The Ridiculous NES Version of Space Harrier - Gaming History Secrets

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[@allenniumfalcon]

The Space Harrier death scream "AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRUUUGH" was a main characteristic background noise of all the good arcades of the past.

[@saturn1returns]

My hangover shriek in my 40s

[@Consolous]

Space Harrier is one of those special games that give you nostalgia even if you never played the game. The music is so iconic with an 80s feel, which I made a cover of the main theme. This game was way ahead of its time

[@willxiv]

Agreed! Glad you mentioned the music.

[@cheeksmcgoo7979]

@@Consolous ✊🏽🎶🎶🎶🎶😃

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

It's strange that 3D World Runner did a cleaner job of reproducing Space Harrier on the NES. I'm surprised that we didn't get a Lynx clone of Space Harrier, because games like Blue Lightning suggest it would've worked great.

[@willxiv]

I love 3D World Runner. To this day I can't find anyone else who has played the game, even those my age in their late forties!

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

@@willxiv I bought it new at Toys 'R Us in its release year. 🙂 Someone should've told me to buy two of every game and leave one untouched.

[@kirbyjoe7484]

This was my favorite arcade game of its era. Later in the 90s the FG scene would light up the arcade starting with SF2 and Samurai Shodown, but in the mid 80s nothing touched this game. Stun runner was another amazing title, but it came a few years after Space Harrier.

[@dingo535]

Rail shooters are sick! Severely under appreciated genre. There is a pretty sick rail shooter called Mirage Feathers that just came out.

[@TonySkittleAlive184]

Awesome 👍 good job Top Hat Gaming Man 🎩!!

[@cheeksmcgoo7979]

SMS (especially 3D) is a far superior version than the NES: great video!!!

[@lazarushernandez5827]

Sega was always on that mission to create 3d game experiences. They had Zaxxon with its isometric 3D gameplay, Turbo and early racing game, and Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom which could be considered a direct gameplay predecessor to Space Harrier.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

You didn't talk nearly enough about the Master System port, it was FAR superior to the Famicom port on competing 8-bit hardware!

[@cheeksmcgoo7979]

Especially Space Harrier 3D!

[@JohnnyProctor9]

@cheeksmcgoo7979 - That was a spinoff/sequel though, not a port of the original game and it's playability was greatly hampered by having to cut the framerate in half to produce the 3D effect...I say this as a longtime owner of the SegaScope and this game.

[@cheeksmcgoo7979]

@JohnnyProctor9 Own both as well: simply making a reference to a(nother) SMS 8-bit port. The music is absolutely incredible as well!!!!!

[@jeepowner2675]

I've only played spaced harrier on the arcade machine in shenmue

[@sadekmohamed4193]

Nice video 🎉

[@AcornElectron]

Welcome to the Fantasy Zone! GET READY!

[@kirbyjoe7484]

Fantasy Zone was one of those fever dream games I played on the NES back in the day and now nobody seems to remember it. It was such a trip to see it acknowledged hear after like thirty years of not seeing it again. I was starting to wonder if maybe I was just misremembering things.

[@rashidisw]

I like how this video includes scenes from Fantasy Zone. *_"Welcome to the Fantasy Zone"_* oh wait..., its another game.

[@SylveonTrapito]

But it looks so much smooth than the Master System version!

[@poil8351]

space harrier was unique enough i doubt it would ever have effectively translated to nes.

[@thegamingcorner4095]

Great Video

[@rubioblack]

Bruh... The Master System version was INFINITELY superior to the Famicom version you're showing. Also, how could you not bring up "World Runner 3D" for the NES.

[@Keranu]

I like to believe that Sega ports on non-Sega systems back then were somewhat sabotaged to make official Sega versions look better. Nonetheless, there's something I love about Sega games on the PC Engine, har har.

[@AKUMA-KILLER]

What's the name of that beat 'em up game in minute 1:08?

[@MrKarlyboy]

Try the atari 8 bit. Best of the 8 bit platforms even better than Amiga and St. Jaw dropping. With the right expert creative programmer much is possible

[@DrPlatypusMan]

Video starts at 5:14 Edit 6:11

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Space Harrier belonged on arcade hardware. Sure, today, it's no problem to create a 3D world. But back then? Yeah, SH on NES and SMS was Space Basura. 😂 They tried, though.

[@thcrtn]

Has anyone made a mugen for 2d scrollers? Where you can just use any fighters in any game ... Akuma and wolverine in final fight, morgana and mellina in turtles in time, ginjuro and Terry b. In battle toads?

[@akaqueequeg]

After playing sh in the arcade when i was 7 i later bought it for my zx spectrum. It was unplayable. You can't see shit

[@chuckchizzle]

Nintendo of America was the Apple of video games

[@daniellion5291]

Still kind of are

[@brichan1851]

I remember this.

[@VJFranzK]

World Runner handled it better on this system!

[@tsunami2447]

Master System port is easily the best

[@daniellion5291]

Sprite scaling like this makes me sooooo dizzy. Really cool game though.

[@MikeRavia-xp5ig]

I must be the only person that hates shenmue.

[@rockerteen8300]

Did you get some of that old lady decade yogurt yet that you love so much?

[@obscuredoblivion444]

You're creepy

[@sid3fx1122]

Space harrier is incredibly average on any platform, just like Altered Beast. I grew up with both too so I can say this.