The NewZealand Story - Versions Comparison (HD 60 FPS) 

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Genius, truly hardcore, perfectly formed game, and cruelly forgotten today. 30 years later I'm still discovering its secrets.

All ports : cute little Bubble Bobble-y music. NES : let's make it sound like it was remixed by New Order !

One of my favourite game of all time...

1:09 I like how the left one is just smokin' vibin'

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!

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!

This is my favourite video of yours. I like to go back to it every now and again.

I can't believe this game didn't got a SNES port.

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.

Interesting how the genesis version is directly based on the world prototype

I only play the versions where the Kiwi is smoking thank you

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.

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 :(

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.

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.

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

Good Work! Try Making Versions Comparison of Mappy!

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.

Many fellows live together on the Turbo 16.

Speccy port has a special place in my heart 👍🏻

The FM Towns port was fantastic - buttery smooth like the Arcade original.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

Dig the smoking bird in the intro...

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.

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.

C64 Top Tech + best sound music, colours very memorials catchy...

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

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

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.

Why is the NES Version so far back? Here it is if anyone's wondering: 13:10

The DS version was cute.

Rockman Zero short story: The New Zealand Story: Let's play: (Genesis): The version that I knew.

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!

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!

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.

The Taito Legends Vol. 1 compilation contains the old revision of this game.

Oh that music. Over and over and over.

Nice Job :)

The theme sounds catchy.

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.

All ports: normal music Nes: Chrismas remix

What's with the flickering in the NES versions? There doesn't seem to be many sprites on screen.

The Amiga version was my game back in the day. Still got the music in my head

A question. What change Japan Old and New version with World Old and New version?

Which emulator used in Sega Genesis in this video sound echo like original hardware

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?

Love that game ^^ And love how it's Amiga port was one of the best ports the system had ^^

I have the Master System and Genesis versions. I'll have to hunt it down for the NES.

God this makes me feel old.

素晴らしい！

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

That NES version has a poppin' soundtrack!

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

I've never played this, but now I want to.

知らないうちに、たくさんありましたね。驚き

Looks more like a baby chicken than a kiwi

where is download for windows? please help me

I only played the bootleg famicom version where everything is Angry Birds themed

De master system é nostálgico

Ahh the NES version

Amiga finally gets a good port, that and the TG/PCE ports are the tops for me...

could you combine these videos into a tiled version like the thumbnail shows? I'd love to see them all going at once.

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.'

Play the Megadrive/Genesis version with the Arcade Colors hack improvement!

16:18 this is the one I grew up with

Fun fact: I live in New Zealand.

Good to know this game isn't dead!!

The Amstrad CPC version is a Nightmare. The flickering. The low Frame rate.

Finally a zx spectrum port that isnt terrible!

que recuerdos me da este juego

14:18 the best in my opinion

FM Town version is the best (and the Sharp X68000 as a second place) , the only comparable version with the original Arcade.

I’ve never seen or heard of this.

NES one leaves all the other versions in the dust music wise.

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

Why does the Master System version sound better than the Mega Drive version?

TurboGrafx-16 ❤

I guess that little character is supposed to be a kiwi? It would never be out during the day

Amiga And Atari St's War Continues Going Into Casey And The Twins Game

DS version is amazing .

Commodore 64.

BLAME OF THIS SUMMER LILLIAN WHITE

that ds remake is a remake done right. beautiful hi-bit pixel art!

The x68000 port is almost arcade perfect

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.

There's a bootleg Angry birds hack that you forgot

at motat there the arcade machine still there

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

Holy sh*t

my man in the intro just chuffing back a fat dart

In The Master System Version Everytime The Boomerang Guys Throw the Boomerang And Miss Me The Game Goes To The Hurry Screen This Happens In My Retro Games CC Emulator

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.

I wonder why they kept changing the level layouts. Wow, the commador version does NOT to jsutice to the Commador's capabilities in music!

PC Engine looked pretty good

This game is a good game