64th. Street - A Detective Story © 1991 Jaleco Company, Limited.
Rick. PRIVATE DETECTIVE
3. OCT. 1939 file no. 238
The kidnapping of a rich man's daughter.
Beat the bad guys and throw them into the wall!
Rick and Allen's Detective Agency is on 64th st. They have specialized maneuvres to beat the enemy. When you are in trouble... call on a partner to join the game and assist you. A great new action game from Jaleco.
Jaleco Mega System 1-C Hardware
Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 7 Mhz)
Sound Chips: Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.5 Mhz), (2x) OKI6295 (@ 30.303 Khz)
Players: 2
Control: 8-Way Joystick
Buttons: 2
=> [A] Punch, [B] Jump
64th. Street was released in March 1991. It is a precursor to Jaleco's Rushing Beat series on the Nintendo Super Famicom. The series' main character (Rick Norton) shares both the name of the main character (Rick) with the appearance of the supporting character (Allen).
The game's two protagonists make a cameo appearance in another Jaleco game, Chimera Beast.
This game is probably the earliest (and sadly, one of very, very few) beat 'em up that allows the player to throw the enemy into the background, providing both an increased damage output and a somewhat nice looking dose of scenario destruction. Another game that allowed for this particular move to be performed was the Super Nintendo adaptation of Batman Returns, by Konami.