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This game includes: 2 distinct shooters (Galaga but better maybe and an overhead space shooter that is also Very Good), 1 racing game (Think Excitebike meets Off Road, this game is overhead also), 2 action games (both are fun and kinda challenging), 1 JRPG (a la Dragon Warrior in setting or Phantasy Star in gameplay) This game is not short. They ought to have this on the Virtual Consoles as the Nintendo DS is mostly owned by an audience too young to appreciate these gems. I DO NOT recommend this collection of games based on old-school classics to people not familiar with those old games, as a lot of the experience would be wasted. These games have tight controls that rival any first party NES offering. If you were good at those old games, then you will feel right at home here. These games have captured the feel of REAL classic 8-Bit gaming on Nintendo's ubiquitous console so well it's scary. The magazine Game Informer put it on their list of the best games of 2009.If you still play NES games or would like to again, this compilation is for you. The game received an English fan translation in 2014.Īnother sequel of the game, named GameCenter CX: 3-Choume no Arino, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2014, exclusively in Japan. All together, this title has 15 games in one. However, this game also features games styled after Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Famicom Disk System games, as well as variants on games included in Retro Game Challenge and a "game trainer" modeled after a Game & Watch.
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Like the original, it largely consists of NES-styled games reminiscent of actual games released in the late 1980s through mid-1990s. GameCenter CX: Arino no Chōsenjō 2 is the sequel to Retro Game Challenge and was released on February 26, 2009, in Japan. Director of Publishing Ken Berry stated that sales were initially strong but died down. This was viewed as disappointing for its North American publisher, Xseed Games, discouraging them from also localizing the sequel. The game received a score of 33/40 from Famitsu.Īs of June 24, 2009, Retro Game Challenge had sold fewer than 100,000 copies in North America. Even the ending to the game pulls a trick from Takeshi no Chōsenjō from season 1. The various "special" continue tricks (like in Haggle Man) come from the several instances in which Arino must use these features to complete tasks on the show. For example, the bonus character in the second half of stage 1 of "Star Prince" is taken from his attempt to get bonus points from playing Star Force in season 1.
Retro game challenge ds game tv#
Some parts of the various games are inspired by actual challenges that Arino has faced in his TV episodes. In the case of the North American version, the pseudonyms of journalists better known in English-speaking countries were used. Occasionally there will be a fake gaming magazine, Game Fan Magazine, that has articles about the games, rankings (with other fictional games named), and "game advice" from GameCenter CX ADs who have appeared over the seasons of the TV show. They come with fully illustrated manuals. Many of them are similar in both gameplay and appearance to real Famicom games. The Demon Arino gives four challenges to complete for each game.Įach game is original but with graphics, sound, and game-play elements which make it look old or retro.
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In the game, the player controls a boy or girl who plays retro games in order to appease the Demon Arino (based on the TV show's host Shinya Arino). The game was released on Novemin Japan and Februin North America.Ī sequel, Retro Game Challenge 2, was released in Japan in Februand was never officially localized into English by Xseed, but received a fan translation.
Retro game challenge ds game series#
It is based on the television series GameCenter CX, and Shinya Arino gave much input into the game creation process. Retro Game Challenge is a Nintendo DS game developed by indieszero and published by Namco Bandai Games and Xseed Games in North America.