GameCenter CX: Season 15
Season 15 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of GameCenter CX Season 14.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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The 15th Season Starts! "Mr. Gimmick" (#117)
Apr 14, 2011 · 60 min
The game that opens this new season is Sunsoft’s Gimmick! This platformer came at the peak of the Famicom’s life, and is a fantastic production both visually and musically. And tho
F1!? Nah, "F-ZERO" (#118) (Part 1)
Apr 28, 2011 · 60 min
In his early 20's Arino played F-Zero on SNES more times than he can remember, because of this Arino must clear all of the original F-Zero's courses on Expert difficulty.
The Kacho Roars Around in "F-ZERO" (#119) (Part 2)
May 12, 2011 · 60 min
Arino's F-Zero challenge has been lowered from Expert to Standard difficulty, but even so it proves to be quite a hurdle.
Can You!? Can't You!? Puzzle and Action in "Tant-R" (#120)
May 26, 2011 · 60 min
For the first time, Arino challenges a mini-game compilation title, Tant-R on the Mega Drive.
The Kacho Warrior: "Bio Senshi DAN" (#121)
Jun 9, 2011 · 60 min
Jaleco’s Bio Warrior DAN was an action game that’s filled with weird imagery, and is also a bit confusing at times.
A Marvel? "Comix Zone" (#122)
Jun 23, 2011 · 60 min
Arino takes on Sega's unique comic book styled beat-em up.
Golf? Or Billiards? "Kirby's Dream Course" (#123)
Jul 7, 2011 · 60 min
Kirby Bowl (Kirby’s Dream Course) isn’t a regular Kirby game — it’s a crazy hybrid of mini-golf and elements of pool, with Kirby being the ball, and needing to get through the tric
Slug? Gear? Nah "Metal Storm" (#124)
Jul 21, 2011 · 60 min
With a zit on his nose and a new hair style, Arino faces Metal Storm on the Famicom, a gravity defying action shooter.
Raised By Quizzes: "Quiz My Angel" (#125)
Aug 11, 2011 · 60 min
Daisuke Nagashima, the shows former producer, reappears before Arino. Like the Arinos, he had a baby girl and so he looks to the Kacho for advice on how to raise a child. In Arino'
Run 'n Gun! "Super Spy Hunter" (#126)
Sep 8, 2011 · 60 min
Battle Formula is hard, rare and expensive, making Arino even more nervous making sure he beats this hefty investment.
A New Hello! "Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures" (#127)
Sep 22, 2011 · 60 min
Hello! Pac-Man," known outside Japan as "Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures." is a cartoony action-adventure where you guide Pac-Man through a series of missions. You can only direct hi
Ninja From the Future!? "Strider" (#128)
Oct 20, 2011 · 60 min
Arino takes on a Mega Drive game, and it’s another well-regarded title: Strider, Sega’s port of the Capcom arcade game. It’s a relatively short game — just five stages — and not as
Traveling By Dragon: "Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll" (#129)
Nov 3, 2011 · 60 min
Arino’s challenge this time is Hiryu no Ken for Famicom, a simple action game from the company that would become Culture Brain. You play as a young man named Ryuhi, martial arts ma
Take On The Cloth! "Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu" (#130)
Nov 17, 2011 · 60 min
It’s time to challenge Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu, the first Famicom game based on the popular manga/anime Saint Seiya. It’s a regular action game with some RPG elements and loose
My Thanks To You. "Mito Koumon" (#131)
Dec 1, 2011 · 60 min
Mito Koumon is a Famicom game sort of based on the long-running historical TV drama of the same name, featuring the old adventurer Mito Koumon and his band of followers. It’s an ac
Fighting Frogs! "Battletoads" (#132) (Part 1)
Dec 15, 2011 · 60 min
Arino takes on the unique Western Side scroller Battletoads. Known in the west for both it's unique gameplay, and it's difficulty, Arino finds himself doing something he hasn't don
More Fighting Frogs! "Battletoads" (#133) (Part 2)
Jan 12, 2012 · 60 min
Part 2 of the Battletoads challenge, Arino continues to struggle through the brutal difficulty of the game, but the fun factor seems to override the frustration factor.
Find the Solution! "Jake Hunter" (#134)
Jan 26, 2012 · 60 min
Arino seeks out the mystery in Tantei Jinguuji Saburou, a Famicom Disk System game involving the investigation of a murdered bar hostess.
SEGA's Ace!? "Alex Kidd in Miracle World"
Feb 9, 2012 · 60 min
Arino takes on SEGA's original mascot game, Alex Kidd in Miracle World on the SEGA Master System.