When the game was released in Japan, it had to be altered because students cutting classes was a huge problem in Japan. Instead in the Japanese version, you play as a blue haired office worker named Tooru and everything has been edited to look like an office setting in the Japanese version with the exception of the basketball court. Konami before this had used licensed songs from other sources, however they didn't have the rights to use said songs which put them in risk of getting sued by record companies. For Mikie however, they got permission from the JASRAC to use "It's A Hard Day's Night" legally.
I played this on MAME yesterday and my god is it hard. You got to time the head butt perfectly, and the AI moves and can catch you pretty fast. The remixes of A Hard Day's Night and Twist and Shout are pretty good, though.
There's one game you'll never see on Virtual Console. Two songs were Beatles songs. ("A Hard Day's Night" and "Twist and Shout"; the latter wasn't their song originally, but they made it more popular than ever)
Makes me wonder if they will end up getting the game muted or copyright claimed by UMG UK, who has been giving false copyright flags on anything with Beatles music. Another reason this will never be seen on Virtual Console or anywhere else is because some stupid parents will complain it will teach kids to skip class, defy school authority, and even for influencing kids to start bullying other kids.
I hope so, Vahan. Those false flags are the reason Paul is taking them to court in order to get the catalogue back. But then again, in this age of TH-cam, companies have been known to get overprotective of their stuff.
This game never appeared in my local arcade, and I've never actually seen the game running until today, but I love it! This would have been one of my favorites.
I did have the opportunity to play it at my local youth club when I was young. Mikie was definitely addictive and fun, but it was also really hard: Much harder than this video would suggest.
I only saw this game “in the wild” twice. Once was at a campground somewhere on the east coast (I was a young teen). The other was at some gas station but it was sadly out of order and turned off. The attract music stuck in my memories for years and I was delighted years later when I could see the game again on MAME.
Actually, Konami created Mikie first, and did some small location tests in Japan exactly as seen here... but they ultimately decided to change the setting from an American school to a Japanese office, and re-titled the game to "Freshman Employee Toru" for the Japanese release. At the time of release, there was a lot of school violence in Japan, so they didn't want to promote that kind of thing.
Pretty much, some stuff is a little weird by US standards like the "restaurant" (should be "cafeteria", unless the school had a class to run such a place like the one I went to) and perhaps "Garden" ("Campus" would be more like it). Originally in the Japanese version, you're a Salaryman escaping the job at a office building. I guess changing it from that to an American high school was the best Konami could do.
@@sjake8308 Thanks! It does come off a weird game the way the high school is set up. I only thought of my high school as we did have a restaurant, but it was a vocational class called "Commercial Foods".
The top score name being entered in sums this game up perfectly - ZZZ... Honestly, I never understood the theme of this game - kicking innocent students out of their chairs, unauthorised visits to other areas of the school, headbutting members of staff - he'd be permanently excluded in no time these days...
el tema esque tienes que escaparte de la escuela y para eso no debes de dejar agarrar te por eso tiras cabe zasos ( y para que se abran las puertas de ves de recolectar cora zonez
You kinda have to admit- this was the Back to the Future BEFORE that time machine gimmick shit. Then again, this was the theme for almost all your 80's high school themed flicks...And ass grinds for days too :D
Not a bad playthrough, though I am kinda surprised you didn't use the basketballs or ham hocks to slow down your baddies. Usually when you come across those and pick up an item you an throw it at them and they'll stop briefly to either dribble the basketball or eat the meat.
I thought Konami just used 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Twist and Shout' without permission, but apparently they actually had the rights to use them??? Wow, music licensing must have been a lot cheaper back then
Konami actually did use music without permission before this, but the infringed contents were from anime series meant for young audiences or so obscure that most would not remember them, and as a result they were able to get away with it. For this however, they got permission from the JASRAC to use "A Hard Day's Night".
While watching "Hey Mickey" (Toni Bazil, 1981) I thought, could it be that they took the music video's hearts and cheerleaders theme and just changed it to "Mikie" and made the cheerleader the object? Of course, they messed up the Americana of it all by using Beatles music.
Michael and Amanda make a great matrimony couple whey they are grownups. I think WWE wrestler creations of Michael and Amanda from this arcade game is a must. Michael and Amanda have blonde hair. Amanda is a cheerleader.
