GameCenter CX
| GameCenter CX | |
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Cover for the 11th DVD Boxset, depicting the Family Computer, controller and cartridge. The use of the Famicom on the cover was approved by Nintendo.
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| Genre |
Retrogaming Comedy Variety show |
| Starring | Shinya Arino |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 236 |
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| Producer(s) | Kan Tsuyoshi |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Fuji Television Gascoin Company |
| Distributor | Discotek Media (selected episodes only) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji TV One |
| Original release | November 4, 2003 – present |
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GameCenter CX (ゲームセンターCX Gēmu Sentā Shī Ekkusu?), also known as Retro Game Master in other regions, is a Japanese gaming-variety show television program produced by Fuji Television and Gascoin Company. It stars Shinya Arino, a member of comedy duo Yoiko, who plays home console video games from previous decades and usually attempts to get the game's ending within a single day. The show has been on-air since November 4, 2003, with a new episode airing bi-weekly at Thursday midnight on Fuji TV One. 11 DVD sets have been released in Japan. In 2008 Fuji TV was looking for international distributors for subtitled DVDs.
The show is presented as a gaming variety show which follows a commentary-based longplay format. Shinya Arino challenges several games from previous eras, presented by his producers in order to get each ending. He is supported by the show's assistant directors (referred to as ADs) and sometimes other staff, both via moral support and actual gameplay. He also is featured in segments interspersed throughout the episodes where he goes to local arcade centers, as well as segments where he does a variety of things, such as interviews with game designers, showcasing classic console hardware or games, or a made-up game show where the staff participate.
Arino is presented as an employee of the GameCenter CX company, which exists solely inside the GameCenter CX universe. His jumpsuit attire adorns the GameCenter CX logo, which with the second season onward lost the original brackets around the "CX". Arino formally greets anyone of status by serving him/her a business card. The CX company even promotes Arino depending on how well he does during the season. The phrase Arino says right before turning on the console, "Kachō on!", signifies his role as chief of the aforementioned company.
To continue on with the corporate theme of the show, a stock certificate was included with the second DVD collection to have the buyers feel like they owned stock in the company. In the last episode of season 7, Bandai Namco Entertainment president Ishikawa made Arino an honorary employee and presented him with a company card.
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