Let's Compare ( Rygar )
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- Опубликовано: 12 фев 2015
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1. Arcade 0:38
2. ZX Spectrum 2:21
3. Amstrad 4:10
4. Commodore 64 5:53
5. Nintendo Entertainment System 7:37
6. Nintendo Famicom ( Argos no Senshi ) 9:20
7.Sega Mark 3 11:04
8. Atari Lynx 12:48
9. Sharp X68000 ( Argos no Senshi ) 15:01
Description Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rygar
Rygar is a video game created by Tecmo in 1986 and originally released for arcades in Japan as Warrior of Argus (アルゴスの戦士 Arugosu no Senshi?). It is a scrolling platform game where the player assumes the role as the "Legendary Warrior", battling through a hostile landscape. The main feature of gameplay is using a weapon called the "Diskarmor", a shield with a long chain attached to it.
Plot
The arcade game begins with the following introduction:
4.5 billion years have passed since Earth's creation. Many dominators have ruled in all their glory, but time was their greatest enemy and it defeated their reign. And now a new dominator's reign begins...
Information gleaned from console manuals reveals that the evil being Ligar has taken over the land of Argool, and Rygar, a dead warrior who has risen from his grave, must use his Diskarmor, along with a variety of other weapons, to stop him. In console versions clues and limited dialogue are given in the form of large, sage-like men encountered in stone green temples throughout the game.
In the Japanese original, references to "Ligar" and "Rygar" are one and the same because the Roman syllables "Li" and "Ry" come from the same Japanese character. In this version, the hero is only referred to as "The Legendary Warrior", while both "Rygar" and "Ligar" refer to the main villain.
Gameplay
The player sends the title character (who did not have a proper name in the Japanese version) through a number of fantastic settings with the ultimate goal of defeating the evil King Ligar in order to restore peace to the realm of Argool (Argus in the Japanese version). To accomplish this goal, Rygar/the Warrior must visit five Indora gods who present him with essential items needed for completion of the game. Each of the Indora gods is located in a different realm, and is almost always guarded by a boss. The player can choose the order in which some stages are played, but since certain items are required to reach new areas, choices are somewhat limited. After playing through the five major realms of the game, he must journey to King Ligar's flying castle for the final confrontation.
"Ligar" (the final boss) can also be romanized as Rygar because in Japanese there is no distinction between "l" and "r," but the name is written with the syllable ra (ラ) in katakana. The central player character is only known as senshi (the Warrior) in the Japanese version. 
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Ah, I remember the music from this game on the NES. Awesome!
Sorry about the delay folks. I've been extremely busy & haven't had very much time to dedicate to this channel. This video is the fastest video I've ever produced. 4 days ! 0_0
Oh my goodness! I asked for this literally a week or two ago, and you made it! Thank you!!!!
Rygar is my favorite NES game ever. I make a point to play through it at least a few times a year.
When the NES version popped up, I was like 'Finally! The one I actually know about.'
I honestly didn't know there was an arcade version of Rygar until sometime in the 2010s. In my mind the only Rygar games that existed was the one for NES and the PS2.
I swear, every time I watch one of these videos, I learn something new that's probably common knowledge to other people. lol
Wow! At that Sharp version. I literally know nothing about that console/computer. But I want to know more now!
The NES version is almost unfair to compare as it was a different game. Much deeper with a nice adventure feel. I spent many hours playing through that one.
+Dave Bautistaroid Deeper. That's exactly right. Just like Bionic Commando, the NES versions were much deeper.
Ye i played the nes version and i have the cart
The Linx version still remain awesome after years!
Sharp x68000 perfect conversion!!!!
It was practically a competitor for the Neo Geo with its arcade ports.
@@handsomebrick In fact some arcade companies used it to program their games, like Capcom. That's why it have a lot of pixel-perfect conversions like this, Ghouls 'N' Ghosts, etc...
The Atari Lynx seems to be the home of surprisingly good arcade conversions. In this case all of them are actually pretty good it seems.
I had this on Lynx, I was blown away by the dual scrolling, detailed graphics, smooth gameplay, and huge sprites.
