10x1 - Find the Dragon Balls! "Dragon Power" (#70)

October 22, 2008

In the first episode of the new season, Arino tackles a game based on one of his favorite comic book series, Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball: Shenlong no Nazo is known for it's brutal challenge, can he clear it? He has the support of this season's A.D. Nakayama! Nakayama returns to the show for another season to help out Arino.

10x2 - All You Can Do Is Run! "Atomic Runner Chelnov" (#71)

November 5, 2008

Data East’s Chelnov was part platformer, part shoot-em-up: the hero, Chelnov, always runs forward. And while he can stop, the screen always scrolls forward anyway. Even as he looks at the screenshots on the back of the box, he knows this is going to be a hard one.

10x3 - "Yuyu no Quiz de Go! Go!" Go, Kacho! (#72)

November 19, 2008

Arino must assemble a team in hopes of defeating Yuuyu no Quiz de GO! GO!. Yuuyu is the nickname of Yukiko Iwai, a teen idol from the ’80s and early ’90s who was part of the musical group Onyanko Club and the host of the show this game is based upon.

10x4 - Can the Kacho Lead!? "Lemmings" (#73)

December 3, 2008

10x5 - The Last Samurai? Nah, "First Samurai" (#74)

January 7, 2009

First Samurai is a platform game published by Kemco, but originally made by Europeans on Amiga. While it’s not particularly great, and only five stages long, the hope, as always, is that it will give Arino a good challenge.

10x7 - "Donkey Kong Country": The Special Conclusion (#76)

February 4, 2009

Arino couldn't beat half of Donkey Kong Country before he ran out of time in the last episode.

10x8 - Nakayama Approved! "Fatal Fury Special" (#77)

February 18, 2009

The game that AD Nakayama wanted Arino to try finally makes an appearance! Fatal Fury Special in addition to being one of Nakayama's favorite games, is Arino's second fighting game challenge. During the challenge Nakayama announces that this episode will be his last.