GameCenter CX: 3-Choume no Arino
3-ch ōme no Arino is the third game based on the popular Japanese
television show Game Center CX (a.k.a. Retro Game Master). Arino has been
sent back to the 1980s and has lost his memory, remembering only his love of
classic video games. The only way to recover and return to his own time is by
playing video games and completing challenges. And of course, you’re there to
help him a little — or in other words, play everything for him while he sits
and comments on how you’re playing.
The story mode is broken into chapters — one for each featured game — where
the player can wander around the small town and speak with various characters,
who are all based on and voiced by cast or guests from the TV show. Each of
the featured games is a brand new “faux-retro” game made to look like an old
8- or 16-bit video game, from a wide variety of genres including maze games,
platformers, shooters, and even a full-fledged RPG. There are also a number of
side games including Game & Watch-style LCD games, marble labyrinth games, and
even the 10-yen medal games commonly featured on the show’s arcade trip
segments, for a total of over 15 games.
In addition to the story mode, there is also a free mode where any unlocked
game can be freely played, an ad-hod multiplayer mode for the games that
support it, and a dictionary mode where famous quotes and terms from the TV
show are explained.
GameCenter CX: 3-Choume no Arino