The season's premiere finds Arino confronting a game drawn from one of his beloved comic book series, Dragon Ball. *Dragon Ball: Shenlong no Nazo* is notorious for its unforgiving difficulty; will he be able to conquer it? This season, he h…

Chelnov, the protagonist of Data East’s game, existed in a space between platformer and shoot-em-up. His defining characteristic was an inexorable forward momentum; he perpetually ran ahead. Though capable of brief halts, the game's screen …

Arino faces the challenge of assembling a team, driven by the ambition to overcome Yuuyu no Quiz de GO! GO!. The moniker "Yuuyu" belongs to Yukiko Iwai, a teen idol who rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was a member …

Developed initially for the Amiga by European programmers but published by Kemco, *First Samurai* is a platform game of modest ambition. Though not a standout title, its brevity – a mere five stages – offers the promise of a worthwhile chal…

Arino tackles *Donkey Kong Country*. He finds himself enjoying the game, developing a fondness for its vibrant world and playful charm. However, the game’s unforgiving difficulty and restrictive save system threaten to prove a formidable ch…

Arino fell short of completing half of Donkey Kong Country before the time limit expired in the final episode.

The game AD Nakayama had been eager for Arino to experience has arrived. *Fatal Fury Special*, a personal favorite of Nakayama’s, marks Arino’s second foray into the world of fighting games. As the episode unfolds, Nakayama announces that t…