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Streets of Rage, known in Japan as Bare Knuckle: Ikari no Tekken (ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳 lit. "Bare Knuckle: Furious Iron Fist"?), is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Sega in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive. It is the first installment of the Streets of Rage series which was followed by Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3. The game was also converted over to Sega's Game Gear, Mega-CD and Master System. In 2007, the game was released for the Wii's Virtual Console in North America and Europe, and in 2009 it was released for the iOS via the App Store. The game was again made available as part of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection in 2009 on both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles.
There was also a comic strip series based upon the games which appeared in Sonic the Comic. These three stories are based on Streets of Rage 2 and do not feature Adam. The game features an acclaimed soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro, which was released in the Japanese music market.
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Streets of Rage, known in Japan as Bare Knuckle: Ikari no Tekken (ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳 lit. "Bare Knuckle: Furious Iron Fist"?), is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Sega in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive. It is the first installment of the Streets of Rage series which was followed by Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3. The game was also converted over to Sega's Game Gear, Mega-CD and Master System. In 2007, the game was released for the Wii's Virtual Console in North America and Europe, and in 2009 it was released for the iOS via the App Store. The game was again made available as part of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection in 2009 on both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles.
There was also a comic strip series based upon the games which appeared in Sonic the Comic. These three stories are based on Streets of Rage 2 and do not feature Adam. The game features an acclaimed soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro, which was released in the Japanese music market.
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![Sonic The Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Sonikku za Hejjihoggu?), trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog,[2] is a title character and the protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendos flagship character Mario (see 1991 in video gaming).[3][4] Since then, Sonic has become one of the worlds best-known video game characters, with his series having sold more than 80 million copies.[5] In 2005, Sonic was one of the first game character inductees into the Walk of Game, alongside Mario and Link.[6]
While many individuals at Sega had a hand in Sonics creation, programmer Yuji Naka and artist Naoto Ōshima are generally credited with the creation of the character,[7] a blue 15-year-old anthropomorphic hedgehog, who has the ability to run at supersonic speeds and the ability to curl into a ball, primarily to attack enemies. This is a major part of the gameplay of the series. Sonic The Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eXFmoBrWuRM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Black Uhuru - Great Train Robbery (K-Jah West)
K-Jah West
DJ: Marshall Peters and Johnny Lawton
Genre: Dub, Reggae, Dancehall
Tracklist:
Black Harmony - Dont Let It Go To Your Head
Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell
Shabba Ranks - Wicked Inna Bed[3]
Buju Banton - Batty Rider[3]
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Dennis Brown - Revolution[3]
Willie Williams - Armagideon Time[3]
I-Roy - Sidewalk Killer[3]
Toots & the Maytals - Funky Kingston
Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain
Toots & the Maytals - Pressure Drop
Pliers - Bam Bam
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
Reggie Stepper - Drum Pan Sound
Black Uhuru - Great Train Robbery
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - I Chase The Devil
Summary: K-Jah West is a reggae radio station hosted by Marshall Peters & Johnny Lawton (voiced by Lowell Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare respectively[4]). It is also K-JAHs West Coast affiliate. Black Uhuru - Great Train Robbery (K-Jah West)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/emvDrR413tI/mqdefault.jpg)
![Elizabeth Daily - Im Hot Tonight (Flashback FM GTA3)
Flashback 95.6
Flashback 95.6 logo
DJ: Toni
Genre: Hi-NRG, 80s Pop music
Tracklist:[10]
Debbie Harry - Rush Rush
Elizabeth Daily - Shake It Up
Paul Engemann - Push It to the Limit
Amy Holland - Shes on Fire
