GameCenter CX: Season 1
GameCenter CX season 1 features Shinya Arino, a member of comedy duo Yoiko, playing Japan's most popular video games and recording his progress. The CX in the title refers to JOCX, the call sign of Fuji TV. Arino's Challenge began as a short segment in this season. Most of each episode consists of interviews. The season introduces Assistant Directors, or ADs, including Naoki Yamada, who appears in only the first epis
Season overview
GameCenter CX season 1 features Shinya Arino, a member of comedy duo Yoiko, playing Japan's most popular video games and recording his progress. The CX in the title refers to JOCX, the call sign of Fuji TV. Arino's Challenge began as a short segment in this season. Most of each episode consists of interviews. The season introduces Assistant Directors, or ADs, including Naoki Yamada, who appears in only the first episode, and Shinichiro Tojima, who joins from the fifth episode onward. Typically, ADs graduate from the show after a season or two, but they often return in new roles or on special occasions. The show's format involves Arino working through a time limit, usually up to one day, as he plays video games.
Episode Guide
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Taito: Takeshi no Chousenjou (Takeshi's Challenge)
Nov 4, 2003 · 60 min
In the first episode of Game Center CX, Arino visits Taito to learn it's history and play one of it's most difficult and cruel games Takeshi no Chousenjou. Upon first entering Tait
Koei: Angelique Trois
Nov 18, 2003 · 60 min
Arino visits the headquarters of Koei to speak with the two men behind the Dynasty Warriors and Nobunaga’s Ambition series of games. He then speaks to a PR representative about ano
Capcom: Tekki (Steel Battalion)
Dec 2, 2003 · 60 min
Arino enters the Capcom building in Osaka and meets his first interviewee: Keiji Inafune, the creator of Mega Man and Onimusha, among others. Then he interviews Hiroyuki Kobayash a
Sega: Roommania #203
Dec 16, 2003 · 60 min
Rather than center on one company, this episode of Game Center CX explores an entire game series: specifically, Sega’s Sakura Taisen. Arino challenges Sega's Roommania #203 for the
Hudson: Star Force
Jan 13, 2004 · 60 min
This episode centers on Hudson, featuring some of their hit games in the collection. The Challenge centers on Star Force where Arino must get the 50,000 bonus from Rarios; Takahash
ASCII: Astro Robo SASA
Jan 27, 2004 · 60 min
During this episode Arino's challenge is to defeat Astro SASA! Will he surpass this challenge or give in? Contains an interview with Hiroyuki Sonobe.
Namco: Galaga
Feb 10, 2004 · 60 min
Can Arino blast every enemy in the arcade classic Galaga's first bonus stage?! Featuring interviews with Iwatani Toru (Pac-Man) and Endo Masanobu (Xevious, Tower of Druaga).
Chunsoft: Door Door
Feb 24, 2004 · 60 min
Arino must trap six aliens at once behind one door in the Famicom classic Door Door. Featuring the game's creator, and Chunsoft founder Nakamura Koichi as well as an interview with
Konami: Yie Ar Kung-Fu, Gradius, and Track & Field
Mar 10, 2004 · 60 min
In this episode Arino is faced with a 3 round Konami challenge. He must go through challenges on the games Yie Ar Kung-Fu, Gradius, & Konami Hyper Olympics. Features extensive inte
Nintendo - Super Mario Brothers 2 - The Lost Levels (Part 1)
Mar 31, 2004 · 60 min
Arino is faced with the difficult challenge of beating Super Mario Brothers 2 for the Famicom Disk System. He first practices is skills with the original Super Mario Brothers befor
Nintendo - Super Mario Brothers 2 - The Lost Levels (Part 2)
May 30, 2004 · 60 min
Previously bested by Super Mario Bros 2 (SMB: The Lost Levels), Arino vows revenge. Staff involved in the Pokemon games are interviewed including Satoshi Tajiri.