1st and 2nd stages were fun bcs it matched with Japan, other ones are meh, but that's 90's game, we had to expect ninja fighting either modern soldiers, aliens or other stuff
You see that a lot in games from Capcom, Konami and Sega from the 90’s. Also Taito’s Darius series. I like when they “flash” faster as they take more damage, almost every Konami beat em up from the 90’s does this.
One of my favorite parts of this game was the end art everytime you defeated a boss. Everything about this game was just immaculate from the music, stage design, and controls. One of my favorite ninja games of all time.
I don't know why it is, but I really love how the bosses were designed in Sega Genesis games like Shinobi, Contra, Castlevania, and Splatterhouse. The creators just weren't afraid to make the bosses as grotesque and intimidating as they could.
Just look how gorgeous and artistic that horseback stage is! The clouds, the swamp land and the mood. Sure games have better graphics, but their aim is realism. This is pure art. This is a cartoon/anime that you control! The music along with the art of the horseback scene is gorgeous!
LOL yeah, it's a kite. For a second I had to ask, wait there was a monster?@@megamegaO That stage is fantastic. Especially when it first came out. You only see the boss battles in this. The actual stages leading up to the bosses have their own flavor as well. I.E. THe stage before the kabuki warrior (the boss before the final boss) has a japanese castle that you climb, full of traps and it's own awesome audio track that plays to match. Really elegant and serene stuff.
I couldn't beat this as a kid, so I went back and finished as an adult. This was the first one in a line of games I've been trying to complete from my childhood, and I can say it was absolutely gratifying to do.
I never realized how OP the Shinobi in this game was when I used to play it. The guy is defeating friggin demons, undead Samurai, four-armed demons, war boats, battle mecha, hawkmen, and FUCKING MECHAGODZILLA armed with nothing but a couple shurikens (kunai, actually) and some blades.
I always loved how the game went from a Ninja fighting in feudal japan to robots, mutants and demons whitout warning, took me off guard as a kid since this was the first shinobi game I played...
Gregory Edwards maybe Mecha Godzilla and the fake Balore, the giant one handed tumor-headsplosion looking creature and the corny phoenix demon and hair tengu guy and super ninja android
This game is random in a good way, it's like someone at Sega just walked into the office and shouted out into middle of the bull pit "hey we need level ideas for our ninja game" "Horse riding kite level" "brains in jars on a conveyor belt" "giant mechs fighting in the ocean" great we will use all of those.
@@kevinrodriquez6546 According to the backstory, it is a "failed experiment" that was discarded by the laboratory above, thought dead. Only it wasn't a failure, and it actually survived and continued to evolve and grow in the sewer.
I wish Sega remembers Joe Musashi one day and makes a new Shinobi with him starring again. I mean, Hotsuma is cool and all, but the OG Shinobi guy is top tier.
What's more fun is playing with melee attacks only on both Shinobi 2-3 and Shadow Dancer. I loved playing that way, much more challenging! The second level on horse with the enemies disembarking from their giant kites is awesome ninja stuff, my favourite! What a shame there was no Shinobi Ninja Gaiden-style beyond the one on PS2. That's a franchise ripe for a resurrection!
It's interesting how most of the bosses in this game are traditionally pattern based, and can be easily beaten through memorising their attacks, but the final Shadow Master is different. He has far more moves and is much less predictable than the others, meaning you have to use everything Joe has in his arsenal to defeat him, you have a counter for everything he can throw at you, but you HAVE to be quick in reading and reacting to him. It's a cool, clever ninja duel, that creates a great, action packed climax to a great, action packed game.
That Body Weapon Boss is the scariest looking thing and level in the entire game. That boss gives me the creeps. If that thing was real, their would be a giant panic awaiting us all.
2:48 in my first time I fought the boss, I was very scared ... because his body was so big and terrible the boss on the stage ... after a few months I ventured to fight him ... so often I fight him, finally I was not afraid anymore to fight him ... so, very easy against it😂😂
Sega at their in-house best. I wish they were still releasing consoles now, it would help break up this Sony/Microsoft monotony. Shinobi is one of their best franchises.
