GameCenter CX
Season 15
Shinya Arino, a member of comedy duo Yoiko, plays Japan's most popular video games and records his progress as he works through a time limit, usually lasting up to one day. He is supported by his Assistant Directors and Staff, both via moral support and actual gameplay. He also gets the chance to interview game designers and to play arcade games occasionally.
Where to Watch Season 15
20 Episodes
- The 15th Season Starts! "Mr. Gimmick" (#117)E1
The 15th Season Starts! "Mr. Gimmick" (#117)The game that opens this new season is Sunsoft’s Gimmick! This platformer came at the peak of the Famicom’s life, and is a fantastic production both visually and musically. And though it may look cute and possess only six stages, it’s designed for platforming pros; a nice send-off for a system that more or less made the genre. - Golf? Or Billiards? "Kirby's Dream Course" (#123)E7
Golf? Or Billiards? "Kirby's Dream Course" (#123)Kirby Bowl (Kirby’s Dream Course) isn’t a regular Kirby game — it’s a crazy hybrid of mini-golf and elements of pool, with Kirby being the ball, and needing to get through the tricky courses by destroying all the enemies and dropping into the hole at the end. - Raised By Quizzes: "Quiz My Angel" (#125)E9
Raised By Quizzes: "Quiz My Angel" (#125)Daisuke Nagashima, the shows former producer, reappears before Arino. Like the Arinos, he had a baby girl and so he looks to the Kacho for advice on how to raise a child. In Arino's 3rd PS1 challenge he takes on Quiz My Angel which is both a quiz game, and a simulation game in which you raise a daughter to adulthood. - A New Hello! "Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures" (#127)E11
A New Hello! "Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures" (#127)Hello! Pac-Man," known outside Japan as "Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures." is a cartoony action-adventure where you guide Pac-Man through a series of missions. You can only direct him using a slingshot to fire pellets at things he should pay attention to, or a secondary "look" command. There are only four episodes ("rounds") in the game, but this likely won’t be a jolly stroll for Arino. - Ninja From the Future!? "Strider" (#128)E12
Ninja From the Future!? "Strider" (#128)Arino takes on a Mega Drive game, and it’s another well-regarded title: Strider, Sega’s port of the Capcom arcade game. It’s a relatively short game — just five stages — and not as brutal as, say, Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts, but it still has its moments. - Traveling By Dragon: "Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll" (#129)E13
Traveling By Dragon: "Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll" (#129)Arino’s challenge this time is Hiryu no Ken for Famicom, a simple action game from the company that would become Culture Brain. You play as a young man named Ryuhi, martial arts master trying to recapture the secret scrolls of the Hiryu-no-Ken. The game alternates between platformer stages and one-on-one tournament battles, and Arino must finish the world tournament at the end of the game to win. - Take On The Cloth! "Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu" (#130)E14
Take On The Cloth! "Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu" (#130)It’s time to challenge Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu, the first Famicom game based on the popular manga/anime Saint Seiya. It’s a regular action game with some RPG elements and loosely follows some plot-lines from the manga. - My Thanks To You. "Mito Koumon" (#131)E15
My Thanks To You. "Mito Koumon" (#131)Mito Koumon is a Famicom game sort of based on the long-running historical TV drama of the same name, featuring the old adventurer Mito Koumon and his band of followers. It’s an action adventure a little bit like the Ganbare Goemon games, but with more "adventure" — in other words, figuring out what to do half the time. Arino has to get through seven stage, which sounds promising, but it is a Sunsoft game, after all. - Fighting Frogs! "Battletoads" (#132) (Part 1)E16
Fighting Frogs! "Battletoads" (#132) (Part 1)Arino takes on the unique Western Side scroller Battletoads. Known in the west for both it's unique gameplay, and it's difficulty, Arino finds himself doing something he hasn't done in a while on the show...
