170 · Ninja Gaiden
Players take the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a rising warrior in his family's clan whose main role in the world is to protect the Dark Dragon Blade from getting into the hands of evil. Ryu Hayabusa travels to America to seek vengeance for his father's death.
SHOW NOTES
Ninja Gaiden NES Longplay
Ninja Gaiden Arcade
Ninja Gaiden Trilogy SNES
Ninja Gaiden OVA
Ninja Gaiden XBOX
The Messenger
Ninja Gaiden Master System (Different game)
Show notes
- Ninja Action
- Introductions
- Overview
- The game is eerily similar to Castlevania
- Most of what you’re gonna hear me say are improvements I would also apply to Castlevania
- The game is eerily similar to Castlevania
- Gameplay
- Jumping
- I had a love hate with this.
- Knockback
- At least enemies can’t knock while you’re on ledges
- Wall Climb
- Do you think you should’ve had spider-man abilities?
- Weird Quirks
- Death if you fall into a place your supposed to climb down
- 5-2 is where the programmers failed us with the impossible jump AND other quirkst
- Annoying Enemies
- Boss Fights
- Pretty easy tells, but I would’ve expected more action
- Story
- Who was expecting cutscenes like Golgo 13
- over 20 minutes of cinematic cutscenes
- The acts are like an actual TV Show
- Who was expecting cutscenes like Golgo 13
- Personal Improvements
- Knockback
- Jumping
- Platforms should be more clear
- Jumping
- Development
- Famicom first - Legend of the Dragon Sword
- It was developed and released around the same time as the beat 'em up arcade version of the same name; neither of the games were ports of each other but were parallel projects developed by different teams.
- Made largely because Ninja’s were having a North American renaissance
- Sequels and Spinoffs
- 2 more NES games
- Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
- Much like Super Mario All-Stars
- Ninja Gaiden OVA
- Xbox Games
- The reputation of these difficult games held Ninja Gaiden as a series away from me.
- Everyone MUST play The Messenger
- EGL
- My highest recommendation
- Next week - WORLD GAMES