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@Fattydeposit
4 жыл бұрын
Genius, truly hardcore, perfectly formed game, and cruelly forgotten today. 30 years later I'm still discovering its secrets.
@troywright359
4 жыл бұрын
I like the NES music
@goatbone
4 жыл бұрын
@@troywright359 Me too. Tim Follin arranged the music.
@auralunaprettycure
4 жыл бұрын
@@goatbone wow, how many soundtracks has Follin made amazing haha. There's so many
@futureskeletons66669
Жыл бұрын
Arcade Archives tomorrow.
@steuph1976
4 жыл бұрын
All ports : cute little Bubble Bobble-y music. NES : let's make it sound like it was remixed by New Order !
@nicholasgawler-collins5754
4 жыл бұрын
The NES music was ruined for me after I watched a video about a bootleg games console which uses that as the menu music. The console even features a version of this game with the main character being replaced by Red from Angry Birds.
@Sh-hg8kf
3 жыл бұрын
@@nicholasgawler-collins5754 It's goddamn Tim Follin yo, one of the best composers for the nes
@Sh-hg8kf
3 жыл бұрын
That's Follin for you, absolute genius he was
@jasonlee7816
Жыл бұрын
@@Sh-hg8kfGeoff Follin and Tim Follin did or worked on the NES audio, music, sound
@dmcmusiclover2995
Жыл бұрын
@@nicholasgawler-collins5754 Imagine if King Pig played the leopard seal.
@retro_reflections
4 жыл бұрын
Utterly fantastic game, massively underrated and so much fun to get right into. After a copy of the Master System version right at this very moment!
@MrDamo34
3 жыл бұрын
This was the first Amiga game I ever played. Came in the Amiga pack with Batman and F18 Interceptor. Was Christmas morning and my previous computer was a Zx Spectrum, so I was immediately blown away!
@z4p0tek
15 күн бұрын
I got the same pack. Best winter (and maybe 4 years in my life), ever!!!
@riccardoiovenitti8688
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite game of all time...
@generalkenobi6687
3 жыл бұрын
1:09 I like how the left one is just smokin' vibin'
@lucianothewindowsfan
3 жыл бұрын
But why was this in a kid's game!?
@Don_Ramiro
3 жыл бұрын
@@lucianothewindowsfan Because this was made in the 80s, when we lived in a world free of offended puss***
@duncanation
Жыл бұрын
They should have given it a sucker in the US version.
@notkimpine
Жыл бұрын
that is the best easter egg ever in a video game. i should play this game after watching the big lebowski
@nicholasgawler-collins5754
3 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite video of yours. I like to go back to it every now and again.
@sephir91
3 жыл бұрын
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@MarlonMacielBrando
3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe this game didn't got a SNES port.
@cdrakalordbob
Ай бұрын
if this game have a snes port it was an arcade perfect for the time
@animeknightx
3 жыл бұрын
I only play the versions where the Kiwi is smoking thank you
@EmeraldoTheDragon
4 жыл бұрын
People don't give the DS remake enough credit. It takes the original game and makes it even better in almost every way. The levels are much longer, the map has been moved to the bottom screen so it doesn't block any of the action on the top screen, the graphics look nice and clean and feature some nice parallax scrolling (For example, you can see more zoo animals in the background when you move from left to right), you can charge up your weapon, there are a few new weapons such as the ice arrow, you no longer die in one hit, there are a few sections that involve the touch screen, the bosses have been changed up slightly so you need a bit more strategy to beat them (At least one of them utilises both screens), the final boss is now fought in two phases instead of one, meaning you can now _attack him directly_ after popping his balloon, and the music has a bit more variety to it, with the main theme getting different remixes in each world and the final boss _finally_ getting his own theme as well as a new victory fanfare when you defeat him. The only downsides to the remake are that there are no Heaven levels to go to if you lose your last life in the later levels by getting hit by a projectile (Instead, there are "cloud" sections that appear normally within some levels), so you don't have a chance to revive yourself and avoid a Game Over, and the smoking kiwi was removed from the intro, but that's understandable and forgivable, since the game is technically aimed at kids and the sprite artists went to the effort to make _each and every kiwi_ distinct from one another in some way, instead of just a few of them as in the original. As much as I love the original arcade version, I have to go with the DS version as my personal favourite of the bunch for all the improvements it makes over the original game.
