Wardner (Arcade) Playthrough longplay retro video game

Wardner[a] is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Toaplan and published in arcades worldwide by Taito in 1987.[2][4][5]

[@billeickman]

Was wrecking my brain for years trying to remember this game that I played at the circle K when I was in first grade. Thanks for posting!

[@nordvesterdalmodelrailroad]

Ha. I also played it Norol, which became Statoil, which is now Circle K

[@danielmorenocl]

x2

[@gonzalomarsilli5741]

it happened the same to me for the last 30 years and now finally. the machine was setup to a hardcore difficulty and I was never able to pass even the first stage

[@lordmalal]

The Wardner looks like Cartman LARPing as a LOTR character

[@georgetzimas1541]

Hahaha, indeed!

[@lindhespoon7063]

Been looking for this game off and on for over 20 years. My parents used to play it when I was a kid - they simply called it "the girl in the forest" 😅

[@genevesnyman4726]

I've been searching for this game for such a long time, asked my boyfriend to help me too. But I could never remember the name of the game. Thank you for this. Brings back many fond memories❤️

[@Gypsycat19]

I can't stop playing this game on my modded ps vita I played this back in the 80s I also play this on my mame cabinet 2nd stage music is the best

[@nordvesterdalmodelrailroad]

The best platform arcade of all time. I keep forgetting the name of this game. I think it is a hidden gem.

[@rumproastwitch]

I also racked my brains for years trying to remember this game. I used to play it at a seven eleven by my father's best friend's house and never got past the second level.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

I adored this as a kid. Still fun today on MAME

[@nordvesterdalmodelrailroad]

It's awesome

[@graeme4540]

Played this to death at an arcade in Whitley Bay, Newcastle back in the day. Great memories. Thanks for the post

[@craigix]

I remember this machine in Whitley Bay! First time I completed it was there.

[@willywonka1380]

Played the very same game in Whitley Bay, it was in Duncans Amusements .. good times. One of the few games i could complete on 10p :)

[@susanfit47]

An NES port was developed and planned to be published by American Sammy under the name Pyross. As with the arcade version and most other released ports, the NES port would contain 5 levels, including a castle in ruins, a dark forest and a volcano. Gameplay is very similar to Ghosts n' Goblins, where you attack enemies using daggers, magic spells and such. You can also spend currency in shops to upgrade or acquire new weapons and magic spells. While a 8-bit version of Wardner was released in Japan, it was a different game from this canned one. Pyross was shown a few gaming magazine previews (such as in EGM 13), its American box-art was already designed and they even had an advertisement flyer ready, with the addition of desert themed naming scheme for the heroes and villians that likely would have been exclusive to the manual, but in the end, the game just vanished forever.It was shown a few times in gaming magazines previews. Its American box-art was already designed and they even had an advertisement flyer ready. The article I saw this in back of box follows the information about the game: “Princess Pudding has been captured, and it’s up to the dashing prince to rescue her. But this is no mere walk in the woods! He must challenge hordes of vile creatures, avoid deadly traps, and master the weapons of fire before time runs out! Shall the beloved princess be crystalized by the forces of darkness, or will Ala Mode make things too hot for evil to handle?” This game was announced in issue #13 of EGM magazine with the following blurb: “Take on a quest through a foreign and dangerous country. Cross over rivers of fire while watching out for the hidden treasure of gold which are hidden along the way. The enemy are fast, strong and numerous as you get into the quest.” Despite being showcased to the public during the Summer CES 1990, this version of the game was cancelled for unknown reasons, and no prototypes has surfaced yet. The NES port was announced at the CES in Summer 1990 by American Sammy, who planned/scheduled to release in early 1991, and would have been licensed by Nintendo for play on the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was decently advertised and even had a VidPro card, implying the game was finished and ready for pre-orders. The game was submitted to Nintendo of America on February 1st, 1991 and got successfully approved for manufacture as indicated in the leaked Nintendo Lot Check spreadsheets as NES-8P-USA PYROSS. While Tatsujin, a company formed from Toaplan alumni, acquired the rights to the IP and the original arcade version from Taito, the NES version was made by Sammy Company, who merged with SEGA Enterprises to form SEGASammy Holdings, so the NES version may be housed at SEGA. Nintendo also most likely has the finished ROM in the archives, as it's listed in the leaked Nintendo Lot Check spreadsheets as NES-8P-USA PYROSS. We can only hope one day a prototype of this canned NES version of Pyross could be found by someone and preserved online.

