The Genji and the Heike Clans V3.5

A = Arino, N = Narration, T = AD Takahashi, E = Emoto, NY = Nakayama,

(Screen)
Top horizontal text – Revenge Against The Genji and the Heike Clans
Right-side vertical text – Arino’s Challenge

(Screen)
(White text) Special Video
(Red/white text) After filming the ‘City Connection’ challenge. 10:50 P.M.

A-	What is it?

T – I have some bad news.

A – Y’ quittin’?

T –That’s not it.

A – Ehhhh?! I’m really sad to hear that. I see, our time together was so short though.

T – We’d like you to challenge one more game.

A – No way!? I think it’s late enough already!

A – What game is it? Ugh! No way!

T – It’s The Genji and the Heike Clans.

A – If I remember, I played that one all day, got totally exhausted and thought it was impossible to clear it, and we finished there.

I think I’m already totally exhausted today!


T – We planned for ‘City Connection’ to be finished in two to three hours, but…

A – What’re ya trying to tell me, saying that?! ‘City Connection’ was super hard!

(Popup box)
Challenged ‘City Connection’ and cleared it in 11 hours and 30 minutes.
(Smaller text) For more details please watch Disc 15

T - It really took a long time; we completely miscalculated the time when planning for today.

A – Is that including the ‘Driving Drama’ section?

A – If you include the ‘Driving Drama’ section, it probably took even more time!

A – I looked just like this!

(Popup box)
Recording the drama section of the ‘City Connection’ challenge took one hour.
(smaller text) For more details please watch disc 15.

A – I was like ‘Is it okay to look out the window?’

A – That’s how we did that segment!

N – The hoped-for schedule has been shoved aside, so here there’s something that needs to be confirmed.

T – Arino, after this you have a radio appearance, don’t you?

A – Yeah, I do. It starts at 2:00 A.M. today.

T – Well, we got lucky. Because of live baseball coverage, that show has been delayed by an hour, so

please clear the game in about three hours.

A – So, the guy who said I could clear ‘City Connection’ in three hours

is also telling me to clear The Genji and the Heike Clans in three hours?

N – This time, Arino will be playing from where he was forced to give up, Suruga, and clear the remaining four stages in three hours.

T – By the way, Arino, do you remember how far you got before in The Genji and the Heike Clans?

A – Not even a little! Wait, how far did I get?

T – I’ll show you on the tapes so…

A – Just hurry up and do it!

T – Standby please!

T – Also, please change the tapes at this time.

A – You make those kinds of announcements now?

N – They change the tapes and finish the setup. Watching the tape from last time, he reviews Suruga.

(Screen text – Last time’s play)
A – Whoa! Whoa, that guy’s rushing ahead so much! It’d be better if he went slower.

A - Just go slower.

A - Ah, there’s a perfect spot there, isn’t there?
A – Ah, he tripped a bit there. Ahhh, that’s not good. That’s not good at all.

A – That guy’s playing kinda sucks!

T – You’re right….

A – He goes and agrees with me!

N – After confirming his own poor skills, Arino prepares to resume play. But before this, one more reminder.

T – Since you failed last time, another failure this time would be unimaginable.

A – Unimaginable, eh?

N – Because this is a special feature, there’s no way we’ll allow another give up! We’re depending on you, Chief Arino!

N – A revenge spanning two years, he aims to clear The Genji and the Heike Clans!

(Screen - Suruga)
N – He resumes from the place were he previously left off.

A – Whoa! Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa.

A – This thing’s moving like crazy!

N – The moving platforms move from left to right, so it’s difficult to time his landing.

N – At this moment, Arino has an idea.

A – It's moving like this (moves hands) not like this (moves hands), so if I aim for here, I should be okay

Screen
Bottom text:
(Blue text) – Arino’s prediction.
(Red text) – If he lands in the middle of the moving platforms, he won’t fall.
Right-side text – Goal

N - If he lands in the middle of the moving platforms, he won’t fall.

