Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble II - Versions Comparison (HD 60 FPS)

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Now it’s time to compare Rainbow Islands (レインボーアイランド) (Taito 1987) in this video, that features gameplay of the following versions:
0:00 Arcade (1987)
1:01 Arcade (Extra) (1988)
2:01 ZX Spectrum (1989)
2:57 Commodore 64 / C64 (1989)
3:44 Amstrad CPC (1989)
4:54 NES / Famicom (Japan Version) (1988)
6:00 NES / Famicom (USA Version) (1991)
6:54 NES / Famicom (Europe Version) (1991)
7:56 Amiga (1989)
8:53 Atari ST (1989)
10:05 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive (1990)
10:59 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive (Extra Version) (1990)
11:46 FM Towns (1992)
12:31 PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD (1993)
13:34 Master System / SMS (1993)
14:40 PlayStation / PS1 (1996)
15:26 PlayStation / PS1 (Enhanced Version) (1996)
16:12 Sega Saturn (1996)
16:56 Sega Saturn (Enhanced Version) (1996)
17:41 PC DOS (1996)
18:26 PC DOS (Enhanced Version) (1996)
19:11 WonderSwan (2000)
20:00 Game Boy Color / GBC (2001)
21:16 J2ME / Java Mobile (2005)
22:24 PlayStation 2 PS2 / Xbox / Windows (2005)
23:14 PlayStation 2 PS2 (2007)
24:02 BONUS: Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure (2009)
Rainbow Islands it's the former sequel of Taito's Hit Bubble Bobble, although the gameplay is radically different of the first installment in the series. Watch our Bubble Bobble Versions Comparison here!
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In the following systems, the game can be found under the following names:
WonderSwan (2000) - Rainbow Islands Putty's Party
PlayStation 2 / Xbox / Windows (2005) - Taito Legends (Bundle pack)
PlayStation 2 (2007) - Taito Memories II Jōkan
We've included Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure, released in 2009 for Wii and Xbox 360. Although we don't consider this game as a remake because of the different level layout among other changes, we've included it as a bonus.
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  • @retrosutra
    @retrosutra2 ай бұрын

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  • @Xalerdane
    @Xalerdane3 жыл бұрын

    I’m starting to think that that wizard did Bub a favor when he turned him into a dinosaur.

  • @alexplaysgames5724

    @alexplaysgames5724

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @brokenear1839

    @brokenear1839

    2 жыл бұрын

    i think he did too,but they didn’t turn into dinosaurs he tured them into dragons

  • @MikeRox83
    @MikeRox833 жыл бұрын

    So many hours lost to the ZX Spectrum port as a kid. The arcade version is a timeless classic along with Bubble Bobble.

  • @ApvCoffee
    @ApvCoffee3 жыл бұрын

    I like the clever movement into each style in the beginning

  • @samuelthehobo4441

    @samuelthehobo4441

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought it looked really cool, what if it was used for versions of games that used the same sized sprites? That’d be interesting.

  • @MRTN_theboy

    @MRTN_theboy

    3 жыл бұрын

    i remember you

  • @ApvCoffee

    @ApvCoffee

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MRTN_theboy lol hello

  • @shuckylad
    @shuckylad3 жыл бұрын

    Rumour has it the amstrad cpc version is still rendering frames.

  • @igordantasneres6103

    @igordantasneres6103

    Жыл бұрын

    Played it today, very playable

  • @MrKopyer
    @MrKopyer3 жыл бұрын

    Back in the days, I played de NES USA version with my older sister when I was a kid. I loved so much.

  • @_Seagie

    @_Seagie

    3 жыл бұрын

    it's a gem

  • @rockmanzeromodernday941

    @rockmanzeromodernday941

    3 жыл бұрын

    I also played the Japanese Famicom version. It's great!

  • @smalon75
    @smalon753 жыл бұрын

    One of my favourite Amiga games and I prefer its music over the arcade.

  • @andreinoooo

    @andreinoooo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amiga was not famous for the accuracy on arcade ports, but this is one of the best. I remember playing it a lot

  • @endoflevelboss

    @endoflevelboss

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@andreinoooo there were loads of arcade ports that were great likenesses on the Amiga: Rod-Land, Toki, The NewZealand Story, Puzznic, Silkworm, Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters...

