New Zealand Story, The
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Description
Overly cute platform game in which you are a kiwi bird in New Zealand trying to save your fellow Kiwi's from an evil Walrus. Very nice graphics and very addictive gameplay. Access levels with jumping, swimming and balloon flying.
New Zealand Story, The was produced by Taito in 1988.
Taito released 486 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Taito during the time period New Zealand Story, The was produced include: Tokusyu Butai UAG, Full Throttle, Contintental Circuit, Exzisus, Wardner No Mori, Bonze Adventure, Chase H.Q., Chuka Taisen, Cloud Master, and Fighting Hawk
Specs
| Name | New Zealand Story, The |
|---|---|
| Developer | Taito (Japan) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8859 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| Dipswitch Settings |
New Zealand Story, The Dipswitch Settings (user contributed) |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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| Bezel | New Zealand Story, The Bezel Image |
| Control Panel | New Zealand Story, The Control Panel Image |
| PCB | New Zealand Story, The PCB Image |
New Zealand Story, The KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.90 (4 votes)
Fun Factor: 5.24
Overall Like |
4.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 1.67 |
| Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
| Collector Desire | 2.25 |
Technical Rating: 3.00
| Gameplay | 4.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.00 |
| Originality | 2.75 |
| Sound/Music | 3.67 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
Within the Personal Impressions category, Like
carries a little more weight than the other factors.
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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs
If you have very fast fingers you can actually fly by pushing the jump button repeatedly. This needs to be done from a platform that's high enough.
Images
Miscellaneous
The Japanese version of this game carries the same title but has a different looking title screen. A few of the enemies are also different.
This game was released for the NES under the title of "Kiwi Kraze."
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op New Zealand Story, The Census
There are 15,268 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,671 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,977 machines (7,000 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 81 known instances of this machine owned by New Zealand Story, The collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 78 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with a New Zealand Story, The circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for New Zealand Story, The. There are 4 active VAPS members looking for New Zealand Story, The boards sets.
This game ranks a 28 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1988
/ 2 Pages
1988
/ 2 Pages
Manuals
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