Rastan Longplay (Arcade) [60 FPS]
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Developed and published by Taito in 1987
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The 1980's was a decade of that saw the rise of electronic music, shoulder pads, massive hair and significant social and economic reform. Seemingly, it was also a time where popular culture was full of muscle-bound action heroes, clad in little more than a furry loincloth and sporting a massive broadsword.
This was in no small part due to the release of the first movie adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Barbarian", which starred 80's action icon, Arnold Scharzenegger. With high-fantasy becoming increasingly popular, video games seemed like the perfect vehicle for the genre.
Rastan (or Rastan Saga in Japan) is a side-scrolling action game based in such a high-fantasy setting. The player controls the titular hero during several of the adventures that would eventually see him become king.
Each of the game's six levels begins with an open-air section set against the backdrop of unforgiving terrain and huge mountain ranges, clearly trying to convey the sense of being on an epic journey in dangerous lands. Each of these levels is full of deadly falls, pits and other hazards that cause instant death should Rastan blunder into them, so good timing and jumping skills are essential to victory.
The second part of each level typically takes place inside a fortress that Rastan must conquer. These sections have greater verticality the outdoor sections, with Rastan shimmying up chains and falling down steep drops in order to find the exit. These level culminates in a one-on-one fight against a touch boss character with the player having to learn the enemy's various attack patterns and to attack at the right moment.
Natural hazards and traps are not the only things standing between Rastan and victory. A menagerie of mythical beasts and deadly foes block Rastan's path, all of which must be either killed or avoided. Rastan's default weapon is a two-handed sword (not completely unlike the Atlantean sword wielded by Conan), although additional weapons can be collected that upgrade range, attack power or add projectiles. The weapons only last a limited amount of time before reverting to the sword, so it's a good idea to press on to makes as much use of the weapon before it vanishes.
One of the game's more interesting features is the range of power-ups available in the game and their individual effects. Health can be topped up by collecting vials of blue liquid, whilst red potions are poison and should be avoided. Items such as the shield, cuirass and cloak will actually reduce the amount of damage that Rastan takes from enemy attacks for a short time, whilst rings and amulets will increase the number of points received for killing enemies. Once an item is collected, a small icon appears at the bottom of the screen to indicate that an effect is active, which is a nice touch. Such power-up systems were certainly nothing new at the time of release, but Rastan's feels closer to those found in RPGs, not arcade games. Overall, this is a nice touch and fits well with the game's fantasy setting.
Whilst I think the designers did a great job with the game's aesthetics, I think they were less successful when making the game fun to play. Whilst most games typically deliver new content over the course of the full game, you've seen pretty much everything that Rastan has to offer within the first level. The level designs don't really change much over it's six levels.
The game is also notable for being quite difficult, where most of the traps kill you instantly and monsters drain huge chunks of health for merely touching them. Making the game especially challenging is the the fact that Rastan's health bar doesn't recharge between levels, with the amount of health gained by collecting potions is minimal. If you're lucky then you might find a golden ram's head that can completely refill Rastan's health, but these are few and far between and I don't recall ever seeing them drop before the second level.
I have mixed feelings when trying to decide on what I think about Rastan. On the one hand, the game's unique setting made it stand out when compared to it's arcade-based contemporaries and it's certainly a memorable game. On the other, the pacing issues and level of difficulty make it a game that I don't think it's one that I would really want to play for extended periods.
When presented with the inevitable 'Insert Coin to Continue' screen appears, I think I'd be more likely to walk away than put another coin in the slot.
#retrogaming
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The music on the first stage is simply amazing.
@Meanpooh
Жыл бұрын
👍
@ACLMSC
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, even now in 2023.
@justins6681
Жыл бұрын
@@ACLMSC I listen to a lot of electronic music, and it is pretty damned good even by 2023 standards. Kind of reminds me a bit of 90s Goa Trance. E.g Nilaya by Astral Projection
@alakbar7870
9 ай бұрын
It's the same music at the start of EVERY stage. 🤨
@cmaples
7 ай бұрын
Great point Jason. I was thinking about how good the music was for the game. Better than average in my humble opinion. I don't notice the music in many games (of course some don't have a running theme).
