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Our short but beautiful run of Retro Game Master episodes is now over. So sad. You may not know, however, that there are way more episodes out there our broadcast deal didn't cover, many of which you can watch right now, for free. More »
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In this eighth episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against S.O.S. More »
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This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on The Poseidon Adventure-inspired adventure game S.O.S. More »
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In this seventh episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against The Mystery of Atlantis. More »
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This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on the side-scrolling platformer The Mystery of Atlantis. More »
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In this sixth episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against Mighty Bomb Jack. More »
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This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Tecmo platformer Mighty Bomb Jack. More »
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In this fifth episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against Clock Tower. More »
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This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on survival horror game Clock Tower. More »
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In this fourth episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against Solomon's Key. More »
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This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on puzzle shooter Solomon's Key. More »
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In this third episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against Bonanza Brothers. More »
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This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Sega Mega Drive shooting platformer Bonanza Brothers as they loot banks, mansions and casinos. More »
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In this second episode of Retro Game Master, our hero, Shinya Arino, faces off against Sega Mega Drive classic Super Fantasy Zone. More »
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This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Sega Mega Drive classic Super Fantasy Zone in an epic struggle to avenge the death of Opa-Opa's father. More »
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In this first episode of Retro Game Master, our hero, Shinya Arino, faces off against grueling Nintendo Entertainment System game Ninja Gaiden. More »
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It's over. That's what people say about Japanese gaming. While there are bright spots in Japan, Western games (and gamers) now rule the roost. It's easy to forget just how great Japanese games used to be. More »
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Starting next week, Kotaku will begin streaming new episodes of Retro Game Master, the Japanese TV series that forces comedian Shinya Arino to play Japan's most popular video games, largely from the 8-bit and 16-bit era, in marathon gaming sessions. More »
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This is Shinya Arino, comedian, television personality and all around bad gamer. More »
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Shinya Arino, star of reality program GameCenter CX, is set to do a live 24 hour episode of the show. More »
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As threatened, GameSetWatch columnist Matt Hawkins has reviewed the American premiere of Oneechanbara, which had its American debut at the New York Asian Film Festival. Hawkins looks at it from a different perspective from the review we linked earlier — that of a person who was awake and actively watching the film. It's exhaustive, but for those who want a quick summary, Hawkins, at one point writes on whether the movie is good or not, "Define 'good.'" More »
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Brilliant Japanese game/gaming show Game Center CX is appearing at the New York Asian Film Festival. Great news for New Yorkers, not so great news for the rest of us. What is great to hear is that the show's DVD box set is currently being given English subtitles, with the distributors saying they are "now looking for a US [distributor] for them". Can't imagine it'd be too hard finding one. And then...well, like Spencer over at Siliconera says, it mightn't be too long before we get the Game Center CX game localised as well. Somebody, anybody, get this done. More »
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Oneechanbara isn't the only video game-to-movie adaptation screening at the upcoming New York Asian Film Festival. Director Takashi Miike's film Ryu Ga Gotoku, known as Yakuza in the West and Like A Dragon when literally translated, is based on the PlayStation 2 game from Sega of the very same name. It will make its North American premiere next Monday, June 23 at the IFC theater, with a repeat performance on July 3. But wait, there's even more video game fun hitting that silver screen. More »
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Back when I visited Bandai Namco headquarters to watch the filming of Japanese reality show Game Center CX, I got to check out the then unreleased Game Center CX game. From what I played, I really, really enjoyed. The title does a nice job of mixing mini-games and old style video games in a fun, novel way. Over at Wired.com, Chris Kohler has done an extensive hands-on with the title, writing: More »
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Back in August, I went to see the filming of Fuji TV's reality program Game Center CX. Saw the show filmed and spent the day with the crew and show's star, comedian Shinya Arino. For those not familiar with the show's premise, it's simple: Arino tries to complete vintage video games. These "challenges" are usually done in the span of a day. He's filmed playing straight through, and out of that a show is edited together. Arino is affable and pleasant — hence, the show's appeal. Watching him die over and over and over again makes you want to cheer him on. What happens when he can't finish a game? Arino says: More »
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