  • @andreinoooo

    @andreinoooo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@endoflevelboss I played all those you mentioned, some of them were actually above the average. Rod-land was somewhat buggy (maybe not fully compatible with 2.04). Another great conversion: Marble madness. Now, I don’t wanna make a list, but my point is that arcade ports were not Amiga’s forte, as they were instead for machines like the X68000.

  • @jimkrom

    @jimkrom

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@endoflevelboss don't forget the two best (in my opinion) amiga arcade ports of all time, ghosts'n'goblibs and snow bros...

  • @bennel3588

    @bennel3588

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jimkrom Ghosts N Goblins and Snow Bros. Are from Capcom. I played Snow Bros., but never played Ghosts N Goblins.

  • @troywright359
    @troywright3593 жыл бұрын

    I get anxiety every time you don't grab a diamond or potion

  • @thefunkdroid2777

    @thefunkdroid2777

    3 жыл бұрын

    When he CHOOSES to get fruit instead of a potion. :____(

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    You don't really need them if you already have them

  • @AntoDoppiaH

    @AntoDoppiaH

    3 жыл бұрын

    Potion? I’ve ever thought it was a vase ahahah

  • @Scripture-Man

    @Scripture-Man

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, just his whole style of playing bugs me. He's obviously not too experienced. A lot of the players on KZread seem to just shoot rainbows aimlessly and don't "shoot and smash" very much. They also create rainbows to walk on instead of simply jumping.

  • @Scripture-Man

    @Scripture-Man

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also, when the player doesn't grab a diamond, most of the time that's the right thing to do, since you're supposed to collect them in the correct rainbow order from red to violet to unlock the game's secrets. Though I highly doubt this player knew that! LOL

  • @SergeyEybog
    @SergeyEybog2 жыл бұрын

    Towering Adventure surely feels strange. It's not bad, but the change of style transformed it from a cute fantasy game about the magical world into something else. Also, I never knew Ocean did their own version for NES.

  • @Dasan1111
    @Dasan11113 жыл бұрын

    You guys could find out game BGM was changed after 1993 (PC Engine version). That was because of copyright infringement of BGM. The original one was based on famous song: "Over the Rainbow."

  • @_Seagie
    @_Seagie3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't realize how many versions there are. Good stuff 👍🏼

  • @RoseSupreme
    @RoseSupreme3 жыл бұрын

    Rainbow Islands... wow. I remember playing this on GBA via a pirated cartridge containing lots of NES games, both original and pirated hacks. EDIT: The version was the Japanese version since that was the original tune I fondly remember.

  • @Scripture-Man
    @Scripture-Man3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I never realized there were so many great conversions of this! I love the original NES version - not at all arcade-accurate, but so cute! :-) WonderSwan is cute too, never even heard of that console before! The Turbografix and FM Towns were stunning early conversions, as good as it gets - hard to believe the Japanese got to play home versions at that quality, while here in Europe we were playing Atari ST and Amiga. I don't like the later versions with changed music, especially the enhanced versions - all those clouds in the background look such a mess! :-(

  • @Bloodreign1
    @Bloodreign13 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see the Taito Memories version included as Taito fleshed the music back out, at least to something similiar to the original game, but not quite the same because of copyright of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I do have the US and Japanese Taito PS2 compilations, and outside of the US exclusive games, I strictly adhere to the Japanese PS2 compilations. Versions of this I own: NES PS1 Taito Legends 2 PS2 Taito Legends 2 PC Both regular and Extra on two different Taito Memories compilations PS2 PC Engine CD Sega Mega Drive (because it saw no US release, so no Genesis)

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    The PS2 release should be the ultimate one, but unfortunately I found it nearly unplayable due to minor input lag, which really affects the timing on the movement tech in this game. And since we're flexing :P Versions of this I own: Arcade NES (Japanese) NES (European) PC Engine CD PS2 Taito Memories I guess that's it. Would really love to try the MegaDrive version some time. It's really hard to compete with the arcade original, it just controls perfectly.

  • @bennel3588

    @bennel3588

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sumez4369 I did not know you could own the arcade version. I have Taito Legends 1 and 2. I wonder how the game gets affected in the collection.

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bennel3588 of course, it can be bought and owned like any other game :) it's getting quite expensive at this point though, and it wasn't even cheap back when I got originally it

  • @bennel3588

    @bennel3588

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sumez4369 In Wal-Mart, I saw arcade game machines going on sale.

  • @bluescat581

    @bluescat581

    2 жыл бұрын

    PS2 version is goat!

  • @alexandervalle525
    @alexandervalle5253 жыл бұрын

    I hope atari 8 bits have its own version some day.

