Let's Compare ( Space Harrier ) ( Remade Video )
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1. Arcade 0:40
2. Sharp X1 2:59
3. NEC PC8801 5:18
4. ZX Spectrum ( Space Harrier 1 ) 7:37
5. ZX Spectrum ( Space Harrier 2 ) 9:36
6. Amstrad ( Space Harrier 1 ) 11:55
7. Amstrad ( Space Harrier 2 ) 13:54
8. MS DOS 16:13
9. Commodore 64 ( European ver. ) 18:02
10. Commodore 64 ( U.S. ver. ) 20:21
11. Commodore 64 ( Space Harrier 2 ) 22:40
12. Fujitsu FM-7 24:59
13. Famicom 27:17
14. Game Gear 29:37
15. Sega Master System 31:57
16. Sega Master System ( Space Harrier 3D ) 34:16
17. Atari ST ( Space Harrier 1 ) 36:50
18. Atari ST ( Space Harrier 2 ) 39:10
19. Amiga ( Space Harrier 1 ) 41:29
20. Amiga ( Space Harrier 2 ) 43:48
21. Apple 2 GS ( Demo Ver. ) 46:11
22. Windows ( Home Brew ) 47:16
23. Genesis / Megadrive ( Space Harrier 2 ) 49:37
24. TurboGrafx 16 51:56
25. Gameboy Advance ( Sega Arcade Gallery ) 54:15
26. Sharp X68000 56:34
27. Saturn ( Sega Ages ) 58:53
28. Dreamcast ( Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1 ) 01:01:12
29. 32X 01:03:31
30. Playstation 2 ( Sega Classics Collection ) 01:05:50
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Along with Out Run and After Burner, I will never ever forget seeing this for the first time in the arcade back in the 80's. I have a huge soft spot for the SMS version of the game, the SMS was my next gaming device after the Acorn Electron so my friends and I had not played anything like it at home before. Great video and good memories.
I agree too in 2020.
18:03 looks like he's riding a bicycle.
Wintericecrystal Yeah the NTSC Elite on the C64 was the first version I ever played of Space Harrier as a kid and I thought he was riding a bicycle till I found an arcade machine of Space Harrier a few years later, and was like WTF? at the C64 version lol!
I never saw that version before now. Thanks for the laugh!
I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like.
It's got a basket, a bell that rings
And things to make it look good.
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.
Half of the experience of being in an arcade is being completely immersed in the theme music blasting from a hundred machines.
They still have them, they're just for adults and called casinos.
For a handheld, the GBA is stellar
The sound is near arcade-perfect, which is really impressive
The 32X port is awesome, the first ever to bring at home the experience of the arcade original.
The Sharp X68000 ran it better I think
+Le Docteur
Dempa done a good job with the X68000 port, even more considering its early release date (1987), but the 32X port is clearly better. The X68000 version lacks the checkered-looking floor which is a huge fail since it's part of Space Harrier's identity + it also lacks the parallax scrollings and some sound FX aren't as accurate as in the 32X version. And there are probably others differences...
Also the footage of the 32X version isn't optimal, it looks kinda choppy and sounds a bit off compared to real hardware.
ryzmaker11 Even with emulation you can get the 32X version to run butter smooth using KEGA Fusion for windows, and the 3 bios roms needed for KEGA to do 32X emulation, but it needs to be running at full 60hz NTSC mode to get the speed correct. I owned a 32X as a kid, and had Space Harrier, and it's one of my favorite ports next to the actual arcade game.
If I had to pick a computer version, it would be the X68000 (XVI or higher) with 8mb RAM or more, a good joystick (with spares), something to hook up to an Australian TV with it (via HDMI), SC55 Sound Canvas and something to replace the HD so it can run games off a card slot. Power convertor mandatory?
@@daviddyer3543 A setup which cost FAR more (literally) than a brand new Space Harrier arcade coin-op back in 1985! (Even adjusting for inflation).
