Who does not remember Takeshi’s Castle? The programme that kept a good many of us at the table after lunch, and that was very good company while it lasted.
Well, given how well a Wipeout-style obstacle coursehave done, Amazon Prime Video has decided to give the programme a second life… but let us take this challenge by challenge.
What was Takeshi’s Castle?
A programme that ran through the1990s and 2000s and defined an era of family afternoons.
Contestants had to get through a series of challenges laid out as a gymkhana, testing their skill and their nerve, to reach Takeshi’s castle, where a million yen waited for the winner.
Though if we are honest the point was the opposite: the more falls and the harder the knocks, the funnier it was.
Some of the names will come straight back: Takeshi Kitano, General Tani and, in Spain, Chino Cudeiro.
And of course the challenges themselves: the maze, the stepping stones, the cannons and the sumo bout, among a great many others.
With all of that, the falls and the knocks were guaranteed — and so were the laughs.
Now the platform is expected to bring back a format that worked extremely well the first time.
Amazon Prime backs the format
Amazon has decided to increase its investment in Japan and back a new run of original Japanese programmes, widening what it offers and betting on quality.
Among them is anew version of the programme that marked several generations. So it is official: Takeshi’s Castle returns in 2023 on Amazon Prime Video and will be shown in up to 240 countries.
Take on the challenges yourself
A great many people watching the original wanted to try this kind of gymkhana themselves, and the announcement will have brought that back. Fair enough: doing it with family, friends or colleagues is a guaranteed good day.
You can do it now thanks to companies across Spain that give the challenges their own twist , as we like them at GoRandom.
If you live in or are visiting Catalonia, Adventuring Team Building run a very good obstacle-course day in Barcelona .
Adventuring Team Building specialises in the organising and running of obstacle-course events, so they have everything needed for you to try it first hand.
Beyond the fun of it, this kind of activity builds cooperation and teamwork, which makes it ideal for team-building sessions.
Obstacle courses for team building
A good atmosphere at work and a team that works together are necessary conditions for any business. And so the obstacle course has become one of the more enjoyable ways of building one.
That is why Adventuring Team Building is a reference point for team building, and offers several gymkhana-style activities, some of them close to the ones on the programme.
The group is split into small teams.
Each one has to pull together and work as a team to beat the others.
Team building through a Wipeout-style obstacle course is more and more popular, and no wonder — who would not want to watch their colleagues take on that lot? We are in.