N – He immediately begins his plan…

is what I wanted to say, but…

A – Holdin’ the controller. . . it’s scary.

A – Even though I know how to do it…

N - If he falls, that’s all she wrote. It’s a tense, one-shot match.

N – The result?

Arino – Look! Look, look, look! Look, look, look!

A – Look, I was right!

A – I was right!

N – Arino’s flash of inspiration receives a round of applause! If you land in the middle of the platforms, then you don’t fall off.

N – However, this zone of repeated dangerous jumps continues.

A – Ah! I’m rushin’ too much! I’m rushin’ too much!

N – There’s a feeling of extreme tension in the room. Then, an unimaginable event occurs.
A – How do I time thi--Ah! crapcrapcrap! Whoa! Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa! What is that! Whoawhoawhoawhoa!

A – That jerk wasn’t here two years ago!

N – Two years ago, Arino was lucky enough not to meet his natural enemy, a bird, which makes an unthinkable appearance.

A – Is that a bird? He’s got fat legs. It’s a bird with big, fat legs.

N – Steeling himself, he unpauses the game.

N – Splendidly done, Arino! However…

N – …another bird descends upon him!

A – I’m getting panicky!

A – Aaaaaaahhhh! I’m falling into the Underworld! What’s the deal with those birds?!

N – Arino’s bird allergy flares up again! As a result of getting too panicky, he fell. The End!

A – I’m back here?!

N - He lands in the Underworld. Additionally, his life is reduced, and reaching the ending from here is impossible.

N – Once again, he chooses Awaji from the stage select screen and restarts.

N – There’s no other way but to increase his life points and sword power, then once again head for Suruga.

N – With little time, it’s an exacting job to return to where he was. And so…

T - Arino?
A – Yes?

T – Would you come with me for a moment?

A – G-go somewhere with you?

T – Yes.

A – Where are we going?

N – AD Takahashi takes Arino from the challenge room. Their destination…

T – Arino, over here.

A – Okay. Oh, it’s a mini-segment room.

N – They go to the small room next door.

A – Ah, there’s one here, too!

T – Yes, and this one is in top condition.

N – The task of returning to Suruga takes thirty minutes.

(Upper right text – Before the shoot)
N - Thinking that this would be a severe time loss for Arino, who later has a radio appearance,

a spare TurboGrafx-16, with the game advanced to Suruga, is on standby in the next room.

N - Arino wants to show what he can do to thank Takahashi for this preparation.

A – Isn’t this where the birds appeared?

T – If you stay in one place too long, they come out.

A – Is that so?

N – If you stand in one place for too long without moving, birds will appear. Arino must move on without hesitation.

A – Well? How about that? Aaaaaaaaaaaghhh!

A – Even though I pushed right. . . Guess I shouldn’t have stopped.

N – Takahashi’s suffering was for nothing. But then. . .

T – I thought that this sort of thing might happen, so. . .
right now, the return work is being done.

N – The truth is, right now in the challenge room, a certain someone is advancing the game to Suruga.

T – I’ll stay here and do the return work.

A – You’re going to start over?

T – Right.

N- Takahashi will stay behind and do the return work.

N – Meanwhile, the certain someone in the challenge room is. . .

A – Ah, hello.

E – Working hard today too, aren’t we?

A – We sure are!
(Text – Former AD Hiroyuki Emoto)
N – Waiting was former AD Emoto, who has transferred to another industry.

A – Long time no see, Emoto!

E – It’s been awhile!

A – Thanks for going to the bother of coming here! What’s this? Playin’ the game?

E – That’s right. I heard that you were clearing The Genji and the Heike Clans today,

and no matter what, I wanted to support you,

so I came over.

A – Thank you so much!

N – Emoto was the AD who supported Arino when he challenged The Genji and the Heike Clans two years ago.

Just like Arino, Emoto has frustrating memories about this game. When he heard that we were challenging it again,

he wanted to be helpful, so he volunteered to do the return work.

