Japanese Minigame Face-off! We Play Ichidant-R With No Idea What's Happening | Show of the Weekend

Ellen vs Luke! Your hosts compete to win at Japanese arcade game Ichidant-R, on Mike's Sega Astro City Mini console. It's like Warioware but with no clues how to win. P.S. if you read Japanese and can tell us what the Dracula game was all about, please let us know in the comments, we're dying to find out!
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[@btchplease9758]

I love how Mike is canonically living behind the purple sofa and subtly indoctrinating the the oxtra team to play his favorite games and genres.

[@asiu19]

"subtly"

[@flusendieb6833]

@@asiu19 given that Mike being stealthy involves explosions I'd say subtle is still a fitting word - it's just the Mike Channell brand of subtlety

[@bilbo_t_baggins2762]

Now I wanna see Ellen drive a car for the first time so she can compare the experience to the latest forza/gran tourismo game.

[@PocketDoor]

He is living the dream.

[@JJ-if1ng]

On the coffin game, the changing Japanese words in the middle of the screen are hints of which coffin to click (eg “coffin with circle” “next to yellow coffin”).

[@ethanlappin]

They had basically no chance then lol

[@-ZH]

@@ethanlappin All they had to do was to learn the language on the spot by memorising the hints that were given and cross referencing it with the answers they get at the end of each round. Definitely feasible, yup.

[@ethanlappin]

@@-ZH oh well of course, my mistake

[@Amaranthyne]

Didn’t it say coffin?

[@mandoschMUh]

Ah, okay. And I thought the coffins with the candles next to them seemed to have a particular high probability.

[@kcollier2192]

Luke and Ellen: "Let's play-." Mike: "No one expects the Mike Inquisition!"

[@yoamiunpinco4372]

That is precisely how I introduce my beloved retro collection on game nights!

[@phexitol]

Correction: "No one expects the Channish Mikequisition!"

[@NutmegBGB]

No one ever expects the Mike Inquisition

[@FictionWriter95]

"Bring out... *THE SOFT CUSHIONS"*

[@penguingonemad]

Show of the Weekend has evolved into a nerdy show and tell, and I fully support it.

[@frodobaggins7710]

Wow, Mike's really becoming a dad now. "You want to play new games? No no no, let me show you how we played games when I a kid." *Proceeds to bring out an old Japanese game from god knows when*

[@JohnWilliams-cr2sz]

Luke - "Let's play some new games!" Mike - "NOT ON MY WATCH!!!" I love these people.

[@dallydaydream]

This entire video was delightful, but I think my favourite part was Ellen patiently instructing her frogs "and now you go there, and you go there, then you go there..." They're a team! :D

[@Amaranthyne]

You were right about the coffin game. It was telling you color, coffin size (small, medium, large), the shape on top, and what it was next to. At least that’s what I gathered from my limited Japanese. Also, it specifically said you were looking for Dorakyura-Dracula! 😂

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

100% correct.👍 Size, shape, colour, and symbol of what it was next to.

[@zennihilation]

Whenever Mike guests on this show it feels like a low-key home invasion.

[@TheQuickAsAFlash]

People have already explained how the draculas one worked, but I wanted to see if I could translate the doors, and as best as I can, the clues were (in order) - Green - Large - Square (I assume this means the symbol on it) (Technically it's the kanji for four, so maybe "four sided shape?) Second is: - Yellow - Circle (using the kanji for Yen, so that's neat imo) - No third clue Third is: - Red - Large - Circle Fourth: - Large - Square Fifth: - Yellow - Small - Circle Sixth: - Large (was guessed before more clues needed) Seventh: - Next to yellow - Next to green - Hexagon Eighth: - Large - Square Ninth: - Yellow - Small - Circle Tenth: - Large - Square - Next to a circle

[@Maripytta]

Thank you for this and the little trivia

[@pretergeek]

Mike sounds a lot like my brain: "No new games until you have played all the old ones!"

[@PLAYER_42069]

Luke: "No one can beat me at... This game?!" I nominate this as the first Presh Memory of 2022, especially the pencil sharpener mini-game where Ellen is just cranking away with the joystick and poor Luke is having to mash the D-Pad - lol

[@nunyobidniz]

[@chrislin2663]

For those of you who want to play this game, it is available on the Switch e-shop, and has both Japanese and English options!

[@jmace2424]

Little did Luke know, but the UFO game was really a secret test for the Japanese Space Force. He has now been recruited.

[@Icam_here]

Mike has been making the most of living behind the couch i see

[@SW017]

He spent his rent on Japanese mini-consoles

[@sfb7247]

Did Mike just escape from Jane’s secret lab?

[@DucklynStark]

Looks like it

[@CTheng]

Yes. The entrance to the lab is underneath the couch as previously revealed in another video.

