I only discovered this game recently on the Taito's hits PS2 collection too, absolutely loved it. One of those discovered games that makes you sad they weren't part of your childhood. But if you do like these arcade games where' you're doing multiple jobs at once, you really should check out Super Pipeline II and Electro Eddie ont he Amstrad. They feel like they should have been in the arcade, but sadly weren't.
Larry, I'll be ordering the 2600 homebrew of Zoo Keeper soon. The final version has far less flicker than the WIP shown in the video. I was going to order it yesterday but as it is I have a total of 8 orders totaling over $700 waiting to ship at AtariAge. I asked Al to hold them back so that he can ship them all together. Games for the 2600, 7800, and Jaguar.
One of my favorite "golden age" games! I always loved Zoo Keeper and was so disappointed that it never made it's way to a home system back then. Such a great game, deserved so much more attention!
It sure did, I can't believe it wasn't converted to anything else. At the time a lot of home computers Were snapping up arcade licenses left and right so I'm really surprised it never got converted
Keep 'em coming Pat. I don't even care if I have no clue what game you're making a video about just listening to you talk about the game and watching the history unfold is enough for me. Nostalgia crack even if I don't get the nostalgia seems to be enough for me.
I repaired and restored these games back in the 80's but I could never get enough of enjoying the Jazzy/Big band like music it played. Even to this day I still do!
I first learned of this game from one of those "Win at Arcade Games!" books I got as a kid. Never got to play it at all back then, as to this day I've never even seen an actual cabinet, but later on with MAME (and later on the Taito Legends collection), it became a favorite.
while the game was available in kit form like you mention it also was available in dedicated form as seen at the end of your video in the orange and blue taito cab withe the lion and zeke near the coin door you can control the direction of the animals as they come out of the "cage" as they always run away from what direction you are facing and to get the real points you need all those suckers out of the cage and running preferably in a group for BIG point jumps thats how you get the high scores, dont worry about containing the animals, jump them! great video as always patman! cant wait for the next one! see if you can dig any info up on the atari video game "Power Drive"
Yes, I knew there was a dedicated Cabinet but just wanted to mention the conversion kit. I had read something about controlling the directions of the animals but did Not know exactly how it worked. Thanks for the info Thank you, I'll check on power drive. Added to my ever-growingRequest list:-)
One of my all time favorite games. Finishing the stage getting the animal bonus sounds was my favorite part. When I first started messing with MAME, this game was my go to, whenever i booted it up. I remember I used to play this at the movie theater near my house. I had just seen the movie Cloak and Dagger, with Dabney Coleman, if anyone remembers that movie. Movie theory says, it's a prequel to Fight Club :-P Great Video. I love your movie references when stating the year of the game you are reviewing.
I love the ending sound effects as well. I loved cloak and dagger as a kid and went back and watched it a few months ago and unfortunately it doesn't hold up LOL as far as the movie posters, I like to use them as a reference point to when these games are released. Thanks for watching
Zoo Keeper was so original that nobody else created a game that came close to this vintage title. I used to spend a whole afternoon looking for empty pop bottles, so that I could get a couple of quarters to play this title at a local corner store. This game was and still is simply astounding. Also, you are correct that the latest ATari 2600 port simply looks fantastic! I am still awestruck how some current developers are able to push the 2600 hardware miles beyond what was originally intended. I would also hope that someone makes an Atari 8 bit version in the future as well.
This was one of my favorite obscure games back then! I remember the game was tough to find, I didn't see it in the popular arcades by me... it was like in a laundromat or a random store or something lol. but when I did come across it I enjoyed playing it! And happy to have it on my emulator at home! But just like back then, it's still a tough game!
Thanks for this! The music and sound effects in this game were incredible, nothing sounded like it back then, or since. game is hard as nails but fun as hell. there's some crazy good players on youtube and they use completely insane techniques to rack up the points. they're totally worth watching.