The ports without the checkered floor = FAIL (I already said it in the older video but it's required to be precised here too). This checkered floor is part of the game's identity, even the Spectrum port has it!
True and that's why they kept the same looking floor for the sequel.
What I want to know is why the American C64 version looks and sounds better than the European version. That's can't just be down to the difference between PAL and NTSC.
Yes but no music on the spectrum and very difficult to see nothing on this version. It 's awful.
@@GeoNeilUK Totally different ports for the C64 between PAL and NTSC were not very uncommon, for a few different reasons. Sometimes a software team only had equipment for one standard, so an entirely different team was given the job of doing the port for the other market. Bionic Commando and 720° had separate ports done by different teams. Sometimes the fixes made to an existing PAL version to make it work with NTSC had to involve significant core rewites, so other stuff was reimagined at the same time.
Obvious what this game is great on sega consoles. But the Master System version really impress me.
The Master System version actually has the "feel" of Space Harrier, and is actually a great port with a ton of hidden features, including an extra boss.
@@garywintle8023 what's more impressive is the SMS can't use foreground sprites so everything's a background tile.
I feel the same. I played SMS game for all my life, since 1993 or 1994 and really is the best.
LMAO, as soon as i heard the scream from the DOS version, i laughed. That scream was so dramatic compared to the other versions
Same
Okay, personally, I'm impressed with the C64 version. The 32X version captures the Arcade experience perfectly as well, but come on. Someone needs to give the C64 version props. The game looks great for the system and it at least was close (or, one of the closest things to) to sounding almost identical to the Arcade version. With the incredibly limited hardware (even for the time) this version captures it perfectly without any issues. Sprites are actually great for C64, the music is something a lot of those C64 games don't get, and it's just overall a great port of the game for such a low power computer, especially at the time.
-meanwhile Space Harrier II gets me nauseated-
It was only recently that I found out there was a sit-down version of this game with a motion bed under the seat (Funspot in Laconia, NH has one). One of the best classic arcade gimmicks ever.
Saturn looks fantastic.
3ds version is perfect port with 3d effect in the background
x68000 port, looks fantastic
watching all those ports make me appreciate the Atari 8bit version even more!
You know, I'm glad i passed over the PS2 Sega Classics Collection when i was younger. It definitely would have depressed me to see it like that.
Luckily the 3DS version is amazing. It even has an extra boss if you fulfill certain conditions.
Paladin356 The extra boss is taken/remade from the Master System version, where it was the final boss there (you may already know this anyway :P )
The ZX Spectrum version sounds like someone has had too much Taco Bell
it's true! Farts and burps is all that you can hear but there is a version for the ZX Spectrum 128, with good sounds and music for AY 3982 sound chip
the amiga sounds worse, only bass tones makes it a fart orchestra. anything on the amiga sounds like farts
+Manuel Newton ML because the Amiga port (version) is (was) a lazy re-make of the Atari ST port (version)
+Jason Lee - Uhh, I didn't know Amiga could sound better. I'm glad to hear. Thanks, man.
+Manuel Newton ML mid - late 1980’s all or most Amiga computer games were remakes of the Atari ST version because of deadlines or inexperienced developers not understanding Amiga hardware until 1990 onwards Amiga computer games started being made using Amiga hardware
Still my favourite arcade game, and had this on Amstrad CPC6128 & Atari ST!! Can't beat SEGA games!!!!
The Video Kidd It would be even better if they didn't do anything except port the Arcade Version, like they did with Shinobi.... Out Run Arcade was ok, but was hoping to get original 1986 version....
Adrian Combes I love this game. Its so amazing seeing super mario kart graphics on a game that came out in...1985...wow.
That yell at 16:28 scared the crap out of me. I like it, very nice video thanks for the upload!!
The PS2 version made me vomit out my eyeballs.
That collection really sucked
Sure, the stages are bland AF, but the enemies and explosions look great.
@@sadderthanyou7793
The soundtrack though... Put it on full blast and it’s fucking party time.
