Shinya Arino
GameCenter CX (2003)
Season 8
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.
Released Nov. 4, 2003
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, imdb.reenactment
Production Companies: Fuji Television Network
Network: Fuji TV
S8E1 - Aim For 100! "The Quest For Kai" (#55) (Part 2)
A month’s rest leaves Arino ready and willing to finish the game he had to give up; Kai No Bouken.
Oct. 24, 2007, midnight
S8E2 - Another Weird Western Game: "Flashback" (#56)
It was just a few months ago when Arino defeated the French classic Another World, and now he’s ready to take on another European classic, Flashback: The Quest for Identity. Flashback looks and plays very similarly, but with a greater emphasis on puzzle solving… and firepower.
Nov. 7, 2007, midnight
S8E3 - Stick and Be Stuck "Bikkuriman World" (#57)
Arino takes on "Bikkuriman World", a port of Wonder Boy in Monster Land on the PC Engine with characters from the Bikkuriman sticker franchise featured in the game.
Nov. 21, 2007, midnight
S8E4 - Don't Lose to Haggleman! "Masked Ninja Hanamaru" (#58)
"Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru" is a ninja Famicom game from Capcom. However, it was released outside Japan and heavily reworked into the NES game Yo! Noid.
Dec. 5, 2007, midnight
S8E5 - Leave the Shooting to Me! "Super Fantasy Zone" (#59)
Despite his lack of skills with shooters, Arino must face the challenge of Super Fantasy Zone, SEGA's smash hit shooter series.
Dec. 19, 2007, midnight
S8E6 - Honk If You're Bonk! "Bonk's Adventure" (#60)
Arino attempts to clear Bonk's Adventure. In addition a recap of Arino's live Kai no Bouken Christmas Challenge narrated by Toujima is shown.
Jan. 16, 2008, midnight
S8E7 - Headin' to Edo! Or Not...? Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (#61)
The goal of The Toukaidou Gojuusan-tsugi is to guide the fireworks maker, Kantaro through 21 extremely difficult stages. The game's difficulty may prove too much for Arino to handle, and in an effort to help Arino AD Tsuroka ends up showing the staff his "singing" skills.
Jan. 30, 2008, midnight
S8E8 - Who're YOU? "Kid Dracula" (#62)
Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun (Kid Dracula) is a unique Castlevania spinoff starring Alucard.
Feb. 13, 2008, midnight
S8E9 - Blinding Exhilaration?! "Mendel Palace" (#63)
Satoshi Tajiri, head of Game Freak and creator of the Pokemon series idolized Namco, and in the mid-’80s he and Ken Sugimori created their own Famicom game, Quinty, and managed to sell it to Namco. And at the end of season 8, Quinty becomes Arino’s next challenge.
Feb. 27, 2008, midnight
Network: Fuji TV
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 2040 min.
Released: Nov. 4, 2003
Last Air Date: Dec. 11, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 25, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 10+
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