Great vid! I love it when you put up stuff I've never even heard of before, especially when... yeah, that design totally seems real fun for an old-school arcade classic. Glad that Atari version was found too - that kind of thing is always an exciting development!
Yet another great video! Never had a chance to play this one in the arcades back in the day, but I have since played it in MAME and it's pretty fun. Hope you're staying safe during these uncertain times. Being stuck inside is a little more tolerable when you have content like this to watch!
I am currently converting a jungle Hunt into a zookeeper and I found your video very informative and entertaining. Well I've never played this game growing up or even heard of it for that matter, once I've learned about it in the hobby I quickly became hooked. I can't wait till the cabinet is finished and start gaming
You better get this game if it ever is featured on an Arcade 1up machine. Sounds like it is a holy grail for you. It looks very addicting. I've never played it.
Zoo Keeper was a game I played a lot at my local arcade, but I never saw it anywhere else. It was a lot of fun. My friend had a 1 Million point jump once. It was amazing. I saw it with my own eyes. If I didn't see it I wouldn't have believed it.
You little beauty! I’ve only recently subscribed and you’ve gone and dropped one of my favourite games ever! I was lucky enough to play this in the wild at the Arcade Club in Leeds. Thanks mate. 😃👍
Another TOTALLY addictive game from the video game era. Fortunately, the retro cade I go to when I visit home in PA still has one of the original Taito cabinets for this for unlimited play. I only have a PS1 in my retro office, may need to scout out a PS2 and that Taito game port for the console.
Thank you SO much for doing this video. I just so happen to be restoring a Zoo Keeper classic arcade game cabinet as we speak. Cannot wait to get it done and start playing! Hope you are doing well and staying safe!
Oh man....I’ve always loved this game. I wish someone would release it on the Switch. I’ve been dying to play this lately. ;). Edit; I completely forgot it’s on Taito Legends- and I’ve got it!! Woo hoo.
According to www.maxconsole.com/threads/mame-0-72-for-the-nintendo-switch.47924/ the MAME emulator news-commentaries.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-mame-emulator.html was released for the Switch. With MAME you can hunt for a rom for Zookeeper to play it. Don't own a switch so I cannot verify this but it sound legit.
They had a tabletop version of this game in the lounge at the social club my parents belonged to when I was a kid. We used to go there quite a bit for Friday fish fry so i played this a ton as a kid. That's the only place i ever saw this game and actually have never seen a stand up version. I would imagine the tabletop was quite rare.
Loved this channel since I first found it. I'm always glad to hear news of games getting another chance and I didn't know CHAMP was still in the game. Love their versions (DK, PACMAN, MS PACMAN, ETC).
whoa you did end up doing the zookeeper history! thank you! (was on an earlier video i mentioned i played this at the local kroger when i was a kid and could never remember the name of the game)
Top 5 arcade games for me, maybe even top 3. Thanks for pointing out that it's on Taito Legends, that collection was completely off my radar. Only place I've seen Zoo Keeper in public was the Arcade Legacy bar in Cincinnati, but unfortunately it didn't have it's glorious side art.
I love this game. It's very underrated. I discovered it at the record shop/video store in town called Rock N' Video. I was so dissapointed that it never got ported to any home system back then. Would have been great on the Atari 5200/800 computers, C64 or Colecovision. I'm so glad that Champ Games is making an Atari 2600 version. Their ports of Lady Bug and Scramble are awesome.
Next to Bubble Bobble and Rastan, this is my most played game on the Taito Legends collection! I hope it gets an Arcade Archives release on Switch some day.
9:18 I have Taito Legends for PS2, but because it has a blue disc bottom, it doesn't read in the original PS2 anymore even after cleaning the lens or other tricks. Zoo Keeper was a tough game.
Great game! Great video! I played this (like a lot of arcade games) a ton of time at the Fun Machine (RIP) in Casselberry, FL. So much fun. Thanks for making this. Keep up the awesome work.
