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.

① Maruta Nobori 丸太登り
② Rolling Maruta ローリング丸太
③ Yureru Hashi 揺れる橋
④ Maruta Kudari 丸太下り
⑤ Sosoritatsu Kabe そそり立つ壁
⑥ Tarzan Jump ターザンジャンプ
⑦ 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!