History VideoGame / HammerinHarry

The story of the first game goes as such:

The evil construction company Rusty Nailers, Inc. (or the "Kuromoku Group" (Black Wood Group) in the original version), which already owns almost everything in town, needs more space to build its latest project, but Harry's home is in the way. They send a few men to tear it down while he's away; he obviously isn't too happy with it and, armed only with his trusty wooden mallet, goes all the way through construction sites, demolished buildings, docks and sewers to exact revenge on the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Rusty Nailers chairman]]. A pretty simple plot that offers also a little bit of commentary about the Japanese economy of the period.

The other games are pretty much Gen going after other construction companies, making friends and rivals along the way, and overall becoming a hero to the people of his hometown.

* ''Daiku no Gen-san: Beranmechō Sōdōki (Carpenter Gen: Beranme Town Uproar)''/''Daiku no Gen-san''(1990):

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* TheRival: "Red-haired" Dan, a carpenter who works for the Rusty Nailers and an expert in explosives.

** [[Saya turns out to be this in ''Hammerin' Hero'', being the one who sent the Kuromoku after Gen in the first place.]]

* CuteAndPsycho: [[Saya, who's quite the adorable girl, but is ''crazy'' about Gen, to the point where she had the Kuromoku go after him to bring her to him.]]

''Daiku no Gen-san'' (大工の源さん, "Carpenter Gen"), known outside of Japan as ''Hammerin' Harry'', is an [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade]] {{platformer}} made by Creator/{{Irem}} in 1990 and later ported on the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] a couple of years later. [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/hammerin.htm A few games on other Nintendo systems]] (UsefulNotes/GameBoy and [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]]) followed suit, as well as some pachinko machines.

The series became more or less dormant until 2008, when a new installment called ''Hammerin' Hero'' was released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]]. This time, Gen wasn't limited to his carpenter job (despite the title). Instead, he was able to turn into various other jobs as new forms of attack.

The evil construction company Rusty Nailers, Inc. (or the "Kuromoku Group" (Black Wood Group) in the original version), which already owns almost everything in town, needs more space to build its latest project, but the home of a carpenter named Harry (a.k.a. Gen) is in the way. They send a few men to tear it down while he's away; he obviously isn't too happy with it and, armed only with his trusty wooden mallet, goes all the way through construction sites, demolished buildings, docks and sewers to exact revenge on the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Rusty Nailers chairman]]. A pretty simple plot that offers also a little bit of commentary about the Japanese economy of the period.

* UnknownRival: Dan, who thinks he's Gen's rival, Gen doesn't consider him any different from any of the other Rusty Nailers.

* LuddWasRight: Seems to be the subtext, at least for the more realistic titles. Traditional Japanese carpentry against greedy, soul-less corporations who have no qualms on destroying old buildings in the name of profit. Plus, the World version of the game renames the corporation to ''Rusty Nailers'' to further make the point.

* TheRival: A red-haired fellow carpenter named Dan, expert in explosives.
* SerialEscalation: From getting revenge on the Rusty Nailers for destroying your house, to taking down a company run by ghosts and other such monsters, to taking down an ''empire of robots'', to [[spoiler:'''using a Gundam-like mech to stop a giant meteor from hitting Earth''']].
* UnknownRival: At least Dan thinks he's actually a rival to Gen. Gen doesn't consider him any different from anyone else from Kuromoku-gumi/Rusty Nailers.

* SerialEscalation: From Gen getting revenge on the Rusty Nailers for destroying his house, to taking down a company run by ghosts and other such monsters, to taking down an ''empire of robots'', to [[spoiler:'''piloting a Gundam-like mech and using it to stop a giant meteor from hitting Earth''']].

* SerialEscalation: From Gen getting revenge on the Rusty Nailers for destroying his house, to taking down a company run by ghosts and other such monsters, to taking down an ''empire of robots'', to [[spoiler:'''piloting a Gundam-like mech and using it to save the world from being obliterated from a giant meteor''']].

The evil construction company Rusty Nailers Inc., which already owns almost everything in town, needs more space to build its latest project, but Gen/Harry's home is in the way. They send a few men to tear it down while he's away; he obviously isn't too happy with it and, armed only with his trusty wooden mallet, goes all the way through construction sites, demolished buildings, docks and sewers to exact revenge on the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Rusty Nailers chairman]]. A pretty simple plot that offers also a little bit of commentary about the Japanese economy of the period.

