This game looked, sounded and felt so ahead of it's time back then. It still is miles ahead of most c64 games at the time. And the music still kicks ass! This music was like metal to me back then,hahaha.
I'd love to see a modernised version of these games, keep the same perspective and puzzle element, even that horrendous jump-timing (it took weeks, if not months for my brother and I to get past the bandstand and across that river)
@@jarodcollard5015 Only if the music is unchanged and that they ruined on the remakes of Amiga Monkey island, so that would have happened as well with LN if leaving it up to the game industry
I remember reading the Zzap 64 review over and over again in the school summer holidays as I excitedly waited for this game to be released. When the postman finally delivered it I knew it was going to be amazing as soon as I heard that loading music. One of the few Commodore 64 games I ever completed!
Don´t ask me why this game crossed my mind after so meany years - but I still love it! The music is awesome, especially the first song :-) Thanks for this walkthrough..
"Last Ninja 2 built on the template we created for the original. The Integrator tool allowed me to overlay and assemble chunks of multicoloured art that I made using a mouse. The isometric 1:2 angle was unusual and challenging to animate. We didn't multiplex the sprites, so the ninja and his opponents shared the same torso and legs, with another sprite for the weapon and a 1-sprite colour overlay for the face, hands and enemy outfits. A shadow was also added to the characters in this sequel." -- Hugh Riley, graphic artist
Amazing game. I love at the start in the first few duels though. It seems ninjitsu is the art of kicking a man in the balls until he dies. Played this game when I was four-five. My dad never got past the helicopter in the office, and I got as far as the basement box jumping scene. So good to see it finished
Memories, C64, Arcade Games, Ninja Movies, Karate Kid Movies, Rambo, USSR, $ has much more value, no internet, people likes to socialize. Those were the days. Time flies.
this is so nostalgic, last time i saw this game was when i was about 10 years old watching my brother playing this. now im watching and im 30 years old, good times.
"In 1988, I created the Last Ninja 2 soundtrack for System 3. I started with the Central Park tracks, which was important in order to stamp some sort of 'sound' on the game. It basically took from mid-January until early April to finish. It's about as big a project as you would want to undertake, but everything just seemed to work without any real hitches. I was given a fairly free hand to produce what I thought would be most suitable, and, luckily, every time I took in new tracks for each level, I got the thumbs up. It was a great time for me personally, to suddenly be working full time on C64 music. I was almost 18, but I had no real worries in the world beyond whether I could afford to buy a better car." -- Matt Gray, musician
I have loads of nice memories playing this game back in the day,Even now when I load and play this game its still one of the best C64 beats em ups around!
This game was magical to me back then, mesmerizing graphics, sounds and gamplay. I can proudly say i finished it and i think i was around 10 years old when i did.
Yep, same here! No internet back then to lookup walkthroughs and tips when you were stuck on a game! I was about 9 years old and managed to complete it as well, felt on top of the world seeing Kunitoki get captured in the end!
Great music, really decent animation, and lots of nice work in creating the layouts! I really liked the added touch of having to wait for the crossing light at the curbs to progress... Safety first, even for Ninjas! lol!
Epic game ! the best day of my life is the day when i bought the collectors edition and put on the ninja mask and threw the rubber shuriken in my mates face - the reason to have a 64 -and system 3 are still in the business with a great website !!
Yeah¡¡¡¡ Back to 1988 again, I feel like a Kid again ready to take down all the Guards with my Amazing Ninja Weapons and Techniques. Although it was pretty hard sometimes It's my all-time Favourite Video Game
Much better than the NES version which had "game of the year" on its cartridge. Way more level details, better animation and graphics plus more attacks. Impressive for 1988. Looks like an action platform version of Marble Madness and NBA Live 95-96
My favorite game of the era. But i just now realized that he never kills anyone, but always just knocks them out even with the sword? :D AND waits for the light to turn green. What a gentleman!
Less than 15 min! So great, dude!!! I remember in 5th class (1988) during big break (15 min) I always tried so hard to do it in our school's computer room, but I never made it... That's why I take drugs today, I think.
The look and sound of this game are both so solid great. I have to play this at some point, I expect it to take time to beat it, but I definitely will. This game manages to feel like a Shô Kosugi ninja film with all the American city surroundings, especially that bad guy's house / offices area after the underground drug lab.
That store with the "DRUGS" sign on it, those damnable pushers aren't even trying to be subtle anymore. Also cops trying to kick you in the nuts for wearing pajamas... CLASSIC FUCKING NEW YORK.