[@srek134]

le premier jeu d'arcade que j'ai réussi a finir quand j'avais 11-12 ans, mon Pere avait un Snack resto bar ou il avait ce jeu en borne d d'arcade en 1990,quand le loueur de bornes venait recupérer l'argent j'avais droit a des parties gratuites,c'est ce jeu qui ma mis dedans a devenir fou des jeux videos et a m'en bouziller ma scolaritée^^,a vouloir un Amstrad cpc,puis une Sega Master System,puis un Amiga...a vouloir esayer de devenir graphiste ,Graffeur...j'ai enfin retrouver le nom de ce jeu 30 ans aprés en tombant dessus dans un compile de Jeux Mame Arcade sur recallbox,il me fait penser a un melange entre un Ghost no goults et un petit sangoku qui trouve des boules de cristal.Bref ce Jeu était trop cool,dur a manier au stick arcade a l'époque pour le gamin que j'etait..

[@steca1375]

Brings back very old memories 😮❤😊

[@TripleT706]

I'm mad this hasn't been released as a arcade classic on any console.

[@karnovjunior]

There's a Sega Genesis version plus it recently came out on PS4 and Switch in Japan on the "Hishou Same! Same! Same!" compilation (Sky Shark and Fire Shark)

[@ked1013]

Thankyou for sharing this game I used to play it as a kid. I did eventually beat the boss hard though

[@alanpiper3711]

I used to play this game at the local 7-11 gas station. Pyros was a fun arcade game & now with the help of a Minecraft type of game called Terraria I am going to re-create this Wardner adventure.

[@billeickman]

Circle K for me in southern California

[@jocargua]

I usually play this game in Mame. Love it. 💪😊✌️

[@loosewire81]

I remember beating that game with 1 credit my brother in law had the arcade at home

[@luisreyes1963]

Good job in beating Wardner.

[@Samsgarden]

Clearly the snow bros. development team. Shame it’s so short.

[@georgetzimas1541]

A moment of silence for those ones still trying to recall the name of the game. Here's what I had posted some 10 years ago in a forum, out of desperation: "There was a coin-op game in late 80's for which I remember many distinctive things, but however much I have tried googling all kinds of different combinations of search strings that could be related to the game I have been miserably unsuccessful. The hero was in a forest with his girlfriend. Then a wizard came and kidnapped the girl. As the hero began his journey in order to free his beloved he initially wandered outside the castle, collecting coins. At that point he did not have any weapons. Then there was a shack, from which the hero could buy different kinds of fire. All players opted for the swirling fire, but there was also a straight one. The rest of the action was taking place inside the castle. It was more of a platform game. Before the final battle, the hero kept descending in the dungeons of the castle, where he fought with knights who bred smaller knights in numbers (or stones, I have a rather vague memory about that) and you jumped over these, in order to aim at the "breeding" knight. The final battle was with the wizard in a bigger chamber in the dungeon. The wizard then transformed into a giant dragon (or a monster of some kind) and you had to have your hero very near the dragon's claws in order to avoid all things it threw against you (stones? I don't remember exactly). Maybe the dragon threw some sort of thunder-like spells and the stones I mentioned are from altered beast... What kind of tricks your mind can play to you after 25 years or so... Do these sound familiar to anyone? It was a japanese game."

[@Glic2000]

I used to think I was mister pro gamer when I learned to beat this game. But it looks pretty easy by today's standards. First game I ever saw that had the boss "show you his real form."

[@backwoodsbillycreeks2174]

Cool

[@falldownpit]

Seeing The Wardner's true form had me say "Oh no, it is The Satan!" Figure someone will get that reference, hint: it's another Taito game.

[@craigix]

You missed quite a few secrets in this, for example on the woods level you can climb the left hand side tree when you start the level.

[@teddychu1177]

I kind of thought this game was the template for Capcom's version of Willow...

[@Sucker_MC]

Beefcake!

[@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317]

What a boss

[@newkillergenius]

This speed is incorrect.- is this PAL? I'm sorry if this is dumb

[@matthumphries5449]

Cannot get this MAME ROM download. Tried a few sites like retrostic etc.

[@chainreaction8977]

Hit like if you came here because of the Commodore 64 game CREATURES.

[@Samsgarden]

Final stage, total Snow Bros. Soundtrack. Same developers as Demon World. Too short

[@derekmckiernan5605]

First game I clocked I was a god at this game I just can’t remember the cheat you had to do before you started

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Didn't this game have another name called Pyros?

[@richmoney9348]

I hope bring this game to switch

[@thirteenthirtyseven4730]

It’s on the Japanese physical release of M2 Shot Triggers’ Hishou Same!Same!Same! as part if their Toaplan Arcade Garage series.

[@vasilisdermertzis480]

♥️♥️♥️ΝΟΣΤΑΛΓΙΑ♥️♥️♥️

[@AntranikMinassian]

Thanks for taking me back in time. Feels like 1987 the simple times in video games. 🥰😍😜🥹

[@raulcaceres9547]

Este juego lo jugaba 8 o 10 veces al día nunca me cansaba de el, hermosos recuerdos hasta hacía chistes con el viejito que te vendía las armas avía un vecino igual jajaja 😂🤭, la verdad que mucha gracias por subirlo genio