Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Denryū Iraira Bō

Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Denryū Iraira Bō
Developer(s)	Yuke's
Publisher(s)	Hudson
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release	JP: December 19, 1997
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Denryū Iraira Bō (ウッチャンナンチャンの炎のチャレンジャー 電流イライラ棒) is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo 64 released only in Japan in December 1997. The title translates to Ucchannanchan's Flaming Challenger: Irritating Electric Stick. The game features six increasingly difficult wire mazes which the player has to guide a stick through without touching the walls. The player is awarded crowns from bronze to platinum depending on how fast they can beat each stage. The game does not feature any ending screen or credits.

It is based on a segment of the Japanese game show Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Kore ga Dekitara 100 Man En!! (ウッチャンナンチャンの炎のチャレンジャー これができたら100万円!!); the Neo Geo game The Irritating Maze and the PlayStation game Irritating Stick are based on the same show.

Obstacles

These versions and obstacle courses are the same ones seen in the television program. In the television program version, The challenger use hand holding metal stick without hit the Iron wall, If hit the Iron wall, The metal stick was Sparked. After television and N64 version, The event course in TV version is Similar to TBS gameshow name Kinniku Banzuke course event called Ottotto 9 But challenger use finger hand and holding metal pole.

First version: Bakuretsu Denryū irairabō

• Hairpin Curve (Ucchan Hairpin)
• Zigzag Curve (Nanchan Curve)

Second version: Super Denryū irairabō

Ucchan Zone (Stage 1)

• Super Hairpin Curve (Super Ucchan Hairpin)
• Spiral Round (Ucchan Uzumaki)
• Narrow road (Ucchan Oku no Hosomichi)

Nanchan Zone (Stage 2)

• Irohazaka Horizontal Zigzag (Nanchan Irohazaka)
• Devil Curve Twist (Nanchan Curve Hineri)
• Chicane-shaped (Nanchan Flash)
• Eyebrows Slope Corner (Producer Sawa Tsunagari Mayuge Corner)

Third Version: Ultra Denryū irairabō

Ucchan Zone (Stage 1)

• Ultra Hairpin Curve (Ultra Ucchan Hairpin)
• Windmill Propellers (Ucchan Kazaguruma)
• Narrow road (Ucchan Oku no Hosomichi) (Up) / Nakasendō Curve (Ucchan Nakasendō) (Down)

Nanchan Zone (Stage 2)

• Elevator Vertical Zigzag (Nanchan Elevator)
• Machine Press (Nanchan Press)
• Double Devil Curve Twist (Nanchan Curve Ni-kai Hineri)
• Eyebrows Slope Corner (Producer Sawa Sutte Hosoku Natta Tsunagari Mayuge Corner)

Fourth Version: Final Denryū irairabō

Ucchan Zone (Stage 1)

• Final Hairpin Curve (Final Ucchan Hairpin)
• Slot machine (Ucchan Three-Seven)
• Guillotine Pendulum (Ucchan Guillotine) (Up) / Moving Trap (Ucchan Ugokuhodō) (Down)

Nanchan Zone (Stage 2)

• Devil Maze (Nanchan Maze)
• Barrel Roller (Nanchan Roller)
• Moonsault Curve (Nanchan Moonsault)

Danger Zone (Final Stage): Iraira Robot

• Right Hand Vertical Moving (Irara Robo Migite)
• Left Hand Horizontal Moving (Iraira Robo Hidarite)
• Devil Eyebrows (Iraira Robo Mayuge)

Fifth Version: Denryū irairabō Returns

Ucchan Zone (Stage 1)

• Trap Hairpin Curve (Ucchan Hairpin Returns)
• Sun Circle (Ucchan Taiyō)
• Spiral Tornado (Ucchan Tornado) (Up) / Bar trap (Ucchan Muteppō) and Horizontal Road (Down)

Nanchan Zone (Stage 2): Nanchan Elevator

• Narrow Vertical Up (Nanchan Hosomichi tate-shiki / Nanchan Narrow Path Length Type)
• Conveyor Crossbars (Nanchan Conveyor)
• Devil Vertical Curve (Nanchan Curve Tate-shiki / Nanchan Curve Length Type)

Danger Zone (Stage 3): Madam Iraira Robot (Robo Fujin)

• Right Hand Vertical Moving (Robo Fujin Migite)
• Left Hand Horizontal Moving (Robo Fujin Hidarite)
• Devil Breasts (Robo Fujin Oppai)
• Devil Eyebrows (Robo Fujin Mayuge)

Fire Zone (Final Stage): Unnan Mechanical Ace (Meka Unnan A)

• Gear Propellers (Unnan Haguruma)
• Devil Press (Unnan Press)

External links

• Official page on Hudson's website Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)