  • @bennel3588

    @bennel3588

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you mean that you wish it did? That machine is old, so I think no more games are being made for it, but it's a shame that there was not an Atari 8 bits version.

  • @alexandervalle525

    @alexandervalle525

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bennel3588 shame, certainly is. But I'm pretty sure tgat Atari can !!!

  • @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes
    @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes3 жыл бұрын

    First played this on the C64, Fantastic game and one of my fave arcade games of all time. I play this quite a lot on the Sega Saturn - it has an enhanced addition which slightly upgrades the graphics.

  • @Bloodreign1

    @Bloodreign1

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Saturn version, like the PS1 version, is based off the Amiga port, which does not have the last 3 hidden worlds.

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    """"upgrades""""

  • @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes

    @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Bloodreign1 Thats ok, i never beat Doh's world ever. LOL

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    5:09 The most sentimental and nostalgic music on the NES (although I never knew this game)

  • @stevejennings3960
    @stevejennings39603 жыл бұрын

    Such a shame how poor the master system version was considering the version of bubble bobble is epic!

  • @jasonlee7816

    @jasonlee7816

    3 жыл бұрын

    Both Sega Master System ports have the same flickering sprites issue they are equally as bad as each other

  • @TMS9918A

    @TMS9918A

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was good, but it was just a port of the NES version. They should have at least made the sprites look more like the arcade.

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonlee7816 Master System BB is actually relatively close to the original game, though. The Famicom Rainbow Islands (which was pretty much directly ported to Master system) is really an *entirely different game*. The stage layout is all different, and some of the locations have been switched around (with an all new Kiki Kaikai one added), new enemy types are thrown in, and the boss fights work completely differently too. It's a fun game, but not even close close to as great as the original. :\

  • @andreinoooo
    @andreinoooo3 жыл бұрын

    The Game Boy Color version has the music of Bubble Bobble 1, how hilarious

  • @WorldIsOnReanimatedSWV

    @WorldIsOnReanimatedSWV

    3 жыл бұрын

    A Go Playing Wonderswan 19:11

  • @xpdev0

    @xpdev0

    4 ай бұрын

    The original theme still exists in the Game Boy Color version, it's just hidden

  • @sonicmaario

    @sonicmaario

    25 күн бұрын

    The boy you play as is apparently ment to be bub in his human form

  • @phauloriquelme2657
    @phauloriquelme26573 жыл бұрын

    20:19 The Gameboy Color Version has Bubble Bobble Music

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    The arcade version (and most ports I'd assume) has Bubble Bobble music also

  • @OfficialIvy2006

    @OfficialIvy2006

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sumez4369 Because It's A Bubble Bobble Sequel.

  • @changgyuu2648

    @changgyuu2648

    19 күн бұрын

    Probably all versions have a bubble bobble stage, and then that music plays.

  • @reaper84
    @reaper843 жыл бұрын

    The spectrum port looks awesome. Even with both music and sound. Wow

  • @Ezyasnos

    @Ezyasnos

    3 жыл бұрын

    All the home computer ports are very good for once!

  • @SergeyEybog

    @SergeyEybog

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, good old Speccy managed to perform pretty well. Low framerate and much fewer colors, of course, but the gameplay was still solid.

  • @Zerbey

    @Zerbey

    2 жыл бұрын

    They mangled the music though, the Spectrum was capable of better!

  • @Daz555Daz

    @Daz555Daz

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@Zerbeyit would not surprise me if there was a hack of this now with the ST music instead.

  • @tssf
    @tssf3 жыл бұрын

    It's interesting the NES version changed the melody since it probably sounded too similar to "somewhere over the rainbow" Edit: it seems most of the North American versions have the same alternate melody

  • @samuelthehobo4441

    @samuelthehobo4441

    3 жыл бұрын

    It would interesting to see someone like Universal sue someone just because their main theme sounded a bit too similar to Somewhere over the Rainbow

  • @toastrave7820

    @toastrave7820

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@samuelthehobo4441 well Nintendo was sued by Universal for Donkey Kong

  • @samuelthehobo4441

    @samuelthehobo4441

    3 жыл бұрын

    Toast Rave true, universal thought Donkey Kong looked like King Kong. I think King Kong was in the public domain or something like that.

  • @nasanchez964

    @nasanchez964

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toastrave7820 have you seen the documentary series in Netflix called "high score"? They were sued, but they won thanks to their lawyer, whose last name was "Kirby", and then they dedicated him the game we all know.

