Arcade

The NewZealand Story

Set in Antipodean country of the game's title, The New Zealand Story is an incredibly cute and challenging platform game featuring Tikithe Kiwi bird, possibly the most lovable arcade character ever created. Tiki's fellow Kiwi birds have been kidnapped by an evil walrus and Tiki is charged with rescuing his friends.[-LF-]The New Zealand Story is a superb, constantly inventive and very demanding platform game that features a wide variety of intelligent and distinctive enemies; such as heavily armed ducks, angry walruses, and whales made of ice that spit giant snowflakes.[-LF-]During his quest, Tiki can commandeer a variety of different weapons and vehicles - the latter of which include balloon...

Genre: Platform
Year: 1988
Developer: Taito Corporation Japan
Publisher: Taito Corporation Japan
Players: 2

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

23 achievements · 177 total points

Auckland Rescue your kiwi friends from each round of World 1.
10 pts
Winter Whale Defeat the Frozen Whale and complete World 1.
5 pts
Rotorua Rescue your kiwi friends from each round of World 2.
10 pts
Rock Octo Defeat the Stone Octopus and complete World 2.
5 pts
Waitomo Caves Rescue your kiwi friends from each round of World 3.
10 pts
Mechadoll Defeat Amida Meiro and complete World 3.
5 pts
Strait Cook Rescue your kiwi friends from each round of World 4.
10 pts
Prickly Pirates Survive the spike maze and complete World 4.
5 pts
Mt. Cook Rescue your kiwi friends from each round of World 5.
25 pts
Tiki the Kiwi Hero Defeat the Seal and rescue Phee-Phee!
10 pts
Kiwi Konqueror Complete the game from the first stage without getting a Game Over. (Must insert only one coin)
50 pts
Spelling Bird Collect at least one of each letter to spell EXTEND.
3 pts
Phoenix Obtain the Flames weapon.
1 pts
Futuristic Obtain the Laser weapon.
1 pts
Bomb Bird Obtain the Bombs weapon.
1 pts
Capital Gains Collect 10 of any single letter in EXTEND.
5 pts
Time Stop Obtain a Stopwatch power-up.
1 pts
Speed Up Obtain a Speed power-up.
1 pts
Joystick Obtain a Joystick power-up.
1 pts
Kiwi Invaders Commandeer a spaceship.
3 pts
Cannibalism Have an enemy drop a kiwi fruit. (Must have visited title screen in same session)
2 pts
Stockiwi Have five extra lives in reserve.
10 pts
Mystickiwi Find and use any secret warp.
3 pts

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The NewZealand Story frequently asked questions

How do I play The NewZealand Story online with a friend?

The NewZealand Story (Arcade) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play The NewZealand Story on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find The NewZealand Story in the Arcade library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does The NewZealand Story netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does The NewZealand Story have achievements?

Yes, The NewZealand Story has 23 achievements worth 177 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play The NewZealand Story for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play The NewZealand Story on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.