DJ Boy

DJ Boy is the second 3D perspective brawler (preceding by Kabuki-Z) by Kaneko in 1989. What makes this game unique from other beat 'em ups is that the characters (most of them) have roller-skates as nearly each stage autoscrolls. On top of that, the whole game takes place in American Culture and is more lighthearted than other beat 'em ups at the time. Later ported to the Mega Drive in 1990 by Inter State.

Brawler gameplay
You control Bob or Tom (Donald J. Boy in Mega Drive) in the game. There's a punch, kick, and jump. Pressing both punch and kick buttons allows you to attack both directions, making it useful to attack enemies from behind. While in the air, pressing the punch or kick buttons lends you a powerful mid-air kick attack. This is very useful when it comes to defeating enemies or bosses. Instead of having a regular life, it uses five "lives" that in theory you have four hits and if your character icon is blinking and get hit, you lose that "life". Extra lives are significant in the arcade version, if you defeated a certain amount of enemies or get enough music notes / stars. This doesn't apply to the Mega Drive version. There's no continues in the aforementioned version either.

Controversy?
One thing that people where questioned at the game was it's alleged racism, using stereotypes that may offend people and such. The most memorable one has to be the Big Mama boss, where you fight her at the end of stage one (Also appears at stage 5 with two of them). Her attacks are usual punches and kicks, but she can literally pass gas to attack the player (Can take away a whole players "life"). She returns in the Mega Drive version as the same in the Japanese version. However, she's pink pale to avoid the stereotype outside the Japanese version. (not to mention she throws pastries at the player). Regardless, Kaneko hasn't confirmed that the game is classified as "racist", yet.

Trivia

 * The arcade original was licensed by Sega in Japan and Sammy in the US. However, Kaneko decided to publish the game in world regions themselves.

Sub Pages

 * DJ Boy: Glitches
 * DJ Boy: Hidden Content
 * DJ Boy: List Of Enemies
 * DJ Boy: Regional Differences
 * DJ Boy: Staff