  • @mrmadmight266

    @mrmadmight266

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think at this point in time they may not even have to change the song anymore since i belive the somewhere over the rainbow song was made around 1939. chances are that maybe it's a public domain song now.

  • @ekolite8224
    @ekolite82243 жыл бұрын

    Probably liked the Saturn versions the best, but the Nes/Famicom had their own charm as well.

  • @TheStuka41
    @TheStuka413 жыл бұрын

    Lo jugué en Atari ST y aún lo hago actualmente. Es increíble como un juego tan simple puede sacarme tanto de mis casillas! No recuerdo haber dicho más burradas jugando a ningún otro juego. La conversión de Graftgold era casi perfecta, uno de los mejores juegos la historia para Atari ST. No pasa de moda.

  • @noobypants1567
    @noobypants15673 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad to see people still remember this game

  • @bad_atgames

    @bad_atgames

    2 жыл бұрын

    I randomly thought of it and looked this up when I realized the music in the OG arcade one wasnt the same as the Taito Legends PS2/XBOX version

  • @noobypants1567

    @noobypants1567

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bad_atgames yay people still remember this game

  • @Games-bw5ee
    @Games-bw5ee3 жыл бұрын

    Your version comparison videos are really great. One thing I wish, is for you to include more split-screen clips at the end of the video (similar to your intros). It wouldn't need to be perfectly synchronised like your great intros, just some general side-by-side, split-screen comparison clips at the conclusion of the video. Keep it up!

  • @DDRUTOU
    @DDRUTOU3 жыл бұрын

    For Wii and XBOX 360???? I had no idea this game was still going strong then. Heck, I was surprised to learn of a Genesis version 10 years ago. I thought it was just an NES game

  • @steuph1976
    @steuph19763 жыл бұрын

    I was really excited about this game on the Atari ST then I remember it was in limbo for a while and I was gutted but it was worth the wait. Like Bubble Bobble it had plenty of pretty good ports actually !

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bubble Bobble has plenty of "good" ports, but it's also the kind of game where anything short of arcade perfect really isn't acceptable if you want to consider it the same game, and there's no perfect port of it until the recent Arcade Archives release on PS4.

  • @steuph1976

    @steuph1976

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sumez4369 Maybe. Really I was 13 when I played the Atari ST version and it was great enough for me, even the NES version, I played it quite a bit when I bought the NES Mini and I though it still played fine. I think these videos are interesting because they put all versions side by side, but context is everything. We didn't have the same expectations then, and we didn't have the same access to the originals anyway, so it mattered much less. The really bad Tiertex ones, even then, I disliked, but Bubble Bobble or indeed Rainbow Islands on the ST, I just loved playing these games. They were great games in themselves, whether you cared about how arcade perfect they were or not.

  • @noaht2005

    @noaht2005

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sumez4369 just noticed your pfp

  • @danielfeichtner3654
    @danielfeichtner36543 жыл бұрын

    It's funny to hear the sound of Bubble Bobble in the GB Version.😊

  • @JonniTheDodger_GameDev
    @JonniTheDodger_GameDev3 жыл бұрын

    All I know, the xbox version at the end is dire..

  • @noaht2005

    @noaht2005

    3 жыл бұрын

    At least the music is good

  • @BlargMeister
    @BlargMeister3 жыл бұрын

    the PAL NES version definitely sounds like an 8-bit version of a song with lyrics, at least from listening to how the melody is. Even feels like a song I recognise. If anyone has any insight on this, I'd certainly be interested :)

  • @Uaitdevil
    @Uaitdevil3 жыл бұрын

    i swear i tough i was crazy, i remember clearly playing a different version of the nes port when i was little compared to the rom i tried several years later.. so europe actually got a different game. really, i couldnt find my old game anymore and i tough i just imagined it or that my childhood made me see it in a whole different way.

  • @rockmanzeromodernday941
    @rockmanzeromodernday9413 жыл бұрын

    0:17 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Arcade version) 5:05 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Famicom exclusive, Japan version) 6:10 A little tuned, but, eh, it's fine I guess. (NES, USA version) 7:09 Same as the arcade version with different music! (Europe version, made by Ocean) 19:24 It's similar to Somewhere over the rainbow. (Wonderswan Japan exclusive) 20:19 Bubble Bobble! (Game Boy Color) 22:38 It is missing the melody. (Playstation 2/ Xbox / Windows) 23:27 Oh no, again?! It's missing the melody! (Playstation 2)

  • @WorldIsOnReanimatedSWV

    @WorldIsOnReanimatedSWV

    3 жыл бұрын

    What If USA Verison 6:00

  • @polanco5489

    @polanco5489

    Жыл бұрын

    As for 20:19, the original Somewhere Over the Rainbow theme is still included in the Game Boy Colour version! Pretty wild, ain't it?