It felt good walking into the arcade hearing this music. It was every arcade.
@scarygarrysg1903
6 ай бұрын
For real, this is something lost today. I used to go into an arcade at a theme park nearby me growing up and just take in the sounds from every direction. Wish I still could..
@zacatkinson3926
5 ай бұрын
and Shinobi or the growling from the transformations in altered beast
@PlasticCogLiquid
2 ай бұрын
@@zacatkinson3926 Spyhunter always overpowered every other machine with that bassline. I could always find the arcade in an amusement park by following the Peter Gunn theme :D
This the real Conan game right here of the 1980’s. I liked rastan, rygar, 1942, mrs pack man , bad dudes, ninja gaiden , super Mario , etc.
@DanielSong39
Ай бұрын
Golden Axe
Some of the best music ever.
@Video-Games-Are-Fun
4 жыл бұрын
If ever there was music that says "The demons from hell are attacking", this is it
@JustWasted3HoursHere
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. And no one can walk as SMOOTHLY as Rastan can!
@fabiovasino7876
2 жыл бұрын
Wow Is very very food rastan🙏😁😉😉😅
@ziahhh
2 жыл бұрын
and to think that was recorded with general midi !
@javierperez-hi8ss
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite game 80sss decade forever
Incredible. I played this game almost every day at a cafe in a mall near me back in 1987 when I was 14. I probably never played this again after 1987, maybe ‘88…yet watching this now 35-36 later totally takes me back to those days as if they had been last week.
@madwestboy
6 ай бұрын
it was a blessing to be a kid during the arcade era. now because of youtube we can relive those nostalgic moments. the music and sound effects really takes me back
@heroicjourney2508
3 ай бұрын
I'm from Wales, UK, and I could've written that word for word and it would 100% apply to me. Games really are a universal language....Plus...The 80's was the last great decade to be a kid! Take me back man!
@LovellArt
23 күн бұрын
@@heroicjourney2508 I'm from Wales too! I remember going to Swansea ten pin bowling and playing Altered Beast in the arcade, so magical. A few year Slater out came the Megadrive and I finally had it at home!!
my favorite arcade of all time
Who could ever forget this Epic Soundtrack?
The sounds and the music transported me to Kemos liquor 1989. My freaking childhood
@JackieChiles007
3 жыл бұрын
It transported me back to the roller skating rink on Friday nights.
@cookiemunster2b
3 жыл бұрын
It transported me back to super s groceries after school
I must have blown more than $500 on this game at Sparkles roller rink and was never able to make it past the 2nd level.
@CheesyNoodlez
4 жыл бұрын
Travis Vaughan same :(
@SidJustice1
4 жыл бұрын
Me 3 🙃
I never knew this game had an ending. I spent so many quarters as a kid trying to get passed stage 2. Thanks for unlocking memory cores.
Oh the feels. One of the best of the 80s and the music production is incredible.
Goood childhood memories 1988,89 about 8 of us kids taking turns till we finally made it to the end. Probably spent bout $20 each a week for a whole year.
One of the best arcade games EVER!
@stephenhastings6696
Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed!
@atrain818
Жыл бұрын
I just plated it a handful of times at galloping ghost arcade this past weekend. It is pretty fun game. Mite have to try and get past all 6 levels
Of the thousands of arcade games I played when I was a kid this one was my 2nd favorite. Epic shit right here.
@RogueBoyScout
6 жыл бұрын
This and Twin Cobra ate my coins :)
@hanoisolo
2 жыл бұрын
You gonna leave us all hanging and not tell us what your first favorite is?
@Wardner213
2 жыл бұрын
@@hanoisolo LOL Yeah, top game for me was always Wardner. Awesome game, aesthetic and soundtrack 😀
@ozymandias1758
2 жыл бұрын
@@RogueBoyScout did you ever play Twin Eagle? Or Sky Shark
@peterworley4361
Жыл бұрын
Wardner!