Never heard of this game before, and I tend to go around the retro gaming events around the UK, so this is a rarity for me. You learn something new every day, don't you?
I was on the AtariAge site yesterday and came close to buying this, with the box upgrade of course. I always go for the box upgrade. The final version has less flicker than the prototype that you showed. Anywho, since I already have 8 orders at AtariAge totaling over $700 waiting to ship I'll have to order it next time. The games on order are for the 2600, 7800, and Jaguar. On Jaguar games I always pay extra for the Clear carts (as opposed to Grey), except for those game that have a Green or Red cartridge option.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I might have to see if I can get that PS2 game with the Taito classics and check it out. Could you do a video on the original Gauntlet game?
I loved this game when it came out in the arcades. The problem was it was hard finding a place that had it. Out of the 10 or so arcades I had access to in the 80's, only one place had the game.
This was one of the games I only played at my childhood dentist's office. (His office had an arcade with the machines set to freeplay attached) I hada lot of fun with it and my parents did too. I never understood why it was never ported to the NES.
Great game. Great video. Thanks for sharing this. In my experience, the game must be played while wearing rented roller skates at "Sparkles", our local roller rink.
Also, if you are able to jump every animal on the screen in one jump you get 30 million pts. It's a almost impossible feat but it's been done and is on video recorded. Quite a few years ago I verified the world records for MAME and Arcade and they had this jump in his recording as well.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I did for about 7 years or so, yes. It was back when there was a lot going on with Donkey Kong. Boy, that sure was fun!
Lovely game, I really missed it at the time! Thanks for this cool retromemory! BTW, have you ever played "A.D. 2083" by Midcoin? It has a quite nice voice synthesis and (IMHO) very interesting graphics!
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I made some research about this videogame and that's what I came to: there are no conversions at all, apart a MAME rom. Midcoin was an italian arcade game maker. There are some sources about the names of the people who made it in 1983 but, alas, apart the MAME rom I haven't found out anything else. Midcoin made 3 games only: A.D. 2083, Wall Crash and Wink (those last two are some sorta clone of Breakout). Too bad it's all what I have found out so far but I will continue dig. I remember I loved this game quite a lot at the time, the game dinamics are still interesting (even if it's a quasi-clone of Space Pilot) and the voice synth is really good. I don't know how and if it was spread worldwide but, as I said, I will continue digging! :-D
I used to play this all the time at Arnie's in Westport CT. I try to play it on MAME on the Wii but the control is not very good because I think the arcade used a special analog joystick because it always seems to not move correctly when you round the corners on the box you run around on trying to put the bricks back and jumping over animals seems to be harder than I remember from the arcade.
I never heard of this game so thanks for this. I find it quite funny that Zoo Keeper borrows elements from Donkey Kong so in return Nintendo looks like they borrowed the Zelda name for the Zelda series.
Oh, Zelda. Why do you keep getting kidnapped by various zoo animals? I've never actually played this game or had seen it at the arcades, but it certainly looks like fun. I'll certainly check it out. For a time, I was addicted to a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS which went by the same name and I assumed that the arcade game was the same thing.
No because Zelda came out three years later on the NES and the guy looking like Luigi wasn't introduced until the following year In Mario Bros. All pure coincidence
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I only discovered this game recently on the Taito's hits PS2 collection too, absolutely loved it. One of those discovered games that makes you sad they weren't part of your childhood.
But if you do like these arcade games where' you're doing multiple jobs at once, you really should check out Super Pipeline II and Electro Eddie ont he Amstrad. They feel like they should have been in the arcade, but sadly weren't.
Absolutely, the game play really gets its hooks into you
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries It's deceptively simple.
Larry, I'll be ordering the 2600 homebrew of Zoo Keeper soon. The final version has far less flicker than the WIP shown in the video. I was going to order it yesterday but as it is I have a total of 8 orders totaling over $700 waiting to ship at AtariAge. I asked Al to hold them back so that he can ship them all together. Games for the 2600, 7800, and Jaguar.
