Friday, August 6, 2010

SASUKE 3 (1999) Part 2

Part Two of the third SASUKE. We'll see how the others fare.

#49: Matsumoto Minoru. A construction worker. He's getting ready to start. Up the Maruta Nobori. Rolling Maruta. Yes. He easily dismounts. He strides across the Yureru Hashi. Down the Maruta Kudari, and up the Sosoritatsu Kabe. He's flying up this. Now for the Tarzan Jump. He clears. Rope Climb. Yes! He hit's the button and he clears. Matsumoto Minoru. Stage 1 Clear!

#54: Yamamoto Tatsuya. The carpenter. He made it to the Third Stage last time. Today he leaps high up the Maruta Nobori. The Rolling Maruta. He rolls, and rolls, and clears. This course is rearranged. He clears the Yureru Hashi, Maruta Kudari, and Sosoritatsu Kabe. He jumps down the Tarzan Jump and climbs the Rope Climb. He clears easy. Yamamoto Tatsuya. Stage 1 Clear!

#69: Oooh. We've got a triple jumper. Morita Junpei. He should jump easy through the course. Up the Maruta Nobori in a huge jump. He rolls easily down the Rolling Maruta. Why do I get the feeling that he's gonna fly through the course easily. He jumps high on the Yureru Hashi. A huge leap down the Maruta Kudari. He runs fast up the Sosoritatsu Kabe, and he leaps VERY high as he swings down the Tarzan Jump, and he climbs up the Rope Climb, and YES! Morita Junpei. Stage 1 Clear!

#81: The winner of the Quick Muscle national championship. Ito Tadao. He's good at push ups. He leaps up the Maruta Nobori and rolls down the Rolling Maruta. He runs easily across the pesky Yureru Hashi. Now he jumps down the Maruta Kudari. He faces the Sosoritatsu Kabe. He clears. He jumps down the Tarzan Jump, and climbs up the Rope Climb. He clears. Tadao Ito. Stage 1 Clear!

#82: The Great Sasuke. Murakawa Masanon. He leaps up the Maruta Nobori. Now for the Rolling Maruta. He clears. Now for the Yureru Hashi. He beats it. Now we're on the Maruta Kudari. He beats it. Now he runs up the Sosoritatsu Kabe. No! He tries again, and no! He's running out of time! He goes up again, and no! Murakawa Masanon. Death by Sosoritatsu Kabe. That was ironic.

#83: Miura Aiichi. The construction worker. He almost made it. If only he timed the jump better. Up the Maruta Nobori and WTF!!! Why? Miura Aiichi. Death by Maruta Nobori.

#84: Tanaka Hikaru. The gymnast who made it to the Final Stage in the last SASUKE. Here he goes. Up the Maruta Nobori like last time. Now for the Rolling Maruta, and oh! He lost it. Tanaka Hikaru. Death by Rolling Maruta.

#89: Yamada Katsumi. The propane tank delivery worker. Maruta Nobori. Clears it easily. Now for the Rolling Maruta. Yes! Yureru Hashi Yes! He beats that, and now for the Maruta Kudari, and Sosoritatsu Kabe. He clears both easily. Now he faces the Tarzan Jump which he beats. He beats the Ropr Climb, and yes! Yamada Katsumi. Stage 1 Clear!

#91: Hanyuda Tadakatsu. Maruta Nobori. Yes! Rolling Maruta. No! not quite. Hanyuda Tadakatsu. Death by Rolling Maruta.

Digest time.

#93: Tanabe Chie. A stuntwoman. Death by Rolling Maruta.

End.

#97: Yoshizaki Hiroaki. He moves fast through the first five obstacles. Rope Climb. No! Time Up. Yoshizaki Hiroaki. Death by Rope Climb.

#98: Kujirai Yasutoshi. He flies up the Maruta Nobori. He easily traverses the Rolling Maruta. Yureru Hashi. No Problem. Maruta Kudari. Easy. Sosoritatsu Kabe. Yes! Oh. Go ahead and celebrate. He jumps high on the Tarzan Jump, and powers up the Rope Climb. Yes. Kujirai Yasutoshi. Stage 1 Clear!

#99: Akiyama Kazuhiko. The former crab trapper of Hokkaido. Maruta Nobori, Rolling Maruta, and Yureru Hashi. Yes! He... whoa. Close one. Down the Maruta Kudari, and up the Sosoritatsu Kabe. He goes for the Tarzan Jump, and Rope Climb, and oh pose for the camera won't you. Akiyama Kazuhiko. Stage 1 Clear!

