Takeshi no Chōsenjō (たけしの挑戦状, Takeshi's Challenge) is a Japanese action-adventure video game for the Family Computer (known internationally as the Nintendo Entertainment System) developed by the Taito Corporation. The game was developed under the direction of comedian-turned actor and film director Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), and was only released in Japan on December 10, 1986; according to a Taito Corporation source, 80,000 copies were sold.
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Takeshi no Chōsenjō (たけしの挑戦状, Takeshi's Challenge) is a Japanese action-adventure video game for the Family Computer (known internationally as the Nintendo Entertainment System) developed by the Taito Corporation. The game was developed under the direction of comedian-turned actor and film director Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), and was only released in Japan on December 10, 1986; according to a Taito Corporation source, 80,000 copies were sold.
Though other video games bearing the names of Japanese celebrities had been developed prior to Takeshi no Chōsenjō, Kitano was the first celebrity to actively contribute to the video game's development. The packaging contains several warnings that the game should not be attempted with conventional gaming skills, and the player must complete numerous near-impossible tasks in order to finish the game. The game placed first in Famitsu magazine's kuso-gē (クソゲー, crap game) ranking, and is often referred to as one of the worst video games of all...
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