That Shiny Gold Cartridge! "Dragon Buster" (#90)

Season 12 - Episode 1

Arino returns to his post, and for the start of the twelfth season, he’s playing Dragon Buster, Namco’s Famicom port of their arcade game. A...

Kid Arino and "Kid Kool" (#91)

Season 12 - Episode 2

For this episode, Arino takes on an original Famicom "classic," Vic Tokai’s Kakefu-kun no Jump Tengoku Speed Jigoku, which came out internat...

The Kacho's Trial!? "Shiren the Wanderer" (#92) (Part 1)

Season 12 - Episode 3

Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren (Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer) is a "roguelike" dungeon crawler, where death is swift and freq...

The Real Trial! Shiren the Wanderer (#93) (Part 2)

Season 12 - Episode 4

Unsurprisingly, Fushigi no Dungeon 2 left Arino beaten and bruised beyond recognition last time. His attempt to get through all 30 "floors" ...

Arino the Conductor: "Densha de Go!" (#94)

Season 12 - Episode 5

Catching Up With the Times: "Street Fighter 2010" (#95)

Season 12 - Episode 6

Game Center CX returns for 2010 with the Famicom sci-fi action game 2010 Street Fighter. SF2010 tells the story of bionic warrior Kevin (or ...

Another Death Struggle: "Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos" (#96) (Part 1)

Season 12 - Episode 7

Four years after tackling the original Ninja Ryukenden (Ninja Gaiden), our hero is forced to endure that game’s sequel: Ninja Gaiden II: The...

We Fight Together! "Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos" (#97) (Part 2)

Season 12 - Episode 8

Part 2 of the Ninja Gaiden II challenge. Arino continues to fight his way through the brutal game. In order to help him, Tojima returns with...

Captain Kacho: "Pilotwings"

Season 12 - Episode 9

Arino takes to the sky with Pilotwings, the Super Famicom launch game that’s now almost 20 years old! This "sky sports simulation" features ...

Catch the Rainbow: "Rainbow Island" (#99)

Season 12 - Episode 10

Today it's Rainbow Islands from Taito, the first sequel to Bubble Bobble. In it, the dinosaurs-turned-humans Bubby and Bobby must rescue a p...

Until We Meet Again... "Wrecking Crew" (#100)

Season 12 - Episode 11

It’s the 100th episode of Game Center CX! And his challenge game: Wrecking Crew. The Famicom action puzzle game from Nintendo stars Mario as...