I completed Shinobi 3:Return of the Ninja Master and I’m skilled at this by defeating enemies that worked for Neo Zeed a criminal organization run by the Shadow Master and completed seven stages and defeated the Shadow Master and Neo Zeed’s reign of evil had ended when some ship came down from the sky crashed and it’s battle had ended and amazing times I have with my life.👍💯🇺🇸
I know NINJA GAIDEN & STRIDER were always my 2 top most dearest NINJA games of all times, but SHINOBI is also a great memorable game, especially this one, shinobi 3, I still own it. :)) great game
I never realised how the POW Powerup was overpowered! I'm used to beat the bosses without it, and seeing how only a few shoots with the POW Shuriken already turns the bosses red it's quite a revelation! Hahaha
Indeed! And it would look even nicer on CRT screen with scanlines and all. The Mega Drive (Genesis) was the only system outside of the Neo Geo that had that genuine arcade look (resolution + graphics + sprites + scrollings...). See also Thunder Force IV, Streets of Rage 2, Contra Hard Corps, Eliminate Down, Alien Soldier... It's crazy because arcade gaming was the pinnacle back then yet the Mega Drive was the less expensive system of its time! Sega really did wonders during that era.
When I was little I used to play this game, the Hydra would give me nightmares and I couldn't go past the surfing level and I thought nothing could top the Hydra but now as I watch this and learn that you fight Mecha Godzilla later on makes me realize how wrong I was!
Nice work!! I always tried the running slash attack he can do. It worked on a good amount of bosses but I always ended up getting hit lol oh well it looked awesome doing it though!
This game is better than the first one, the music, the levels, and the game mechanics are not rigid. Some of the bosses from the first game are also used again, such as the shogun master, shadow ninja, yajima (brain computer), and ninja master. This is the best shinobi game in my opinion.
8:21 I remember fighting against him and I was like: "WHAT? I can't believe it I thought I finished him in the first game" and it turns out that he's a double for the true mastermind
there is a trick to kill the last boss very quickly, take one step back at the opening (his shurikens will miss you) then pummel him with crouching shukien shots (with the POW)
Ninja vs Samurai Cyborg , Android , Alien , Mutant , Submarine , Robot , MechaGODZILLA!! , Harpy , Ghost and Ironman. Wow!! fantastic baby. I love this game.
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8:23 is the one im on and i can't seem to beat it any tips?
ShruikenNinjaturtle * 😂any tips..? just watch how this guy beats him
Perfect! Превосходно!
yeah easy game
old classic easy game
This game is an actual masterpiece, look at this combat, the design, atmosphere is literally art, the bosses, the damn OST.
1st and 2nd stages were fun bcs it matched with Japan, other ones are meh, but that's 90's game, we had to expect ninja fighting either modern soldiers, aliens or other stuff
The OST is perfect!
even the sfx sound fucking awesome
@@qubek533 Actually I think they are not aliens, they are biological weapons.
controls are shit
I love games where enemies change colour depending on the damage they've taken
RABtoons
You'd love the Metroid series.
Old game design I miss
That actually you RABtoons?
You see that a lot in games from Capcom, Konami and Sega from the 90’s. Also Taito’s Darius series. I like when they “flash” faster as they take more damage, almost every Konami beat em up from the 90’s does this.
That, and when enemies flash and pulse when getting hit or low on health. Love that sh*t.
One of my favorite parts of this game was the end art everytime you defeated a boss. Everything about this game was just immaculate from the music, stage design, and controls. One of my favorite ninja games of all time.
I don't know why it is, but I really love how the bosses were designed in Sega Genesis games like Shinobi, Contra, Castlevania, and Splatterhouse. The creators just weren't afraid to make the bosses as grotesque and intimidating as they could.
yeap, that's something Nintendo would never do!
emulationStation
Even the more family-oriented games had bosses of that vein!
Just look at Alien Soldier! (Arachnophobia warning for one of the bosses)
Ronaldo Agudelo
Even the first three bosses in one of the Looney Tunes games are like this!
@@dropkick0129 Hence the saying, "Sega does what Nintendon't!"
Just look how gorgeous and artistic that horseback stage is! The clouds, the swamp land and the mood. Sure games have better graphics, but their aim is realism. This is pure art. This is a cartoon/anime that you control! The music along with the art of the horseback scene is gorgeous!
Idaten
Don't forget the bizarre monster in the background
@@damjan193 that's a kite...
Yeah, we've really lost that in the industry, havent we?
LOL yeah, it's a kite. For a second I had to ask, wait there was a monster?@@megamegaO That stage is fantastic. Especially when it first came out. You only see the boss battles in this. The actual stages leading up to the bosses have their own flavor as well. I.E. THe stage before the kabuki warrior (the boss before the final boss) has a japanese castle that you climb, full of traps and it's own awesome audio track that plays to match. Really elegant and serene stuff.
