Retro Gaming Australia

Japanese TV show Game Center CX, which features Japanese comedian Shinya Arino attempting to beat various video games, will be adapted into a feature length movie in 2014, in celebration of the series’ 10th anniversary.

A third game based on the series will also be released in 2014. There are no signs that it will be leaving Japan – the same fate suffered by the second game.

GameCenter CX is a Japanese show featuring comedian Shinya Arino attempting to beat video games in one sitting, usually with hilarious results. It’s been running for 16 seasons in Japan, and has spun off a variety of video games, one of which came out in English as Retro Game Collection for the Nintendo DS.

Recently, Kotaku attempted to localise the series for western consumption with mixed results, due to licensing issues that prevented the episodes being shown to people outside of the US.

Fortunately, non-US folks will be able to get their first official taste of Game Center CX with the release of Retro Game Master: The GameCenter CX Collection, a 14 episode best-of DVD which will be hitting stores in September.

You can preorder it here.