11x1 - Welcome Back! "Fukuoka Hometown Special" (#78)

April 14, 2009

The Game Center CX staff head to Fukuoka, the hometown of Cameraman Abe, Urukawa, and Inoko MAX, to promote GCCX's second DS game and meet fans. Along the way Arino visits two game centers with the staff.

11x3 - Suck It! "Kirby's Adventure"

May 12, 2009

Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari, the bigger, bolder sequel to the original Hoshi no Kirby on Game Boy. It’s not a terribly hard game for most, but it can be lengthy, and regardless, there are tricky bosses in the latter half that may or may throw Arino for a loop.

11x4 - The Kacho's Golf Trip: "Battle Golfer Yui" (#81)

May 26, 2009

Battle Golfer Yui is probably one of the most unique games ever made. It's part RPG, part adventure, and part golf. In addition the new AD Emoto arrives to help Arino, and Arino ends up in a vs mode against the new AD, and the camera assistant Ban.

11x5 - The Decisive Battle! "Mega Man 3" (#82)

June 9, 2009

Arino has 1 win and 1 loss in the Mega Man series, by taking on Mega Man 3 he will either overcome his losing streak or increase it.

11x6 - The Conclusion! "Mega Man 3" (#83)

June 23, 2009

Part 2 of the Mega Man 3 Challenge. After fighting not just 8, but 16 brutal boss battles, Arino heads to Wily's Castle.

11x7 - "Super Gussun Oyoyo:" Tsk Tsk (#84)

July 7, 2009

This action puzzle game has you moving and placing blocks in order to guide Gussun to the exit door. With tons of stages to get through, Arino may have his work cut out for him. Gussun is easily spooked by blocks falling too close to him, and otherwise can’t be pushed off an edge from too high.

11x8 - Crunch Time! "Genpei Toma Den" (#85)

July 21, 2009

Arino’s back in the saddle, and this time he’s tackling the PC Engine game Genpei Touma Den, a Namco action game from the arcades. In it, the undead samurai Kagekiyo traverses a very bizarre-looking Japan as he defeats creatures from the underworld. With a not-so-linear progression, Arino will have to stay sharp in his journey to get to the end.

11x9 - Yoiko TKO'd!? "Punch Out!!" (#86)

August 4, 2009

11x10 - Fight for the "Golden Axe!" (#87)

August 18, 2009

11x11 - Burrow Burrow!? "Dig Dug II"

September 1, 2009

This time, Arino is playing a pretty simple game: Namco’s Dig Dug II for Famicom. Rather than a game of digging underground to burst enemies, Dig Dug II is a game of walking around an island to burst and/or sink enemies by destroying plots of land.

11x12 - 24-Hour Documentary (#89)

September 15, 2009

At 10:00 A.M. on August 29th, 2009 Arino embarked on his second live challenge. With a time limit of 24 hours he will try to clear Lemmings on the "Taxing" difficulty level. This episode recaps the 24 hour special with some additional behind-the-scenes moments.