<s>
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
(	O
DJボーイ	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1989	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kaneko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
DJ	O
Kid	O
,	O
was	O
partially	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
hip	O
hop	O
culture	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boy	O
(	O
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
roller	O
fighter	O
taking	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
ultimate	O
fight-race	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Rollergame	O
"	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
Cigaretch	O
City	O
,	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
people	O
were	O
excited	O
to	O
see	O
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
roller	O
fighter	O
gang	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knights	O
want	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
leader	O
,	O
Heavy-Met	O
Tony	O
,	O
calls	O
his	O
gang	O
to	O
kidnap	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Maria	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
comes	O
into	O
town	O
and	O
defeat	O
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
must	O
rescue	O
Maria	O
,	O
defeat	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knights	O
,	O
and	O
win	O
the	O
Rollergame	O
competition	O
in	O
one	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
plot	O
tells	O
a	O
different	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
skates	O
across	O
various	O
stages	O
and	O
utilizes	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
moves	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
opponents	O
,	O
culminating	O
with	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
path	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
also	O
encounters	O
prizes	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
later	O
to	O
purchase	O
Power-ups	O
from	O
a	O
store	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
simply	O
tallied	O
these	O
as	O
points	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
prizes	O
"	O
consist	O
of	O
coins	O
that	O
are	O
dropped	O
by	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
,	O
or	O
food	O
items	O
like	O
burgers	O
that	O
restore	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
software	O
conversion	O
kit	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
May	B-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Power	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
30%	O
score	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
boring	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
being	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
the	O
dull	O
graphics	O
,	O
terrible	O
sound	O
and	O
concluding	O
“	O
A	O
nob	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
with	O
added	O
nobby	O
bits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJ	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
unfriendly	O
,	O
unfunny	O
and	O
unfair.	O
”	O
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
at	O
#4	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
Worst	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
B.Rap	O
Boys	O
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