Far as I can tell, he's trying to ditch his various responsibilities (class, work, etc.) to hook up with his girlfriend. And anyone who gets between him and that goal will suffer.
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Mikie wants out of this high school because everyone in it is completely insane. I don't blame him.
Lol no
When the game was released in Japan, it had to be altered because students cutting classes was a huge problem in Japan. Instead in the Japanese version, you play as a blue haired office worker named Tooru and everything has been edited to look like an office setting in the Japanese version with the exception of the basketball court.
Konami before this had used licensed songs from other sources, however they didn't have the rights to use said songs which put them in risk of getting sued by record companies. For Mikie however, they got permission from the JASRAC to use "It's A Hard Day's Night" legally.
So did this get released in the US first then?
@@jefflavenz7285 Yes, the US version came first and then the Japanese version.
No shi*!? Really?! O
Thank you for sharing that 😊😊😊😊
In the Spectrum version the teacher would throw a set of teeth at you ....Mickie is suprisingly addictive when you play it though.
And in the C 64 version too. I surprised, that in the arcade he throws books :D
So this game is 8-bit Bully.
No. Bully is 32-bit Skool Daze
Given that he drives off in a sportscar with his girlfriend at the end of each "Step", I guess we now know why the cops are after you in Outrun.
RealParadoxBlues Or the Williams pinball games High Speed and The Getaway: High Speed II.
RealParadoxBlues there is no cops in outrun the fuck are you talking about
LOL Neither Mikie nor any cops appear in OutRun
@Mein Fuhrer That's not Outrun, it's a pseudo-sequel Sega thought we wanted.
Ferris ain't got NOTHING on Mikie!
YES!!
I played this on MAME yesterday and my god is it hard. You got to time the head butt perfectly, and the AI moves and can catch you pretty fast. The remixes of A Hard Day's Night and Twist and Shout are pretty good, though.
There's one game you'll never see on Virtual Console. Two songs were Beatles songs. ("A Hard Day's Night" and "Twist and Shout"; the latter wasn't their song originally, but they made it more popular than ever)
Makes me wonder if they will end up getting the game muted or copyright claimed by UMG UK, who has been giving false copyright flags on anything with Beatles music. Another reason this will never be seen on Virtual Console or anywhere else is because some stupid parents will complain it will teach kids to skip class, defy school authority, and even for influencing kids to start bullying other kids.
I think it should be safe. UMG_MK doesn't file copyright complaints on covers, or on solo Beatles material.
I hope so, Vahan. Those false flags are the reason Paul is taking them to court in order to get the catalogue back. But then again, in this age of TH-cam, companies have been known to get overprotective of their stuff.
I don’t know why mikie had to assault people in the school when he could have just went up and left
sera porque hasi es el juego ???
This game never appeared in my local arcade, and I've never actually seen the game running until today, but I love it! This would have been one of my favorites.
I did have the opportunity to play it at my local youth club when I was young. Mikie was definitely addictive and fun, but it was also really hard: Much harder than this video would suggest.
I only saw this game “in the wild” twice. Once was at a campground somewhere on the east coast (I was a young teen). The other was at some gas station but it was sadly out of order and turned off. The attract music stuck in my memories for years and I was delighted years later when I could see the game again on MAME.
This version was Americanized from the Japanese original, two years before Kunio-Kun/Renegade did that.
Give Konami some cred here!
Actually, Konami created Mikie first, and did some small location tests in Japan exactly as seen here... but they ultimately decided to change the setting from an American school to a Japanese office, and re-titled the game to "Freshman Employee Toru" for the Japanese release. At the time of release, there was a lot of school violence in Japan, so they didn't want to promote that kind of thing.
Japanese depiction of the average American high school life.
Pretty much, some stuff is a little weird by US standards like the "restaurant" (should be "cafeteria", unless the school had a class to run such a place like the one I went to) and perhaps "Garden" ("Campus" would be more like it). Originally in the Japanese version, you're a Salaryman escaping the job at a office building. I guess changing it from that to an American high school was the best Konami could do.
@@ChristopherSobieniak It was actually the other way around: This was the original version, but Konami decided to edit it for the Japanese market.