@@Larryoh Larry you a trip. Love it
The nerd wasn't a big fan when he went through taito legends
Man I love Zoo Keeper! You nailed it: "Just one more try!"
Great channel, thank you!
Absolutely. Thank you, glad you enjoyed the content
One of my favorite "golden age" games! I always loved Zoo Keeper and was so disappointed that it never made it's way to a home system back then. Such a great game, deserved so much more attention!
It sure did, I can't believe it wasn't converted to anything else. At the time a lot of home computers Were snapping up arcade licenses left and right so I'm really surprised it never got converted
Keep 'em coming Pat. I don't even care if I have no clue what game you're making a video about just listening to you talk about the game and watching the history unfold is enough for me. Nostalgia crack even if I don't get the nostalgia seems to be enough for me.
That is very kind of you to say. I am honored that you think so much of my work. Thanks again
I repaired and restored these games back in the 80's but I could never get enough of enjoying the Jazzy/Big band like music it played. Even to this day I still do!
Very cool, so do I
You are the best game history documentarian ever! Thanks and keep up the great work!
That is fantastic of you to say, glad you think so much of my work. Thank you
Agreed. He goes further in depth than most historians.
I was 7 when this came out. I rarely saw it, but it was one of my favorites when I had the opportunity to play it.
I was 10 when it came out and I was instantly hooked
I first learned of this game from one of those "Win at Arcade Games!" books I got as a kid. Never got to play it at all back then, as to this day I've never even seen an actual cabinet, but later on with MAME (and later on the Taito Legends collection), it became a favorite.
I so love those books when I was a kid :-)
while the game was available in kit form like you mention it also was available in dedicated form as seen at the end of your video in the orange and blue taito cab withe the lion and zeke near the coin door
you can control the direction of the animals as they come out of the "cage" as they always run away from what direction you are facing and to get the real points you need all those suckers out of the cage and running preferably in a group for BIG point jumps thats how you get the high scores, dont worry about containing the animals, jump them!
great video as always patman! cant wait for the next one! see if you can dig any info up on the atari video game "Power Drive"
Yes, I knew there was a dedicated Cabinet but just wanted to mention the conversion kit. I had read something about controlling the directions of the animals but did Not know exactly how it worked. Thanks for the info
Thank you, I'll check on power drive. Added to my ever-growingRequest list:-)
One of my all time favorite games. Finishing the stage getting the animal bonus sounds was my favorite part. When I first started messing with MAME, this game was my go to, whenever i booted it up. I remember I used to play this at the movie theater near my house. I had just seen the movie Cloak and Dagger, with Dabney Coleman, if anyone remembers that movie. Movie theory says, it's a prequel to Fight Club :-P Great Video. I love your movie references when stating the year of the game you are reviewing.
I love the ending sound effects as well. I loved cloak and dagger as a kid and went back and watched it a few months ago and unfortunately it doesn't hold up LOL as far as the movie posters, I like to use them as a reference point to when these games are released. Thanks for watching
I have the Taito collection but I don't specifically remember ZooKeeper. Thanks for giving me a reason to dig it out!
Absolutely, thanks for watching
Zoo Keeper was so original that nobody else created a game that came close to this vintage title. I used to spend a whole afternoon looking for empty pop bottles, so that I could get a couple of quarters to play this title at a local corner store. This game was and still is simply astounding. Also, you are correct that the latest ATari 2600 port simply looks fantastic! I am still awestruck how some current developers are able to push the 2600 hardware miles beyond what was originally intended. I would also hope that someone makes an Atari 8 bit version in the future as well.
I agree 100%, it is also amazing what they are able to do with technology from 1975.
This was one of my favorite obscure games back then! I remember the game was tough to find, I didn't see it in the popular arcades by me... it was like in a laundromat or a random store or something lol. but when I did come across it I enjoyed playing it! And happy to have it on my emulator at home! But just like back then, it's still a tough game!