[@redhex__1738]

It's fine. Jane already tagged him. He is free range now

[@azuredragoon2054]

I thought the real Mike was at home being a responsible Dad. So is the Mike who showed up the original or the Jane-modified clone?

[@DucklynStark]

@@azuredragoon2054 it could be both? They could switch. When real Mike gets tired from being a good father and husband, his clones switches.

[@BillySYT]

Well, Ichidant-R HAS to be brought back for the 2022 Christmas Challenge. Already thinking 12 months ahead!

[@mar_speedman]

Luke and Ellen better start brushing up on their Japanese!

[@nightmarethrenody8232]

No no, practice is cheating, remember!

[@mar_speedman]

@@nightmarethrenody8232 No one's cheating if everyone's cheating :P

[@stone5against1]

@@mar_speedman It'll be a competition to see who out-cheats the other cheater!

[@Artificer1911]

黄色いカエルを黄色い葉の上に集める Collect the yellow frogs on top of the yellow leaves ノルマクリア quota cleared 小さい順に団子を串に指してみな　in order of smallness, try to pierce the dango on the skewer ヒントを参考にドラキュラの入った棺桶を探せ　consult the hints to find the coffin with a dracula in it クレーンを動かして金色のつぼを全部画面端に集めてみな　move the crane to collect all the golden jars at the side of the screen

[@cody99123]

I think Luke was right about that Dracula game, the text in the middle is giving clues about the correct coffin, like its size, colour, and the shape on the lid. Guess Luke really do know Japanese after all.

[@huppaduppa]

Yeah that was exactly it. The game is impossible if you can't read Japanese. The description of the game at the start was "read the clues and find which coffin Dracula is inside!" to which I find it very funny that it indeed wasn't just any vampire but the big man himself.

[@Lefindon]

Yeh, deffo needed to read the Japanese, but if you know Chinese, the Kanji also gives it away...

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

@@huppaduppa What does Norm Clear mean after each game? I know Clear is like "Beaten" in English, but Norm eludes me. Unless that's slang for "Level".

[@marhawkman303]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews I think it's an abbreviation of "Normal"... which suggests there are multiple possibilities. Maybe if one player gets a really good score something special happens? I never played this, so I'm not sure.

[@Korvar]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews "Reaching one's requied score or quota", apparently.

[@Icam_here]

looks like a lot of fun games, is this a preview of one of the games for this years Christmas challenges

[@voltzoen6262]

Mike bringing in his pure chaotic energy, loved it.

[@drew9734]

Ellen's cackling glee during the pencil sharpening game🤣

[@woodneel]

6:00 You two lot brute-forcing a game whose instructions you can't read - "It's a yellow door!" "It's a big door!" "It's got a hexagon!" etc. - is pretty funny.

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

I think that the skewers may have been something like dango and not takoyaki.

[@reenbenkyou]

I've both been learning Japanese and watching this channel for years. Today, my worlds collide!!!

[@AidanDracole]

Reading Japanese is always a glorious headache for me because I read the kanji with Chinese phonetics (both Mandarin & Cantonese) and the hiragana as they're written, before getting stumped by the katakana. At least you guys had fun (I would've squinted the entire time slowly trying to make my way through it and finally getting a full translation by the time my opponent's already won)! LOL

[@raeredqueen101]

I hate katakana 😂 I'd rather just learn more kanji

[@xstarsystemsx]

katakana is a nightmare. 😩

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I can read Katakana fairly well, better than kanji, anyway. It's meaning is usually an English word, making it easier for me. The misspelling from normal English is what stumps me though.

[@raeredqueen101]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews that's fair, it's a combo of for some reason they don't wana stick like the hiragana does and yea the way the English gets modified sometimes it so weird to figure out what it is

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

@@raeredqueen101 One of my bigger issue is finding out which character is full, and which is halved. Like how it's "soft serve" for "ice cream", and not "Sofutu". And the desire to leave out R entirely is difficult. It's not "Berserker", it's "Basa-ka".

[@MSte21]

Mike really is the Ian of Oxbox, right down to nostalgic old-school consoles.

[@oxfanblink4115]

Plus the antics that frustrate at least one of his colleagues (usually Andy ) 😂🤣😂🤣

[@rcahsiednograin]

yes the door game had descriptions in the middle like red or small or circle and you had to pick the door based on them

[@adriankerrison]

That Saturday Night Live Sketch Where Chris Farley is a Tourist on a Japanese Game Show: The Game

[@GhengisJohn]

For Mike: Takoyaki are these little fried balls of batter with different fillings like green onions and octopus (traditionally), and they are absolutely delicious. I honestly think they might be one of my favorite foods, it's kind of like combining the taste of stuffing with a fried outside and a sort of gooey center, topped with a sweet and savory sauce that's something like teriyaki as well as mayo, green onions, bonito flakes and some crispy bits. For Ellen: While I commend your feelings towards takoyaki I believe from the colors that these are dango, which are like little steamed mochi balls. I've never had them but I've seen them made on a travel show (I think it was Japanology) and they're all over anime, particularly at festivals.