Oh wow finally I found this after 34 years! I used to play this a lot! never forgot the music or asking my mom for just one more quarter
I was probably the best customer at that 7\11 store in my old neighbourhood when this game came out.
Not even Golden Axe can stand with the variety and quality of the monsters and bosses of Rastan, a timeless masterpiece imho. That and the barbarians also.
I think this game was the first adventure arcade game I ever played. It got me hooked up ever since and still liked it after all this years. Such good memories. When I saw it i say ta myself: "Yep. This game's based on "Conan The Barbarian/Destroyer".
The best music ever and a wide variety of enemies. Excellent graphics for it's time too.
He stated that he used to be a thief and a murderer..... but he’s selling himself short. He’s literally just trying to walk forwards, and there’s all these fucking freaky ass animals, Proto Dhalsims, and flying demons who are trying to kill him. Stealing? Just picking up treasure. Our hero is humble.
I first played this as a kid when I was abroad and was addicted to it. One hell of a game
An absolute gem of the arcade coin up era, and not only was a fantastic game in its time, the music was better. Imagine that!
This game was so difficult I rarely saw anyone get past the first half of the game, or so, when I was a kid. This guy makes it look easy but it's not.
@blkjedi
Жыл бұрын
It is hard as hell lol. I have the remake on PS3 (a Taito compilation) and I still cant make it past the first boss.
Second level music kicks in and you know the bats are about to start chasing you.
Did other people's Rastan arcade have a subwoofer in it? One of the reasons this game was an old favorite of mine was the great music that came out of an especially powerful sound system that most arcade cabinets didn't have.
@CopiousDoinksLLC
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of arcade cabinets back in the day were sold separately to the ROM boards. The arcade owners would buy the cabinet and then just swap the ROM boards out as they needed/when the games got old. This meant that the demand for arcade cabinets slightly outweighed the supply and it led to a lot of domestic suppliers creating custom cabinets for arcade owners on demand. After all, technology was a bit simpler back then and most qualified electricians/computer techs with the right parts could do it. It's entirely likely that your Rastan machine was one of these custom jobs with an extra subwoofer.
@katerinavialpando3620
2 жыл бұрын
I played a version of Rastan in Jackson Hole and one and Bryce Canyon and they both had that deep bass subwoofer sound. It gave me goosebumps
@sitiaishah8732
2 жыл бұрын
@@CopiousDoinksLLC tgh
@ozymandias1758
2 жыл бұрын
I remember the Flame sword making a satisfying THOOM THOOM sound when you swung it and shot the fireballs.. it had a distinct bassy tone, I wonder if it was one of these custom jobs?
@goodhumourwagon
6 ай бұрын
That's something I remember from arcades back then. Certain games had really great sound from their respective cabinets. This and Gorf are two arcade games that I remember always having great depth of sound and they were always cranked up!
The backgrounds and lighting effects are magnificent in this game--to say nothing, of course, of the fact that is has one of the all-time best scores for any classic coin-op. Great gameplay by this player, too.
Played this game a ton during my freshman year of college. We had a small arcade in our dorm and this was one of the staples. 35 years later I still enjoy watching this (and playing the game if I can find it locally).
played it so much, I could complete the entire game without dying once, too. An amazing game which still plays well today.
Came here for the music and nostalgia! Love to everyone that has left a comment here, we are all connected if you played this game! Long live the 80s, will never be the same!
Back at “Electric Playhouse” in Mount Kisco, NY. I MISS the old days of arcades. Not this Las Vegas/Disney World D&B (Dave and Busters) stuff.
@dinorocker8647
2 жыл бұрын
Same here, arcades today are nothin' more than glorified casinos for kids today, now there are still arcades today that are more like the ones you remember, but ya gotta like look 'em up, but yeah your totally right.
Still easily one of the greatest soundtracks of any arcade game, ever.
nothing brings me back to my childhood like Rastan! I was 11 years old playing this in the movie theatre lobby growing up in Tempe AZ!
