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64th Street: A Detective Story

Players One and Two start with the two selectable protagonists, Rick and Allen. Each private detective uses different fighting styles, attempt to solve cases by beating up each criminal they encounter. Lots of…

31 December 1991

64th Street: A Detective Story is a fighting developed by C. P. Brain, released 31 December 1991 on Arcade.

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What 64th Street: A Detective Story is

64th Street: A Detective Story is a fighting game developed by C. P. Brain and released in 1991. It was published by Jaleco. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story starts out in a typical Double Dragon/Final Fight style setting at 64th Street with two protagonists: Rick (Anderson), a calm and intelligent, 35-year old professional private detective and manager of the detective agency; and Allen (Tombs), a 19-year old, reformed delinquent trained by Rick, who is "short-tempered and violent when angry". At the start of the plot, an evil corporation known as the Legacy organization, kidnapped the daughter of a mid-aged rich man and left him a letter explaining why they kidnapped her. Late one night, before Rick and Allen was about to close their office, the mid-aged rich man, rushed inside the office while being exhausted. He asked for support…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

What it launched against

64th Street: A Detective Story launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did 64th Street: A Detective Story come out?
64th Street: A Detective Story was released on 31 December 1991 for Arcade.

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