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64th. Street - A Detective Story (Japan, alt)
64th. Street - A Detective Story (Japan, alt) on arcade
64th. Street - A Detective Story is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that hit Japanese arcades in 1991, developed and published by Jaleco. The full title makes the detective theme clear, and the version labeled "alt" here likely refers to an alternate regional or hardware revision. Like many arcade brawlers of the era, it ran on Jaleco's own hardware and was designed to eat coins through short, intense stages.
You pick one of two characters - a male or female detective - and fight through city streets, warehouses, and other urban environments. Combat is standard for the genre: a punch and kick button, a jump, and a run button that can be held to dash. Weapons like bottles and knives appear as pickups, and you can perform a few special moves by pressing attack while running or jumping. Enemies come in waves, and each level ends with a boss fight.
It's a competent but not groundbreaking beat 'em up from the early 90s. The Japanese release and alternate version make it a curiosity for collectors and emulation fans. If you enjoy games like Final Fight or Streets of Rage but want something a bit rarer, this one is worth a few credits. Just expect a familiar template with solid execution rather than innovation.
You pick one of two characters - a male or female detective - and fight through city streets, warehouses, and other urban environments. Combat is standard for the genre: a punch and kick button, a jump, and a run button that can be held to dash. Weapons like bottles and knives appear as pickups, and you can perform a few special moves by pressing attack while running or jumping. Enemies come in waves, and each level ends with a boss fight.
It's a competent but not groundbreaking beat 'em up from the early 90s. The Japanese release and alternate version make it a curiosity for collectors and emulation fans. If you enjoy games like Final Fight or Streets of Rage but want something a bit rarer, this one is worth a few credits. Just expect a familiar template with solid execution rather than innovation.
How to Play 64th. Street - A Detective Story (Japan, alt) Online
To start, press Enter to insert a credit, then press Start again to enter the character select screen. Use the arrow keys to highlight a character - one male, one female - and press X to confirm. The game is fully in Japanese, but the menu is simple: the option on the left is usually "1 Player," the middle "2 Players," and the right likely "Options" or "Difficulty." If you hit the wrong button, pressing V (Select) can back out.
Once in a stage, move with the arrow keys and attack with S. Press X to jump. Holding the run button (S) while moving makes your character sprint, and pressing attack during a run triggers a sliding kick or shoulder tackle. Combine jump and attack for a flying kick. Pick up weapons by walking over them and press S to swing them. Your health bar is at the top; when it empties you lose a life. Continue by pressing Start before the timer runs out. The core loop is simple: clear the screen of enemies, advance right, and defeat the boss to progress. There are no complex combos or blocking, so it's purely about positioning and timing.
64th. Street - A Detective Story (Japan, alt) Keyboard Controls
Controls
- Arrow Keys: Joystick / Movement
- X: Button 1
- S: Button 2
- Z: Button 3
- A: Button 4
- Q: Button 5
- E: Button 6
- Enter: Start / 1P
- V: Coin / Insert
Frequently Asked Questions
Can players save progress in 64th. Street - A Detective Story?
The original arcade board does not include any save feature. Modern emulation through MAME or similar software may offer save states, but that depends on the emulator, not the game itself. In a browser-based emulator like EmulatorJS, you can save the state manually via the emulator menu.
Is 64th. Street - A Detective Story exclusive to Arcade or did it appear on other systems?
This title appears to have been an arcade exclusive. No widely documented home console or computer ports exist. The version you see here is the original Japanese coin-op release with an alternate ROM set.
Who developed 64th. Street - A Detective Story?
Jaleco developed and published the game. Jaleco was a Japanese company known for arcade titles and home conversions throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
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