  • @Mikebumpful

    @Mikebumpful

    Ай бұрын

    I prefer the version without the melody to the random sounding «modified version» melody. That way I can hum the original Somewhere-derived melody over the bassline… It seems Taito took the lesson and referenced a public domain instead song in Parasol Stars (Edvard Grieg's «Wedding at Troldhaugen»)

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    1:16 Nice... One of The Best graphics versión

  • @jasminejohnston6393
    @jasminejohnston63933 жыл бұрын

    Some versions have different music (for example the Game Boy Colour version has the Bubble Bobble theme) because the arcade version’s theme tune is actually Somewhere Over The Rainbow which is a licensed song

  • @LaySuperMarioLover
    @LaySuperMarioLover3 жыл бұрын

    Uploaded on my 21st birthday! Coincidence, but it fits with the whole Rainbow Island astetic!

  • @lmcgregoruk
    @lmcgregoruk3 жыл бұрын

    I like how the GBC version just straight up uses the music from Bubble Bobble. Also I'm still annoyed with you guys Bubble Bobble comparison for not using the 128K version of Bubble Bobble for the ZX Spectrum, the one that actually had music. If you're going to make a video comparison with Spectrum games in it, make sure that you use the 128K version if one is available, since it's more likely to have extra stuff. It's like I watched the whole Bubble Bobble video to compare the music, then it gets to ZX Spectrum and it has NO music, people will assume it didn't have music on the ZX Spectrum now, when in fact only the 48K version didn't have music.

  • @eugencorcodel7026

    @eugencorcodel7026

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Nic ZeroNineEightOneThreeTwoThree why are you yelling

  • @rockmanzeroconfused2509

    @rockmanzeroconfused2509

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure.

  • @noaht2005

    @noaht2005

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even the 48k had music in some games, but I get your point

  • @darkrena
    @darkrena3 жыл бұрын

    Moar people need to appreciate this...

  • @VideoGameAnimationStudy
    @VideoGameAnimationStudy3 жыл бұрын

    How the hell did they get away with simply porting it as it was to the PS1? Like, barely any additions. Well....apart from that second version. (That'll teach me to type and watch..)

  • @sonicphoenix7

    @sonicphoenix7

    3 жыл бұрын

    broo I didn't expect to find you here

  • @ThomTomful

    @ThomTomful

    3 жыл бұрын

    They bundled it (and the enhanced version) with Bubble Bobble to make a collection, and sold it cheap. I'm pretty sure that in the UK it was a £30 game, rather than the usual £45 of a new title.

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean "get away with"?

  • @jasonlee7816

    @jasonlee7816

    3 жыл бұрын

    +Morten Riis Svendsen if or when an arcade game is ported to a computer or a console sometimes it is done in a cost cutting, incompetent, lazy, rushed way because of deadlines

  • @MikeRox83

    @MikeRox83

    3 жыл бұрын

    In Japan they seemed perfectly content buying Arcade conversions on single discs (budget price mind) hence the Sega Ages etc. In Europe Rainbow Islands + Enhanced came in a compilation with a great port of Bubble Bobble too for I think it was £19.99 RRP. I poured hours into the Saturn version.

  • @noaht2005
    @noaht2005 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting there were 3 nes versions: surprisingly the eu version looks the most faithful

  • @andi346208
    @andi3462089 ай бұрын

    Good 8-bit computer conversions - especially the ZX Spectrum.

  • @franklinmadrid591
    @franklinmadrid5913 жыл бұрын

    I played this game for the first time in 2007 (NES version) I used to play this with my dad in a "DVD" player that had like an emulator incorporated for 8 bit games. My dad still alive BTW.

  • @bennel3588

    @bennel3588

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did you get it from a game-trading store?

  • @TrainmasterCurt
    @TrainmasterCurt3 жыл бұрын

    The Mega-Drive Rainbow 🌈 Islands 🏝 Extra is the best, arcade perfect graphics, and the music sounds even better than the arcade version! I got a copy CIB from Japan on it’s way for only $117.75 with shipping! The good part too is my Super Retro Trio + has a region switch for Genesis/Mega-Drive. Can’t wait to play it!

