I dispute the objectivity of this piece... it reads as though the author has an axe to grind with the game. DJ Boy wasn't a gem, but it was most certainly not one of the worst video games ever made. His assertion that most people would agree with this statement was not verified with so much as a single quote, making it a careless assumption at best and wishful thinking at worst.
JR
Since I can't read japanese, what was the plot of the game that was so racist? Rescuing a captured girlfriend/wife/princess was a popular "plot" for many video games in this time period. Double Dragon is a prime example (came out two years before this one). According to the Game Players Guide to Sega Genesis Games, D.J. Boy is on his way to a skate competition when a rival skater gang tries to stop him from competing (presumably by threatening his significant other). In the Genesis version the first boss, called "Big Momma" (and "Junior" her little kid who also attacked you) was changed to white. I haven't played through the whole game, but so far the only thing I can see to support the racism charge is the "caricatured" first boss. Some more information is needed. Hip Hop culture has obviously been explored in a lot of games, and is not something associated solely with African Americans. It should be noted that most fighting games contain enemies of a variety of races. If all the enemies in the game were black and only hero was white, that might have made the racism charge stronger.
The "OverClocked" article [ [1]] is in jest, but I think it makes a good point, if this game is attacking African Americans, it's also attacking "giglos", "skinheads", "punks", "clones", "clowns", "midgets" and "the obese" (not to mention skaters!).
"The fat blackface/gassy/stereotype/bloomer-wearing bitch turns out to be the mastermind behind the plot to kidnap your poor girlfriend. Why? Why, why, why. Too high concept for me, I guess."
So I guess that is where the "racist plot" idea comes from. I wonder if anyone has actually beaten the game to see how it was portrayed? Edit: On Round 5, you refight all the bosses again, but with much more health ("Big Momma," Chip 'n' Dales dude, punch Clowns, DJ doppelganger.. then some firebreathing pirate/punk guy!). The pirate guy admits that the girlfriend's name is "Mary" (via the crazy cutscenes), though the game's Epilouge calls her "Maria". Weird game...!
This charge seems a bit odd to me. There is a cat suspended from a balloon, which at first sounds terrible. However in game, the cat is smiling and not choking or suffering. When you jump and kick it, the balloon pops and the cat falls to earth safey and scampers off happily, after dropping a hamburger that restores your health. Doesn't seem so bad to me. If kids were to play this game and get the idea to tie balloons to their cats (which wouldn't do any harm unlesss the cat was very small and you had a very large helium balloon or something I guess), they might just as well imitate the practice of punching people in the face while on roller skates!
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 20:55, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
This is a plot of the Sega Genesis version I found from an unknown source.
Cigaretch City is a lively town on the outskirts of New York. A new sport has become popular amongst the children in Cigaretch City.
The sport is Rollergame! Rollergame is an exciting battle of technique and speed. It is a thrilling game of out-running and being outrun. Rollergame is somewhat like the ultimate fight-race. A rollergame competition is coming up soon and the children in the town are excited.
Just before the competition, a young man turns up in town. His name is Donald J. Boy, and he's nicknamed D.J. Boy. D.J. Boy has actually toured the world as a roller fighter, and he just happens to drop into Cigaretch City with his girlfriend, Maria.
When news of D. J. Boy gets around , the town gets all excited. But not everyone is happy. D.J.Boy being around doesn't please the bad roller team, the Dark Knights.
The Dark Knights leader Heavy-Met Tony, calls his gang together straight away. "We can't afford to lose the next competition. We have to do something about that D.J. Boy.""What are we gonna do? Go on, tell us!" "Not cause a fuss, Let's get him to come over." "Hey, it's gonna be real bad news if that D.J. Boy gets into the competition" "Help! Help! Aah......!!" "Maria.....!"
D.J. Boy comes running, but the Dark Knights are one step ahead of him, and Maria is carried off. "You coward, Tony. Well, It's just a question of who is the better rollerskater!" D.J. Boy sets out in search of his true love, Maria.
SnotRod007 ( talk) 00:48, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
I just found a photo of DJ Boy's Genesis manual. It's the japanese version, but it does show the characters, but not bosses, in the game. Here's the link if you want to see it: http://siesta.blogzine.jp/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/18/0218_2.jpg SnotRod007 ( talk) 21:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
It's not racist to throw watermelons. And it's not racist to have big lips. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.28.223 ( talk) 10:11, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
I was just watching a bit of Men in Black on TV and noticed that Will Smith's lips are a shade of pink or red of some kind. May be just my TV and its color settings at the moment. But it seems to me that he, a black person, has kind of non-brown lips. Like the people in DJ Boy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.28.223 ( talk) 03:38, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
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I dispute the objectivity of this piece... it reads as though the author has an axe to grind with the game. DJ Boy wasn't a gem, but it was most certainly not one of the worst video games ever made. His assertion that most people would agree with this statement was not verified with so much as a single quote, making it a careless assumption at best and wishful thinking at worst.