@troywright359
4 жыл бұрын
You should know well the story after this, because you would make the story after this by yourself
@troywright359
4 жыл бұрын
The DS version doesn't show kiwi's flying up to escape when you rescue them, unlike the MS, but it is a very good iteration of the game
@illegalquantity
2 жыл бұрын
"the map has been moved to the bottom screen so it doesn't block any of the action on the top screen" Except that this top screen is too small. This is a step back, not a step forward and the other "features" neither.
@yoshimallow
2 жыл бұрын
Actually Heaven does seem to be in the DS Version. And from what I've seen it's accessed in basically the same way.
@larrykoopa64dshacker64
5 ай бұрын
Heaven is in the DS version. That's where I discovered heaven being in this game in the first place, then found out it was in the Arcade version later on because the first version I knew was the NES version.
@twittawoo6985
3 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite games and some of the best Bob Wakelin artwork alongside Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands. I must admit never seen the FM Towns version but it looks the nearest port to the actual arcade? I once found in a French arcade a free credit (world, old) that made the Holiday and Galvanized the appeal of this simple looking game....Simple it is not...How many people have completed it; without cheating? How many secret warps did you find; on your own; and when you get the laser spaceship to fly, you never want to land! Off to load up the arcade emulator...Thank you for your effort on this video...Amazing game.
@antontehgamer3436
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting how the genesis version is directly based on the world prototype
@maryphitidou2737
4 жыл бұрын
,,, 📯
@jasonlee7816
3 жыл бұрын
why would the Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive port (version) be based on the world prototype?
@robinsonparra2102
3 жыл бұрын
the layout is the world Prototype
@doodledangernoodle2517
2 жыл бұрын
@@jasonlee7816 likely that’s the version the genesis developers were given as reference
@BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes
3 жыл бұрын
What a fantastical game this is. Played this on C64, Master system,Amiga,STe,Nes,Spectrum and just about every other Pal version. One time (and only once) my uncle was so frustrated with the C64 version he slapped the keyboard with both hands and it triggered infinite lifes. never could get it to work again. Great memorys and another great comparison.
@WanderlustZero
2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe how good the Master System version looks! Almost as good as the Megadrive. Poor showing for my beloved C64 though - it makes Tiki look like a Tweety Bird :(
@rwxdesigns
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the C64 version is poor, that's why I'm working on a new Tiki Project. kzitem.info/news/bejne/soqQs4mPemqZjZw
@clarenceboddicker6679
4 жыл бұрын
I like how the ZX Spectrum version used sprites which were scanned and then ripped straight from the arcade version. The port looked very high quality due to that. The Amiga and ST versions used the same technique and as a result look almost identical to the arcade version.
@illegalquantity
2 жыл бұрын
ST version uses smaller screen for the game. (as usual)
@khaskarendel
2 жыл бұрын
This game, Bubble Bobble and Double Dragon were my favorite games in the Arcades back then. And the most frustating. I never ended any of them. I remember this I like the mounts, the level designs, the music.
@dropkickmonk3y
3 жыл бұрын
Dig the smoking bird in the intro...
@JoãoMartins-t4e
6 ай бұрын
Is kiwi
@GoosyGooseMX
3 ай бұрын
NES music + Master System graphics would be the definitive 8-bit experience of this game
@billgordon6489
11 ай бұрын
Speccy port has a special place in my heart 👍🏻
@BrianFan7650
4 жыл бұрын
Good Work! Try Making Versions Comparison of Mappy!
@daniellarasalazar723
4 ай бұрын
Man.....this have been in my memory for so many years since I last played it in my old chunky dead NDS........ I never thought that it had a lot of other version! Pretty cool
@troywright359
4 жыл бұрын
Many fellows live together on the Turbo 16.
