Arino settles back into his familiar role, commencing the twelfth season with *Dragon Buster*, Namco's adaptation of their arcade hit for the Famicom. He guides the valiant young hero through twelve distinct worlds, each a collection of dun…

In this episode, Arino tackles an original Famicom title: Vic Tokai’s *Kakefu-kun no Jump Tengoku Speed Jigoku*, which was released internationally as *Kid Kool*. The game centers on Kakefu-kun, a popular child celebrity of his time, and pr…

*Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2* is a roguelike dungeon crawler, characterized by its unforgiving nature and the frequent, often sudden, demise of its characters.

It was no surprise, then, that Arino emerged from the latest challenge of *Fushigi no Dungeon 2* thoroughly defeated. His ambition to conquer all thirty of the game's dungeons proved significantly beyond his reach. The entire endeavor was a…

The Game Center CX series returns in 2010 with a journey into the sci-fi action of *2010 Street Fighter*, a Famicom title. *SF2010* follows the story of Kevin (or Ken in the English adaptation), a bionic warrior charged with confronting a …

Four years after his initial foray into the world of Ninja Ryukenden, the hero finds himself compelled to navigate its sequel: Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos.

The second part of the Ninja Gaiden II trial unfolds, and Arino persists through the game’s relentless difficulty. To aid him in this endeavor, Tojima reappears, accompanied by a formidable array of allies from the game's history. Only thei…

With Pilotwings, the Super Famicom launch title now nearly two decades old, Arino ascends into the air. This "sky sports simulation" offers a diverse array of aircraft, each employed to overcome a series of varied challenges.

Rainbow Islands, the first sequel to Bubble Bobble from Taito, presents a familiar premise: Bubby and Bobby, now transformed back into human form from their dinosaur days, must embark on a princess rescue. However, instead of the game's sig…

This marks the one hundredth episode of Game Center CX! The challenge before him is "Wrecking Crew," a Famicom action puzzle game from Nintendo. In this game, Mario takes on the role of a demolition worker, tasked with shattering stone wall…