A wacky Japanese culinary brawler where the goal is to fight for restaurants. Offbeat, charming, a curiosity to relish.
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Action1 player12+
Description
Absurdist beat-'em-up with gourmet vegetables battling culinary enemies in restaurant settings. Published by Enix, released in Japan in 1995. Vegetable characters with distinct combat techniques, cuisine-inspired enemies, omnipresent food humor and colorful stages. An original and eccentric Enix title on Super Famicom.
Gourmet Sentai Barayarou review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾1,1 MB📅29/09/1995
Published by Virgin
Gourmet Sentai Barayarou (SNES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A gloriously absurd culinary brawler published by Enix, Gourmet Sentai Barayarou released only in Japan and never left the Super Famicom, making it a cult import prized for its eccentricity and unexpected Enix pedigree. Its food-themed humor and colorful stages make it a conversation piece in an SFC collection. A clean cardboard box and spine card matter doubly on this offbeat title, which exists solely as a Japanese release.
Is Gourmet Sentai Barayarou still worth playing in 2026?
An eccentric beat-'em-up from Enix, this title has heroes fight to defend restaurants against culinary foes, in colourful settings with food humour everywhere. The combat system stays simple, but the offbeat tone and wacky art direction make it an endearing, memorable experience. Obscure outside Japan, it mainly speaks to curiosity hunters and fans of scrolling brawlers ready to be surprised by a concept as tasty as it is absurd.
