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> We dumped the rare Deco Cassette Flashboy, the first ever version of "The Deco Kid"
> game! It took approximately 100 hours of work to get a good dump. You can tell
> already I didn't dump it personally because I don't have anywhere near that much
> patience. When this game was originally released the title for the game was "Flash
> Boy" in Japan and "The Deco Kid" for the export release. Later Data East changed the
> title to "The Deco Kid" for all vertical versions and "Flash Boy" for the horizontal
> versions. This dump is the original/first ever released version of the game, a
> vertical Japan release.
>
>
> We dumped Dodge Man, an extremely rare PCB from from Omori in 1983! It's cooler than
> a polar bear's toenail!
>
>
> We dumped Jump-Kun, an early prototype platformer by Kaneko!
>
>
> We dumped Omega, a rare game from Nihon System. Only a few PCBs were produced,
> putting in around a prototype level in rarity.
>
>
> We dumped the rare Segasonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol thanks to an anonymous
> donator.
>
>
> We secured a PCB believed to be called Acchi Muite Hoi. The auction I believe
> mentioned something about it being made by Atlas, the PCB shows NTC. Several games
> have been made with this as part of their title. It involves game that is a Japanese
> variant of tic-tac-toe.
>
>
> A friend of the DU has bought a Strikes & Spares cabinet and is going to get it
> dumped. More info later on that.
>
>
> We picked up a rare ST-V cart called Tatacot. Nobody knows what it is. It could be
> the best game you've ever played, could be the worst. It could get you laid. It could
> give your cat a seizure and give your dog rabies.
>
>
> Update: info found for Tatacot
> http://www.sega-mag.com/images-Tatacot+++Critter+Crusher-Arcade-6458-2.htm
>
>
> We picked up a rare ST-V cart called Hashire Patrol Car. It is apparently a medal
> game.
>
>
> We secured a Gaelco Football PCB set. It seems to be fairly rare and is said to be a
> fun game.
>
>
> Surgeville dumped Gone Fishing for us. It's an arcade game similar to the similar
> flash game from a decade ago.
>
>
> Lastly, we dumped TT Defender. "TT" is a brand Taito used in the early 80's on games
> where they produced the hardware themselves for Japan releases. TT Defender runs on
> different hardware from the Defender sets currently in MAME.

Flash Boy? That looks like a dead ringer for Osamu Tezuka's "Astro Boy / Tetsuwan Atomo" manga.

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