Ganbare Ginkun
| Ganbare Ginkun | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer | Tecmo |
| Publisher | Tecmo |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre | Party |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Ganbare Ginkun[a] is a 1995 party video game developed and published by Tecmo for arcades. It was released only in Japan in September 1995.[1] The player character would become a recurring monster in the Monster Rancher series, in which he is named Doodle. A CD of the game's soundtrack can be used to unlock the monster in Monster Rancher for the PlayStation.[2][3]
Hamster Corporation planned to release the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2020. Due to the game's highly graphic and sexual content, the game could not pass Nintendo or Sony Interactive Entertainment's censors, stalling the game's release outside arcade machines.[4][5]
Gameplay
[edit]Up to two players control crudely drawn stick figures who partake in various surreal minigames, reaching a requirement of some kind in order to progress to the next minigame. Minigames include blasting a severed head into the sky and trying to land it on a body (failure results in Ruy Ramos dribbling the bloody head), extinguishing a bomb with Manneken Pis, shooting a cannon into a person, trying not to drop babies into the sea and whipping bears for bad posture. The winner can choose the next minigame until either player loses all their lives.[6]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 50. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ Nobuyuki, Shioda (November 1997). モンスターファームマニア〜モンスター全215種類を集める本〜. Japan: Media Factory. p. 132. ISBN 4-88991-484-6.
- ↑ "「テクモ・アーケードゲーム・クロニクル」インタビュー テクモアーケードゲームの歴史と魅力が凝縮された珠玉の逸品はいかにして生まれたのか？". GAME Watch (in Japanese). June 6, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ @EZ_takayoshi (February 2, 2024). "「がんばれギンくん」の発売に関してのお知らせ #アーケードアーカイバー #アケアカ 第462回 アーケードアーカイバー シルクワームスペシャル！" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 5, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "『グラディウスIII 伝説から神話へ』開発中！ 『アーケードアーカイブス』今後リリース予定のタイトル一覧が公開【TGS2020】 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ "がんばれギンくん／名作レトロゲーム". ocn1.net. Retrieved August 22, 2026.