  • @Quiquelin
    @Quiquelin Жыл бұрын

    I love Master System version. It has one level plus. At the end of the levels you are able to choice between talk with your friend to get tips about the history or obtain an item.

  • @1973you3ma
    @1973you3ma3 жыл бұрын

    ZXスペクトラムやコモドール64やアムストラッドCPCやアミガの プログラマーは凄いよ凄すぎるよ!!

  • @rolingthunder8612
    @rolingthunder86123 жыл бұрын

    the taito memmories version of the Rainbow islands main theme was also used in rainbow islands revolution for the ds.

  • @puissantpoisson
    @puissantpoisson3 жыл бұрын

    I should look into more versions, I played the NES version (couldn't finish it as a kid), Game Boy Color version (which I finished) and the taito legends version when I was younger, then later the Wonderswan version (this one is actually quite short, only 5 islands, but the cute cutscenes with portraits of the characters makes up for it entirely in my opinion, even if I can't read a word of it, somehow it is my favorite so far despite being shorter, not having actual colors, and featuring a different cast).

  • @robintst
    @robintst3 жыл бұрын

    Never even knew about Towering Adventure... the side on view and design of the player character doesn't feel right imo. Looks like it was created for an entirely different game. The old-fashion chibi sprites will always maintain their charm.

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is an entirely different game though. Toweing Adventure has pretty much nothing to do with the original game outside of the overall theme. :) It's terrible though, don't bother with it.

  • @rebelfleettrooper9881

    @rebelfleettrooper9881

    3 жыл бұрын

    It looks like a SEGA game IME.

  • @bennel3588

    @bennel3588

    2 жыл бұрын

    I do like the graphics, but I hate the game. My brother and I played it, and it was too hard.

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    12:51 Best music in the story

  • @Sliceoflife007
    @Sliceoflife0072 жыл бұрын

    5:06 I played this version in my childhood ❤️

  • @jaysmith2858
    @jaysmith28583 жыл бұрын

    Why is the Gameboy colour version using the music from "Bubble Bobble"?

  • @luisreyes1963

    @luisreyes1963

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering that as well. 🤔

  • @Bloodreign1

    @Bloodreign1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably due to the original versions Over the Rainbow theme, which Taito never copyrighted for the game as the person who wrote the song for Wizard of Oz owned the property.

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    8:16 *THE BEST VERSION OF RAIMBOW FRIENDS*

  • @AutoFirePad
    @AutoFirePad3 жыл бұрын

    Un juego precioso casi en cualquier plataforma. Jugué poco al arcade, un poquito más al amstrad y muucho en pc, en este último no dejaban usar continues a partir de la isla de los robots, lo que fue mi tortura! Extraña y decepcionante conversión en NES no europea. Raro fondo en la megadrive y curiosamente la música de la bubble en GBC. Mención especial con aplauso para la conversión de spectrum por sacar tanto color!!!

  • @diecarro79
    @diecarro793 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to have the midi files from the Java version. They must sound great with good patches.

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    19:29 the best music with the besrst grapichs

  • @antoniojoserunez4165
    @antoniojoserunez41653 жыл бұрын

    I played the NES version without jumping.

  • @rockmanzeroconfused2509

    @rockmanzeroconfused2509

    3 жыл бұрын

    Using the Rainbows to guide you? Nice job!

  • @andrewbutler9533
    @andrewbutler95333 жыл бұрын

    I guess the Marty or Megadrive are best then (aside from the PCB). The PS2 Taito compilation version has altered music due to copyright, as per Bombjack. I tend to play the arcade JAMMA cab at arcade club and the megadrive version on the megadrive mini at home. Had it on speccy and amiga back in the day. An all time favourite of mine! 👍

  • @c.s.hayden3022
    @c.s.hayden30225 ай бұрын

    The rainbows were only yellow, but the ZX Spectrum did NOT give up.

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond Жыл бұрын

    As it goes along the music keeps drifting closer to "Can I copy your homework?" "Yeah, but change it a little so the teacher doesn't notice"

  • @bryanpasian
    @bryanpasian Жыл бұрын

    I love how the soundtrack is a clear reference to “somewhere over the rainbow” and then the later versions gave up because someone probably noticed 😂

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    16:31 Saturn Raimbow Friends????.... Nice

  • @WusterWasti
    @WusterWasti3 жыл бұрын

    The GBC version looks the most fun to play honestly. Faster Movement, great FPS and the music is dope.

