"Super Big Brother") is a Japanese video game series originally developed by Masaya and published by NCS Corp.
Mainly consisting of side-scrolling shoot 'em ups in the vein of Gradius, the Cho Aniki series is best known for its homoerotic overtones, wacky humor and vivid, surreal imagery.
On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the PC Engine version of the game a 24 out of 40,[2] giving it a 7 out of 10 in their Reader Cross Review.
"Super Big Brother: Exploding Brawl") is a departure from the typical Cho Aniki formula has characters from previous games — heroes and villains alike — battling in one-on-one fights.
"Super Big Brother - The Ultimate, Most Powerful Man in the Milky Way") was released for the PlayStation the same year as the previous two titles.
Koji Hayama returned to score a few songs for the soundtrack, along with Don McCow, Taku Iwasaki, and Sanae Kasahara.
"Love Super Big Brother: Violence Jump Rope Chapter") is the first Cho Aniki game released for Japanese mobile phones.
This game lacks playable characters from previous titles, such as Benten, who only appears in some illustrations shown when the stage is completed.
Some of the enemies include a giant, cross-dressing man in an Alice in Wonderland costume and a Mona Lisa painting that fires lasers from its eyes.This is the first Cho Aniki title developed by Extreme Co., Ltd., which had obtained the rights of NCS Corp. and Masaya products.
"Super Big Brother: Hans Bowling") is the second Cho Aniki game released for Japanese mobile phones.
The first game was composed entirely by Koji Hayama, who states on his website that Cho Aniki is his favorite work to date.
Later games in the series were composed by Taku Iwasaki, Isao Mizoguchi (under the alias Don McCow) and Sanae Kasahara.
Though technically not part of the series, the Sega Genesis shoot 'em up Wings of Wor (known as Gynoug in Japan and Europe) was also developed by Masaya and published by NCS, and features gameplay and surreal designs similar to the first Cho Aniki game.
Few outside Japan have played the Cho Aniki series, but many know of the game through articles written about it on such websites as I-Mockery,[5] Seanbaby,[6] and Something Awful.