River City Ransom
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, released as River City Ransom in North America and Street Gangs in PAL regions, is a 1989 action-adventure beat 'em up video game developed and published by Technōs Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third installment of the Kunio-kun series released for the NES, preceded by Renegade and Super Dodge Ball, and the first to be developed specifically for the system.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1989
- Developer
- Technōs Japan
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 25 April 1989 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Technōs Japan |
| Publisher | Technōs Japan |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | beat 'em up |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1194412, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is River City Ransom? How long to beat it
Total play time for River City Ransom is about 6 hours to do everything, and around 2.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.3h | 65 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 3.5h | 27 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 6h | 5 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where River City Ransom sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where River City Ransom lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 42ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 25ahead of 69% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about River City Ransom
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Common questions about River City Ransom
What platforms is River City Ransom on?
River City Ransom is available on Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1989.
Who made River City Ransom?
River City Ransom was developed by Technōs Japan and published by Technōs Japan.
How long does it take to beat River City Ransom?
about 2.3 hours for the main story, 3.5 hours with the main extras, 6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.