[@Artificer1911]

Yes, those were certainly dango 団子 They taste like normal mochi. Sometimes they are sweetened, though.

[@GhengisJohn]

@@Artificer1911 I have a question poseidolon, what's the texture like compared to a normal mochi?

[@bustinarant]

They've seen them in Monster Hunter I think. I definitely thought that was just an in-universe word for dino meat, though lol

[@Artificer1911]

@@GhengisJohn It's a soft mochi. Unlike the hard bricks you can buy, which mostly soften when you give them a nice grill. Kinda like you'd find on a daifuku, but not a near jelly texture like in a warabi mochi.

[@Zenlore6499]

I love that BOTH Mike and Ellen say “yeah” when Luke asks if this thing was always down there. Also, Ellen’s pained “kawaii” is such a mood.

[@Artificer1911]

it sounded more like "kowai" which is "scary." Although, I think she was trying to say "kawaii"

[@dragon-kitty]

@@Artificer1911 nah, she definitely ment scary

[@omiai]

just loved Mike's intro to this. XD mike is just the best (They all are in their own way)

[@DonoYuki]

I'm not a japanese native speaker, but from what I understand the one with Dracula had hints popping out in the center of the screen for a second or two. And those hints were saying sth like "big coffin" or "coffin next to one with circle" etc.

[@AidanDracole]

Yeah, I got that from a few of the kanji, mostly relating to the colour and size. [_]色 etc.

[@gothmissstress]

@@AidanDracole yep, same. I recognized 們（door) & 黄色(yellow colour)... And guessed that those were hints

[@bethenhiemer]

I love how pleased Mike looks watching Ellen and Luke get really into his show-and-tell item.

[@brennaduffie145]

Love the entrance Mike

[@melissacarlock6164]

love you guys so much, I look forward to this all week thank you for taking your time and bringing me such Joy,

[@SpectreRyder]

Best part of the Weekend

[@TransGuyShane]

This was super fun to watch. I hope you play more games like this :)

[@ryanschrafel9576]

I bought the Sega Ages version of this game after I watched this episode! If you want to do this again, an arcade game by Namco called The Genji and the Heike Clans was released by Arcade Archives. All of the text, including the numbers, is in Japanese.

[@daniellefoster6039]

I love it when Mike joins Show of the Weekend!

[@jonathandavies1716]

Mike can now claim this purchase as a business expense.

[@Artificer1911]

This is especially funny to me because I can actually read it :D

[@ankickin]

I played the heck out of Santowaru which is the 3rd game of the series when I was a kid, before I learned Japanese! Seeing the crew experience the same “fun” figuring out the mini games really brighten up my day.

[@Zoso14892]

Just remember kids, anything can be a UFO if you are bad enough at identifying things.

[@joylessgaming]

I'll leave proper translation to someone with more than a rudimentary understanding of Japanese, but I understood some of it, hooray for retaining some memory of a language I haven't studied in over a decade. That pencil sharpening one seems unfair for Luke what with the lack of a joystick on his controller. But good on Ellen for learning the value of arcade joysticks. And that UFO shooting one, sounded like Luke was trying to channel Sniper Luigi.

[@dead_end_roadmk367]

but the pot game was unfair to ellen for the lack of precision the stick had.

[@joylessgaming]

@@dead_end_roadmk367 Fair point.

[@Felstable]

This was the perfect video to watch during my heartbreak this week 💔 really cheered me up

[@Xaotori]

That was truly a lovely start, well done 🤣

[@wofgal1993]

Oh my gosh, what a way to kick off Show of the Weekend in 2022 - with a Mike guest appearance!! I love how it's seemingly canon now that he's living behind the sofa, too, bwah ;) Anything that involves climbing on or over or laying on the back of the sofa rarely fails to delight me

[@jaded718]

Mike's physical choices made this one of the best cold opens I've seen in general, well done

[@Taracinablue]

Super fun video!

[@NowUndefined]

Great idea for a video!

[@notoriousbmc1]

My new year's resolution, is to finally complete games that were on previous new years resolution lists.

[@Toachung]

Luke had such good guessing skills on what the coffin game was on about! Good job!

[@itsdeonlol]

Mike scared me when he jumped up from behind the couch LMAO!

[@mdgeisto8953]

So, in the Dracula game, the idea was to use the hints given on screen to find the coffin that Dracula was in. And the hints were always about shape, color and size. So, the different hints would e.g. say "Yellow coffin", "Coffin with a circular shape" and "Small coffin", basically.