Rastan Longplay (Arcade) [60 FPS]: Grab your battle-axe and oil those biceps in Taito's side-scrolling hack 'em up. Read the video description for my review!
The music composer of this jewel is amazing. I could pay to see and hear a philarmonic playing this.
@goodhumourwagon
6 ай бұрын
Wonderful sounds in this game!
This game has been trending a lot lately!
Had this on the SMS, good times!
@Tigerman1138
4 жыл бұрын
RetroSteve me too.
@nowhere529
15 күн бұрын
Me too, I prefer the Master System version as its not as extremely difficult as the coin eater.
God I remember my Green Valley Grocery store had this cabnet. It was so loud when you played it, the whole store heard this theme as they where shopping getting candy and beer. Miss shit like that
I just love the thunder sound effects on the last level. Great game.
I loved this game,esp. the fucking fire sword.
If ever there was music that says "The demons from hell are attacking", this is it. Super cool game and better review.. you must be into writing.
Love this game. Played it with my bro way back when. It’s been a memory I relive in my head when I get bored.
Growing up I remember playing this at the Greyhound bus station in Marietta, Georgia. DAMN I MISS THE 80'S. Playing the Conan the Barbarian game.
Masterpiece game.
The worst part about this game is that like many of Taito's arcade games of the 1980s, it forbids continues on the last level.
@DanielSong39
4 жыл бұрын
Kind of defeats the purpose. Konami learned that lesson, they created the quarter munching bosses
@Video-Games-Are-Fun
4 жыл бұрын
same with sega's shinobi from 1987. cannot continue on the last mission. AND also of course 'NAM 1975 from neo geo. a HUGE turn off from me liking such games. unnncessarily stopping play. makes no sense.
@jamesradskijr.9745
2 жыл бұрын
Ha I forgot about that
@bookergrimm
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but it is possible to complete. I managed it, I would constantly get to the last level with about 5 men, make it a little further each time until I eventually managed to complete it. Even now, 20 years later it's still my favourite arcade game and completing it took a lot of practice.
@marleymcleay9228
2 жыл бұрын
@@DanielSong39 except for the final brain bosses of Gradius, they are intriguing bosses those ones.
Damn, this takes me back. This arcade cabinet used to be at the comic store where my dad shopped. I always just knew it as "The game, with the guy, with the sword." (That sure narrows it down lol.)
@nowhere529
15 күн бұрын
It actully does, from that description I would think Rastan or Golden Axe.
Best soundtrack ever
I love those armored guys on stage 1. You hit them one time, and they say, "Forget this!' and run away.
Rastan was a huge inspiration for me. I made Windmills to try and resemble the feeling of this game
I just acquired one of these cabinets, was sitting on a friends property and he told me “come take it or it’s going to the dump”
Better plot than some 2019 movies.
The music...the atmosphere...great game
I love the statues of the Argonath from Lord of the rings in the background
@tubewatcher97
Ай бұрын
they were magnificient back in the day on a big CRT monitor . it all looks a bit blocky here though
This brings back many happy memories,thank you!
Loved this game! I beat it on a quarter back in the day. Took some time to work up to that though. : )
@dano8902
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this one and Black Tiger were the two I spent countless quarters on until I could beat it on one. Our town Youth Center had some great games! Hell, they even had one of the old Nintendo Playchoice cabinets that introduced me to Castlevania!
Thank you! I've played this game countless times and never seen the ending. Its a hard ass game!
Just downloaded this game for the Nintendo Switch off of Nintendo website. Having a blast playing it!
love this game
Man I loved this game,the music the sound fx.. I pumped many a quarters into this game at my local mini mart Wish this would get rereleased on switch or some newer consoles
Loved this, thank you.
This game was so fucking awesome.
That dragon at the end got his spuds proper baked lmao.
remember seeing this game on holiday in miami in 1992, when i was 12. Was so happy getting it on master system
I completely forgot this existed until someone linked me to it and I heard the music. Looking back, this game seems like it must have been a huge influence on the first Act Raiser game.
