Back to the Future

Do you remember that time when you were a Japanese kid in the 80s and your life revolved around the Famicom. You and your friends never stopped talking about the gaming idol Takahashi Meijin whos super finger could push a button 16 times a second. And you couldnt wait for that awesome 8-bit rpg that just keeps getting delayed to come out. No?

Me neither, then none of us are the target market for Retro Game Challenge aka Game Center CX: Arino's Challenge. Its a game where you are transformed in to a Japanese kid and teleported back to the 80s. To be able to return back to our time you have to complete a number of challenges based around fake Famicom games. The game is basically meant to be one big nostalgia trip.

I never played a Dragon Quest game back in the day and the idea of idolizing a guy for his ability to push the A button seems a bit silly. But it turn out that being a Swedish kid with a SNES during the 90s wasnt all that different, so I can relate somewhat. Plus playing awesome retro games is always fun. Especially when they are slightly more playable versions of Galaga, Star Soldier and Dragon Quest.