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GameCenter CX
GameCenter CX (ゲームセンターCX, Gēmu Sentā Shī Ekkusu), also known as Retro Game Master in other regions, is a Japanese gaming-variety show television program produced by Fuji Television and Gascoin Company [ja]. The name is a combination of “game center” (the Japanese term for an arcade) and Fuji TV’s call sign, JOCX-TV. The show has been on-air since November 4, 2003, with a new episode airing bi-weekly at Thursday midnight on Fuji TV One. Shinya Arino challenges several games from previous eras, presented by his producers in order to get each ending.
In the last episode of season 7, Bandai Namco Entertainment president Ishikawa made Arino an honorary employee and presented him with a company card. The assistant directors help provide creative input, construct settings, and work as a camera crew at times, especially when on location.
They will offer help of varying degrees, enough to dislodge Arino from his despair, but not so much as to raise questions about whether he beat the game on his own. These members of staff start as interns, and often they are promoted to various paid positions surrounding the show’s production.
– Art Director, Writer Tsuyoshi Kan ( 菅剛史 ) – Producer, Narrator – Planner Yuko Watanabe ( 渡邊優子 ) – Assistant Director, left the staff in the 12th season.
by producer Nozomi Ishida Momoko-chan Koi Uta by former AD Takeshi Tsuruoka (originally from Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi ) by former AD Takeshi Tsuruoka (originally from ) Last Continue (English version) by former AD/AP Tomoyaki Nakayama
by multiple staff from the show as (Gen Matsui, Yuta Kaga, Kouichi Abe, Ryo Osuka) ENDINGRATULATION by accekk (writer Masayuki Kibe and former AD Tasuku Iwahashi’s band duo) Western titles in “quotes” are unofficial names Kotaku uses to refer to Japan-only games. (Season was shortened due to Arino being hospitalized; all episodes from #64 and onwards started to be in HD and 60FPS) (The season mascot changes from Fallen Warrior to King, it was shortened due to Arino getting a free rest of 100 days) Some episodes include their BGM swapped compared to their original TV airings or even the DVD versions. On June 23, 2011, gaming website Kotaku started streaming English-translated episodes of the series.
[4] On January 13, 2012, Kotaku announced that their agreement to broadcast the show had ended; there would be no second season, and existing episodes would be removed when the rights expired. [5] On February 28, 2012, Discotek Media announced that they had acquired the rights to the 12 episodes shown on Kotaku, releasing them on DVD on September 18, 2012.
Rental DVDs are budget versions of DVD boxes, containing several challenges, several Tamage and a little bonus video.
He is seated in a small office within the Fuji Television building at a table covered in various snack foods and drinks. In order to aid his progress, he is allowed to call upon the various staff members who work on the show for assistance. The challenge usually runs for one day although exceptions can be made at the discretion of the producer and if Arino has the will to go on.
When the primary focus shifted to Arino’s Challenge starting with the second season, he spoke to individuals. As the title suggests, Arino was allowed to call viewers who sent in postcards for advice or encouragement.
Urawaza Jet Stream 4th season A short segment begins with Arino stepping into a sound booth in a recording studio and reading fond recollections from the viewers of their favorite games.
The Aces of Hardware Won’t Appear 5th season Arino tries out various “hidden gems” among classic gaming consoles, that were overshadowed in popularity by their competitors.
The Romance Never Ends 6th season A very tongue-in-cheek segment in which Arino plays various Famicom games in search of salacious scenes featuring women. It featured Arino talking with the development team, and pitching his own ideas of what should be included in the release.
8th season The return of the original Ring-Ring Tactics segment this time with a new game, Championship Lode Runner. The Xevious Observation Diary 8th season These short, silent film-inspired segments involved Arino entering the invincibility code into Xevious for the Famicom before fastening a clip onto the controller’s fire button and leaving the game to run throughout the season, in order to see what would happen if the game’s infinitely looping design stayed running for long periods of time.
At the end of the season, the box was removed, revealing that the game was turned off at some point.
The staff chants the advice, with Arino providing some humorous final thoughts. He then typically chooses one that he’d like to see remade in color, and provides an illustration of how he thinks the remake might look. Innocuous mistakes like crashing your bike in Excitebike are over-dramatized with slow-mo, intense music, and countdowns to the carnage.
Retro Read-Aloud 15th season Arino and news announcer Ms. Nishiyama do dramatic readings of key scenes from various games, such as the melodramatic Fire Emblem. Project CX: Peripherals 15th season Arino and crew try out various Famicom accessories, ranging from standard pads and joysticks to the more infamous Robot and Power Glove. The title and opening sequence is a reference to the documentary series Project X: Chōsenshatachi [ja]. made by the Producer Kan where Arino is caught eating ice cream in a break at the window from the Gascoin Company office or his challenge room. Family Computer Sniper 17th season Parodying Golgo 13, Arino tries to identify games featured from past episodes using a pair of binoculars attached to a Super Scope in a sniper-like scenario. Quiz Faminioaire 20th season Arino plays a video game-themed version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, in order to earn special prizes.
Edition 21st season Arino plays Mario Brothers on the Famicom Mini against former ADs. Board store coffee shop 22nd season Arino plays obscure arcade games. Bar Dream Matching 25th season Arino drinks beverages while hearing music from certain games, such as Uncharted Waters II, Super Fantasy Zone, and Kamaitachi no Yoru. Mini Cornya~ 26th season Arino and Kibe play games that feature cats, such as Mappy, Star Fox 64, and Parodius Da!.
KACHOxFAMILY 26th season Parodying the Anime and Manga series Spy × Family, an AD cosplaying Anya Forger brings Arino obscure Game Controllers that didn’t sell well due to varying issues and tests them in the game it is meant to be played. Dangerous (Kiken na) Safety Zone 27th season Arino attempts to recreate a safe spot with each chosen game.
At the end of the sixth season, it was announced that there were plans to make a GameCenter CX video game. A third game, GameCenter CX: 3-Choume no Arino, was released in Japan on March 20, 2014, and is the first installment in the series to come to the Nintendo 3DS. Arino appears as a Mystery Mushroom figure in Super Mario Maker, which is unlocked by clearing one of his Event Courses added to the game on November 4, 2015.
Currently, no news of English localization from either Fuji TV or Bandai Namco was announced. GameCenter CX: The Movie – 1986 Mighty Bomb Jack was released on February 22, 2014, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the show. The disc itself includes an interview with Arino discussing his thoughts on Resident Evil games and movies, as well excerpts of the Capcom episode from the show’s first season.
It features Arino & Yoshiuki Hirai doing playthroughs with live commentary, as well as extended Game Collections, interviews, and other kinds of extras (varying by disc). GameCenter DX, starring another challenger (Masaru Hamaguchi, the other half of star Arino Kacho’s comedy duo “Yoiko”), and featuring many staff of the original, began in 2015 to showcase contemporary Nintendo titles, such as the latest entries in the Mario Bros. and Starfox series.
Since 2023, the TV show’s official YouTube channel made Arino do collaboration crossovers with known personalities from Japan, such as Eiko Kano’s CritiKano Hit,[10] Nijisanji’s Hyakumantenbara Salome[11] and Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games.
On occasion, special GameCenter CX programs were produced for the Nintendo Channel for the Wii.
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