I’ve joked about the common trope of “DJs in peril” in popular culture; with numerous films portraying radio hosts as the target of evil-doers. The tables are turned in the video game “Radio Hammer Station,” in which a crew of pirate radio DJs battle “a wide variety of villainous baddies,” including aliens, zombies and “horribly naughty perverts.”
The game’s website description calls to mind a cheery team of super hero DJs:
“A popular radio station spreading its love of groove with some of the best DJs in the world. Providing tunes to groove to throughout the day. Its true purpose is to serve as the radio station of justice, beating evil down with a ginormous hammer! To ensure peace and harmony, Radio Hammer continues to go live with style!”
Featuring nearly 100 songs, the game seems to try to mimic the flavor of an underground radio station with a mix of genres. Siliconera describes one character, DJ Numi, as “… a cool, expert DJ who’s part of Radio Hammer,” explaining that “she heads to the arcade to take out monsters who are rumored to be jumping out of arcade games.”
Although Radio Hammer Station has been around since 2015, I was only alerted to it this week when I heard news of a forthcoming release for additional platforms. Are there other video games featuring radio stations or DJs? Do reach out and let me know.
