Sasuke: Ninja Warrior

So am I the last person on earth to find out about Sasuke/Ninja Warrior? I guess you can catch it on G4 late at night (Must. Set. TiVo). However, you can find plenty of highlights (including the new impossible 2007 course) on the YouTubes.

What's amazing to me is that I feel like I'm watching people play a videogame in real life. I know that sounds so cliche, but it's just so damn true. Just look at it, if that's not a platforming side-scroller, complete with a boss stage, I don't know what is.

Spoiler alert: If you watch the show, this footage may not have aired yet. It's of one of the only people to have ever completed the 4th stage.

Evidently there are very few people (less than 1%) who've ever finished the course.

Also: There's a lady's mode as well, called Kunoichi.

Seriously, why don't we have theme parks where I live where I can pay to go play on these things? I'd die of exhaustion, but holy cow, does this look like fun real life gaming.

Comments

[Nathan]

Ack! Spoiler alert! Please!

[bowler]

I had considered a spoiler alert, but figured it was unnecessary as they spoil it right on the front page of G4's page for the show. I've edited the original entry (and this comment) for spoilerage. Sorry 'bout that. I figured the video of Makoto there is probably from 5 years ago...? Guess not?

[Fuzzy Gerdes]

Makoto Nagano's winning run is from October 2006. This show is aw-haw-some.

[xtraman]

ninja warrior iz teh bezt!!!
i think hii completed teh 4th bout a month ago...
they had a big marathon lazt wiik, they showed it bout 3 timez...
i liked how hii waz excited to win that hii just stayed up there and cryed for a while..

[D3stiny_Sm4sher]

Nope, you're not alone. I just found out about this show a week ago myself. It's amusing.

[darkchild82]

yeah, seen that guy complete that course. apparently he trained like crazy for it too. It's not just shows like this... even show's like Takeshi's Castle would make for an amazing theme park !

(man, the Japanese think of everything !)