Hammerin' Harry
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Hammerin' Harry | |
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![]() North American arcade flyer of Hammerin' Harry, the first game in the series. | |
Genre(s) | Platform |
Developer(s) | Irem |
Publisher(s) | Irem Atlus |
Hammerin' Harry, known in Japan as Daiku no Gen-san (大工の源さん, Gen the Carpenter), is a series of platforming video games developed and published by Irem in 1990. The titles were developed and published for the arcades, Famicom, Game Boy, Super Famicom and Sony PSP platforms.
Games[]
The following is a list of games released in the series.
Japanese Title | English Title | System | Year |
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大工の源さん 〜べらんめ町騒動記〜 Daiku no Gen-san: Beranmechō Sōdōki |
Hammerin' Harry | Arcade | 1990 |
大工の源さん Daiku no Gen-san |
Hammerin' Harry | Famicom | 1991 |
大工の源さん ゴーストビルディングカンパニー Daiku no Gen-san: Ghost Building Company |
Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company (Europe)/Carpenter Genzo: Ghost Kingdom (Hong Kong) | Game Boy | 1992 |
大工の源さん2 赤毛のダンの逆襲 Daiku no Gen-san 2: Akage no Dan no Gyakushō |
Famicom | 1993 | |
がんばれ!大工の源さん Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san |
Super Famicom | 1993 | |
大工の源さん ロボット帝国の野望 Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabō |
Carpenter Genzo: Robot Empire (Hong Kong) | Game Boy | 1994 |
大工の源さん カチカチのトンカチがカチ Daiku no Gen-san: Kachikachi no Tonkachi ga Kachi |
Game Boy Color | 2000 | |
いくぜっ! 源さん 夕焼け大工物語 Ikuze! Gen-san: Yūyake Daiku Monogatari |
Hammerin' Hero (USA)/GenSan (Europe) | PSP | 2008 |
Reception[]
The original arcade game received positive reviews from critics. John Cook of CU Amiga gave it a 93% score.[1] Julian Rignall of Computer and Video Games magazine gave it a 91% score.[2] Sinclair User magazine gave it an 87% score.[3]
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The first spin-off in the series was Kizuchida Quiz da Gen-san Da! (木づちだ クイズだ 源さんだ!), a quiz game released for the Game Boy on December 19, 1992 exclusively in Japan. Others were various Japan-only, pachinko machines, as well as home ports of them for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows-operated PCs and Game Boy. Outside of the franchise, Hammerin' Harry was represented in a Japan-only Game Boy title, Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter along with three other Irem franchises: R-Type, Ninja Spirit and Mr. Heli. Hammerin' Harry can be seen on the arcade flyers of Ninja Baseball Bat Man, also by Irem.
Anime[]
An anime series based specifically on the PSP title Hammerin' Hero, titled as Ikuze! Gen-san (いくぜっ!源さん), was aired on GyaO's website in March 24 until June 9, 2008. There were 24 9-minute webisodes aired. A DVD compiling the episodes was released in April 2009.
References[]
- ^ Cook, John (26 October 1990). "Hammerin' Harry". CU Amiga. No. 9 (November 1990). p. 95.
- ^ Rignall, Julian (16 September 1990). "Arcade Action". Computer and Video Games. No. 107 (October 1990). pp. 98–100.
- ^ "Coin Ops". Sinclair User. No. 105. United Kingdom: EMAP. November 1990. pp. 54–5.
External links[]
- Official ''Ikuse! Gen-san'' anime website (in Japanese)
- Hammerin' Harry (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Video game articles needing translation from Japanese Wikipedia
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- 2008 anime ONAs
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