Let's Compare ( The Tower of Druaga )

[@APPictures9]

The inclusion of a story in the Game Boy version is a nice touch.

[@ClassicGaminer2014]

I got to be honest, I LOVE the PC Engine version. The graphics are amazing and it sounds similar to the arcade version. After checking the PC Engine version from this video, I loved it.

[@GoobbueXIV]

One of my favorite namco games :D

[@bdog840]

When you play Pole Position 2 on the Namco Museum Vol.3 during the ROM check. The Druaga title screen briefly appears. I never got that was it there for an easter egg?

[@jbennett2007]

The PC Engine version looks like it pisses all over the others. Have you ever thought about doing Enduro Racer? I've been playing that a lot recently. My 4 year old nephew loves it.

[@wingnut4427]

wrote it down. :)

[@jbennett2007]

wingnut4427 YAY

[@teddym2808]

@@jbennett2007 Love the SMS of enduro racer.. preferred it to excite bike.. the japanese version which I imported had double the tracks.. never liked arcade enduro racer.. it just didn't feel right.

[@hippocrates72]

Wow, didn't know they beefed up the PC-Engine version so much! Thanks GHS for sharing!

[@Fortuna1]

NDS version had a special function: have a special tips for get the hidden items in avaliable levels

[@srixo444]

Also, the Japanese PSP version on Namco Museum Vol. 2, pressing R will give you hints, and also for the Nintendo Switch release.

[@Soltain]

This is probably one of the greatest games I've ever played

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

Love Tower Of Druaga! Very Cool Video Gaming History Source!

[@wingnut4427]

thanks ! :) Glad You enjoyed it ! :D

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

+wingnut4427 I have the PS1 version on Namco Museum Volume 3. It's the best version besides MAME.

[@NightSprinter]

Also, this game is so cryptic about what to do, that Namco Museum Vol. 3 came with a hint book for the standard version of ToD. The game is considered incomplete without it.

[@ElbowDropMO]

On Namco Museum DS you can set the bottom screen to tell you the item on every floor, how to get it and what it does. The catch being it only tells you the item for the current floor you're on, no looking ahead.

[@SP_Sour]

It also does little helps like that for other games like Xevious (locations of hidden structures) and Galaga (Challenging Stage formations).

[@puke.1393]

I can't find any pictures of the actual arcade cabinet... Um, any explanations you know of? I'm just curious, as what the cabinet, if it did have one, looked like, is a mystery to me...

[@RingoStarr39]

+Joe Schiavo This game never had a dedicated cabinet. It was only released as a kit that could be put into other cabinets.

[@puke.1393]

Beatles Instrumentals and More Oh, okay, thank you, I've been wondering about this for a while.

[@RingoStarr39]

+Joe Schiavo Most of Namco's early arcade games in Japan were released in the same way. Some I can think of that had uprights were Gee Bee, Bomb Bee, Galaxian, PuckMan, Tank Battalion, Rally-X, Galaga and Pole Position.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

+Beatles Instrumentals and More Dedicated cabinets weren't really a thing in Japan as they were in the US. They tend to favor a generic set of cabs they can switch out the game boards, marquees and other info when necessary.

[@RingoStarr39]

+Christopher Sobieniak That's right. Games were usually just sold as the PCB and artwork.

[@scooterscanley]

My precious knight bby!

[@NightSprinter]

Hey, just thought you would want to know: Namco Museum Vol. 3 has THREE versions of ToD. There is the normal arcade, "Another Tower" (hidden in the arcade), amd "Dark Tower" (accessed via a code for the AT version). The former changes up chest requirements, while DT is a whole new game (floors 61-120). All versions hard as hell..

[@wingnut4427]

cool info ! Thanks :) I'll have to look into it.

[@DearDeerRyone]

I love the music in the Game Boy version! Love this game, but it's super hard!

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

Should I play the Namco Museum Vol. 3 version, or the PC Engine version?

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

PC Engine

[@fcon]

Namco Museum.

[@Saxdude26]

YES! Such an incredible piece of Namco history... need to get my hands on that PCE version though.

[@supermariofan772003]

I love this game so much.

[@hippocrates72]

Awesome mix of the title theme! How is its name & where to get it?