It is tough and I was never very good at it but I still enjoyed it
I love this video, I had almost forgotten about Zoo Keeper, but remember dropping many quarters into the arcade cabinet of this one.
Thank you, I Used to love playing it back in the day
Interesting and iconic 1980s arcade game, although I never saw it in the flesh. Thanks PatmanQC for this episode.
Absolutely, thanks for watching
Thanks for this! The music and sound effects in this game were incredible, nothing sounded like it back then, or since. game is hard as nails but fun as hell. there's some crazy good players on youtube and they use completely insane techniques to rack up the points. they're totally worth watching.
Awesome video! Agree the sounds are amazing but the points scoring in this video @ 4:15 are emulated incorrectly...
Thank you for watching,I was only able to make it to the ninth or 10th board on this game but it was still fun to play
What is wrong with the points?
Thanks for the upload. I love these videos.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoy the content
Great vid! I love it when you put up stuff I've never even heard of before, especially when... yeah, that design totally seems real fun for an old-school arcade classic. Glad that Atari version was found too - that kind of thing is always an exciting development!
HE'S A KID !!!!!! 😂😂😂
Thank you very much, it's a classic in my opinion
Yet another great video! Never had a chance to play this one in the arcades back in the day, but I have since played it in MAME and it's pretty fun.
Hope you're staying safe during these uncertain times. Being stuck inside is a little more tolerable when you have content like this to watch!
That is very kind of you to say. Glad you enjoyed the content so much. I love this game very much, it was always one of my favorite
I am currently converting a jungle Hunt into a zookeeper and I found your video very informative and entertaining. Well I've never played this game growing up or even heard of it for that matter, once I've learned about it in the hobby I quickly became hooked. I can't wait till the cabinet is finished and start gaming
This sounds fantastic. Thanks to the nice words
You better get this game if it ever is featured on an Arcade 1up machine. Sounds like it is a holy grail for you. It looks very addicting. I've never played it.
Looks like a blast. I'll try and find this one. Never saw this in any arcade in the 80's in England. Great video Pat!
It really is
Thank you for the nice words
This channel is awesome. Thanks so much
Thank you so much glad you enjoy the content
thank you for bringing this game to my attention, PatmanQC I've never heard of this game before
Absolutely, thank you for watching
Zoo Keeper was a game I played a lot at my local arcade, but I never saw it anywhere else. It was a lot of fun. My friend had a 1 Million point jump once. It was amazing. I saw it with my own eyes. If I didn't see it I wouldn't have believed it.
It was a lot of fun, I rediscovered it emulation years later and still enjoying it to this day. Kudos for your friend :-)
You little beauty!
I’ve only recently subscribed and you’ve gone and dropped one of my favourite games ever!
I was lucky enough to play this in the wild at the Arcade Club in Leeds.
Thanks mate. 😃👍
Excellent, thanks for subscribing to my channel. Hope you enjoyed this video
Totally LOVE these videos! I thought I had a ludicrous amount of obscure videogame knowledge.. but I bow to you sir!
Thank you very much, I've been gaming since the 70s so I have a lot of useless knowledge floating around up there
One of the things I loved about this game was the different noise made my each critter when he was added to the bonus at the end of the round.
Yes, that's true. Good call
Another TOTALLY addictive game from the video game era. Fortunately, the retro cade I go to when I visit home in PA still has one of the original Taito cabinets for this for unlimited play. I only have a PS1 in my retro office, may need to scout out a PS2 and that Taito game port for the console.
That is cool there are still a few out in the wild
Thank you SO much for doing this video. I just so happen to be restoring a Zoo Keeper classic arcade game cabinet as we speak. Cannot wait to get it done and start playing! Hope you are doing well and staying safe!
Thank you very much, hope you enjoy your cabinet. Stay safe as well :-)
I never had the chance to play this game, but I can tell I would have spent a ton of time with it. Looks so fun!
Same here. I don't even remember this game, but as soon as he showed the footage I thought "Oh yeah, I would have played this a lot!"
