Takeshi no Chousenjou

[Gilder]

Wow, this game is weird. I randomly found the rom on day and have been trying to figure it out or at least find some info on the game. Supposedly a game for the Famicom made by comedian turned director Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, there are some websites claiming that this is the hardest Famicom game ever made. I don't know a lick of Japanese, so I was wondering what was going on in the game, and for someone here to confirm what some websites are saying about it (Like having to sing in the controller for an hour or hitting the final boss 20,000 to defeat him). Also, anyone know of a english patch?

Also, the title screen is supposedly saying "This game is made by a man who hates video games". Definitely HG101 article material right here.

EDIT: Here are some screenshots I took of the game (sorry for low quality, I never took screenshots before):

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The problem with Takeshi's Challenge is that most of the information out there about the game was provided by Tim Rogers. While he is a funny guy, he also tends to make shit up. Like, there is no title screen or intro that says "This game is made by a man who hates video games" or anything. It's says "Chousenjou from Beat Takeshi". (Chousenjou meaning Challenge, apparently.)

It is a very strange and difficult game though. It's been awhile since I played it, but I know in the first scene, your boss tells you something, and you can choose from several options, like requesting a vacation or punching him in the face. Then you can run around town to screw around. Like, I remember trying to get a haircut except the barber stabbed me and I lost some life. And you can go into a movie theater and sit in a particular seat, and lose some money. (??)

This would be an awesome game to have as many people as possible try to play and figure our way through the game. I'd be in for it, any other takers?

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admin said:

The problem with Takeshi's Challenge is that most of the information out there about the game was provided by Tim Rogers. While he is a funny guy, he also tends to make shit up. Like, there is no title screen or intro that says "This game is made by a man who hates video games" or anything. It's says "Chousenjou from Beat Takeshi". (Chousenjou meaning Challenge, apparently.)

Really? Aw, dang... tell me, is the 20,000 hit boss a hoax too?

That blows, if so. But I have a rom of this game lying about. I took interest in it because "Beat" Takeshi is all sorts of awesomeness. The man responsible for Takeshi's Castle no doubt has a wackass challenge for any and all. Buuuuut... I also would like to know if there's been an English translation. The language barrier is one I cannot get through in this game.

Aaaaaand... who's Tim Rogers?

[Protodude]

You know those really, really, really long reviews posted on insertcredit.com and largeprimenumbers.com filled with ranting and pointless information about himself? Yeah, that guy.

[Malroth]

The most difficult famicom game around? Even moreso than Dino Riki? I'm in!


EDIT: So, uh...saying the wrong thing to your boss summons a ton of goons in purple suits that kick the crap out of you. Though, I can't figure out what I did. Maybe it was all the people I was beating up? Did I rob that bank? Eesh.

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Here is a Japanese walkthrough

www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~survivor/takesi-0.html

[Dais]

Wouldn't it make sense to scour the net for some information on it? (‚½‚¯‚µ‚Ì’§íó)

There's an entry with some hints/tips/questions at Wazap: wazap.jp/game/8493.jsp

I don't suppose anyone knows enough spoken Japanese to decipher this footage:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT8T0TPXJv8


EDIT: KURT DON'T POST WHILE I AM WRITING A POST DON'T YOU EVER DARE DO THAT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

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Yeah I checked the Wazap page. Couldn't find much but some banter. The page I linked has a full walkthrough, with pics no less.

I want to figure out what he says at the end though. Like, I don't think there's a final boss that requires 20000 hits to kill or anything. That video actually says something about the "maboroshi no" ending (illusionary?? mysterious??).

Anyway, you find this treasure, and a face just pops up and says something like "Konna game ni maji ni nachhatte dousuru no"

I don't know what that means.

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malroth said:

The most difficult famicom game around? Even moreso than Dino Riki? I'm in!

Adventures of Dino Riki? That's the most difficult Famicom game? Morelike Valis. No idea about this game, but I want to try it out.

[Weasel]

What about Bayou Billy? I couldn't even beat the first enemy on it.

[Malroth]

Never tried Valis for the Fami. And I was able to make it to the second jeep stage for Bayou. To this day I still find Dino Riki to be brutally hard. Course, most Hudson games were back in the day.

[[UNPERSON]]

Bayou Billy the hardest? Phh... I can clear two loops of that game.

On the other hand, I usually can't even pass the first stage of Double Dragon III (NES). Four years ago I actually made it to the second stage, and that was the only time I ever made it that far.

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metrackle said:

On the other hand, I usually can't even pass the first stage of Double Dragon III (NES). Four years ago I actually made it to the second stage, and that was the only time I ever made it that far.

I won't deny that it wasn't easy to beat DD3, but Chin helped me kick that final boss's ass. I've played harder. One word: SOLSTICE!!!

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I beat Double Dragon 3 ages ago. It really is ridiculously hard, Cleopatra and the mummies are dirty bitches.

Takeshi no Chosenjou is noted to be so difficult because it's more of an adventure game, and the solutions seem to be so obtuse. I could be reading the translations wrong, but I think some publisher initially put our a strategy guide for the game, but the writers couldn't even figure out the game, so it was sorely lacking. A second guide had to be issued to just to correct these errors (don't quote me on this though.)

Not all of the rumors spread about this game are false - it's definitely meant to be kind of a cruel joke on gamers. Basically, you're a typical Japanese salaryman. At the beginning, your boss chews you out for doing a crappy job. At this point, you're supposed to resign. You're then supposed to go home and meet your wife, who is pretty pissed. The answer is to divorce her. Eventually you go to a karaoke bar, sing for an hour or so, then eventually end up on a journey to remote island to find treasure.

It's unique, if nothing else. I wouldn't mind sitting down and trying to play the game, but I'm not sure how the karaoke stuff would work without a microphone...? Unless I can find a password that bypasses that whole part (in the video that Dais linked to, when the guy is singing, it says "After 33 tries..." before he's allowed to proceed.)

[[UNPERSON]]

The Famicom had a microphone in its second controller.