Impressive sound for the Speccy
Thats when I have to admit this.
The beeper really sound that fart
+sonicdoesfrontflips
At least the Speccy Version, does not look like he is riding a unicycle when on the ground.
The Speccy version of Space Harrier 2 is undeniably impressive. Checkerboard floor plus good rendition of the music and pretty smooth.
NEC PC-880I version looks like an acid trip
What I find interesting is that the speccy version of SH2 had sampled speech but the cpc version didn't! Some good conversions there and also some real shit!
I'd love to blast ZX Spectrum's soundtrack on my sound system at night clubs
Time to shoot alien 8x8 squares on the Sharp X1 version!
Most home computers had no chance of emulating the arcade game. The arcade was a technical wonder at the time.
+StuRoRo do you believe the Amiga, Atari ST, Sharp X68000 computer had no chance of emulating the 1985 Space Harrier arcade game?
The Sharp X68000 version was astonishingly good.
The screams on the MSDOS version 😂😂😂
While I'm a CPC guy and loved the CPC version, I also loved the Atari 8-bit homebrew..
The amstrad one looks like he's flying about a school rugby pitch.
The megadrive game was a decent blast for its time but wasnt perfect.
The 32X version rocks even today as a carbon copy of the original arcade machine.
@@victor.elkins That and the shadows are opaque. Both problems are fixed in the Saturn port.
News flash, everyone! Space Harrier II is included on the Genesis Mini 2 as the new and improved version of the original 1988 cartridge release but now with decent sprite scaling, smooth scrolling, tight responsive controls, pixel-perfect collision detection, and best of all, the inclusion of the original Space Harrier!
However, the only thing I don't like is the annoying sprite flicker, but you can turn on de-flicker mode at any time simply by highlighting "options" while holding down the right button on the D-pad and hitting the start button.
I'm sorry if you think I have a bad opinion, but I absolutely LOVE the Game Gear version's main theme, plus, the GG version of Space Harrier was released as part of Space Harrier Complete Collection...as an Easter Egg. The most unnecessary thing the Game Gear version did was change the graphics of the enemies a bit, but otherwise, a really good port of the game (it's almost as equal as it's Sega Master System brother in terms of my favorites)
Lol at the famicom version the rocks look like flying butt cracks.
Don't play the DOS version with the windows open, you'll have every dog in the neighborhood howling!
The Amiga version is another case where the US and European versions are slightly different. The US version shows "SEGA" while loading, loads to the classic title screen with a mammoth and robot, the "Get ready!" sounds more like the arcade (like it does in this video) and the game plays slightly slower. It's still too fast, but not as bad as the European version. There's only a short load between levels and the game never pauses, although for some reason, it displays the level title for what seems like an eternity before the level starts.
The European version shows a piece of artwork while a voice says "Welcome to the Fantasy Zone". It loads to a rolling demo of the guy running while displaying the high scores and when you press the button, it loads the first level. The "Get ready!" and the scream when you die sound nothing like the arcade. After beating the boss, the game freezes for several seconds while it loads the next level, but only makes you wait about half as longas the US version before the level starts. Everything moves too fast though. When fighting the level one boss, you'd better move the instant you see the fireballs in the distance or you'll be dead because they reach you in about 1/2 a second.
Speccy music brings me many memories :)
The NEC PC8801 might as well not have bothered...
Actually, I think it's a good port, IMHO.
Morphin Brony Really? 90 percent of the objects are just squares. I suppose it might be as good as the system could manage but if that's the case I think they should have bothered with a port given the obvious limitations.
Tom Incanada Still, you've gotta give 'em kudos for trying.
"Still, you've gotta give 'em kudos for trying."
Not when the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC did better.
@@tomincanada bro they tried at the grand least! The 8801 was meant to be a business computer, not a games machine remember!
The Saturn version is the best true to arcade port as it runs at 60 FPS, full screen and its compatible with the 3d Analogue controller whereas the 32X version has a letterbox screen runs at 30 FPS and obviously has digital controls only.