It is a lot of fun and totally addicting
LOL
Oh man....I’ve always loved this game. I wish someone would release it on the Switch. I’ve been dying to play this lately. ;). Edit; I completely forgot it’s on Taito Legends- and I’ve got it!! Woo hoo.
LOL, excellent :-)
According to www.maxconsole.com/threads/mame-0-72-for-the-nintendo-switch.47924/ the MAME emulator news-commentaries.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-mame-emulator.html was released for the Switch. With MAME you can hunt for a rom for Zookeeper to play it. Don't own a switch so I cannot verify this but it sound legit.
@@TheAnkMan - thanks for the info my friend.
They had a tabletop version of this game in the lounge at the social club my parents belonged to when I was a kid. We used to go there quite a bit for Friday fish fry so i played this a ton as a kid. That's the only place i ever saw this game and actually have never seen a stand up version. I would imagine the tabletop was quite rare.
I can imagine, it's still a great game to play
Love your channel. I’m 50 years old and I forgot about this game
Thank you very much
Loved this channel since I first found it. I'm always glad to hear news of games getting another chance and I didn't know CHAMP was still in the game. Love their versions (DK, PACMAN, MS PACMAN, ETC).
Glad you enjoy it! I'm always curious what they can pull out of those old systems as well. Thank you
Great video, zoo keeper is an absolute classic, such a great game.
Thank you,It is very addicting and I love it
This is one of most collectible arcade games from the 80’s. Very valuable and hard to find, and almost impossible to keep running.
I knew it was rare but didn't know how rare
Always loved the sounds of these games like Robotron and Defender. So clean and laser crisp.
I agree 100%
Another keeper. Please keep the vids coming in these boring times. Thanx
Thank you very much
Always love your videos. Keep it up.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoy the content
whoa you did end up doing the zookeeper history! thank you! (was on an earlier video i mentioned i played this at the local kroger when i was a kid and could never remember the name of the game)
I really enjoyed this game, it's probably in my top 10
Good video as always ! Be safe and take care Patman
Thank you, you stay safe out there as well
Top 5 arcade games for me, maybe even top 3. Thanks for pointing out that it's on Taito Legends, that collection was completely off my radar. Only place I've seen Zoo Keeper in public was the Arcade Legacy bar in Cincinnati, but unfortunately it didn't have it's glorious side art.
I saw it in a few different arcades back in the day when it was first released but that quickly faded away
I love this game. It's very underrated. I discovered it at the record shop/video store in town called Rock N' Video. I was so dissapointed that it never got ported to any home system back then. Would have been great on the Atari 5200/800 computers, C64 or Colecovision. I'm so glad that Champ Games is making an Atari 2600 version. Their ports of Lady Bug and Scramble are awesome.
It's amazing what they can pull off with the limited 2600 hardware
Next to Bubble Bobble and Rastan, this is my most played game on the Taito Legends collection! I hope it gets an Arcade Archives release on Switch some day.
Many of the arcade games reported I played. I'm 53...so I reminisce about those days.
We are pretty close in age my friend:-)
9:18 I have Taito Legends for PS2, but because it has a blue disc bottom, it doesn't read in the original PS2 anymore even after cleaning the lens or other tricks. Zoo Keeper was a tough game.
Great game! Great video! I played this (like a lot of arcade games) a ton of time at the Fun Machine (RIP) in Casselberry, FL. So much fun. Thanks for making this. Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you for the nice words, glad you enjoyed
Man, I love your channel! I hope one day you'll do a Darius-series video!
Thank you, it's possible depends on if I can find something interesting to talk about
Never heard of this game before, and I tend to go around the retro gaming events around the UK, so this is a rarity for me. You learn something new every day, don't you?
Yes you do, glad I could be of service :-)
I think the second screen looks a lot like Frogger. Thanks for this great review, Patman~! I never did see this game in the wild.
Yes, it does look like it. Thanks for watching
Thanks patman for making my day!!