Gotta love bosses design from back in the 90s
Yozeh So creative compared to nowadays
Brutus, Vengar's Physical Form What do you mean nowadays? Games like Darksouls have awesome designs
Brutus, Vengar's Physical Form Ey fam, im just saying. Bosses are still creative, just using Dark Souls as an example
Reb3l Vanguard Yeah they can be. DS is a good example
You're not the only one
I couldn't beat this as a kid, so I went back and finished as an adult. This was the first one in a line of games I've been trying to complete from my childhood, and I can say it was absolutely gratifying to do.
I never realized how OP the Shinobi in this game was when I used to play it. The guy is defeating friggin demons, undead Samurai, four-armed demons, war boats, battle mecha, hawkmen, and FUCKING MECHAGODZILLA armed with nothing but a couple shurikens (kunai, actually) and some blades.
Luigi Gaskell and then there is shadowdancer, which is basically the same game but you die after one hit.
Luigi Gaskell Um, excuse me. But that kind of stuff is standard ninja fare
sirFox oh cool
and surfing board xD
but the real question is: who would win a death battle shinobi vs strider?
I always loved how the game went from a Ninja fighting in feudal japan to robots, mutants and demons whitout warning, took me off guard as a kid since this was the first shinobi game I played...
That is one calm-assed horse.
... and pardon me for having bad flashbacks of Battletoads on that hoverboard.
Oh, I remember battle toads... Its like superman 64 level design.
Everything about this game was bad ass back in the day. The music, the levels, the bosses. Just too ill.
Gregory Edwards awesomeness. I'm ready to time travel again. i have this sega collection on my ps3 why can't this be updated to 4k for the ps4.
Dude can you imagine? It would look so amazing. What a legendary game.
It sure was man! =D
This game needs a upscale remake .
Gregory Edwards maybe Mecha Godzilla and the fake Balore, the giant one handed tumor-headsplosion looking creature and the corny phoenix demon and hair tengu guy and super ninja android
This game is random in a good way, it's like someone at Sega just walked into the office and shouted out into middle of the bull pit "hey we need level ideas for our ninja game" "Horse riding kite level" "brains in jars on a conveyor belt" "giant mechs fighting in the ocean" great we will use all of those.
The boss at 02:49 looks like something H.P Lovercraft would have fictioned.
+Hai .Spawner Wow The Crypt Keeper took too much meth.
Guess it shows us what a ninja can do against the Old Ones.
Haispawner
to me it looks like something from Metroid.
What in the hell is that thing? That's one ugly son of a bitch.
@@kevinrodriquez6546 According to the backstory, it is a "failed experiment" that was discarded by the laboratory above, thought dead. Only it wasn't a failure, and it actually survived and continued to evolve and grow in the sewer.
3:35 Aww, yeah! surfin' ninja of awesomeness!!!
Shinobi III fué toda mi infancia.
Buenos recuerdos
I wish a Japanese studio would produce a Shinobi anime, based on this game. It’s got awesome bosses.
I really agree with you
i agree, but they would try to remove mechagodzilla in order to prevent lawsuit.
And The other shinobi games have even more copyright infringement than this one
This game gives some Naruto Shipuden vibes.
Tifa Lockhart: [beats up mech with bare hands]
Joe Musashi: Alright, hold my sake rookies...
God, I remember beating this when I was a little kid... nostalgia at its finest.
Absolutely love this game! It’s close call between this and Shadow Dancer for my favorite old school ninja games.
FLAWLESS most impressive and fine display of graphics one of Sega's strong designs. Thank u for sharing 🤘
1:30 that running horse pixel art animation is TOP!
Woah!! and that Castlevania style ending... I never expected that! :o
I miss this game so much this is a true classic how can we forget these legends that came first thank you retro guy
The surf stage gave me a TMNT feel.
COWABUNGA!
Sewer Surfin'
Love some of those boss death screams. “Hmuuuhhh”
3:01 that laser sound effect... It's just perfect..!
I wish Sega remembers Joe Musashi one day and makes a new Shinobi with him starring again.
I mean, Hotsuma is cool and all, but the OG Shinobi guy is top tier.
Yeah
That boss at 2:50 scared the shit out of me when i was a kid
An Ostrich
The thing just reminds me of Metroid...
I'd trace the shit over it.
was it because he was trying to touch you with his hand?
Me too!!!
Me too. I was terrified of it!