Elizabeth Daily - Im Hot Tonight
Summary: Flashback 95.6 plays 1980s pop music, and is hosted by Toni (Maria Chambers[9]). It is aimed at people who are stuck in the 80s[11] and, between songs, Toni reminisces about her hedonistic lifestyle during that time. Toni is also a DJ in two of GTAIIIs prequels, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, both of which are set in the 1980s. The tracks on Flashback 95.6 are all taken from the soundtrack of the 1983 gangster film Scarface and all composed by Giorgio Moroder. Flashback is another of the Colombian Cartels favorite radio stations. The DJs name might also reference the film, with the protagonist named Tony Montana. Elizabeth Daily - Im Hot Tonight (Flashback FM GTA3)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eu2KFFYbGJQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![Master Sounds 98.3 - Jingle 10
DJ: Johnny The Love Giant Parkinson
Genre: Funk, Soul, Rare Groove
Tracklist:
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)
Harlem Underground Band - Smokin Cheeba Cheeba
The Chakachas - Jungle Fever
Bob James - Nautilus[3]
Booker T. & the M.G.s - Green Onions
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park[3]
Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants[3]
James Brown - Funky President
Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again and Again[3]
Maceo & The Macks - Soul Power 74[3]
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
James Brown - The Payback
Lyn Collins - Think (About It)
The J.B.s - The Grunt
War - Low Rider[3]
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love[3]
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - So Much Trouble In My Mind
Summary: Master Sounds 98.3 is a San Fierro based rare groove radio station hosted by Johnny The Love Giant Parkinson (voiced by Ricky Harris[4]). Despite his nickname, it is implied that he is quite short in stature and is possibly a dwarf. Master Sounds 98.3 - Jingle 10](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ev-B5niG17M/mqdefault.jpg)
![Charles Wright - Express Yourself (Master Sounds 98.3)
DJ: Johnny The Love Giant Parkinson
Genre: Funk, Soul, Rare Groove
Tracklist:
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)
Harlem Underground Band - Smokin Cheeba Cheeba
The Chakachas - Jungle Fever
Bob James - Nautilus[3]
Booker T. & the M.G.s - Green Onions
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park[3]
Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants[3]
James Brown - Funky President
Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again and Again[3]
Maceo & The Macks - Soul Power 74[3]
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
James Brown - The Payback
Lyn Collins - Think (About It)
The J.B.s - The Grunt
War - Low Rider[3]
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love[3]
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - So Much Trouble In My Mind
Summary: Master Sounds 98.3 is a San Fierro based rare groove radio station hosted by Johnny The Love Giant Parkinson (voiced by Ricky Harris[4]). Despite his nickname, it is implied that he is quite short in stature and is possibly a dwarf. Charles Wright - Express Yourself (Master Sounds 98.3)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ezpiJNm-Yy8/mqdefault.jpg)
![K-Jah West - Jingle 5
K-Jah West
DJ: Marshall Peters and Johnny Lawton
Genre: Dub, Reggae, Dancehall
Tracklist:
Black Harmony - Dont Let It Go To Your Head
Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell
Shabba Ranks - Wicked Inna Bed[3]
Buju Banton - Batty Rider[3]
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Dennis Brown - Revolution[3]
Willie Williams - Armagideon Time[3]
I-Roy - Sidewalk Killer[3]
Toots & the Maytals - Funky Kingston
Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain
Toots & the Maytals - Pressure Drop
Pliers - Bam Bam
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
Reggie Stepper - Drum Pan Sound
Black Uhuru - Great Train Robbery
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - I Chase The Devil
Summary: K-Jah West is a reggae radio station hosted by Marshall Peters & Johnny Lawton (voiced by Lowell Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare respectively[4]). It is also K-JAHs West Coast affiliate. K-Jah West - Jingle 5](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fQyXkYrxRxM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Bounce FM - Jingle 7
Bounce FM
DJ: The Funktipus
Genre: Funk, R&B
Tracklist:
Zapp - I Can Make You Dance
Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster[3]
Rick James - Cold Blooded
Maze - Twilight
Fatback Band - Yum Yum (Gimme Some)[3]
The Isley Brothers - Between the Sheets[3] (Radio Edit: Ends at 3:35)
Ronnie Hudson & The Street People - West Coast Poplock
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage[3]
