (JP)

Sammy (US/EU)

Sega (JP/EU)

Kaneko (US)

Developer: Kaneko

Sega

Inter State

Sound driver:

SMPS Z80

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-09	¥?	?

JP	1990-05-19^[2]	¥6,0006,000	G-4032
US	1990		33016
EU	1992-05		1139-50
UK	1992-05	£39.9939.99^[3]	1139-50
AU	199x

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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. punches (lower range, fast timing), kicks (higher range, slow timing), and 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

Program: E.Aizawa, K.Matsumoto, M.Yoshida
Graphic: H.Yokoyama, M.Yukumoto, K.Saeki, N.Obana
Sound: T.Watanabe, S.Aizu, M.Yoshida
Test Play: O.Satou
Special Thanks: Kou Chan, Kana Chan

Inter State

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

Magazine articles

Main article: DJ Boy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Arcade JP flyer

Mega Drive print advert in GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-04: "April 1990" (1990-03-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-06: "June 1990" (1990-05-08)

Physical scans

Arcade version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

89

^[4]

	89
Based on 1 review

DJ Boy

Arcade, JP

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[17]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

55

^[18]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[19]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

78

^[7]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

78

^[20]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

59

^[21]

Cool Gamer (RU)

30

^[22]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

90

^[23]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

61

^[24]

FX (UK)

70

^[25]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[26]

The Games Machine (IT)

91

^[27]

The Games Machine (UK)

67

^[10]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

65

^[28]

Joystick (FR)

84

^[11]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

37

^[12]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

27

^[29]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[30]

Mega Force (FR)

80

^[31]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[32]

MegaTech (UK)

78

^[13]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

65

^[33]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

78

^[34]

Play Time (DE)

44

^[35]

Power Play (DE)

69

^[36]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

50

^[14]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

30

^[37]

Sega Pro (UK)

76

^[38]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

59

^[39]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

47

^[40]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[41]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[42]

User (GR)

NTSC-J

89

^[43]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[44]

Zero (UK)

89

^[45]

	65
Based on 35 reviews

DJ Boy

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	dc9f02db
MD5	6aef0333e2b1a495c867577ccf037493
SHA-1	981f0eeffa28210cc55702413305244aaf36d71c

512kB

1990-08

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	860e749a
MD5	99334237bb08083ee70120f54f6973ef
SHA-1	d2f111c240d0165a231c236e9ae6e62e73ca9caa

512kB

1990-08

Cartridge (EU)

✔

CRC32	202abaa8
MD5	ad9540bec43c7584508c14ffdd1ce690
SHA-1	c66b2e00b8a9172a76f5e699730c7d88740b5dd7

512kB

1990-02

Cartridge (JP)

References

↑ File:DJBoy MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 63
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-16), page 67
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 107 (109)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-16), page 100/101 (100)
↑ GamePro, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 71 (73)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 The Games Machine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-19), page 58
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1990" (FR; 1990-06-25), page 109
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 45 (47)
↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 60/61 (62)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 82
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1990" (DE; 1990-07-27), page 72
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 109
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 63
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-16), page 100
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 38
↑ FX (UK) (+0:00)
↑ GamePro, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73
↑ The Games Machine, "Novembre 1990" (IT; 1990-1x-xx), page 82
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 98
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 78
↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 45
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 93
↑ Power Play, "8/90" (DE; 1990-07-13), page 122
↑ Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 40
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 47
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 62
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 47
↑ User, "Októvrios 1990" (GR; 1990-xx-xx), page 62
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Zero, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 74

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[:File:DJBoy_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:DJBoy MD JP Box.jpg

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[:File:SegaForce_UK_07.pdf_p63-3] Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 63

[:File:CVG_UK_099.pdf_p67-4] Computer & Video Games, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-16), page 67

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-05.pdf_p109_.28107.29-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 107 (109)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87_.2885.29-6] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p29-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29

[:File:CVG_UK_104.pdf_p100_.28100.2F101.29-8] Computer & Video Games, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-16), page 100/101 (100)

[:File:GamePro_US_019.pdf_p73_.2871.29-9] GamePro, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 71 (73)

[:File:TGM_UK_33.pdf_p58-10] 10.0 ^10.1 The Games Machine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-19), page 58

[:File:Joystick_FR_007.pdf_p109-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1990" (FR; 1990-06-25), page 109

[:File:MDAG_UK_03.pdf_p79-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p77-13] 13.0 ^13.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p47_.2845.29-15] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 45 (47)

[:File:SegaForce_UK_07.pdf_p62_.2860.2F61.29-16] Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 60/61 (62)

[17] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 82

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-09.pdf_p72-18] Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1990" (DE; 1990-07-27), page 72

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-05.pdf_p109-19] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 109

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p45-20] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p129-21] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129

[22] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 63

[:File:CVG_UK_104.pdf_p100-23] Computer & Video Games, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-16), page 100

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p38-24] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 38

[fx1992-05-29-25] FX (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamePro_US_019.pdf_p73-26] GamePro, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73

[27] The Games Machine, "Novembre 1990" (IT; 1990-1x-xx), page 82

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_010.pdf_p98-28] Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 98

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-29] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-10.pdf_p79-30] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

[:File:MegaForce_FR_06.pdf_p78-31] Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 78

[:File:MegaPlay_US_02.pdf_p45-32] Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:Micromania2_ES_051.pdf_p69-33] Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-34] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-06.pdf_p93-35] Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 93

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-08.pdf_p122-36] Power Play, "8/90" (DE; 1990-07-13), page 122

[:File:SegaPower_UK_33.pdf_p40-37] Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 40

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p47-38] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 47

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-39] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SegaForce_UK_07.pdf_p62-40] Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 62

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-41] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[42] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 47

[:File:User_GR_07.pdf_p62-43] User, "Októvrios 1990" (GR; 1990-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_24.pdf_p42-44] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:Zero_UK_10.pdf_p74-45] Zero, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 74

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DJ Boy

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Production credits

Arcade version

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Arcade version

Mega Drive version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References