I love how after the lessons learned from the last game... They came again with Shredder, Krang and Mecha Godzilla lol
9:41-9:47 that was so ..... dragon ball z
I'm 21 and the music for this game has been stuck in my head for a long time now. Played this game as a kid and forgot the name.
What's more fun is playing with melee attacks only on both Shinobi 2-3 and Shadow Dancer. I loved playing that way, much more challenging!
The second level on horse with the enemies disembarking from their giant kites is awesome ninja stuff, my favourite!
What a shame there was no Shinobi Ninja Gaiden-style beyond the one on PS2. That's a franchise ripe for a resurrection!
The hydra boss was absolutely manging, gross, buzzing and horrifying to the max. I love it.
after all these years, this game continues to look incredible
It's interesting how most of the bosses in this game are traditionally pattern based, and can be easily beaten through memorising their attacks, but the final Shadow Master is different. He has far more moves and is much less predictable than the others, meaning you have to use everything Joe has in his arsenal to defeat him, you have a counter for everything he can throw at you, but you HAVE to be quick in reading and reacting to him.
It's a cool, clever ninja duel, that creates a great, action packed climax to a great, action packed game.
I was only 6yrs old when i played this Game. Now almost 24yrs old and still playing this whenever i have time.
That Body Weapon Boss is the scariest looking thing and level in the entire game. That boss gives me the creeps. If that thing was real, their would be a giant panic awaiting us all.
2:48 in my first time I fought the boss, I was very scared ... because his body was so big and terrible the boss on the stage ... after a few months I ventured to fight him ... so often I fight him, finally I was not afraid anymore to fight him ... so, very easy against it😂😂
Bapak susah game ni bro. Aku asyik mati je dulu2 sampai stress pecah joystik tu ahahaha
Sega at their in-house best. I wish they were still releasing consoles now, it would help break up this Sony/Microsoft monotony. Shinobi is one of their best franchises.
I love how the death noises of the humanoid bosses seem to always include a scream that sounds like, "MEHHHHHH"
Many many years ago, I played this game. I loved it. Shinobi games on the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis to my US cousins out there) were awesome.
a ninja fighting alien mutants from another dimension..... man, those 90's ninja stories got out of hand real quick...
shinobi: a job is a job
9:31 it's gygas from earthbound
Thats what I said when I played this.
Beautiful game it's crazy how far they pushed the Genesis/MD
2:49 I'm always felt scared at this part
It was one of the very best games of the Sega console back then, thanks for bring back the good memories.
At the risk of sounding like a huge nerd, this makes me want to run an AD&D Oriental Adventures campaign :D
Lol same here! I might just have to gather my friends and do it now!
Hoping Dot Emu makes a new Shinobi game with similar gameplay. They did a fantastic job on Streets of Rage 4.
I was thinking that. People also want a Golden axe sequel.
Announced for the Sega Genesis Mini! Super excited for 2019!
One of my favorite games. Beat it multiple times. Never thought of going no damage, but I remember trying stuff like that back in the day.
1:02 I have a horse, and I'm not afraid of using it!
I completed Shinobi 3:Return of the Ninja Master and I’m skilled at this by defeating enemies that worked for Neo Zeed a criminal organization run by the Shadow Master and completed seven stages and defeated the Shadow Master and Neo Zeed’s reign of evil had ended when some ship came down from the sky crashed and it’s battle had ended and amazing times I have with my life.👍💯🇺🇸
i beat this game many times back in the day and i was never aware that you could block
There is a blocking function?!?!
Yes, and If I do remember correctly, after throwing a shuriken, you hold the button you throw with. (B button as default)
How about that death cry,
NNNEEEEEEEHHHHHH!!!
I love the mecha Godzilla battle and ending battle artwork
I know NINJA GAIDEN & STRIDER were always my 2 top most dearest NINJA games of all times, but SHINOBI is also a great memorable game, especially this one, shinobi 3, I still own it. :)) great game
hey, you have notices of Count Dracula?
hey brother Belmont, of course EU SUNT THE DRAGON !!
Fine, this monster dont belong in this world!
just like mighty RICHTER BELMONT will say,, btw you can see my channel for great CASTLEVANIAN reference & true love for it
The bio weapon boss looks like it missed the audition for splatterhouse... awesome game
He never got hit because he mastered the art of Ninjutsu, the Art of Invisibility. He is a true Shinobi!
He threw the shuriken on every beat on that mega alien boss theme 💥💥💫my man
I like how the first boss' walking cycle is like an angry crab.
