Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge
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| Developer(s) | Technos Japan |
| Release date(s) | JPN June 26, 1992 NA October, 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Mode(s) | Up to 4 players |
| Rating(s) | pre-ESRB |
| Platform(s) | NES, Game Boy (Japan Only) |
| Media | Cartridge |
Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge (びっくり熱血新記録！はるかなる金メダル Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku! Harukanaru Kin Medal?, lit. "Astonishing Hot-Blood New Records! Distant Gold Medal") was released in October 1992 for the NES and on July 16, 1993 on the Game Boy (Japan only) by Technos Japan Corporation. The game featured Olympic style contests without rules or regulations, between four teams. The games included 400 metres hurdles, Hammer throw, Swimming, Roof Top Jumping, and Fighting Scene.
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[edit] Story
Theodore "Todd" Thornley IV has had enough. After being humiliated once again by Jeff "Crash" Cooney and his band of misfits from Southside High School at the All-City Track Meet, he has decided to challenge Crash and his friends to a contest. Inviting two of the other high schools to participate in the challenge, plus an additional team sponsored by his wealthy father, Todd has seemingly stacked the deck against his cross-town rival.
[edit] Gameplay
The game has four different teams to choose from (by alternating between the two controllers). The teams have five members each with their own strengths and weaknesses, making some better suited to certain events than others. The events take place under a single elimination tournament format. Before each event, players have the opportunity to go shopping in the mall to buy power-ups for their characters. These items are paid for through the various medals that each team collects as they progress through the challenge, but since the winner of the challenge is the team that collects the most medals overall, players must be fairly judicious in how much they spend.
[edit] The Events
Each event has its own unique spin.
- The 400 Meter Hurdles event is a one-on-one race that features different sized hurdles that need to be avoided in different ways, or be turned into weapons. The event ends either when one player loses all their stamina, or they both cross the finish line.
- The Hammer Throw event is mixed with golf rules, in that the player has to get the steel ball into the hole in the least amount of throws. This event is held with each contestant alternating.
- Swimming is a game of endurance, as the player and their opponent attempt to drain the stamina and oxygen of the other by drowning each other.
- Roof Top Jumping features each participant alternating in an attempt to see who can finish with the best time. The spaces in between the roof tops vary, and require different techniques to cross.
- The Fighting Scene event is a one-on-one fight, in which each player uses a variety of judo moves to attempt to subdue the opponent.
[edit] Localization
Street Challenge is a heavily localized version of Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku, originally part of the Kunio-kun series and a direct sequel to Downtown Nekketsu Koshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundokai (which was unreleased outside Japan). It the eighth game in the series released for the Famicom and fifth to be localized for the North American market. Like previous localizations of the series (see Super Dodge Ball and River City Ransom), the game's graphics and plot were altered to make the game marketable outside Japan.
- The actual scenery for the sports events were changed. While the original Japanese version represented the events as part a legit Olympic tournament, the backgrounds were changed in Street Challenge to go along with the urban setting.
- The four main teams in the Japanese version, Nekketsu, Hanazono, Reiho, and Rengo, were composed of established Kunio-kun characters (such as the Double Dragon twins, Goda and Godai) and were all returning characters from Koshinkyoku. Of the four main teams, only Rengo (the Union) did not represent a specific school, being composed of students from several schools. The CPU-controlled Team Thornley was originally the Oklahoma High School team, the sole American school in Shin Kiroku.
- The character roster was changed, to make the Southside High team (Nekketsu High School) more ethnically diverse. Todo and Yamada (Todd and Skip respectively in Street Challenge) were not playable characters in the Japanese version and Todo only sponsored the tournament. In Street Challenge, Todd was made into the captain of the Hanazono High School team (which became the Washington High team in Street Challenge), replacing established hero Riki. Riki's sprite is used in Street Challenge as a member of Team Thornley named "Crusher". Artie and Skip replaces the Double Dragon twins, Ryuichi and Ryuji, as the captains of Reiho (Lincoln High in Street Challenge). The Rengo team (known as Jefferson High in Street Challenge) was the only team that had its roster unchanged during the transition from Shin Kiroku to Street Challenge.
- The close credits sequence were removed and final ending picture in Shin Kiroku, which featured the Nekketsu team's manager in a swing set was replaced by a preview for the then-forthcoming Crash 'n the Boys: Ice Challenge (a localization of the previously released Ike Ike Nekketsu Hockey Bu). Ice Challenge was never released.
[edit] Game Boy version
The Game Boy version has few differences compared to the Famicom/NES versions. Namely, the Swimming event is replaced with an umbrella battle, where the characters jump from a building and fight in mid-air using an umbrella.[1] The CPU-controlled Oklahoma High School is now playable via a cheat code.
[edit] References
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Renegade • Super Dodge Ball • River City Ransom • Nintendo World Cup • Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge |
