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GANBARE! DAIKU NO GENSAN
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がんばれ!大工の源さん
©1993 Irem Corp
Release: 1993-12-22 (¥8900)
Cartridge SHVC-EZ
Action/Platform game

Ganbare Daiku No Gensan is a wacky side-scrolling action game by Irem and featuring a carpenter boy with a large hammer. The game is the unlikely sequel to Daiku No Gensan (aka Hammerin' Harry in the west), an arcade game also released by Irem in 1990. As early mentioned, the hero's main weapon is a wooden mallet that he uses when battling the various enemies found in every stage. The default hammer is rather weak and can thankfully be upgraded over time - the heavy metal hammer being the best of all. Our friend can also trigger special attacks or throw his mallet at his enemies. He can also throw his hammer angrily onto the ground and unleash shock waves, or throw it above his head and fire deadly stars in all directions (these special attacks come in limited quantities though and can be refilled by using 'power icons' usually hidden inside crates). Enemies in Ganbare Daiku No Gensan are often really unusual - such as weird looking cats or old ladies sweeping the floor. Some of them also pop out from nowhere or from behind objects from the scenery. Levels have also an interesting non-linear structure and different paths (usually simple though) can lead to the end of stage's mean boss - but be warned, our hero can't move backwards to get an item he ran by. Special racing sections are also added to the mix and give players some extra diversion.
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Daiku No Gensan - Arcade Game Daiku No Gensan first appeared as an arcade game in 1990 (aka Hammerin' Harry in the west). It features the same character and art style with large heads and colorful graphics (pictured on the left). Our hero returned in Daiku No Gensan (Famicom, 1991), Daiku no Gen-San - Ghost Breeding Company (GameBoy, 1992) (aka Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Breeding Company in the west) , Daiku no Gen-San 2 (Famicom, 1993), Ganbare Daiku no Gensan (SuperFamicom, 1993), Daiku no Gensan: Robot Teikoku No Yabô (Gameboy, 1994) and Daiku no Gensan - Kachikachi No Tonkachi Ga Kachi (GameBoyColor, 2000). In Japan, Daiku No Gensan even has its own Pachinko and Jackpot machines, and a Daiku No Gensan Pachinko game is also available for Nintendo's Game Boy.

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Ganbare Daiku No Gensan is a fun little game and some enemies and the wacky situations will certainly make you smile. The overall graphics are solid with a particular 'Super Deformed' art style that really suits the game. Sprites are also quite large and this doesn't necessarily affect the gameplay and controls which are overall excellent and responsive. The soundtrack and the sound effects are not the game's best assets but they are however correct. Ganbare Daiku No Gensan can be sadly quite pricey and hard to find and I'd advice to hunt it down only if you can find with decent price tag on it. Nothing ground-breaking by any means, but still fun and thoroughly well executed.




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