A – Is that a bathtub plug stuck in your pocket?

E – I came by on my way home from work. This is actually a work tool.

A – What is it?

A – What is this? A whistle?

A – Huh?

E – It’s a magnifying glass.
A – Oh, it goes like this.

E – Right.

A – Whaddaya do with this?

(Text – Presently works at a store that deals with precious metals)
E – You use it to look at things like stones and engravings.

A – Izzat so?

E – Yes.

N – In the past, Emoto was known as an AD who could get the job done. Twenty-five minutes later, he safely gets to Suruga and entrusts the precious single life to Arino.

It’s a tense, one-shot-only battle. Can Arino make it?

A – Wah, this is so scary.

A – Argh, even though I did it before! Back to the Underworld!

A – I’m at the same skill level as before!

E – Well then, I’ll begin the return work once again.

A – You totally look like a business man now!

A – Sorry…

N – Emoto the business man once again begins the return work. Meanwhile, in the next room...

A – Takahashi, how far have you gotten?

T – Yes, um..

A - Takahashi?

T – I died…

A – No way!

N – It’s a fierce battle, so for the time being, Arino goes to Takahashi. When he gets there.

A – Oh! Good evening!

(Text - Former AP Tomoaki Nakayama)
N – When he enters the room, he sees former AP Nakayama, who supported him during the The Genji and the Heike Clans challenge two years ago.

NY – When I heard about this special DVD challenge, I rushed over to cheer you on.

A – But Takahashi’s the one holding the controller!

NY – I came to cheer you on…

A – Is that so?
Thanks so much, going to all the trouble of coming here.

NY – Please do your best!

A – You finished your cheering with just that?

(Text over Emoto’s picture – Currently doing return work in the challenge room)

N – With Nakayama in charge of cheering, the team of four aims to clear the game.
A – Nakayama, you found a job yet?

NY – Not yet.
But I’m gradually getting better at going outside.

A – What the hell?! I wanted to hear you say something like ‘Alright! I’m going to go out and find a job!’

A – What kind of job are you looking for?

NY – I still haven’t found a job that makes me think, ‘This is the one!’,
I think that’s my biggest problem.

A – Wouldn’t it be good to get a job at Famitsu? But to be honest, there’s probably tons of people who want to work there.

NY – Making games into your job is really rough.

A – Y’got that right!

N – In the end, while receiving life advice from a man who’s still unemployed…

T – Ah, I made it back to that spot.

A – Y’made it?

T – Yes.

A – Thank you very much.
Ahhh, we sure talked a lot.

N – His radio appearance time closes in. Arino can’t fail again.
N – This time for sure…

A – This is scary…

A – Right here…

A – Alright! I did it!
Thank you! Thank you!
Oh, thanks I guess.

N – Arino overcomes the pressure to finally, finally clear the highly difficult Suruga!

(Text- Musashi)
N – Three stages remain. The next stage is Musashi.

N - He goes through the closest shrine gate to clear the stage.

A – Diddit.

N – Next is Sagami, in big mode.

A – Whoawhoa, what’s that?

N – He can see the way back, but Benkei suddenly appears. Arino crouches down and repeatedly attacks with his sword.

N – He defeats Benkei. However…

A – Something’s hittin’ me! Something’s hittin’ me!

A – There’s something there!

N – An iron ball is moving up and down in the shadow of the pillar.

N – Not knowing where it is, he repeatedly takes damage.
A – Huh? Ah! He got me. It was so hard to see! Ah, it’s over.

A – This going back and forth is wearing me out!

A – It's like, once I again I got this far just to have to wait!

A – Emo, how’s it going?

E – Arino, I made it!

A – So, he made it. I don’t know what it is, but his tone of voice is just like a business man’s!

N – Once again, Arino enters the main challenge room.
When he does, the business man calmly asks him a question.

E – Arino, are you okay time-wise for your radio appearance?

A – What time is it now?
Ehhhh? What am I gonna do?