The series became more or less dormant until 2008, when a new installment called ''Hammerin' Hero'' was released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], once again featuring Gen, who this time wasn't limited to his carpenter job (despite the title), being able to turn into various other jobs as new forms of attack.

The story of the first game goes as such: the evil construction company Rusty Nailers Inc., which already owns almost everything in town, needs more space to build its latest project, but Gen/Harry's home is in the way. They send a few men to tear it down while he's away; he obviously isn't too happy with it and, armed only with his trusty wooden mallet, goes all the way through construction sites, demolished buildings, docks and sewers to exact revenge on the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Rusty Nailers chairman]]. A pretty simple plot that offers also a little bit of commentary about the Japanese economy of the period.

''Daiku no Gen-san'' (大工の源さん, "Carpenter Gen"), known outside of Japan as ''Hammerin' Harry'', is an [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade]] {{platformer}} made by Creator/{{Irem}} in 1990 and later ported on the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] a couple of years later. [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/hammerin.htm A few games on other Nintendo systems]] (UsefulNotes/GameBoy and [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]]) followed suit, as well as some pachinko machines; the series became more or less dormant until 2008, when a new installment called "Hammerin' Hero" was released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], once again featuring Gen, who this time wasn't limited to his carpenter job (despite the title), but could turn into various other jobs as new forms of attack.

'''Hammerin' Harry''' (original title ''Daiku no Gen-san'', or "Gen the Carpenter") is an [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade]] {{platformer}} made by Creator/{{Irem}} in 1990 and later ported on the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] a couple of years later. [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/hammerin.htm A few games on other Nintendo systems]] (UsefulNotes/GameBoy and [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]]) followed suit, as well as some pachinko machines; the series became more or less dormant until 2008, when a new installment called "Hammerin' Hero" was released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], once again featuring Gen, who this time wasn't limited to his carpenter job (despite the title), but could turn into various other jobs as new forms of attack.

'''Hammerin' Harry''' (original title ''Daiku no Gen-san'', or "Gen the Carpenter") is an UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame made by Creator/{{Irem}} in 1990 and later ported on the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] a couple of years later. [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/hammerin.htm A few games on other Nintendo systems]] (UsefulNotes/GameBoy and [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]]) followed suit, as well as some pachinko machines; the series became more or less dormant until 2008, when a new installment called "Hammerin' Hero" was released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], once again featuring Gen, who this time wasn't limited to his carpenter job (despite the title), but could turn into various other jobs as new forms of attack.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The Japanese art uses the game's {{UsefulNotes/Kawaisa}} factor with super-deformed characters. The US cover (pictured above) puts Harry in an American construction worker outfit with a [[Creator/SylvesterStallone skewed jaw]].

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The Japanese art uses the game's {{Kawaisa}} factor with super-deformed characters. The US cover (pictured above) puts Harry in an American construction worker outfit with a [[Creator/SylvesterStallone skewed jaw]].

'''Hammerin' Harry''' (original title ''Daiku no Gen-san'', or "Gen the Carpenter") is an UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame made by Creator/{{Irem}} in 1990 and later ported on the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] a couple of years later. [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/hammerin.htm A few games on other Nintendo systems]] (GameBoy and SuperNES) followed suit, as well as some pachinko machines; the series became more or less dormant until 2008, when a new installment called "Hammerin' Hero" was released for the {{PSP}}, once again featuring Gen, who this time wasn't limited to his carpenter job (despite the title), but could turn into various other jobs as new forms of attack.

'''Hammerin' Harry''' (original title ''Daiku no Gen-san'', or "Gen the Carpenter") is an ArcadeGame made by Creator/{{Irem}} in 1990 and later ported on the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] a couple of years later. [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/hammerin.htm A few games on other Nintendo systems]] (GameBoy and SuperNES) followed suit, as well as some pachinko machines; the series became more or less dormant until 2008, when a new installment called "Hammerin' Hero" was released for the {{PSP}}, once again featuring Gen, who this time wasn't limited to his carpenter job (despite the title), but could turn into various other jobs as new forms of attack.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The Japanese art uses the game's {{Kawaisa}} factor with super-deformed characters. The US cover (pictured above) puts Harry in an American construction worker outfit with a [[Actor/SylvesterStallone skewed jaw]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The portrait of Harry on the cover of the NES cartridge is [[http://hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/harry.jpg totally not based]] on SylvesterStallone.