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Arino lobbies for a Luigi cameo in Retro Game Challenge

I’ll leave it so someone else to tell us which episode this is from (the GIFs are from Goomba Shoe). If you also want to update us on the status of Game Center CX 2’s fan translation, feel free to chime in :o)

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Robot Ninja Haggle Man 3 Famicom label

It’s the cartridge art ~~the world~~ I demanded after seeing Nina Matsumoto’s original illustration! Tiny Cartridge reader Lord Toon wasn’t the one who commissioned Nina for the piece, but he decided to answer my request anyway. Is anyone out there a bad enough dude to print this out and desecrate a Famicom cart with the label?

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Robot Ninja Haggle Man 3 by Nina Matsumoto

Much like Indies Zero/Gears did when developing Haggle Man 3, Nina referenced Ninja Gaiden heavily for this sick commissioned piece. Apparently someone will be making a Famicom cartridge label out of the art? If you’re that someone, make sure to send us the results!

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Shit just got real with Retro Game Challenge 2

Here’s something wonderful that popped up in the comments of our Retro Game Challenge post earlier today — Nina Matsumoto (a.k.a. Space Cowboy, a.k.a. Zari-Gani) has joined the fan translation team for Game Center CX 2/Retro Game Challenge 2!

Nearly two years have passed since efforts to patch this revered DS sequel started, but it’s faced challenges due to the lack of translators willing to see this project through. That’s why we’re so excited about this news — Game Center CX fans will likely recognize Nina’s name from her involvement with the official Retro Game Master DVD set’s translation, the Game Center CX fansubs released through Something Awful, and the artwork featured on the Game Center CX in USA box!

The team is still looking for translators and experienced ROM hackers to help with the project, so drop them a line and help them make this happen please!

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Arino plays Retro Game Challenge

I had the same reaction when I played the game, too. Here was my reaction when Game Center CX 2 never released in North America.

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A Section Chief Arino plushie crocheted by Gochika for her fiancée (in place of buying him a super expensive imported Arino action figue). Love the cooling pad accessory!

Buy: Retro Game Challenge, Retro Game Master DVD set
Import: Game Center CX 2 
See also: More Game Center CX posts
[Via Gochika]

“Sorry, man. That ship has sailed.”

Xseed editor Jessica Chavez stating the obvious on Retro Game Challenge 2’s chances of coming to the U.S., after describing the original game as “not particularly popular.”

Just doing our part to reopen old wounds. It’s hard to be too angry at Xseed, though, considering:

it took a big chance publishing the first Retro Game Challenge, and delivered an amazing game
it released The Last Story in the U.S. last week
the Retro Game Master DVD will be out soon
maybe the fan translation project is still alive

Buy: Retro Game Challenge
Import: Game Center CX 2 
See also: More Game Center CX posts

The Glow in the Dark ninja clan assembles to help out Robot Ninja Haggleman, in this great photo by 47drift.

“Will the glow in the dark ninja clan be able to best the perils of Robot Ninja Haggle Man 3!?

Will the mysterious black ninja ever learn the true story of his adoption!?

Will our heroes ever make it back safe and sound to good old 1985!?”

Need to know the answers to all of these questions. What if black ninja turns out to be the son of Haggleman Lady?!

Buy: Retro Game Challenge
Import: Game Center CX 2
See also: More Game Center CX posts
[Via thumbs up]

Game Center CX stuff we should mention

For those of you who haven’t heard yet, when Discotek releases the Retro Game Master DVD this September, it will not only include the 12 episodes Kotaku aired, but also the live Mighty Bomb Jack and two bonus episodes: Ninja Gaiden II: the Dark Sword of Chaos, and Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer. Yessss.

Game Center CX fans will also want to check out Late to the Party’s recent podcast episode, in which Ray Barnholt appears as a guest and talks about the DS games, what titles inspired Retro Game Challenge’s homages, and how work has stalled on GCCX2’s fan translation. :o(

Also neat: someone created a Fuck Yeah, Game Center CX Tumblr that’s mostly screengrabs from subbed episodes of the show. I hope this stays updated!

And speaking of screengrabs, here’s a funny Game Center CX conversation posted by A Strawberry [Alex]:

Happy Birthday poster for Game Center CX’s Arino, created by Nina “Space Coyote” Matsumoto for the Kacho’s 40th birthday and actually shown on the last live special — hit this image up for all the hidden references.

A lot of you are likely familiar with Ms. Matsumoto’s work, not just from the previous GCCX fanart we posted, but from her efforts with the GCCX English fan translations. Apparently she’s helping re-translate all the subtitles for the upcoming GCCX U.S. DVD release, too, which is really awesome news!

In less than awesome news, I somehow missed that Ray Barnholt is no longer updating his GCCX episode guide for a number of reasons. Please load the site on your browser, and give it a salute from your desk. It’s the least we can do for all the work he’s put into it over the years.

Buy: Retro Game Challenge
Import: Game Center CX 2
See also: More Game Center CX posts
[Via Space Coyotoe]

Haggle Man and Demon cameos in Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2.0 (skip to 2:52 - 3:06)!!! Okay, this video/indie project is so rad for dozens of reasons, but I can’t believe these two little-known heroes from Game Center CX and Retro Game Challenge’s fake retro titles made it into this thing! We’re told that they’re only alternate costumes for other characters right now, but they may become playable characters eventually.

Developer Jay Pavlina will release this as a Flash game some time during the first quarter of 2012 — why Nintendo hasn’t hired this man yet to design an official Super Mario Bros. remix for its consoles is beyond me. You can play the original version of Super Mario Bros. Crossover, which is amazing in its own right, over here.

Buy: Retro Game Challenge

Import: Game Center CX 2

See also: More Game Center CX posts

[Thanks, Zach R!]

Shinya Arino’s Retro Game Master business card and signed Game Center CX instruction manual (click for larger image). I wonder if that card is a super collectible, since it’s an English version, unlike the ones that come in Japanese copies of GCCX/GCCX2.

The excess Tokyo Game Show news this week delayed all the GCCX stuff I wanted to post from last week:

Things To Do In LA has a great write-up about his visit, and photos of a gift basket given to Arino (holy crap, it has a small photo of Tiny on it!)
Photo of Arino StreetPass. So jelly.
Nicely shot/edited video of Arino’s appearance.
Arino has a group rock-paper-scissors match with the crowd, and gives out a limited edition plush doll.

Buy: Retro Game Challenge

Import: Game Center CX 2

See also: More Game Center CX posts

[Via Dakkuman]