@timsohn7057
3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I didn’t understand the terms of cities and places, but after visiting NZ for about a month, I realized that Auckland is actually names in the game LOL!
@hiphophorse
3 жыл бұрын
The arcade music is in C, whereas the spectrum music is a little lower in Bb. Super interestingly. Thanks for compiling them all, I only knew the spectrum version when I was young, it's much harder than the arcade one.
@Daz555Daz
Жыл бұрын
The FM Towns port was fantastic - buttery smooth like the Arcade original.
@Halbared
3 жыл бұрын
Never got this back in the day. I think I got it confused with Rainbow Islands. Looking at the Nes version I would have enjoyed it. Music is best on that version. I also like to look of the FM Towns and Megadrive.
@namangupta86
4 жыл бұрын
I have compared various versions of this game before. And one of the most important things that people miss while comparing is that better versions have a map that actually shows where your target is. This is important as this game has both horizontal and vertical platforming at the same level. Also, you can choose to take the aerial route as well for easier completion of the level. And without the on-screen map, it becomes a chore. So, while the amiga and other versions might look good. They are simply inferior due to not having the map. I personally have chosen arcade and NDS versions as the definitive version of the game for my definitive retropie collection myself.
@daishi5571
3 жыл бұрын
I understand choosing the arcade version, even though I find a map that doesn't have any real details on it rather useless. However DS? they jammed in a completely unnecessary touch control to break the flow.
@kevinbbadd
Жыл бұрын
Using the map is cheating. You did not beat it
@andrewbutler9533
3 жыл бұрын
The NES is a nice version and so is the Master System for what its worth. Sharp and Marty best, then Megadrive and PC Engine. I'm old!
@RockmanZeroModernDay
3 жыл бұрын
Rockman Zero short story: The New Zealand Story: Let's play: (Genesis): The version that I knew.
@kellyashfordtrains2642
4 жыл бұрын
I'd say the Amiga and Master System versions of the game are my favourites. If this game hadn't been forgotten about, it could have been turned out for the Switch console.
@jasonlee7816
4 жыл бұрын
I’m certain the Amiga version is a lazy Atari ST remake or a rushed Atari ST remake
@nicholasgawler-collins5754
4 жыл бұрын
I like the Master System. It was better than the NES in nearly every way apart from sound, and Nintendo's cruel licensing agreements.
@parasaturn6989
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah Sega used to better than Nintendo
@Holammer
4 жыл бұрын
DS port is perfect, except for the bottom screen elements with touch interaction which ruin the pace completely. Whomever did it should make a new redux version without it. All the assets are there.
@adroharv9213
Жыл бұрын
the game is an absolute masterpiece of game design. My personal favourite is the Amiga version because it has a certain feel to it but obviously the arcade is the way to go
@lucianothewindowsfan
4 жыл бұрын
In some versions of the game, there's an intro segment with a kiwi... smoking? In other version, they either cut that part out, removed the ciggarrete, or just removed the intro.
@chamaskmask9204
4 жыл бұрын
Yes the first time I see the bird smoking I think WHY THERE'S A BIRD SMOKING IN A KIDS GAME?!
@lucianothewindowsfan
4 жыл бұрын
@@chamaskmask9204 I think it's because the ESRB didn't exist back then.
@chamaskmask9204
4 жыл бұрын
Ok
@brokenear1839
2 жыл бұрын
i’m 9,and i saw that when i was 8 and acted like it didn’t exist
@duncanation
Жыл бұрын
I could've suggest to replace the cigarette with a sucker.
@ilikeminecraft1232
3 жыл бұрын
All ports: normal music Nes: Chrismas remix
@auralunaprettycure
4 жыл бұрын
Wow!! The music is in the ZC Spectrum port sounds great! It's so rare to have in game music with ZX Spectrum games I play. Especially. It ones that sound as good as that
@jaysmith2858
4 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of the music in "Bubble Bobble" .
@igordantasneres6103
Жыл бұрын
128k my friend
@matthewmacstealth1239
Жыл бұрын
C64 Top Tech + best sound music, colours very memorials catchy...