George Clinton - Loopzilla[3]
Dazz Band - Let It Whip
Cameo - Candy
MFSB - Love Is The Message[3]
Ohio Players - Funky Worm
Johnny Harris - Odyssey[3]
Roy Ayers - Running Away
The Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Summary: Bounce FM is a funk radio station hosted by The Funktipus (voiced by George Clinton[4]) Surprisingly, Marvin Trill of WCTRs Area 53 host, calls into Bounce FM foolishly thinking that The Party Ship (Bounces sub-heading/nickname) is a genuine space ship, asking how to get on it. Bounce FM - Jingle 7](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fc700Jec9r0/mqdefault.jpg)

![Play Back FM - Jingle 2
Playback FM
DJ: Forth Right MC
Genre: Hip hop, Old school hip hop, alternative hip hop
Tracklist:
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To The Riches[3]
Big Daddy Kane - Warm It Up, Kane[3]
Spoonie Gee - The Godfather[3]
Masta Ace - Me & The Biz[3]
Slick Rick - Childrens Story
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
Gang Starr - B.Y.S.[3]
Biz Markie - The Vapors[3]
Brand Nubian - Brand Nubian
Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown[3]
Summary: Hosted by self-righteous conspiracy theorist Forth Right MC (voiced by Chuck D[4]), Playback FM plays classic old school style rap from the Golden age hip hop. The Host is disliked by its listeners, as evident from the station callers and from Julio G (the DJ of Radio Los Santos), stating that the station plays great music but the DJ is whack. This station was released on a joint album with Radio Los Santos. Play Back FM - Jingle 2](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g9kkM7b-Gmw/mqdefault.jpg)
![Bounce FM - Jingle 6
Bounce FM
DJ: The Funktipus
Genre: Funk, R&B
Tracklist:
Zapp - I Can Make You Dance
Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster[3]
Rick James - Cold Blooded
Maze - Twilight
Fatback Band - Yum Yum (Gimme Some)[3]
The Isley Brothers - Between the Sheets[3] (Radio Edit: Ends at 3:35)
Ronnie Hudson & The Street People - West Coast Poplock
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage[3]
George Clinton - Loopzilla[3]
Dazz Band - Let It Whip
Cameo - Candy
MFSB - Love Is The Message[3]
Ohio Players - Funky Worm
Johnny Harris - Odyssey[3]
Roy Ayers - Running Away
The Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Summary: Bounce FM is a funk radio station hosted by The Funktipus (voiced by George Clinton[4]) Surprisingly, Marvin Trill of WCTRs Area 53 host, calls into Bounce FM foolishly thinking that The Party Ship (Bounces sub-heading/nickname) is a genuine space ship, asking how to get on it. Bounce FM - Jingle 6](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gKlpTCpv014/mqdefault.jpg)
![Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name (Radio X)
Radio X
DJ: Sage
Genre: Alternative rock/metal, Grunge, Heavy metal, Hard rock
Tracklist:
Helmet - Unsung
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
Danzig - Mother
Living Colour - Cult of Personality
Primal Scream - Movin On Up[3]
Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle[3]
L7 - Pretend Were Dead
Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser[3]
Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Janes Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold[3]
Alice in Chains - Them Bones[3]
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Summary: Radio X is an Alternative and period modern rock radio station hosted by Sage (voiced by Jodie Shawback[4]). Sage is a very self-obsessed woman and self-confessed rebel who seems to always be worked up about something, making her a stereotypical Gen X-er. Sage has a bleak outlook on life and her most apparent obsessions are the sound of her own voice, along with sex as she admits to have slept with the entire Danzig line-up, along with a man she did behind the Cluckin Bell, and pleads could somebody please sleep with me! during the outro to Soundgardens Rusty Cage, amongst at least two other references. She comes from an upper class suburban family that gave her a trust fund, which she takes shame in, stating that she is poor in spirit. Sage has strong dislike towards people over the age of 29, believes in reincarnation and admits to having huffed paint and ether. Sage reacts negatively to the in-game events barring the Los Santos riots, and gets excited when the forecast predicts rain.
Radio X picks up a couple of callers, however these two callers are both voiced by Jeff Berlin who voices and produces the Radio X imaging. The name itself is a possible reference on Generation X, who came of age and were the main listeners of the genre in the early 90s, and/or Detroits alt-rock radio station 89X Radio, which was founded in the very early 90s. Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name (Radio X)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gM8a8jIl4UU/mqdefault.jpg)