[@wingnut4427]

it's at the end credits. It came from Namco Museum Vol. 3 from the museum part of the game.

[@SwissArmyTin]

This was on the Famicom? Great, now I have another reason to cannibalize a Gyromite w/Fami converter, once I'm done with a Super Xevious conversion repro. I've also noticed that the Sharp X1 and especially the X68000 ports look extremely good and close to their arcade counterpart, though what's with the sound effects sounding weird in the X68000 clip?

[@michaelwolfe9496]

You forgot the version on Namco Museum DS. Or is it basically the same as the Namco Museum Vol 3 version?

[@Dgfuy]

Late reply, but it's practically the same as the arcade version, minus the ability to alter and add bonus lives + a guide alongside with it.

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

FM-7:Earrape edition Have the normal version?

[@yetanotherhankhill1032]

is it me or did Namco try to make they Gameboy ports of their arcade games feel more expansive? Dig Dug has New Dig Dug and Tower of Druaga has a slightly more cinmatic opening and a slightly more complex battle system.

[@OperationFatGuy]

Sorta but digdug on GB sucked control wise

[@setsers1]

+OperationFatGuy ?

[@belstar1128]

Probaly this was a old game by the time the game boy was out so they needed to make it better they could not do that with the early ports.

[@Fortuna1]

Special tips: for kill monsters only press the attack button and advance! Can avoid the magic with your shield The last floor without upgrades is impossible clear (principally the speed and block unblockable magic

[@girloninternet1188]

There's a run on here that's no jet boots.

[@icarusmarioFAN]

The Fujitsu port hurts my soul...and my ears!!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

At least this game didn't suffer getting ported to computers by European developers.

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

+Christopher Sobieniak We should be happy that this game was never made for the *DREADED* ZX SPECTRUM! :)

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

All Access Gaming Too true!

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

Christopher Sobieniak That would have sucked brick and hurt out ears if it was on ZX Spectrum!

[@setsers1]

+All Access Gaming why? o.o

[@wingnut4427]

working on Cool spot now. But finding a working Amiga version is proving to be a pain in the ass.

[@Starxxon]

Tower of Dragua was also available on the NEC PC-6001 Japanese computer which had a very similar video chip to the one used in the Tandy CoCo with its limited and very recognizable 4 color palettes. (I hope this didn't sound too much like those "but you missed x version!" comments.)

[@wingnut4427]

I couldn't find it. That & there are no good emulators for it.

[@Starxxon]

I didn't expect you to have it, since it is a very obscure version running on a very obscure computer. :) I'm just fascinated by the PC-6001 because of the CoCo VDG similarities (had a CoCo as a kid, and I love old Japanese video games) but didn't get around to emulate it for the same reasons.

[@ichirosuzuki7618]

Where is Sharp MZ-1500 version?

[@wingnut4427]

Sometimes it's not possible to get them all.

[@TheKnuckmin]

This was on famicom?! I must download the rom!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I got the cartridge!

[@TheKnuckmin]

Christopher Sobieniak care dumping the rom online? I'm having trouble finding a download link for the rom

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Don't have the means to dump it.

[@TheKnuckmin]

Christopher Sobieniak it's okay, I've found the rom and am now playing it, it's not as good as the arcade but it gets the job done because I have no idea on how to work arcade emulators

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I've already done that years ago.

[@AscensionStudiosCA]

WOW that PC engine next gen awesome sauce!

[@wingnut4427]

OK .. 1 more point for the new comment system. The translate button. Nice feature.

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

Can you translate the PC Engine?

[@srixo444]

Well, in order to do so, you must have knowledge editing PCE files, which are TG16/PCE game files. You can also edit the Japanese text to English using YY-CHR, a program that can edit graphics.

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

Comment here for answer: Who is the best? X68000 or PC Engine

[@emperorIng360]

late reply, but the PC Engine version of the game is the best. It has an English translation patch for the ROM to allow you to figure out the hints, which is much better than the arcade's "figure out everything yourself" design. Plus you could increase your stats like an RPG, making it very fast-paced and fun.

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

thank you for your answer

[@SSKO2]

Damn the pc engine version is the chad of the ports (to the ToD game of course)

[@cybergrodd2899]

The Quox and that damn mirror knight pissed me off so much.

