3/5/2023 0 Comments Retro game challenge dsPart of this is because they take obvious inspiration from specific games from that time, but the fact that they seem to stick so closely to the Famicom’s hardware limitations as well brings a tear to my eye. There are 8 games in total and they’re all more-or-less accurate representations of games from their given time period. You start off against one game and have to complete 4 challenges before moving onto the next. The story revolves around you getting transported back to the 1980s by a malicious version of Arino to play video games with the pre-teen version of Arino. So, how does the show translate into the game? It’s actually rather genius. I could go on and on about the show, but we’re not here to talk about that, let’s look at the game. ![]() It’s also been on the air since 2003, predating the Angry Video Game Nerd and, indeed, most of Let’s Play culture. To this day, I continue to discover buried games because of this show. It’s a fantastic premise that helped draw me into Japanese culture years ago when I first experienced it. Gameplay is broken up with segments where Arino goes and visits old arcades, tests out obscure hardware, or brings attention to lesser-known games of the era. All this is voiced over by an announcer who makes everything sound like a life-or-death situation. The Kachou, comedian Shinya Arino, plays old video games for several hours straight, often descending into despair as he’s beaten by the unforgiving mechanics of older titles. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it’s pretty similar to a lot of YouTube Let’s Plays, but condensed into a 1 hour-ish program. Some of the titles here will seem extremely familiar. This is the first time I’ve actually gone back to Retro Game Challenge aware of some of the references it makes. ![]() That may sound unrelated, but Retro Game Challenge is actually a localization of the first game based on that show. Since then, however, I’ve become a fan of the Japanese show, Game Center CX. While I was beginning to stack up a collection of grey plastic cartridges, having a game that attempted to emulate the experience as it was back in the 1980’s was enthralling. ![]() I first experienced it during the formative years in my interest in retro games. I have a few attachments to Retro Game Challenge.
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