Along with Sonic franchise and Quack Shot, one of my favorite games from Sega Genesis. ^^
Thanks for that. Never played ninja platformers back in the day. Guess The Messenger brought me here.
Bosses:
Samurai first boss 0:20
Shadow dancer 1:05
Brain 2:05
Flesh creature 2:48
Robot 1 3:40
Human with robo suit 5:34
Robo godzilla 6:18
Feather person 7:20
Samurai master 8:32
Final boss weird ninja flesh robot 9:27
This game was high quality af
I never realised how the POW Powerup was overpowered! I'm used to beat the bosses without it, and seeing how only a few shoots with the POW Shuriken already turns the bosses red it's quite a revelation! Hahaha
God...
Old mechanical designs from this day just, feel so much cooler. I'm all for it lol
なにあのグロいボス…恐いもの見たさで見てしまう…
主がゲーム上手すぎやからこそ、安心して見れる。
そして、日本人がいない
はい✋
日本人です
Used to play this game so much as a kid! But never got to finish it
This game looks so good that I would believe you if you told me this was arcade footage.
tifforo1 sega genesis really was cool and looked cool..for certain types games its the coolest system
Indeed! And it would look even nicer on CRT screen with scanlines and all. The Mega Drive (Genesis) was the only system outside of the Neo Geo that had that genuine arcade look (resolution + graphics + sprites + scrollings...). See also Thunder Force IV, Streets of Rage 2, Contra Hard Corps, Eliminate Down, Alien Soldier... It's crazy because arcade gaming was the pinnacle back then yet the Mega Drive was the less expensive system of its time! Sega really did wonders during that era.
20 years ago I can manage to get to the kabuki boss but not the last one. Thanks for giving me a closure 👍🏻
this was the game back in the day, wish they would come out with a new game now
MECHAGODZILLA AT 6:13
Very Robotic indeed :D
That is mechagodzilla.
The art in this game was really well done. Some of the sprites look almost photorealistic.
Seriously has to be one of the most epic final boss fights I've ever seen in a game
this game is very fabulous and one of the very favourate which i ever played in my life
When I was little I used to play this game, the Hydra would give me nightmares and I couldn't go past the surfing level and I thought nothing could top the Hydra but now as I watch this and learn that you fight Mecha Godzilla later on makes me realize how wrong I was!
I love these type of graphic games. Remind my childhood.
Melhor jogo da minha infância ;(
Plot twist: eu me lembro em detalhes de todos esses mestres menos o último. Talvez eu nunca tenha chegado nele.
Shinobis, Valkirias, metal gears, Cyborg Ninjas, este juego lo tiene todo
I never even heard of this and it looks mad fun
This game have such replayability factor!
Nice work!! I always tried the running slash attack he can do. It worked on a good amount of bosses but I always ended up getting hit lol oh well it looked awesome doing it though!
Me too
Such a good game. Like a Ninja version of Super Castlevania IV.
Shinobi 3 and super castlevania 4 are 16-bit masterpieces.
Nostalgia, do carambaaaaaa, manoooooo🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Nostalgia dms
This game is better than the first one, the music, the levels, and the game mechanics are not rigid. Some of the bosses from the first game are also used again, such as the shogun master, shadow ninja, yajima (brain computer), and ninja master. This is the best shinobi game in my opinion.
Only real OG will know this game who played the Genesis and still have it to do this day I should play it again
i was 7 when this game came out loved this game.
One of my favorites. This game is one of the best of my childhood.
those full arcade feels I always got from the Sega Genesis!
8:21 I remember fighting against him and I was like: "WHAT? I can't believe it I thought I finished him in the first game" and it turns out that he's a double for the true mastermind
ninjas vs dinosaur robots and bad aliens, absolutely my type of game
I just watched a ninja pogo-stomp a flying vulcan-toting killing machine to death with a jet-powered surfboard. Damn the 90's were awesome!
Believe me, even on Expert, this game was almost too easy. But.. SO. MUCH. NOSTALGIA.
Wow game looks cool no idea how did I never play this
The one of the most amazing games of my childhood. :)
9:20 The last boss is a mix of ninja warrior with iron man and a saiyajin haha
there is a trick to kill the last boss very quickly, take one step back at the opening (his shurikens will miss you) then pummel him with crouching shukien shots (with the POW)
Jesus that HP Lovecraft looking monster is fuckin terrifying
Ninja vs Samurai Cyborg , Android , Alien , Mutant , Submarine , Robot , MechaGODZILLA!! , Harpy , Ghost and Ironman. Wow!! fantastic baby. I love this game.