This was the first time I'd heard the Famicom version's music, never knew there was even a difference. The NES version has one of my favorite soundtracks of all time.
That first level in the Famicom level gave me a total Golgo 13 vibe, like the track wouldn't be an ounce out of place in that game.
Love it and thank you :D this was one of my favorite games as a kid and I had no idea that the FC version had different music than the NES version :D
I was pleasently surprised to see the Lynx version keeping with the arcade with the end of level chamber scene . This game was one of my favourites down at the arcade during the eighties. I remember the sharp computer too. It was so expensive at the time but the game releases for it look more like direct port from the arcade . Good times. Thank you for this video .
I played the Famicom version of this. Because here in Fiji we never got the NES... we skipped to the SNES. BUT we had the fermicom with most of the games in Japanese. Good times. I like the music on the Famicom better.
i just want to mention Rygar ported to Amiga(AGA) in recent years, seems like pretty arcade perfect, worth to check.
It's pretty interesting how the music between the NES and Famicom systems are so different. I'm curious on why.
because you touch yourself at night.
There was a unique FM sound chip only available for the Famicom. Giving it more melodic tone vs the NES version. Various ports had this feature, which made a difference in quality.
Robert Turner it wasn't necessarily "only available" for the famicom, The fami sent its audio through the cart slot, where the nes sent it straight out the audio jack. Long story short you could include extra audio chips in the famicom carts and add in extra sound, where this wasn't possible at all in the nes.
@@joeblusnavage5403 it something how limited it actually was. To imagine what if the NES was not limited, and could perform the same as the Famicom. But it did the best it could.
@@kadosho02 Yes, it was crippled because it needed to be somewhat cheap and sync with the "american" market and the "american" standards. Atari ran the video game market (unintentionally) into the ground, and interestingly enough Nintendo saved it.
What is funny though, is that in some ways the basic nintendo could do "more" then the famicom, even had built in Composite video, they just did nothing with its expansion properties.
i love the NES version!
I spent enough money in the arcade on this great game, and then countless hours on the Amstrad CPC version later on.....
Games like this should be re-released arcade perfect!!!!
Thanks for upload and fond memories!!!
I've never understood why so many NES arcade ports tend to be completely different from the originals.
great channel man you deserve more subs for sure!
I can't believe the music in the Famicom version is SO different. It's the same basic sound and flavor but so very different at the same time. I like them both quite a bit,though. :)
Although, grabbing the music from Zophar actually shows a lot of the music is identical past the first few entries.
Moyase moyase hikari no moyaseeee!
I didn't realize the NES version was so different.
It's great, a nice side-scrolling adventure game with minor RPG elements (stats, power-ups). A bit of the Metroid/Zelda "you'll need to come back here later with an item you'll find down the road" too.
The NES version felt a lot like Castlevania to me for some reason...
+Retro Coin and better for it. Not a fan of the arcade game, myself.
Keep doing awesome videos
thanks ! :) Keep enjoying them. :D
"Welcome back, Commander"^^
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Played it on C64, David Whittaker made great music for this conversion, too bad that sound effects interrupt music. 9:10 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde NES theme :)
I noticed a small but significant detail. The arcade version starts you off with 2 lives. The X68000 version starts you off with 4. That actually makes a big deal to me. You can guess which version I want. ;)
That 10:10 mark song played is morning at suru mountains and very awesome. Thanks for doing this video💥🔺️🔻🔺️🔻🔺️🔻💥
NES/Famicom version is so different and much better. It has like big open world feeling.
very cool thx
NES #1
The Sharp version looks really awesome!
MrVenom1974 Closest to the original arcade version by the looks of it.
I never played this game, I had a NES growing up but never got around to this one. I just barely started playing it about a week ago lol so this is funny to see this today. Some of those sounds from the arcade version sound similar to Golden Axe. Funny. Thanks for the video.
I'm in your head .. MUAAAAHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA !! HEY !! what does this button do ? lol
Nice vid
Interesting story, so Rygar was the final boss, I thought it was the player character, besides the music is so cool, reminds me of my high school days :)
I was soooooo bad at this in the arcades back then. So bad!
