Where can I get Bandai's officially-hacked TV game of Gladiator?

Posted by Rob Beschizza, September 15, 2008 8:27 PM | permalink

Bandai evidently sells a game-in-a-controller compilation (you know, the kind that hooks up directly to the TV set) that includes classic Taito arcade game Gladiator, also known as Ohgon No Shiro or Great Gurianos. Moreoever, it comes with hacked gameplay modes!

Google failed me. The lazyweb node that finds this for me will win a prize! It won't be a very nice prize, but it will be a genuine gadget. If you're curious, see footage of the original unhacked game. It was fun!

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#1 posted by mz9000 , September 15, 2008 9:02 PM

http://www.tamashii.jp/lyvp/play/t1shiro2.html

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#2 posted by mz9000 , September 15, 2008 9:03 PM

http://www.tamashii.jp/lyvp/play/t1shiro2.html

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#3 posted by Rob Beschizza

, September 15, 2008 9:10 PM

Thank you, but I couldn't find anywhere there to actually buy one.

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#4 posted by mz9000 , September 15, 2008 9:11 PM

here's a better one... it's Taito Nostalgia #1 i think.

looks like it's a couple years old.

http://mgrsti3030s.seamlesstech.biz/templates/frmTemplateR.asp?CatalogID=10868&SearchYN=N&subFolderID=179

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#5 posted by Rob Beschizza

, September 16, 2008 4:12 AM

Ta!

You get a Rice Krispies official pedometer.

Where do I send it?

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#6 posted by Enochrewt , September 16, 2008 8:03 AM

lolz Rice Krispies offial pedometer? That's funny.

I had forgotten about this game, it was awesome, not to mention ground-breaking with the shield placement and hitting specific bodyparts to knock off armor.

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#7 posted by Rob Beschizza

, September 16, 2008 10:59 AM

ENOCHREWT!

That's what I tell everyone who will listen.

It is a tragedy that Gladiator's elegant fighting system, with mirrored offensive and defensive manouvers, was not refined.

They didn't even have Vs. battles in the game!

Tragedy!

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#8 posted by themark , September 16, 2008 4:31 PM

You can buy it here:
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/d-land/818503/827871/#940007

Or, if you can't read Japanese, I can get it for you.
It's about $30. Just e-mail me, I live in Tokyo