Great graphics for its time
Man I can remember playing this game in the arcade all those years ago. I think I might have gotten about to level 3 or 4 of 6. Thank you for sharing the video.
So much time and so many quarters spent at Mr. Lee's corner store. It was cool that he witnessed me finishing the game at long last. It was pretty anticlimatic, though. I was armed with the axe, which made surprisingly short work of the dragon.
Rastan arcade game was so intense always had like 6 kids standing in the background 👀
Bring back memories thank you 😊
I remember playing this game on one of the BC Ferries between Tsawwassen and Nanaimo.
@dennismcdonald2607
2 жыл бұрын
No way!! Me too! I bet it was the same machine too. I'm pretty decent at this game so if I had little money this was my go to game that I could get at least to the last stage or close on one quarter at the time. This one and Guantlet Dark Legacy were in that room. Man! I miss the old arcades on the ferries. Now it's all tablets and phones - meh!
@Sandler23
2 жыл бұрын
@@dennismcdonald2607 I never had enough money to play more than a game, but it was the best one there. I bet these machines still exist in some BC Ferry storage room somewhere. What I remember most though was having to wait for some toddler that thought he was really playing to get off the machine.
Mannnnn, the memories…. 🥹
Wow, the memories are overwhelming
Forgot about this game.... i was never into it, but nice to see what the ending looks like. Thank you,.
Epic way to obtain the 🔥 🗡 03:05
Loved playing this game back in the day
Rastan and Barbarian Conan games for sure.
You are a brave fighter, plus a very skilled player to have beaten such a difficult game! 🤗
Taito games always had great music tracks
absolute mastery, i played this machine alot as a kid, so hard i never even got to boss2
Memories of the El Monte bowling alley back in the eighties
I remember playing this when I was 8 years old and beating it on one quarter. It will always be a classic.
1 of the Best games of 80s. Well played Al!! If I'm not mistaken I'm pretty sure the 'fire sword' had a different sound effect. Also my favourite was 'Midnight Resistance' what a game
9:49 I thought for sure you were a goner. Nice escape from those bats! One of my favorite arcade games of all time. Great music and playability. And, more importantly, it's fair. Hard but fair.
I was 14 in 1987, I spent lot’s of quarters trying to beat this game. But practice makes perfect. Later I beat the game with one quarter wouldn’t even get hit. Love the music and the ending. Brings back a lot of great memories.😢😂😊
Used to play this at the Wavepool back in the day right there in Donelson Tennessee. Can remember it like it was yesterday. Then right down the street (Briley Parkway) was good ole Opryland USA… those were the days… 🤌🏼
When you wanna make a Conan game but can’t get the official license.
You make it look so easy so far up to round 3, I like that you jump underneath the fireballs, I usually jump after they’ve shot up thanks for the idea
Taito used every dirty trick in the book to milk kids of their money with this one, still an awesome game.
So, took me forever to beat this game. Then i got so good over time, i can play through without dying once!
The only reason I looked this game up was to hear this infamous MUSIC! EPIC,..
This game is DOPE! The music is nice
6:20 such a cool effect they pulled off with a simple solution
Really cool, remember me games like "barbarian" and others, the good time of heroic fantasy world. I appreciate The throne and posture like in the Conan film 😁👏
Thought I might never see this one again!
The boiling pit of oil at 26 minutes in used to cause me no end of trouble due to the button mashing needed to get out. One of my top 5 all time favourite arcade games though.
80年代のゲームで最高傑作のうちの一つですね。住んでいる街でクリアできたのは自分だけだったと記憶しています😂
5:51 and 6:05 I love that the soundtrack composer decided to use a rubber duckie of all things as one of the instruments for the dungeon theme.
All around Awesome
Conan outright cool old skool Ragar and Kanov Golden Axe lots of great games. Bringing back memories of my childhood 😎.
@nowhere529
15 күн бұрын
Black Tiger too
May power be with you!
I didn’t even have a Sega so I only played this game at a friend’s, but it really defined for me what western fantasy was.