Legend of Rygar for PS2. Máster piece
We need and Amiga version !!!
And it could be released in 2018 or 2019...
Sharp(the developers machine) arcade perfect!
NES is the best version. Arcade was good for a simple quarter muncher but can't hold a candle to open world proto Metroidvania playstyle.
A LONG AWAITED "LETS COMPARE".I WANTED TO SEE THIS COMPARE.IN THE FAR PAST A FRIEND "Thesman32" MADE THIS (IT WAS ONE OF MY REQUESTS FROM HIM "8BIT BATTLES RYGAR") BUT ONLY FOR 8BIT MACHINES.THANKS A LOT.NOW,WITH THIS VIDEO,WE ARE COMPLETE
Thesman32 is a cool dude. I wish He would make more videos. He does a good job at it. I like his style. Grossly under rated in my opinion & deserves more attention than He get's.
The music on the NES version is unmatched
I remember getting Rygar on the NES for my 9th bday. I was there to suss out what game I wanted and the guy at the store handed me an Atari Lynx to see if I liked Rygar. It was colourful with nice forest and lake scenery, had cool arcade elements to it.. I quickly decided I'll take it. Get home and start playing my new NES game and.. WTF is this? Where're the colours? The scenery? The arcade feel? Damn it! (not for the first time) Got used it though. Still have it. Still haven't finished it. The last boss is.. just f*cked.. I read that the Pal version though was programmed (intentionally? Glitch?) so it's impossible to finish. Makes sense.
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0:46 - oh man! it never occured to me, but just now, that perhaps this song was inspired from Michael Jackson's Thriller!
I wondered why the Lynx version had such big sprites, until I saw how bad it looked on all the 8-bit computers when they tried to shrink the sprite down, they made the right choice.
One of my favorite old NES games. I thought it was better than the arcade game. Probaly due to its lenth. This and Ninja Gaiden were great.
One of the best versions as far as being faithful to the arcade in regard to speed, sounds, etc is the Lynx. A version was to be released on Amiga, but never surfaced beyond a small alpha demo. Current versions such as on the PS4 are running MAME like emulators, but even the timing is off a bit...perhaps because of the analogue stick. I am assuming the Lynx version is a Lynx PC emulator, for it sounds better on the actual Lynx and looks impressive for such an early handheld...thank you for the video.
the sharp is an amazing machine
Is rygar included on any of the new atari consoles?
I have the nes rygar. Love it⏳💎
OMG, Rygar! I can't believe it, one of my favorite games! Can't wait to watch this from start to finish, thank you!
P.S.: Is making a Let's Compare of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in your plans? I'm talking about the original platform NES game and all of its ports.
I'll note it... but if you can't wait & want to see it now, Thesman32 already made an 8-bit battles of it. Check it out !
ruclips.net/video/1AFGJzhxFhE/видео.html
Gaming History Source
Thank you for the link and for the channel, it'll be fun to check all videos posted there too. However, as that TMNT video only includes 8-bit versions, it doesn't have the Atari ST version and the two Amiga ones ("Ninja" and "Hero" Turtles), and I can't remember if there are others.
Keep up the good work, and, in the words of a wise man: FUCK SEGA! :D
Best game ever
I wish the NES version kept scores...
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The jump distance is pretty impressive on the Amstrad.
I think we all have very fond memories of Rygar one way or another and we all can admit that the game concept was way ahead of its time (true with the arcade and the NES version!) but I'm pretty impressed with the 8 bit micro computer versions for what they are. The Atari Lynx version looks great but I could never find it even though I owned the console. The Mark III/Sega Master System looks great as well and I can't understand why SEGA never bought it out especially when their console needed as many good games it could get?! It could've challenged the NES version in the market as well and I would've bought that SMS version back in the late 80's!!! What were you thinking SEGA?! And the Sharp version is sublime as it should be...I've never played the PS2 version of Rygar either, wonder what that version was like?!!