Grew up with the Sega Master System II version. I think it will always be my favorite.
32X best port!!!
This game was hard as hell in the arcade. It's good to see how the home computers/consoles handled the game engine.
By the way, here is a remake of the Spectrum loading screen - www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47032
Quite amazing!
The many faces of Space Harrier.
Turbografx look's great!!!
So this is where the Japanese Sega Master System got their menu music from
1. Arcade 0:40
2. Sharp MZ-700 (not shown)
3. NEC PC-6001mkII (not shown)
4. Sharp X1 2:59
5. NEC PC-8801 5:18
6. ZX Spectrum 7:37
7. ZX Spectrum ( Space Harrier II ) 9:36
8. Amstrad 11:55
9. Amstrad ( Space Harrier II ) 13:54
10. MS DOS 16:13
11. Commodore 64 ( PAL ) 18:02
12. Commodore 64 ( North American ) 20:21
13. Commodore 64 ( Space Harrier II ) 22:40
14. Fujitsu FM-77AV 24:59
15. Famicom 27:17
16. Atari 8-bit ( Home Brew ) (not shown)
17. Game Gear 29:37
18. Sega Master System 31:57
19. Sega Master System ( Space Harrier 3D ) 34:16
20. Java Mobile (not shown)
21. Atari ST 36:50
22. Atari ST ( Space Harrier II ) 39:10
23. Amiga 41:29
24. Amiga ( Space Harrier II ) 43:48
25. Android ( TravelShooting JP ) (not shown)
26. Apple 2GS ( Demo ) 46:10
27. Windows ( Space Harrier VGL ) 47:16
28. Genesis / Mega Drive ( Space Harrier II ) 49:37
29. TurboGrafx 16 51:56
30. Gameboy Advance ( Sega Arcade Gallery ) 54:15
31. Sharp X68000 56:34
32. Sega Saturn ( Sega Ages Vol. 1 ) 58:53
33. Dreamcast ( Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1 ) 1:01:12
34. Sega 32X 1:03:31
35. Playstation 2 ( Sega Classics Collection ) 1:05:50
36. Nintendo 3DS ( Sega 3D Reprint Archives ) (not shown)
37. Nintendo Switch ( Sega Ages ) (not shown)
Credits 1:08:29
The ZX spectrum port sounds like a cat purring.
That awkward moment when Space Harrier 2 for Amiga looks like it's smoother than the Genesis version.
I'm amazed at the fact it's the GBA version that becomes the first "most accurate recreation"" in terms of smoothness / look / sound compared to the original. The Windows version that plays before it is smoother, but doesn't quite look or sound right comparatively. The Sega 32X version at the end though, definitely captures the original far more closely than any other.
i laugh at the delusion of some people saying the Game Boy Advance Space Harrier is the 1st (first) most accurate recreation in terms of audio, graphics, music, sound, visuals
@@jasonlee7816 yep, the gba sound sounds always muffled. plus it uses samples like the snes, not an actual synth like awesome game consoles. the 32x version is the best by far in terms of getting as close to the arcade original as it could.
Space Harrier 3D - Epilepsy Test Edition
The bushes are deadly in the Amiga version? Damn, that's harsh!
I'm kind of surprised you didn't include the playable game in Shenmue.
Zee X on the Spectrum
NEC PC8801 is by far the best version
Hydraulic arcade machine blows any of the home ports away, dumbass.
@@tbb033 somebody got trolled..
Hell the MS Dos version is just terrible even for its time.
Excellent musick
I loved the old 8bit Master System version
About the sound. That's why i prefer japanese composers. I mean, looking at the NEC PC8801 vc the Commodore... the NEC sounds smoother and closer to the arcade. Well, of coursem, that's my opinion.
Well, the MOS SID chip in the C64 isn't as close to the Yamaha YM2203 in the arcade machine as the Yamaha 2608 in the PC-98. It was hardware limitations.