  • @EvilOtto580

    @EvilOtto580

    2 жыл бұрын

    They used the bubble bobble music for it.

  • @polanco5489

    @polanco5489

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@EvilOtto580 // And despite that, the original music is still in the game, albeit unused!

  • @EvilOtto580

    @EvilOtto580

    Жыл бұрын

    @@polanco5489 interesting.

  • @ryzmaker11
    @ryzmaker113 жыл бұрын

    The Mega Drive version seems very good for a 1990, 4 meg cartridge release and was the first to include the extra mode. Oddly enough though, the background in the normal mode is the same black background as in the extra mode. The music is excellent in both modes. The FM Towns is the only other version that I know that also has the extra mode. Both systems shares the iconic YM2612 sound chip BTW.

  • @darkerfalcon3747
    @darkerfalcon37477 ай бұрын

    The PC Engine CD version is arguably the best version of the game: -Arcade Perfect -Enhanced Arcade Music -Have the chance to replay previous island (useful, in case you fail to get the big diamond in one island). -JPop music in the good ending (Like a Butterfly)

  • @TailsTube
    @TailsTube2 ай бұрын

    I love how they got so lazy with the 22:38 port that they just straight-up removed the main instrument, resulting in no actual melody.

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    9:18 *THE BEST 8BIT VERSIÓN OF RAIMBOW FRIENDS*

  • @phauloriquelme2657
    @phauloriquelme26573 жыл бұрын

    CD Audio for The PC Engine CD Version has Reverb

  • @tchortaff1750
    @tchortaff17503 жыл бұрын

    Maybe because it is from my childhood but I think NES Japan version is the best. Both visually and audially.

  • @phauloriquelme2657
    @phauloriquelme26573 жыл бұрын

    0:11 This Bass on this Version Sounds like a Sonic Game on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    Both are using a similar Yamaha FM chip

  • @mastersproutgamer9327
    @mastersproutgamer932710 ай бұрын

    Someday, Gaming History Source would come in and do a comparison remake of Rainbow Islands, once he gets his new Windows 7 PC.

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    14:10 the best music of all sega

  • @NickBFTD
    @NickBFTD3 жыл бұрын

    On the C64 the "worms" have beards like they are in disguise.

  • @dynamoexe
    @dynamoexe5 ай бұрын

    Nice videoo, just noticed that the psp version is missing, but kinda deviates from the original idea a bit, so its not the biggest loss

  • @antipirater8392
    @antipirater83923 жыл бұрын

    Atari ST feels like im in a rave party

  • @RiayToons
    @RiayToons3 жыл бұрын

    The Xbox360/Wii is the Hamish Mcdonald mix of all the versions of the game.

  • @xcom457
    @xcom4573 жыл бұрын

    mmm arcade for secret level,playstation and saturn for remaster.

  • @pchound5962
    @pchound59622 жыл бұрын

    So many versions had to alter its music to avoid copyright infringement. Otherwise, Dorothy wouldn't have been pleased.

  • @carn9507
    @carn95073 жыл бұрын

    Amuses me that the Amstrad is the only 8 bit to have all 7 colours in it's rainbows.

  • @mwaawm
    @mwaawm9 ай бұрын

    Maybe an emulator issue but the sound seems messed up in this recording of the Amstrad CPC version, which is the best of the 8 bit versions by far.

  • @enzof_rancisco
    @enzof_rancisco11 ай бұрын

    Is it just me or does the classical music reference the iconic melody "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"?

  • @TheRealSteelAlex
    @TheRealSteelAlex6 ай бұрын

    For the classic old versions, I say the PS 1 version was the best, it played the game well, it looked good enough, and it just did everything right.

  • @DarkwingGeese
    @DarkwingGeese3 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P., NES / Famicom (Europe Version) (1991)

  • @Eastsea2
    @Eastsea2 Жыл бұрын

    What is the FM towns? So wonderful sounds

  • @barrywallace2744

    @barrywallace2744

    6 ай бұрын

    Japanese only PC released in 89 and discontinued in 97. It was home to some good arcade ports, but was always behind it's rival the X68000 which was more powerful had better sound capabilities parallax scrolling and also the FM Towns was more expensive.

  • @Eastsea2
    @Eastsea2 Жыл бұрын

    What happened to xbox and ps2 and windows(2005)version?

