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Thursday Sees US Premiere Of Japan’s Cult-Hit Retro Game Master

The US premiere of Retro Game Master, the Japanese TV series that forces “middle management” comedian Shinya Arino to play Japan’s most popular and difficult video games often in a single marathon session, hits Kotaku this week.


June 16, 2011
In Real Life

Japanese Gaming’s Greatest Ambassador

It’s over. That’s what people say about Japanese gaming. While there are bright spots in Japan, Western games (and gamers) now rule the roost. It’s easy to forget just how great Japanese games used to be.