[@SirRavix]

This was a lot of fun

[@thepyrokitten]

This was delightful

[@InterrogatorChaplain]

The UFO minigame has the Daytona USA theme music in chiptune playing behind it.

[@navtektv]

Reminds me of PS Access and their Bishi Bashi matches.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! This was fun. 😄👍

[@BennyGoId]

4:40 Ellen. I think that skewer had dango on it. Dango is a type of Japanese snack that's made out of three types of rice flour and is usually eaten plain, but can be topped with syrup or other toppings. If you've ever eaten mochi, it's similar, but more dense.

[@Becktastic01]

I love this. (edit was to add a full stop because I can do the punctuation. Well now that sounds like the latest dance craze the kids are all into on the 1950s version of TikTok. The Punctuation.)

[@AtomicNecromancer]

Reminds me of the time I played a GBA game of zoids, I only found the JP version so I did the RPG thing, Spoke to every NPC to continue!! I finish it but didn't understood a word :P

[@silversalamence10]

I like how the UFO game is playing a sped up version of the Daytona theme.

[@davidmcgill1000]

And Mike somehow has a Snowboard Kids shirt. Who would even make one of those? Very obscure reference.

[@jankodes197]

This needs to be in 2020 x-mas challenge.

[@matthewtang4860]

This game is available on the Switch too, would recommend

[@roperl22]

is this episode just so mike can write off his weird arcade collection as a work expense for tax reasons because if so im all for it

[@speedy316uk]

Should have played Bishi Bashi Special, games are just as insane and confusing but at least the instructions are in English!

[@nyperold7530]

I like how they're clearly collecting bags of dollars in this Japanese game.

[@nickdejager8873]

Came here to say this.

[@masonbucior9227]

Tako yaki are fried batter with octopus and other good bits in them. Used to make them in the japanese restaurant I cooked at

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I can read a little bit of Japanese. For example, the green guy in the first game is saying "Beat the game", among other things I can't read.

[@giulianvaz3159]

The characters remind me of Bonanza Bros. in the Mega Drive, played it so much back in the day.

[@DeadmanWL]

So this entire episode is a Judgement/Yakuza video? Playing random oldschool mini-games...and Mike randomly popping out of nowhere.

[@thochaos13]

Ok, now I want one.

[@deigning]

love silver fox mike!

[@xstarsystemsx]

Yeah, Luke was right about the Dracula game. The text in the middle were hints about the color and size of the correct coffin lol.

[@jmace2424]

Haha imagine going to an arcade and playing... a logic game!

[@fadhelfarras1175]

4:31 it's a dango

[@DarkFlareGC]

To be not helpful at all, I held the google translate app's camera feature up to the coffin game and got the following text "Surgery! Bone tips with Lakora. Make a dedication. Move. Control the tongue. Constant Ability!" Does that clear things up?

[@tosmokefromseed3515]

Pick the coffin with an item next to it but dont choose the same coffin consecutively is my best guess

[@jazzygeofferz]

Was that the Daytona USA theme song playing underneath the UFO game? This is also on Nintendo Switch as part of the Sega Ages collection.

[@beelzeburbia]

It sure was!

[@Garth45100]

A full lets play of this in future? Pleaseeee??

[@legacyteam5581]

The art style is very reminiscent of The Bonanza Bros. on Sega Genesis (Or Megadrive)

[@3laaghada329]

Why are there video games... On my Pokémon magazine channel?????

[@liamflynn6634]

These games remind me a lot of the PS1 game Bishi Bashi

[@princesszelda1997]

I don't speak japanese, but I bet the symbols that flash at the start of the dracula game are colors

[@Korvar]

Game myself a headache reading the Japanese instructions BUT IT WAS WORTH IT

[@Borderlines]

These games make me appreciate I am living in a time where technology has progressed enough 😅

[@ventedbus4917]

Yay we survived 2021!

[@Michael_Lindell]

14:23 It's Outside Xtra NOT Outside Xtraterrestrial!

[@aphmau9999]

You should do top 7 cutest game idle animation

[@TheAmishJedi]

That's Dongo

[@KitSixty322]

I didn’t realise how common the phrase “but don’t let your opponent..!” is in Japanese vernacular. Huh.

[@jstewart_1]

If I had any doubt about the outcome of the Christmas challenges they are thoroughly gone now.

[@kamen.rider.decade]

Now we know then three Japanese Words that Ellen knows: どうも, ありがとう and かわいい

[@AngelBeatYunara]

Such minigame madness!

[@nickdejager8873]

The first game (with the frogs) was an obvious, but interesting, play on the classic Towers of Hanoi puzzle.

[@hiatusinc]

Dango, not takoyaki, Ellen, but close enough. They are all round. Dangos are sweet though

[@Nono-hk3is]

Happy New Year