The Game Maker: Namco Edition

Feb 4, 2011

1h 45m

★ 0.0

Overview

This is a series of special episodes of the Japanese TV show "GameCenter CX" that focuses on Namco (now Bandai Namco Games), the company that created many popular classic games. The episodes are packed with in-depth content, including a re-challenge of "Kai no Bouken" (The Adventure of Kai), a game that the show's host, Shinya Arino, had previously failed to clear.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Shinya Arino

Yoshiyuki Hirai

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