  • @raid1946
    @raid19463 жыл бұрын

    Why do some versions show the ghost from bubble bobble spinning when the insects die?

  • @jamesdearnley3216

    @jamesdearnley3216

    3 жыл бұрын

    You could find an item called the crystal ball. It turned all dead enemies into bubble bobble sprites.

  • @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi
    @sonicthehedgehog_1234offi9 ай бұрын

    15:07 Play Station 6??? Nice

  • @Offensive_Username
    @Offensive_Username3 жыл бұрын

    Why does this video feature bonus footage that is different from the main gameplay, when other comparison videos didn't have such versions?

  • @retrosutra

    @retrosutra

    3 жыл бұрын

    sometimes, when a different game keeps a similar in core gameplay with its parent, we include it in the video in the last place, always stating in the description that we include it as a bonus.

  • @troywright359

    @troywright359

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like it. Don't put the uploader off doing this.

  • @christianfigueroa9672
    @christianfigueroa96723 жыл бұрын

    amo es juego jugue el de nes y el de nintendo ds el revoution

  • @jaitheminecraftgamer5046
    @jaitheminecraftgamer50463 жыл бұрын

    Let’s Compare Rainbow Islands 1: Arcade (1987) 2: Arcade (Extra Version) (1988) 3: Zx Spectrum (1989) 4: Commodore 64 (1989) 5: Amstrad Cpc (1989) 6: NES (Japan) (1988) 7: NES (USA) (1991) 8: NES (Europe) (1991) 9: Amiga (1989) 10: Atari St (1989) 11: Sega Genesis (Original Mode) (1990) 12: Sega Genesis (Extra Mode) (1990) 13: Fm Towns (1992) 14: Pc Engine CD (1993) 15: Master System (1993) 16: Playstation (1996) 17: Playstation (Enhanced Version) (1996) 18: Sega Saturn (1996) 19: Sega Saturn (Enhanced Version) (1996) 20: Pc Dos (1996) 21: Pc Dos (Enhanced Version) (1996) 22: Wonderswan (2000) 23: Game Boy Colour (2001) 24: J2me (2005) 25: Playstation 2 / Xbox / Windows (2005) 26: Playstation 2 (2007) 27: Xbox 360 / Wii (2009)

  • @Zerbey
    @Zerbey2 жыл бұрын

    I think the only one you're missing is the Acorn RISC OS port, and I'm convinced it had a slightly different arrangement of the main theme. Perhaps my memory is faulty.

  • @TheLemminkainen
    @TheLemminkainen3 жыл бұрын

    PC E +AMIGA my favs :)

  • @doug8171
    @doug81713 жыл бұрын

    wow! Europe NES version so much different!

  • @Crftbt
    @Crftbt2 жыл бұрын

    Sega Saturn and the 2007 PS2 version sound the best :)

  • @doug8171
    @doug81713 жыл бұрын

    zx spectrum version looks nice!

  • @aflhabalafhabab
    @aflhabalafhabab3 жыл бұрын

    Wait, what about that Rainbow Islands Revolution game for the DS?

  • @macstar8317
    @macstar83172 жыл бұрын

    What the hell happened to the music in the PS1, Saturn and FM Towns versions?

  • @polanco5489

    @polanco5489

    5 ай бұрын

    They have to alter the music due to possible legal issues regarding the "Over the Rainbow" motifs on the theme. The last release to use it was the Game Boy Colour version, albeit hidden away. The FM Towns version is just the extra version. That's it.

  • @tyreecesmith434
    @tyreecesmith4343 жыл бұрын

    Why does some sprites from Bubble Bobble appear when killing a enemy in some versions?

  • @jasonlee7816

    @jasonlee7816

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rainbow Islands is a 1987 sequel to the Bubble Bobble arcade game

  • @sumez4369

    @sumez4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's an item in the arcade version that turns enemies into that when they die. It has no effect outside of that.

  • @leap123_
    @leap123_3 жыл бұрын

    So, the GBC version literally uses Bubble Bobble music, not the arcade music or Somewhere Over the Rainbow music (weird they didn't get sued by using Somewhere Over the Rainbow music, and thank god that music is in puic domain now)

  • @sharptoothtrex4486
    @sharptoothtrex44865 ай бұрын

    I like the Arcade and Sega Genesis versions.

  • @hunnybunny3716
    @hunnybunny3716Ай бұрын

    Also the GBC,he was so fast than road runner,others are slow.

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