El Viento It's the same composition though isn't it?
this theme song is featured in Bayonetta, there is a section in the game
The ST version was surprisingly good. Fast with good use of colour and addictive gameplay. Its smaller on screen game area was soon forgotten as you tried to better your last attempt.
The later Amiga version looked amazing, visually in magazines. Playing it was a wow factor at first until you moved around and altered the perspective...the lack of scaled frames soon became apparent. This reduction visually didnt help on fast stages which left you with a choppy looking experience. Sound was also appalling for a machine with such capabilities.
Plus the floor is all wrong in the Amiga version and the backgrounds don't scroll
Welcome to the Fantasy Zone. :) One of my favorite games of all time.
+michael yu Get Ready! Many more battle scenes will soon be available!
Could they have made the blaster any louder in the PS2 version? If a weapon is louder than the soundtrack then it's too damn loud.
6:46, he's a mafia guy... OHHHHHHW, FORGEDDABOWDIT!!
Welcome to the Fantasy Zone Get ready!.
I used to have the Master System version,but not anymore.
I have the Game Gear version,but it's been put away for years.
I have the PS2 version (Sega Classic Collection) and the Arcade or 32X version on PS3 (Sonic's Genesis Collection) as well as the Space Harrier 2 on Switch.
Spec version is surprisingly good. Overclocked?
So, two editions exist for Commodore 64?
Didn't know this.
Great video as always. So many versions of Space Harrier. Just a shame Space Harrier II isn't that good.
There's another series of videos like these but in HD. Battle of the Ports - Shinobi - 忍 (Show # 24)
Now you have to add astro city mini .
54:25, The gameboy advance music is absolutely rocking, this is the best space harrier rendition I've ever heard (Sega saturn close 2nd). I'd say the GBA music is actually better than the arcade original.
Starring Sam J. Jones as the Space Harrier
The Apple II version uses a rendition of New Order's Blue Monday what the hell.
lol .. I thought the same !
It's a demo, not an official port.
holy shit how is this done
Amiga version was developed by elite systems ltd. ( UK)
WOW! I did not know that sega made games on nintendo nes
HEY! What about the Atari 8-bit homebrew version???
Foebane72 Didn't know about it at the time.
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+Gaming History Source Its main theme was used in S&ASRT in the Race of AGES.
@@GamingHistorySource the Atari 8-bit version had it's final version released in 2018! Time to redo the video again? It's amazing!
number one is the arcade original version at 0:40.
Someone should have a shot at making an X68000 version of Space Harrier 2! With extra levels. BTW, is it easy or hard to program for X68000? How did one make game graphics, for example?
No Bayonetta version? -_^
Or..where you can play Space Harrier as Bayonetta? BTW, did she take dance lessons before fighting evil?
32X looks like the definitive home version.
What is the guy yelling in the DOS version? It sounds more like "HALT!!" than "Aah!"
Hmmm...they couldn't get the rights to the whole version of the 'Harrier Saga" song on the Amiga version of Space Harrier II?
I wonder if the Saturn version is native or emulated. The 32X is native, that's for sure and still a carbon copy of the arcade original! Oh, and the PC-8801 version is suicide inducing.
my guess is Saturn version is emulated
What is the Amiga version of SH1 you're using? It has the correct speech but the game seems very slow compared to the Elite PAL version.
Recently the source code for the Apple IIgs version was released. This should be completed.
Some notes: I'm rating the ports and how they compare to original arcade. The 32X is counted among the 16 bit versions, I don't care if the 32X is actually 32 bit, it was an add on for the MegaDrive, it counts as part of the 16 bit era) I'm not going further than the 16 bit era because the original game came out as part of the 16 bit era.
*Best 8 bit versions:*
Graphics: Master System (not 3D)
Sound: Commodore 64!
*Worst 8 bit versions:*
Graphics: Sharp X1
Sound: ZX Spectrum (Space Harrier I)
*Best 16 bit version:* Sharp X68000
*Worst 16 bit version:* Commodore Amiga
*Surprises:*
That the European 8 bit versions looked so much better than the Japanese 8 bit versions wih the exception of the Fujitsu FM-7.