Amstrad version kinda reminds me on Legend of Kage , probably cause of jump :-)
I remember there is a Indian bollywood film that looked a lot like this game, since the hero of the movie also used a disk as a means to attack. I don't remember a lot about the movie beyond that.
i wish they had made Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns, Genesis/Mega-Drive, SNES ports (versions) of Rygar
Strangely Argus no Senshi has different yet beautiful soundtrack than Ryrar. Dunno if there are more minor differences, gonna check both ROMs. BTW, ain't it really cool when a NES game is way different than all the other platforms versions? I mean, how many multiplatform games can you count where but a single (and not even most powerful one!) was just as outstanding?
+T1m0nza Not just different, but better. The adventure elements and awesome soundtrack makes the NES version superior in my mind.
If the NES version of this game looked, played and sounded like the arcade version that'd've been great.
Den of Sagila FTW.
My personal favorites of Rygar.
1.NES/Famicom
2.Sega Master System
3.Sharp x68000
TheDemoniusX have you actually played the arcade? The NES version is nothing like it.
1986!
megadrive/genesis could have a port just like x68000 (it has dual playfield, 256x224 resolution mode available, 4-operator fm sound chip and a dpcm channel available, z80 code can be converted almost easily to 68k, etc.)
im waiting for lets compare spelunker! :D
I have it in my sights but there are a few ahead of it atm.
Gaming History Source ok
Is is hard to make all of Thea's videos?
some times. It really depends on how many versions you can get. I have unfinished videos still waiting because I can't get the footage.
Rygar is my all-time favorite game (NES) and I've been a gamer since 1977 =) I adore it so much!
Where's the Amiga version?
+Mauro Sanna as of the time this video was made there was no Amiga version. Unless there is one now. I have not seen it.
+Gaming History Source
You are right. I remembered that there was an Amiga version, but there isn't.
No mention of the PS2 remake?
+therobotuner read the show notes at 0:24. :)
The X68K version looks like an arcade emulation? Especially with the Insert Coin screen.
Anyway, of the non-emulated ports, the Lynx version seems the closest to the arcade, by far.
+redvenomweb The X68000 was often times used to program arcade games. More often than not the X68000 would get the same version of the arcade after the arcade version was released.
The Lynx version os really great. The programmer wisely understood the need to zoom in the action for the tiny screen. Pity the Handy emulator is so mediocre. Lynx games on actual hardware don't look nearly that blocky and garish. The X68000 has the best translation, makes me wish for a Sega Genesis version (gotta love that FM audio).
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The NES one was the best.
The sound on the ZXspectrum sounds like my tinitus lol
I have tinitus too. Mine is a high pitched ring. It sounds like the last one in this video but not as bold.
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also.. check this out. It helps me.
ruclips.net/video/cQ9L3Lz87ak/видео.html
Oh i see. When im stressed it could be really annoying..
Oh thanks, ill try that one out
And do you do all the gameplay or do you find It online?
Do it all myself. But sometimes when I'm at a stand still I will ask for help.
So on NES we have completely different game?
Para mí la versión y historia de NES y Famicon son la mejor. Lastima que no la mejoraran.
Ppl wont notice but it looks like a nice port for the spectrum. It is also anoying how much better a commodore 64 was to the speccy, i owned a speccy, no regrets but the other thing had much better music, faster movements and better graphics
The arcade Version is the best one
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Amstrad version sounds like Cumbia lol xDDDD
I wish they keep the original arcade music on the nes. The original sounds way better.
Why did they screw up so many arcade games on the NES/Famicom by making different games ? Its the same with Bionic Commando, Chase HQ and many other games. Screwed up.
Best to worst (although the worst is pretty good too)
1. Arcade/Virtual Console
2. Sharp 68000
3. Atari Lynx
4. Commodore 64
5. Amstrad
6. Spectrum
7. NES/Famicom
You rated the NES below the Spectrum?!? I mean, in my opinion, it's one of the best, but even if you don't dig the alternate take, to rate it below the barf-pile Spectrum version? You're either super-biased, or completely crazy.
