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<h2>Overview</h2><p>Teddy Boy Blues was originally an 1985 Arcade platformer that was later ported to the Sega Master System (which was still then known as the Sega-1000 Mark III) and became one of its launch titles when the system was released in Japan in October the same year. A Sega Genesis version was released only in Japan on <a href="/sega-meganet/3015-7697/" data-ref-id="3015-7697">Sega MegaNet</a> and in compilations. The title comes from a song released in 1985 entitled Teddy Boy Blues and was performed by Yohko Ishino.</p><p>When the game was localized to the US and Europe, the title was changed to simply Teddy Boy.</p><h3>Connections to Alex Kidd</h3><figure data-align="left" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/10/103881/2413211-272025-aktbcomp_super.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2413211" data-size="small" data-ratio="0.5" data-width="200" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 200px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:50.0%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/10/103881/2413211-272025-aktbcomp_super.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2413211"><img alt="No Caption Provided" src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/10/103881/2413211-272025-aktbcomp_super.jpg" srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/10/103881/2413211-272025-aktbcomp_super.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" data-width="200"></a></figure><p>Teddy has a few strange connections with SEGA's original mascot <a href="/alex-kidd/3025-24/" data-ref-id="3025-24">Alex Kidd</a>. First, an enemy that appeared originally in Teddy Boy later appeared in <a href="/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world/3030-9101/" data-ref-id="3030-9101">Alex Kidd in Miracle World</a>. The left image is from Teddy Boy and on the right is from Alex Kidd in Miracle World. This enemy is a <em>daruma</em> which is a popular Japanese Buddhist symbol.</p><figure data-align="right" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/10882/272498-quartetsec.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-272498" data-size="small" data-ratio="0.8" data-width="295" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 295px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:80.0%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/10882/272498-quartetsec.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-272498"><img alt="A secret screen found in the game Quartet" src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/1/10882/272498-quartetsec.jpg" srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/1/10882/272498-quartetsec.jpg 295w" sizes="(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px" data-width="295"></a><figcaption>A secret screen found in the game Quartet</figcaption></figure><p>Another connection occurred in the Sega Master System port of the 1986 arcade game <a href="/quartet/3030-14401/" data-ref-id="3030-14401">Quartet</a> (also known as Double Target). A hidden screen within the game contains Mary, one of the game's heroes, as well as <a href="/opa-opa/3005-5163/" data-ref-id="3005-5163">Opa Opa</a> from <a href="/fantasy-zone/3025-185/" data-ref-id="3025-185">Fantasy Zone</a>, the main character from <a href="/pit-pot-the-magical-castle/3030-18268/" data-ref-id="3030-18268">Pit Pot</a>, Alex Kidd and Teddy Boy.</p>