That the PC Engine version was better than the MegaDrive version, could you imagine playing that on a TurboGrafx Express back in the 1990s?!
That the US C64 version of Space Harrier is better than the EU C64 version. That got to come from more than the timing difference bwtween PAL and NTSC.
That the PS2 version is actually an all-new game and not just emulating the arcade original.
*What could have been:*
Oh if only there could have been a SNES version.
A _proper_ natively developed version for the Dreamcast like wth the PS2.
If only the Apple IIgs version went further than a demo, it actually looks better than both the Amiga and ST versions.
why is Sharp X68000 version better than the Amiga version?
the Sharp X68000 version moves too slow to be a great port
One take away from almost all of these: The Master System and Turbografx got robbed!
The Saturn, Wii, 3DS, and 32X are probably the most accurate ports to date. The Dreamcast port is ok but the sound is bonkers, same with the 360/PS3 port. Honestly I'd say the TG-16, X68k, GG, and SMS ports are the best pre-32X ports.
+SegaFanatic5188 Wouldn't the WII be emulated, not ported?
It's not emulated. M2 (Same people who did the 3DS port) did the port. They mention it in their interviews about the 3DS 3D Classics.
Well the Game Gear and the Master System are practically the same hardware.
Of course the actual best handheld version would have been the TurboGrafx Express, not the Game Gear :D
And I'm amazed by the X68000 version, I think it's actually running _faster_ than the arcade original!!
Don't forget the GBA version, in the video looks bad but when you play it, the game its exactly like the 32X
ターボグラフィックス16はまじで凄い移植度だな！
A HD remake would be great.
The NEC PC-8801 version looks horrible... But sounds amazing and runs pretty smoothly!
Ruko Michiharu Look even worse than the Sharp X-1 but Sound is almost close as arcade in some aspects
The 3DS Version is now my Fav..
If you check out Bear a Grudge thats the better Spectrum alternative, great music too!
I would really like to know where to find that version of blue monday
+Robert Hoellering www.virtualapple.org/ under the Apple 2 GS section.
LOL it's Blue Monday by New Order.
The NEC PC-8801 at least has nice sound
I think Sega Saturn's probably my favorite version
You left off the best version, MZ-700
Couldn't get some of the roms.
i dont understand why he isnt showing the nintendo 3DS version or atari 8-bit homebrew versions in this video. also is it me, or does the windows version use space harrier II grapichs. and the famicom and the master system version having almost identical sound effects?
At the time of this videos creation There was no 3DS Emulation available. I'm still not sure if there is to this day. And at the time I was not aware that there was an Atari 8-bit home brew available. Please remember that I am only one person running this channel so it is possible that I will miss stuff.
Gaming History Source ah ok...
51:59 rap ravom
Space Harrier 2 megadrive still the best I think 🤝
Lol, SQUARE HARRIER!
danyboychicken ATARI HARRIER! LOOOOL
The Saturn is the closest to the arcade. The Famicom looks different but runs smooth, while the Master system looks better but runs slower. The Megadrive version is another game. Great job on the GBA.
The Famicom version was slow as fuck though. The Master System is the faster one, but with terrible, disorienting, visuals; the Mega Drive Version was named Space Harrier 2 for a reason, and the 32X Version was arcade perfect as well.
why is Space Harrier Saturn port (version) closest to the arcade original but not 32X or Dreamcast version?
Space Harrier on the GBA was a good conversion not a great conversion because some of the audio, graphics, music, sound, visuals was heavily downgraded also the pace moves slow to be a great port
ZX version soon became impossible to play but moved at a good rate. CPC version lacked visuals but did produce a fast and enjoyable blast. C64 version looked liked it couldnt handle the job and its poor palette also let it down.
zxspectrum sounds like farts
For the first time they did it, the 48k beeper is farting