#100: Omori Akira, or Monkikki. Fung. He dyed his hair pink. Up the Maruta Nobori easily. He knows that he's going for this chance. Rolling Maruta. Barely. Yureru Hashi, Maruta Kudari, and Sosoritatsu Kabe. Yes. Tarzan Jump, and Rope Climb. Yes. Omori Akira. Stage 1 Clear!

Stage 1 ends, and 13 have cleared. That damn Rolling Maruta just eliminated 41 people it says.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

SASUKE 3 (1999) Part 1

This is the third SASUKE. It has gone through major modifications since the last tournament. Here's what lies in the First Stage.

Maruta Nobori 丸太登り
Rolling Maruta ローリング丸太
Yureru Hashi 揺れる橋
Maruta Kudari 丸太下り
Sosoritatsu Kabe そそり立つ壁
Tarzan Jump ターザンジャンプ
Rope Climb ロープクライム

We start with Hatsuta Keisuke as announcer.

#1: Kunuki Taro. A JSDF soldier. Up the Maruta Nobori. Now for the new Rolling Maruta. Okay. The function here is to hang on to a log, and push it to make it roll down the track. He goes. This makes me dizzy just watching. He's through, and onto the Yureru Hashi... OUCH! You heard that crash, but he made it. He jumps down the Maruta Kudari, and clears. Onto the Sosoritatsu Kabe. He hangs on, and beaten back. With less than ten seconds remaining he climbs, and clears. Onto the new Tarzan Jump. You must swing on a rope, and then climb up the rope on a wall. Time's Up. He swung, and failed. Kunuki Taro. Death by Tarzan Jump.


#5: Paul Quark. An english teacher. He's jumping up the Maruta Nobori. He's through. Easy does it. Onto the Rolling Maruta, and rolling, rolling. NO! Not quite. Paul Quark. Death by Rolling Maruta.

#10: Ninja man from Edo. Hasegawa Ken. He's up the Maruta Nobori. Down the Rolling Maruta, and he's through that. Onto the Yureru Hashi. Yes. He leaps down the Maruta Kudari, and he's up the Sosoritatsu Kabe. Now for the Tarzan Jump, and Rope Climb. He's climbing, and yes! Hasegawa Ken. Stage 1 Clear!

#13: Yamamoto Shingo. He reached the Third Stage last time. He was PWNED by the Pipe Slider. Maruta Nobori. Yes. Rolling Maruta. Yes. Yureru Hashi. Yes in three easy steps. Down the Maruta Kudari, and up the Sosoritatsu Kabe. Now for the Tarzan Jump, and yes! Up the Rope Climb, and Yes! He clears with tons of time. Yamamoto Shingo. Stage 1 Clear!

#17: Tatayama Masaki. He's a stuntman. He's up the Maruta Nobori. Down the Rolling Maruta. Across the Yureru Hashi, and down the Maruta Kudari. Up the Sosoritatsu Kabe. No for the Tarzan Jump, and Rope Climb. He makes it... hit the damn button! There we go. Tatayama Masaki. Stage 1 Clear!

#19: Ayakura Waka. She's hot! Onto the Maruta Nobori. Going slowly on the Rolling Maruta, and now for the Yureru Hashi. No. She spaced out, and failed, but oh well. Ayakura Waka. Death by Yureru Hashi.

#28: Now up is Shane Kosugi. He's from the Kosugi Martial Arts Institute. He starts, and clears the Maruta Nobori with a giant leap. Onto the Rolling Maruta, and no! It got him. Shane Kosugi. Death by Rolling Maruta.

#34: Asaoka Hiroyuki. A Chigasaki elementary school teacher. He jumps and clears the Maruta Nobori. He rolls easily down the deadly Rolling Maruta. He easily beats the Yureru Hashi. He makes the big leap down the Maruta Kudari, and clears. He's up the Sosoritatsu Kabe. He swings on the Tarzan Jump, and climbs up the Rope Climb. Clear! Asaoka Hiroyuki. Stage 1 Clear!

#39: Sakamoto Takashi. A stuntman. He goes, and Ahhhh. He's down. That did not last long. Sakamoto Takashi. Death by Maruta Nobori.

#42: Tatsukawa Tomihiro. Superman's become an insurance salesman. Up the Maruta Nobori in a single leap. Onto the Rolling Maruta, and No! Failure! Tatsukawa Tomihiro. Death by Rolling Maruta.

#47: Koya Tadashi. A former soccer player. Maruta Nobori. Yes! Rolling Maruta. Yes! Yureru Hashi and Maruta Kudari. Yes! Sosoritatsu Kabe. Yes! Tarzan Jump, and Rope Climb. Yes! He clears. Koya Tadashi. Stage 1 Clear!