@@sjake8308 Thank you for correcting me.
@@ChristopherSobieniak No problem. It's a pretty weird story and one I certainly didn't know about until I read about it recently!
@@sjake8308 Thanks! It does come off a weird game the way the high school is set up. I only thought of my high school as we did have a restaurant, but it was a vocational class called "Commercial Foods".
I was fond of the Beatles' soundtrack ("A Hard day's Night")!!!
The game would not have been as fun or memorable without it!
The top score name being entered in sums this game up perfectly - ZZZ...
Honestly, I never understood the theme of this game - kicking innocent students out of their chairs, unauthorised visits to other areas of the school, headbutting members of staff - he'd be permanently excluded in no time these days...
el tema esque tienes que escaparte de la escuela y para eso no debes de dejar agarrar te por eso tiras cabe zasos ( y para que se abran las puertas de ves de recolectar cora zonez
The heart collecting sound effect sounds like something from "Gradius", which Konami would release a year later.
The upgrade sound 😂😂😂
You kinda have to admit- this was the Back to the Future BEFORE that time machine gimmick shit. Then again, this was the theme for almost all your 80's high school themed flicks...And ass grinds for days too :D
This is literellay me in school in 2021
Hope you're in jail now.
Not a bad playthrough, though I am kinda surprised you didn't use the basketballs or ham hocks to slow down your baddies. Usually when you come across those and pick up an item you an throw it at them and they'll stop briefly to either dribble the basketball or eat the meat.
I thought Konami just used 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Twist and Shout' without permission, but apparently they actually had the rights to use them??? Wow, music licensing must have been a lot cheaper back then
Jasrac was involved because of this
Konami actually did use music without permission before this, but the infringed contents were from anime series meant for young audiences or so obscure that most would not remember them, and as a result they were able to get away with it.
For this however, they got permission from the JASRAC to use "A Hard Day's Night".
do you know what song is the one during the second level? (the one with the harts).
I know this game.
funny Arcade school game
I played this version of the game in Italy at that time.
Hahahhaaha how wacky and hilarious this game is!!! XD
Happy Valentine's Day ❤❤❤
Collect Hearts when THERES A FRAME for bigger points. Do it for all the hearts for a PERFECT BONUS(5000, or maybe 10000?)!
So basically the object of the game is cause as much trouble as possible.
basically you're ditching school!
Juegazo, lo conoci en los salones Arcade y luego lo jugue en Commodore 64
I'm not sure how much money Japan give to the Beatles use their song!
I've just remembered that this game is similar to that game from Incredible Crisis.
Satoshi Tajiri reviewed this game.
While watching "Hey Mickey" (Toni Bazil, 1981) I thought, could it be that they took the music video's hearts and cheerleaders theme and just changed it to "Mikie" and made the cheerleader the object?
Of course, they messed up the Americana of it all by using Beatles music.
Was Bully inspired from this game?
School for me, pretty much...
Imagine if Konami remade Mikie today for Nintendo Switch, XBox One and PS5?
How about into a storyline like Bully?
😮😮😮😮
Zack Morris?
Now that you mention it, there oughta be a bonus round with Jessie OD'ing on a trail of caffeine pills in a Ms. Pac-Man-style fashion.
The teacher looks like Walter White.
The Ferris Bueler arcade game was weird.
Did he get cheated out of 6 lives or were the other lives edited out?
Mikie use his head!
What the hell... is. this.
New York
Hahahaha funny one. I'll download it
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Where cn i find this game pleasw
Your best bet is to play it on an emulator.
Michael and Amanda make a great matrimony couple whey they are grownups. I think WWE wrestler creations of Michael and Amanda from this arcade game is a must. Michael and Amanda have blonde hair. Amanda is a cheerleader.
Sexual Harassment the game!
Didn't care for it
...what. Why is he attacking people?
Far as I can tell, he's trying to ditch his various responsibilities (class, work, etc.) to hook up with his girlfriend. And anyone who gets between him and that goal will suffer.
Shosu Tarius
Speaking of which, I'd hate to see the post-Columbine version of this game.
He's a psychopath.
el nivel 2 es mega dificil
wtf?
Non me' mai piaciuto