[@KingoAnimate]

Keep trying

[@hippocrates72]

18:36 METROIDesque: The knight seems to be a girl in armor! =P

[@davidthecommenter]

Could You Do Dig Dug 2? Thanks. #114th

[@shogunryo]

not FM-7 version. It's FM-77AV version!

[@mastersproutgamer9327]

Yeah, remember I mentioned it in the Space Harrier comparison video? Druaga was not on the FM-7, it was actually on the FM-77AV.

[@janvincentantiporta4265]

Who else here Love: SEME COM Dungeon Dururuaga?

[@erikakabloodybrains83_8]

Famicom and Playstation versions look in my own opinion the best.Idk though cause I've never played the PC version and that looks kinda interesting.

[@0n1baka]

The pc version looks really good

[@JohnSTF72]

Oh dear,this game hasn't aged very well.It still has nice music though.

[@-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.12512]

damn that pc engine version just destroys the others, i kinda wanna skip out on it just so I can beat it one time on the original

[@Electro7788]

i have the ds version

[@raquelgonzalez1854]

Yup me too.

[@GamingHistorySource]

Check this video out. give this guy a thumbs up & subscribe. Excellent tips ! Followup for "Let's Compare: Tower of Druaga" for Gaming History Source

[@alvarochaves1999]

You forgot these versions: GameCube Nintendo DS (Namco Museum DS)

[@lucasasdf2419]

Namco Museum is not shown because it is the same version as that of the Arcade version

[@diamador4471]

Why did he think it was a good idea to wear golden armour? That is the worst possible material to make armor out of. The only reason it was even invented was for decoration and so that the Romans could brag that they could afford golden armour. No practical use.

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

+Diego Amador Although you can't read it, the PC engine intro apparently says the armor is a blessed armor from the god Ishtar, and the armor turns courage into raw power. This is also explained in later games. EDIT I looked up the intro translation for the PC Engine version and it reads as follows: Ishtar appears to Gil in a dream. "Gilgamesh, Ki is crying. She is struggling to get to the top of the tower on her own because she knows that she must get the Crystal Rod before Druaga does!" Gil wakes up and is visited by a shadowy stranger. "Druaga has caught Ki," he says. Just before vanishing, he adds "If you want her back, you must use the power of your sword."Gil begins to pray for the power that he needs to enter the tower and defeat Druaga before any harm comes to his beloved Ki. Ishtar grants his wish by bestowing upon him the Golden Armor, which is known to convert courage into power. Fully equipped, Gil sets forth, into the foggy darkness, to enter the tower which looms over his homeland like an evil illusion... So apparently, the Golden Armor is a proper noun and doesn't explicitly describe what it's made of.

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

***** Yea but isn't it the armor itself that metamorphs?

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

Golden armor is also worst armor in Minecraft

[@marchaasa.k.a.tyrannexthed2425]

@@rosemaryfriedw124a8 WRONG! Gold equipment has a better chance to get the "Unbreaking" and "Mending" enchantments.

[@marchaasa.k.a.tyrannexthed2425]

It's probably not really gold but electrum.

[@enioochs7520]

Watch the Anime!

[@枢斬暗屯子-x3s]

モノクロはあかんやろ^ ^。

[@ericreyes4975]

as first I thought it was Zelda game

[@charadreemurrthefirstchild6504]

Pfft. The anime wasn't that bad!

[@raquelgonzalez1854]

Wot

[@PacManEntertainment]

This wizard just got worst

[@manslikeaqeelsonicadvances8566]

?? So hard

[@jameswade2433]

this was an awesome adventure game until it was made into a shitty anime

[@TimelordR]

True, the anime didn't do justice to the game. But there was an episode of it in which the main hero actually was in the game & the setting was just like a Japanese arcade, while his friends play the game.

[@NintendoFan7141]

James Wade I wish this series was more well known for its great games, instead of that god awful anime.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

+MaverickHunterLuneth These things happen. Still, if it had gotten viewers to check out the original game, more power to 'em.

[@tonygonzalez9220]

Honelstly I really liked the anime

[@CheddarVG]

PC engine cheated.

[@jwaughtal]

13th to comment

[@esathegreat]

terrible game