N – Only one more hour until the start of his radio appearance.

A – If I was really gonna be serious about it, I’d want to go around this time!

E – If you could treasure this one life…

A – Woulda been happier not knowing the time,
now there’s all this pressure.

(Text - Suruga)
N – Time-wise, this is his last chance. It’s a battle he can’t afford to lose. He restarts from Suruga.

A – This spot here’s so scary…

A – Oh noooooo!

A – Back to the Underworld…
A – Hmm, that’s right. Not even one minute passed!

A – Takahashi, how’s it going?

T – It’s going smoothly.

A – Still not there yet, eh?

A – I didn’t even last a minute!
So it’s going smoothly…

N – Even though there probably won’t be time to return to this room, just in case, the business man begins the return work.

N – Twenty minutes later…

T – Arino!

A – What?

T – I got there!

A – Oh, is that so? I gotta go, someone’s calling me.

A – This is gettin’ to be like a dinner party where you gotta keep switching tables!

A – I’m comin’, I’m comin’!

A – Here I am!

NY – Sorry to have kept you waiting.
A – Sorry for all of this.

N – Before restarting, the unemployed man calmly warns Arino.

NY – Arino.

A – Yes?

NY – There’s no more time!

A – Right.

N – His last chance has come.

N – Will the challenge end in the worst possible way, with Arino unable to get his revenge?

A – I made it! Ah, that part’s so scary!

N – He then clears Musashi…

and arrives at Sagami.

A – This part’s scary too. . .

N – Right ahead of him is the moving iron ball. He matches its timing, charges ahead, and defeats Benkei.

A – You can’t go here, you can’t go here.

N – Even after defeating Benkei, the troublesome iron ball zone continues.

A – That’s not it…

A – What is this?

T – This part is a little tricky.

T – When the big ball swings to the far left, go forward.

N – Getting through this part requires you to charge forward when the pendulum-like ball goes all the way left. Additionally,  you have to match the timing of the vertically moving ball.

N – If he gets stuck, he’ll lose a big amount of life, and it’s all over. It’s a great challenge.

N – Can he make it?

T – Ah, ah! Ah, it’s okay.

N – He makes it by a hair!

N – After that, he carefully makes his way through the iron ball zone.

A – Did I make it?

A – There’s nothin’ here! What is this?

A – This is scary.

N – With nothing appearing, he finally reaches…

A – Nothing came out, but it’s the goal!
I did it!

(Text - Kamakura)
N – He finally makes it to the final stage, Kamakura. Awaiting Arino was…
The last boss, Yoritomo

N – An eighteen-hour battle spanning two years, using the combined powers of
an AD, a business man, and an unemployed man, to reach the final boss.

N – Whether he wins or loses, afterwards he has to go directly to his radio appearance.

N – With an earnest hope to win in his heart, he begins the fateful last battle!

A – Whoa, what’s going on? Somethin’s happening. Huh?

A – What? I‘s O.K?

NY – Thunk you very much.

A – "Thunk" you very much?

A – It’s the good ending?

T – Yes, it’s the good ending.

A – Ah, thank you so much.

T – Congratulations.

A – Thank you.

(Upper left text) - The Genji and the Heike Clans – The Hoped-for Ending Screen

N – Yoritomo was defeated easier than expected. And so, the ending screen

A – (reading) . . . have lived there since ancient times. The mad. . .What’s that say, beetle grub?

N – Difficult-to-read words line the screen, but the protagonist, Kagekiyo defeated Yoritomo, and cleared away the grudge he feels for having died at Dan-no-ura.

A - …to my far away homeland . . . the rise and fall of . . . huh?

N – Arino wants to savor this revenge two years in the making, but…
S – Arino! Your taxi just arrived downstairs!

A – What, were you looking outside for it?

A – Thanks, I’ll get changed and head down then.

A – I’m gonna complain about all of this on the radio!

(Prince’s text) – Arino barely making his radio appearance is what had me on pins and needles.