Absolutely, thanks for watching
I loved this game as a kid. Still love it. Got it on the Taito Legends compilation for PS2 but I can go to FunSpot if I want to play the cabinet!
When I first played Zoo Keeper, I thought the net was a knife and you had to kill the animals, harsh! Great game and very addictive.
This game always caught my attention in the arcade because of the unique sounds! I always loved to play, but I was terrible at it.
The sounds were fantastic :-)
I was on the AtariAge site yesterday and came close to buying this, with the box upgrade of course. I always go for the box upgrade. The final version has less flicker than the prototype that you showed. Anywho, since I already have 8 orders at AtariAge totaling over $700 waiting to ship I'll have to order it next time. The games on order are for the 2600, 7800, and Jaguar. On Jaguar games I always pay extra for the Clear carts (as opposed to Grey), except for those game that have a Green or Red cartridge option.
This is the first game I've seen you make a video about that I've never heard of. It doesn't look so fun, I gotta tell you.
Sorry about that, if you never tried it maybe you should it's very fun
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I might have to see if I can get that PS2 game with the Taito classics and check it out. Could you do a video on the original Gauntlet game?
New one for me can’t remember this.. definitely one for the retro pi in lockdown! Many thanks PatmanQC 👏 👍🏻
Absolutely, thank you for watching
I loved this game when it came out in the arcades. The problem was it was hard finding a place that had it. Out of the 10 or so arcades I had access to in the 80's, only one place had the game.
I don't really recall which arcade I saw this in but it was Not very widespread
Great video! Thanks again for the great content!
Absolutely, thank you so much
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No thank you for the great work and great memories. Please keep it up!
This was one of the games I only played at my childhood dentist's office. (His office had an arcade with the machines set to freeplay attached) I hada lot of fun with it and my parents did too. I never understood why it was never ported to the NES.
Well the game really wasn't as widespread as they should have been due to the crash so that's why a lot of the ports were never developed.
I liked this video. It made me glad.
Thank you very much :-)
Love your vids! May I recommend one? RASTAN I couldn't get enough of that game. Looking forward to the next one :)
Thank you, I already did that one. Check it out :-)
On par as per usual Pat👍 Keep em coming!!!
Thank you :-)
I played it a lot in a few arcades as a kid!
So did I :-)
One of my favorite games of all times
One of mine as well
Great game. Great video. Thanks for sharing this.
In my experience, the game must be played while wearing rented roller skates at "Sparkles", our local roller rink.
LOL, I have fond memories of the roller rink and all the arcade games they had. Thanks for the nice words
I’ve never heard of Amidar, and I’d thought I’d played them all!!
It's a fun little game I think
The player reappearing like that is neat
I thought so too
A great game that a lot of people don't know about, but
a classic nonetheless. Can't wait to get the 2600 port.
I agree 100%:-)
The sound of that brick laying brings back memories.
It sure does, plus the sounds of the animals at the end of each round
Also, if you are able to jump every animal on the screen in one jump you get 30 million pts. It's a almost impossible feat but it's been done and is on video recorded. Quite a few years ago I verified the world records for MAME and Arcade and they had this jump in his recording as well.
I should have mentioned that the video. So you worked for twin galaxies? Very cool :-)
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I did for about 7 years or so, yes. It was back when there was a lot going on with Donkey Kong. Boy, that sure was fun!
How is it that I've never heard of this title? I would've spent too much time on this one as a child XD
Thanks for sharing!
It's a classic, thanks for watching
Never played it, but I hope to one day.
It is definitely a classic
Installing this on my Raspberry Pi thanks to this video!
Excellent, I'm sure you'll like it
I feel better after reading the comments to realize I'm not the only one who didn't know about this game. Looks fun.
Be safe all. ✌
It wasn't really that widespread due to the crash. Be safe as well
Looks like a winner. I’ll be on the lookout for this one.