Dave - the Spectrum was at least true to the arcade version - given the limitations of the system. The NES version might as well have been a totally different game with the Rygar label slapped on it.
The NES is one of my favorite consoles and I have at least 20 NES titles on my Wii Virtual Console. I also have Rygar - the ARCADE version on my Virtual Console..
Just weird to rate it below the others, because even though it's different, it's still a very high-quality game. I can't imagine actually choosing to play the buzz-chirping Speccy version over the amazing NES one.
Dave Bautistaroid I guess it's because I'm a purist and compare it to the arcade version. The NES is certainly capable of doing an arcade PERFECT version like the Sharp 68000 . And Dave - If you have a Wii/Wii U, you can download it for 800 Wii points.
As for the Speccy version - that was probably done on a 16kB spectrum as the 48K, and 128K models had sound capabilities comparable to the Commodore 64.
How about doing a best to worst list of your own Dave - so we can compare.....
Dave Bautistaroid Do you at least agree that the Commodore 64 and Amstrad versions are BETTER than the NES/Famicom??
OMG! showing the ZX Spectrum version just after the arcade is sooooo mean hahahahahaha. Never player this game on my Speccy
NES- all the way
The arcade version is the best
I won't lie. The music in the Famicom version of Rygar is a lot better than what we got here in the States.
Arcade still the best graphics overall, thinking this is the mid 80s
That ZX Spectrum version looks HORRIBLE. How can someone even play that? The graphics and sound is unbearable. Wow.
As always, thanks for the comparisons! Love these vids!
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If you're a fan of this series, you should know the Spectrum version always shows up in its weird-color barf-looking cricket-chirping glory.
On the plus side, it's like an ugly guy or gal in a group of people--it makes the other ones look much better.
For a lot of us in the UK, it was the only thing we could afford at the time, also the blurring on the TVs made it slightly less shit.
CkVega Context matters. Thanks, I am sorry if I sounded like a dick. Though I did LOL at the "blurry TV made it look less shit!" :)\
Dave Bautistaroid hehe, no worries.I did love my old +2 but they were pretty shit.
the lynx version....uses the japan title lol
Not surprisingly the Sharp delivers an arcade perfect convention. The 8 bits were such a disappointment really considering that the arcade wasn't graphically too elaborate, the c64 probably pulls off the best port but the spectrum could have been much more detailed and the amstrad had the colour palette to be a fantastic looking game, shame that you could probably jump your way through each level, his jump is far to floaty to be any fun...shouldn't be too surprised with the 8 bits really, it was published by US Gold who were one of the money machines in those days, any old shite will suffice, it's the name that sells!. Lord knows what's going on with the Nes ports, they look decent enough but are just not Rygar, they play and sound like a completely different game. Sega Mk3 and Lynx do try and look okay but again there's just that lack of a polished finish to them, those 2, along with the Nes had the prospects of a good conversion but as with all arcade ports, time and money were probably factors in getting it out there. I had fond memories playing this arcade game in a small arcade at the back of a newsagents in Wakefield, England many moons ago and I got quite good at it, spending all my pocket money on it....ah, the memories! Thank you for the video, all your compare videos are fantastic, please carry on with them, even if they're not arcade comparisons, just compare games like 'Elite' or 'Monty Mole' series.
NES/Famicom wins on concept alone...the arcade game is pretty mindless
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The Spectrum really was a pile of old shite.
Famicom music is diff from nintendo
I must say, they did a good job with the speccy version, it looks smooth and pretty playable
Meanwhile, the Amstrad version runs at 2 fucking FPS like usual...
the C64 is just like the Amstrad version except a lot smoother!
the NES version... ARGH THAT MUSIC! MY EARS ARE BLEEDING
the Famicom version is just like the NES version, except that the music is a lot better! Still a little rough on the ears tho.
the Sega MK3 (japanese master system) version: my God, the SMS sound chip is SO underrated
Lynx version: DEM SOUND EFFECTS... MAH EARS ART BLEEDING
Sharp version: Arcade perfect, as usual. In fact, people DEVELOPED arcade games on the Sharp!
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