Rockin' Kats[a] is a platform video game produced by Atlus Software Inc. in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The side-scrolling game involves the adventures of an anthropomorphic cat in his quest to defeat a criminal gang of dogs that has taken over New York City.
The player takes control of Willy, a rising young jazz cat in New York City who goes by the stage name of "The Rockin' Kat."
To rescue Jill and defeat the gangster, Willy must venture through seven different levels or "channels" (from a television set) that feature various themes, thugs and bosses.
In it, the player character is stripped of all the money and power-ups acquired, is only given three lives (without a chance to get more) and the stage's levels are vastly more challenging than any of those seen previously in the game and requires complete mastery of the punching gun's functions.