@mortimore4030
18 күн бұрын
You serious? The C64 version has nasal and farty sounding music and the graphics are blocky. The kiwi looks wrong too. It’s one of the worst versions.
@bengineer_the
2 ай бұрын
Wow - I just purchased a NZS arcade pcb from Ebay & it seems to have a completely different start level to all the versions you've shown above. And the Eprom's are definitely original Taito. The one I have is hard as nails.. spikes everywhere on level 1! I wonder what it is?
@luisreyes1963
3 жыл бұрын
The DS version was cute.
@janmanuel4273
3 жыл бұрын
And i played it as a kid!
@607
4 жыл бұрын
Huh, despite the many versions, I didn't actually know this game! It reminds me of the anti-KFC game. :P Unfortunately it wasn't released on any Game Boy consoles. Maybe I'd get the DS version, though!
@MidBoss666
4 жыл бұрын
Love that game ^^ And love how it's Amiga port was one of the best ports the system had ^^
@jasonlee7816
4 жыл бұрын
the Amiga port (version) looked and/or sounded exactly or similar to the dreadful ST port (version) both say ported in 1989 Amiga is a lazy ST remake
@daishi5571
3 жыл бұрын
Differences I could tell just from this snippet - Graphics were Identical in both resolution and colour (guess that's not a difference), Amiga version had larger gameplay area, was a little smoother scrolling, Tune was the same but the Amiga had more bass (typical) but this is a preference thing so it's a wash. And for those ppl who like this game I'm sure it's a good port (certainly nothing wrong with it) but technically I think it could have had better scrolling and more colours on the Amiga. At least they did use the Amiga a little bit to improve it over the ST version.
@rwxdesigns
Жыл бұрын
@@jasonlee7816 the ST version is inferior to the Amiga version in every way. They were both written by the same company (Choice Software) who also did the Amstrad version.
@harmoniouserhu110
2 жыл бұрын
Both FM towns and Sharp X68000 versions are the closest to the arcade hands down!!. also Impressed with the music of the NES Version, sounds almost better that the original.
@Recordable2000
3 жыл бұрын
Why is the NES Version so far back? Here it is if anyone's wondering: 13:10
@Kaido_928
4 жыл бұрын
The Amiga version was my game back in the day. Still got the music in my head
@d_vibe-swe
4 жыл бұрын
I didn't remember it being that slow and jerky 😬
@jasonlee7816
4 жыл бұрын
Amiga version is probably a lazy Atari ST remake
@alanrobledo1573
3 жыл бұрын
The theme sounds catchy.
@PKSunrise
Жыл бұрын
i believe i got to world 7 or so of this game before my console froze. i didn't think about making a save until after the fact. this game is brutal, but incredibly fun and well made! i played the version included in the Taito Legends Collection on the PS3 as a kid! it's so cool to see stuff about this game still floating around!
@JoCox4048
3 жыл бұрын
NewZealand Story isn't really much of a story, isn't it? 'You're friends are captured by a big mean leopard seal. Rescue them.'
@RedRanger2001
2 жыл бұрын
The Taito Legends Vol. 1 compilation contains the old revision of this game. Oh, and there's one more revision - World version with spikes scattered all over.
@KlonoaPrime
4 жыл бұрын
I only played the bootleg famicom version where everything is Angry Birds themed
@larrykoopa64dshacker64
5 ай бұрын
My favorite version is the DS version My second favorite version is the Arcade version My least favorite version is either Commodore 64 or Amstrad CPC ZX Spectrum should probably technically be one of my least favorites as well based on gameplay (like Amstrad CPC) but the visuals look nice unlike Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC) Let me actually rank them. 1. Nintendo DS 2. Arcade 3. Sega Master System 4. Sega Genesis/Master Drive 5. FM Towns 6. NES 7. Sharp X68000 8. Amiga 9. TurboGrafx-16 10. Atari ST 11. ZX Spectrum 12. Amstrad CPC 13. Commodore 64
@quinnmcmurtrie8022
4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: I live in New Zealand.
@jaysmith2858
4 жыл бұрын
What's your story?
@quinnmcmurtrie8022
4 жыл бұрын
@@jaysmith2858Nothing much...