It's a fun game to play
Lovely game, I really missed it at the time! Thanks for this cool retromemory! BTW, have you ever played "A.D. 2083" by Midcoin? It has a quite nice voice synthesis and (IMHO) very interesting graphics!
Thank you for watching. No I've never heard of that game, what system is it for?
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I made some research about this videogame and that's what I came to: there are no conversions at all, apart a MAME rom. Midcoin was an italian arcade game maker. There are some sources about the names of the people who made it in 1983 but, alas, apart the MAME rom I haven't found out anything else.
Midcoin made 3 games only: A.D. 2083, Wall Crash and Wink (those last two are some sorta clone of Breakout). Too bad it's all what I have found out so far but I will continue dig. I remember I loved this game quite a lot at the time, the game dinamics are still interesting (even if it's a quasi-clone of Space Pilot) and the voice synth is really good.
I don't know how and if it was spread worldwide but, as I said, I will continue digging! :-D
There’s a Zookeeper at my local arcade. Play it every time I’m there. Trying to break my own 700k record...
That's a heck of a score, good job
I used to play this all the time at Arnie's in Westport CT. I try to play it on MAME on the Wii but the control is not very good because I think the arcade used a special analog joystick because it always seems to not move correctly when you round the corners on the box you run around on trying to put the bricks back and jumping over animals seems to be harder than I remember from the arcade.
I experienced a bit of that while playing it on the Mame emulator But I thought it was either my Xbox 360 joystick or my lack of hands.
Hey hey man!! Great vid!! You should do Primal Rage!!
Thank you, primal rage is on the request list but don't know when I'll get to it
My favorite Zookeeper was the Adobe Flash version on eBaumsworld.
Thanks for the nice vid Pat :)
Thank you for watching
Who ever is playing is really good
I always loved the jump sound in this game.
LOL so do I
Get that zookeeper another beer!!
I only seen this arcade game on the TV show 'starcade' in the 80's
episode 039 on youtube. ua-cam.com/video/j4uXsf88Rdw/v-deo.html
Thank you for that, I used to love that show as a kid
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries do you remember TV powww from 79?
A strange and fun classic!
It absolutely is :-)
Playing this on starcade rerun right now
This game is so intense during the higher levels. I’ve occasionally gotten a 1 million point jump, such a rush.
That's awesome, Never even came close to that
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I know I'm bragging a little. I certainly didn't learn on my own and have spent many hours playing. Addictive indeed.
Totally loved this game also.
It's fantastic, I really love it
I never heard of this game so thanks for this. I find it quite funny that Zoo Keeper borrows elements from Donkey Kong so in return Nintendo looks like they borrowed the Zelda name for the Zelda series.
I have never seen the actual arcade game back in the 80’s,although I have it on the PS2 & looks just like the one shown.
Yes, that is the one
Oh, Zelda. Why do you keep getting kidnapped by various zoo animals?
I've never actually played this game or had seen it at the arcades, but it certainly looks like fun. I'll certainly check it out. For a time, I was addicted to a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS which went by the same name and I assumed that the arcade game was the same thing.
Somebody else mentioned the DS version earlier today I had no idea there is even a game with the same name out there
Wow, this game looks great! I'm amazed I've never heard of it.
It is a lot of fun and was always one of my favorites
My favourite arcade game!
I have always enjoyed it as well
When all of this Rona mess is over. I will definitely half to join you're patreon . I would like to request your take on STREET FIGHTER 1 & 2.
Thank you
No mention of the glaring similarity the zookeeper guy has with Luigi? Or that the damsel in distress is named Zelda? Maybe I missed it?
No because Zelda came out three years later on the NES and the guy looking like Luigi wasn't introduced until the following year In Mario Bros. All pure coincidence
the gameplay is kinda like or may have inspired 'collapse crunch' by gamehouse games- or the inverse of gameplay thereof
I've never heard of it But will check it out thanks
I played this at whiskey Pete's on the Nevada state line
I miss the days when points mattered
So do I