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Crash 'n' the Boys - Street Challenge (USA)

NES / Famicom
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1992
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✪ Reviewed on September 9, 2025
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A zany street sports game by Technos, creators of Double Dragon. Wacky events, exaggerated physics, fun in multiplayer. In the Kunio-kun vein, as offbeat as it is charming.

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Category
Sports 4 players 7+
Description
Zany multi-event sports game featuring Kunio-kun characters competing against rivals in athletic events. Published by Technos Japan, released in the USA in 1992. Kunio-kun character teams in races, jumps and throws with special moves. A multiplayer sports game from the Kunio-kun series on NES.

Crash 'n' the Boys - Street Challenge review

4/5
Art direction
"Striking"
3/5
Music
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,14 MB 📅01/11/1992
Published by Technos Japan

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Collector interest

A Western Kunio-kun spin-off published by American Technos at the very end of the US NES cycle. Modest print run, little marketing at the time, and a late-blooming reputation built by retrogamers chasing the last localised Kunio-kun entries. US CIB with intact manual trades at elevated levels thanks to that end-of-life scarcity, independent of pure speculation.

Better with friends

A street athletics competition where rival gangs clash across twisted events, with cheap shots and trips allowed. The spice springs from that mischievous competition: winning the race or the jump matters less than gleefully sabotaging your opponent along the way. Colorful and packed with humor, it turns each discipline into a downright laugh riot, ideal to restart to fight over the title among friends.

Is Crash 'n' the Boys - Street Challenge still worth playing in 2026?

Crash 'n' the Boys - Street Challenge is a wild street sports game by Technos, a Western revisit of the Kunio-kun grammar. Outlandish events (race with weapons, neighbourhood football, diving), exaggerated physics and explosive multiplayer build a hugely fun line-up. Controls click quickly, the visual humour crosses cultures cleanly. For offbeat retro sports fans, Kunio-kun lovers and festive evenings, still a strongly recommended overlooked classic today, ideally with four players sharing a couch.

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