Hammerin' Harry
| Hammerin' Harry | |
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North American arcade flyer of Hammerin' Harry, the first game in the series. | |
| Genres | Platform |
| Developers | Irem |
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Irem Atlus |
Hammerin' Harry, known in Japan as Daiku no Gen-san (大工の源さん), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大工の源さん 〜べらんめ町騒動記〜 Daiku no Gen-san: Beranmechou Soudouki |
Hammerin' Harry | Arcade | 1990 |
| 大工の源さん Daiku no Gen-san |
Hammerin' Harry | Famicom | 1990 |
| 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 | Game Boy | 1991 |
| 大工の源さん2 赤毛のダンの逆襲 Daiku no Gen-san 2: Akage no Dan no Gyakushuu |
Famicom | 1992 | |
| 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 Yabou |
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: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari |
Hammerin' Hero (NA)/GenSan (EU) | PSP | 2008 |
Spin-offs and related releases
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 Sony 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
On March 24, 2008, 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 until June 9, 2008. There were 24, 9-minute webisodes aired. A DVD compiling the episodes was released in April 2009.
External links
- Video games
- Hammerin' Harry series at Hardcore Gaming 101
- Anime
Official Ikuse! Gen-san anime websiteNow defunct, domain for sale. (Japanese)- Hammerin' Harry (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia