64th Street: A Detective Story

64th Street: A Detective Story is an arcade game made by C.P. Brain and released by Jaleco in 1991. After the game was released, Jaleco would release a Beat 'em up franchise called Rushing Beat.

Plot
A case is just in, the Legacy organization kidnapped a daughter in which is needed help. The people, Rick and Allen, are on the case to defeat the Legacy Group.

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 on saving his daughter and gave the letter to Rick and Allen. The next day, Allen notices an advertisement in the classifieds with similar sentence structure to the letter left by the kidnappers. Allen couldn't understand it so easily, until Rick told him to look cautiously at both, the letter and the ad. They soon realised that the writing was actually a secret code, only understood by certain crime lords, so Rick and Allen struggled toward the main base of the Legacy organisation to find the truth and save the kidnapped daughter. The setting later takes on a steampunk feel as it goes along, coming to a head in a battle inside a blimp.

Main Characters

 * Rick
 * Allen
 * Legacy Leader
 * Kidnapped Daughter

Gameplay
The gameplay is like a typical final fight style. However, there are some other gameplay mechanics. Pressing the attack + left or right directions at the same time creates a much powerful attack. But unlike some beat 'em ups, you can throw enemies into the background which is exceptionally useful when trying to fight them (this mechanic also occurred in a Konami game called Batman Returns for the snes).

Trivia

 * Allen and Rick both serve as a cameo in the 6th stage of Chimera Beast.