Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

DJ Boy

Title	DJ Boy
First release	1990
Developer	Kaneko
Publisher	Kaneko
Platforms	Arcade, Mega Drive / Genesis
Genres	fighting game, hack and slash, beat 'em up
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
Releases	Mega Drive / Genesis: 1990-01-01, 1992-05-01 (NTSC-J) Arcade: 1990-03-13

DJ Boy skates through various urban stages to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from local goons. Players utilize hand-to-hand combat, combining punches and kicks into flying attacks or simultaneous side-punches to defeat enemies. Each level concludes with a boss battle, requiring precise movement and combat timing to overcome the game's unforgiving difficulty.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

REG-Vault (megadrive/dj-boy) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (4340,29619) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (35765) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (djboy) · last updated 2026-10-08 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`djboy`
Title at ADB	DJ Boy (World)
Manufacturer	Kaneko
Year	1989
Genre	Fighter / 2.5D
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Kaneko); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-08 04:56 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Kaneko · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Kaneko · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Kaneko · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Kaneko · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [411] DJ Boy

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 42:56auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

DJ BOY - ARCADE - LONGPLAY BY URIEN84

By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 20:45auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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