JR
Since I can't read japanese, what was the plot of the game that was so racist? Rescuing a captured girlfriend/wife/princess was a popular "plot" for many video games in this time period. Double Dragon is a prime example (came out two years before this one). According to the Game Players Guide to Sega Genesis Games, D.J. Boy is on his way to a skate competition when a rival skater gang tries to stop him from competing (presumably by threatening his significant other). In the Genesis version the first boss, called "Big Momma" (and "Junior" her little kid who also attacked you) was changed to white. I haven't played through the whole game, but so far the only thing I can see to support the racism charge is the "caricatured" first boss. Some more information is needed. Hip Hop culture has obviously been explored in a lot of games, and is not something associated solely with African Americans. It should be noted that most fighting games contain enemies of a variety of races. If all the enemies in the game were black and only hero was white, that might have made the racism charge stronger.
The "OverClocked" article [ [1]] is in jest, but I think it makes a good point, if this game is attacking African Americans, it's also attacking "giglos", "skinheads", "punks", "clones", "clowns", "midgets" and "the obese" (not to mention skaters!).
"The fat blackface/gassy/stereotype/bloomer-wearing bitch turns out to be the mastermind behind the plot to kidnap your poor girlfriend. Why? Why, why, why. Too high concept for me, I guess."
So I guess that is where the "racist plot" idea comes from. I wonder if anyone has actually beaten the game to see how it was portrayed? Edit: On Round 5, you refight all the bosses again, but with much more health ("Big Momma," Chip 'n' Dales dude, punch Clowns, DJ doppelganger.. then some firebreathing pirate/punk guy!). The pirate guy admits that the girlfriend's name is "Mary" (via the crazy cutscenes), though the game's Epilouge calls her "Maria". Weird game...!
This charge seems a bit odd to me. There is a cat suspended from a balloon, which at first sounds terrible. However in game, the cat is smiling and not choking or suffering. When you jump and kick it, the balloon pops and the cat falls to earth safey and scampers off happily, after dropping a hamburger that restores your health. Doesn't seem so bad to me. If kids were to play this game and get the idea to tie balloons to their cats (which wouldn't do any harm unlesss the cat was very small and you had a very large helium balloon or something I guess), they might just as well imitate the practice of punching people in the face while on roller skates!
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Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 20:55, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
This is a plot of the Sega Genesis version I found from an unknown source.
Cigaretch City is a lively town on the outskirts of New York. A new sport has become popular amongst the children in Cigaretch City.
The sport is Rollergame! Rollergame is an exciting battle of technique and speed. It is a thrilling game of out-running and being outrun. Rollergame is somewhat like the ultimate fight-race. A rollergame competition is coming up soon and the children in the town are excited.
Just before the competition, a young man turns up in town. His name is Donald J. Boy, and he's nicknamed D.J. Boy. D.J. Boy has actually toured the world as a roller fighter, and he just happens to drop into Cigaretch City with his girlfriend, Maria.
When news of D. J. Boy gets around , the town gets all excited. But not everyone is happy. D.J.Boy being around doesn't please the bad roller team, the Dark Knights.
The Dark Knights leader Heavy-Met Tony, calls his gang together straight away. "We can't afford to lose the next competition. We have to do something about that D.J. Boy.""What are we gonna do? Go on, tell us!" "Not cause a fuss, Let's get him to come over." "Hey, it's gonna be real bad news if that D.J. Boy gets into the competition" "Help! Help! Aah......!!" "Maria.....!"
D.J. Boy comes running, but the Dark Knights are one step ahead of him, and Maria is carried off. "You coward, Tony. Well, It's just a question of who is the better rollerskater!" D.J. Boy sets out in search of his true love, Maria.
SnotRod007 ( talk) 00:48, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
I just found a photo of DJ Boy's Genesis manual. It's the japanese version, but it does show the characters, but not bosses, in the game. Here's the link if you want to see it: http://siesta.blogzine.jp/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/18/0218_2.jpg SnotRod007 ( talk) 21:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
It's not racist to throw watermelons. And it's not racist to have big lips. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.28.223 ( talk) 10:11, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
I was just watching a bit of Men in Black on TV and noticed that Will Smith's lips are a shade of pink or red of some kind. May be just my TV and its color settings at the moment. But it seems to me that he, a black person, has kind of non-brown lips. Like the people in DJ Boy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.28.223 ( talk) 03:38, 18 November 2009 (UTC)