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| | | | | | | | | The New Zealand Story - Sega Master System |
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| Gamepad control: | ↑↓←→ | ↑↓←→ | | Start/Reset | Enter | | button A | Z | | button B | X |
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| | Other platforms: | This game can be played also in a versions for NES and Genesis. Others are coming soon. |
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| Game info: | 
box cover | Game title: | The New Zealand Story | | Console: | Sega Master System (SMS) | | Author (released): | Taito (1989) | | Genre: | Action, Platform | Mode: | Multiplayer | | Design: | Kazutomo Ishida, Hisaya Yabusaki, Akira Ootsuki, Makoto Fujita, ... | | Music: | Yasuko Yamada, Yasuhisa Watanabe, Tim Follin, Geoff Follin | | Game manual: | not available | | | | Download: | not available (stream only) | Game size: | 140 kB | | Recommended emulator: | KEGA Fusion |
| | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: | The New Zealand Story is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by Taito. The player controls Tiki, a sneaker-wearing kiwi who must save his lover Phee Phee and several of his other kiwi chick friends who have been kiwi-napped by a large blue leopard seal.  | | The New Zealand Story (SMS) |
The player has to navigate a scrolling maze-like level, at the end of which they release one of Tiki's kiwi chick friends trapped in a cage. The game shares several elements with previous Taito games (such as collecting letters to spell out 'EXTEND', from Bubble Bobble).
The goal of each level is to safely get Tiki through the level, avoiding enemies, fire, and spikes (Tiki dies in one hit), and rescue one of his kiwi friends at the end. The weaponry starts out as an endless supply of arrows, but pickups can change these into bombs, lasers or bouncing fireballs. These act a little differently, and what is useful depends upon the player's location. A distinctive feature of this game is the ability to ride a variety of flying vehicles, including balloons, blimps and UFOs. Vehicles can be found ready for use or can be stolen from an enemy.
The levels Tiki has to explore are quite expansive. Instead of single screen levels, they scroll along with the player and extend in all directions, encouraging the player to explore and navigate to find the exit and the many secrets hidden about the maze. On the lower left corner of the screen, there is a mini-map which shows Tiki's position and the location of his caged kiwi friend, which is also the exit of each stage. Often, the vast size of the stages requires that Tiki get some means of transportation, often from enemies, to explore the stage and reach the exit. Though Tiki dies by enemies' weapons and projectiles, he is not harmed by them directly.
The game features four main zones, each with four rounds, the fourth round featuring a boss fight at the end. Other features include the many secret areas and shortcuts hidden throughout the game, accessed using special hidden 'warp' portals. On certain later levels, if the player loses their last life due to being killed by a projectile weapon, they will be sent up to a special 'Heaven' round. Here, they can either receive a special ending or find the secret route out of Heaven and continue playing the game.
Each stage has an invisible time limit in which the player should take to reach the exit. If the player takes too long to find it, a jingle will play, accompanied by a 'Hurry Up!' message. If enough time passes after the warning, an invincible little red devil will appear onscreen to chase down Tiki and kill him instantly if it catches up to him. More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia.org. | | For fans and collectors: | | Find this game on video server YouTube.com or Vimeo.com. | | Buy original game or SMS console on Amazon.com or eBay.com. | Find digital download of this game on GOG or Steam. | | | | Videogame Console: |  This version of The New Zealand Story was designed for the Sega Master System (SMS), which was an 8-bit video game console manufactured by Sega in the years 1985 - 1992. It was a direct competitor to the much more successful NES console and the predecessor of the much beter console Sega Genesis. The unit price of Master System was approximately $ 200 and worldwide only 13 million units of this console were sold. More information about Sega Master System can be found here. |
Recommended Game Controllers: | You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, buy a suitable USB controller on Amazon or AliExpress or in some of your favorite online stores. | | | | Available online emulators: | 4 different online emulators are available for The New Zealand Story. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game The New Zealand Story are summarized in the following table:
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