@smash461986
4 жыл бұрын
Oh that music. Over and over and over.
@meh78336
Жыл бұрын
I'd say compared to the arcade version only the FM Towns version nails it on all fronts, with the spectrum version being the least painful on the ears with the iconic music for the other versions. The DS version did what DS versions always did, tried to fix what wasn't broken and ended up being worse for it (Robocod is another pet peeve for me on that front) where it could have been the original with a nice new paint job.
@caseystrange
Жыл бұрын
That NES version has a poppin' soundtrack!
@TheChompChamp7650
Жыл бұрын
Fr
@BlueMageDaisen
Ай бұрын
Strange... are there multiple versions on the Amstrad CPC? Because I had that but I remember the first stage layout matching the Arcade World Prototype and the Mega Drive versions seen here
@cessnaace
Жыл бұрын
I have the Master System and Genesis versions. I'll have to hunt it down for the NES.
@Infernal460
2 жыл бұрын
God this makes me feel old.
@artemzeytunyan7293
4 жыл бұрын
Looks more like a baby chicken than a kiwi
@じゆん参
2 жыл бұрын
知らないうちに、たくさんありましたね。驚き
@vidjenko8349
4 жыл бұрын
my man in the intro just chuffing back a fat dart
@SouOPancho
3 жыл бұрын
De master system é nostálgico
@JackTheGamer3
4 жыл бұрын
Good to know this game isn't dead!!
@elijahvincent985
3 жыл бұрын
The Amstrad CPC version is a Nightmare. The flickering. The low Frame rate.
@leonelgallardo8850
2 жыл бұрын
Ahh the NES version
@vine00
2 жыл бұрын
NES one leaves all the other versions in the dust music wise.
@mikubrot
Жыл бұрын
tbh I always felt weird bc some of the enemies are people with boomerangs, and those are an aussie thing. Aboriginal Australians and NZ's indigenous Māori are very different people/cultures
@wobedraggled
2 жыл бұрын
Amiga finally gets a good port, that and the TG/PCE ports are the tops for me...
@reillywalker195
4 жыл бұрын
I've never played this, but now I want to.
@BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes
4 жыл бұрын
You wont regret it. Download coinops 1 or 2 if you dont have original hardware.
@peakapex2079
3 жыл бұрын
Finally a zx spectrum port that isnt terrible!
@shaggydog9789
Жыл бұрын
Spectrum had some great ports like R-Type, Chase HQ and, Super Hang On.
@evilg1258
4 жыл бұрын
The x68000 port is almost arcade perfect
@jasonlee7816
3 жыл бұрын
what is missing that stops it from being arcade perfect???
@jimkrom
3 жыл бұрын
@@jasonlee7816 choppy movement at varying frame rates...
@VenusFlycast
Жыл бұрын
FM Town version is the best (and the Sharp X68000 as a second place) , the only comparable version with the original Arcade.
@unnamedchannel1237
2 жыл бұрын
I guess that little character is supposed to be a kiwi? It would never be out during the day
@TheAxelay
Жыл бұрын
Play the Megadrive/Genesis version with the Arcade Colors hack improvement!
@NickReymond
3 жыл бұрын
DS version is amazing .
@TheStuka41
4 жыл бұрын
Otro video fenomenal de retrosutra. Este juego, con esa apariencia infantil que tiene, es de los más difíciles que he jugado en mi vida. Adictivo como pocos, es de la escuela del Rainbow Islands, otro que me sacaba de mis casillas. Tuve la versión de Atari ST (fenomenal conversión) y a punto estuve de lanzar el diskette por la ventana 😄. Muy divertido y desquiciante.
@meh78336
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, even back in the day, I thought the C64 version should have been New Zealand Story "Special" as that Kiwi does does not look right, plus the music makes my ears bleed. Maybe thats what it was, the music caused it to deform in the egg to protect its hearing :D
@Final-smasher
3 жыл бұрын
16:18 this is the one I grew up with
@AuntieAliasing
4 жыл бұрын
that ds remake is a remake done right. beautiful hi-bit pixel art!
