Kiwi Kraze

Kiwi Kraze
Also known as: Kiwi Kraze: A Bird-Brained Adventure! (US Box Art), The NewZealand Story (EU), NewZealand Story (EU Title Screen) Developer: Software Creations Publishers: Taito (US), Ocean (EU) Platform: NES Released in US: March 1991 Released in EU: 1991 This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article

Kiwi Kraze is an NES port of the popular Taito arcade game The NewZealand Story, and one of Software Creations' more competently-programmed titles.

Level Skip

In the US or European version, enter the Game Genie code NNNYEYAE (or change ROM address 0x20000 to FF) to enable an in-game level skip. Press Select during gameplay to jump to the next level (or, if you're on level 5-4, the ending scene).

(Source: BMF54123)

Reset Check String

The game uses the string "HELLOV" (using the game's character mapping, not ASCII!) to determine whether the NES was hard- or soft-reset, and display or skip the copyright screen accordingly. It's possible that the "V" is actually an ASCII space character, a slight error on the programmer's part.

Ocean Logo Palette Error

In-Game	Fixed

The Ocean logo used in the European version of the game appears to have had its palette inverted on accident. Swapping the darkest and brightest shades of blue produces a much nicer looking graphic.

Regional Differences

US	Europe

While the European version kept the name of the original arcade game, Taito America decided to give it a totally rad rename for some reason, despite the arcade game having been released in the US under its original title. The rest of the graphics had to be moved a bit to accommodate the different logo, which had the side effect of fixing a graphical error on the balloon.