@Maple-Sizzurp
Жыл бұрын
Sadly the master system version is unplayable on the north american consoles so I'm picking up a board to make my own arcade cab in memory of my late father we played this game every weekend at a diner we would go to years ago
@Games-bw5ee
4 жыл бұрын
The Amstrad CPC version was a disgrace.
@jasonlee7816
3 жыл бұрын
why was the Amstrad port (version) a disgrace? was it the audio, graphics, music, sound, visuals?
@nicO98123
3 жыл бұрын
@Games I know. But the Spectrum port is more of a disgrace.
@ryzmaker11
4 жыл бұрын
NES version has banging remixed music by Follin bros. but looks very washed out. Master System version looks much better and the music stays more faithful to the arcade which suits better alongside the visual simplicity and charm of this game. PC Engine version looks rather sad in terms of colors and has grating sound, whose worst aspect is the fact that every weapons have the same sound FX. Mega Drive version is unique in that it's the sole home port based on the arcade prototype which has different levels and is more challenging. It also has very good graphics and sound and was an early Mega Drive title and I always had a soft spot for those. I remember the ST/Amiga ports being quite good but I'd have to play those again to really tell.
@orangeamongus21
3 жыл бұрын
Nintendo DS graphics is beautiful
@CoolDudeClem
4 жыл бұрын
Someone really needs to re-do the Amstrad version, like they did with R-Type, Whoever programmed the Amstrad version must have been very lazy. I'm not expecting it too look on par with the NES or Master System version but come on, the CPC was far more capable of what we see here.
@daishi5571
4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the CPC's lot in life was to have quick dirty ports of Spectrum games. They either basically did nothing on the port or change the graphics so they were lower resolution and high colour but not optimized so it slows the game down.
@asaelpolanco8151
4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, in some versions, either the opening cutscene has been removed completely or skipped to the part where the kiwis are chased. Probably because of a subliminal message regarding that one of the kiwis is actually smoking.
@goatbone
4 жыл бұрын
I imagine the differences were more to do with memory limitations. Removing the cigarette alone would have been fairly easy I think.
@DrRobotnikPingas
4 жыл бұрын
My favorite Angry Birds game
@zecarlos1351
2 жыл бұрын
14:18 the best in my opinion
@Zontar82
4 жыл бұрын
i literally grew up with the amiga version
@josevelez7246
3 жыл бұрын
BLAME OF THIS SUMMER LILLIAN WHITE
@antipirater8392
3 жыл бұрын
In the sega genesis/ mega drive 11:29 and Master System 14:48. Why is there a sign that says "Ki Wi" With a picture of a green bird and an arrow pointing where the ticks ran? What is this a troll?
@edouwarthdoiscott8348
4 жыл бұрын
En Arcade, fué de lo mejor que ví en su tiempo. "El juego del pollito" le llamábamos...👏👏
@arlesluna5001
4 жыл бұрын
0:16 Why is a kiwi smoking there? Where is ESRB when we need it?
@antoniojoserunez4165
4 жыл бұрын
It's still 1988 at the time.
@lucianothewindowsfan
4 жыл бұрын
I even commented about that.
@ColorRacing4312
10 ай бұрын
Amiga And Atari St's War Continues Going Into Casey And The Twins Game
@ColorRacing4312
10 ай бұрын
Amiga: Why Are You Making Us Do The Wars Again
@ColorRacing4312
10 ай бұрын
Atari St: Looks Like Other War Starting
@kristijannemethmotorolavid2837
Жыл бұрын
Which emulator used in Sega Genesis in this video sound echo like original hardware
@CrosseyesYT
3 жыл бұрын
at motat there the arcade machine still there
@cocothepoopcatdog6351
4 жыл бұрын
could you combine these videos into a tiled version like the thumbnail shows? I'd love to see them all going at once.
@nicO98123
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, I like it how it is
@Emulous79
Жыл бұрын
Poor critter is anaemic on the NES. He needs more vitamins.
@Offensive_Username
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DS version is different and shouldn't be featured here, according to retrosutra's own words.
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