At last it will come modern versions of this classic soundtrack with "lost level" soundtrack with orginal SID made by Matt Gray Kickstarter is the place where to go NOW! (Nov 2014)
![The Last Ninja Longplay (C64) [QHD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FN3q6FKenDk/mqdefault.jpg)
This game looked, sounded and felt so ahead of it's time back then. It still is miles ahead of most c64 games at the time. And the music still kicks ass! This music was like metal to me back then,hahaha.
the music was effectively metal and punk... have you listened to the covers made by the "Fastloaders"? th-cam.com/video/ZYupKsqwDuM/w-d-xo.html
Still one of the best 8 bit sound tracks in any game from the day...
Game was so ahead of its time.
Was just gonna say that...
Plus probably one of the best soundtracks ever along with Katakis.
I don't think it was ahead of its time at all. It was about right where it should've been with games.
Wow he made that look easy. I spent months, if not years trying to complete Last Ninja 2. Never managed it but what a great game
I'd love to see a modernised version of these games, keep the same perspective and puzzle element, even that horrendous jump-timing (it took weeks, if not months for my brother and I to get past the bandstand and across that river)
@@jarodcollard5015 Only if the music is unchanged and that they ruined on the remakes of Amiga Monkey island, so that would have happened as well with LN if leaving it up to the game industry
@@aleksanderh.5407Listen to Matt Grey's remakes of the music 👍
these days we've GBs of memory and this game is what 64kb? still amazing...
Only 32kB I think. The rest was ROM (Basic interpreter etc).
you're probably right - I miss C64 days very much, I want to buy one for my Son, but not modern retro Commodore - but rather refurbished old boy!
Man I've been looking for a video of this game for ages! I can't believe how great the graphics were for the time.
Ahh, Central Park Theme is timeless.
I remember reading the Zzap 64 review over and over again in the school summer holidays as I excitedly waited for this game to be released. When the postman finally delivered it I knew it was going to be amazing as soon as I heard that loading music.
One of the few Commodore 64 games I ever completed!
Me too :)
1988 ish
I completed this too, though I'm not sure how as there were no saves back then!?
Don´t ask me why this game crossed my mind after so meany years - but I still love it! The music is awesome, especially the first song :-) Thanks for this walkthrough..
What a sound, what a great music compition, greetings from a last ninja nerd from germany.
"Last Ninja 2 built on the template we
created for the original. The Integrator
tool allowed me to overlay and assemble
chunks of multicoloured art that I made
using a mouse. The isometric 1:2 angle
was unusual and challenging to animate.
We didn't multiplex the sprites, so the
ninja and his opponents shared the same
torso and legs, with another sprite for
the weapon and a 1-sprite colour overlay
for the face, hands and enemy outfits.
A shadow was also added to the
characters in this sequel."
-- Hugh Riley, graphic artist
This game is so impressive. The developers were extremely innovative to make it that good with the hardware they had back then.
My favourite game on the C64. The graphics were so awesome and the music inspired me a lot! I love it... best gamemusic ever!
After all these years, the music from the central park area still gives me goose pimples.
#metoo
Amazing game. I love at the start in the first few duels though. It seems ninjitsu is the art of kicking a man in the balls until he dies.
Played this game when I was four-five. My dad never got past the helicopter in the office, and I got as far as the basement box jumping scene. So good to see it finished
i got to say the graphics look amazing and the musics awesome.
They really brought out the maximum from C64 in this game.
Masterpiece.
When i remember back, last ninja was the best game what you can get on c64.
The GFX was outstanding for that time...
Then you didn't play creatures.
Memories, C64, Arcade Games, Ninja Movies, Karate Kid Movies, Rambo, USSR, $ has much more value, no internet, people likes to socialize. Those were the days. Time flies.
My alltime favourite game on the C64.
this is so nostalgic, last time i saw this game was when i was about 10 years old watching my brother playing this. now im watching and im 30 years old, good times.
"In 1988, I created the Last Ninja 2
soundtrack for System 3. I started with
the Central Park tracks, which was
important in order to stamp some sort of
'sound' on the game. It basically took from
mid-January until early April to finish. It's
about as big a project as you would want
to undertake, but everything just seemed
to work without any real hitches. I was
given a fairly free hand to produce what
I thought would be most suitable, and,
luckily, every time I took in new tracks
for each level, I got the thumbs up. It was a
great time for me personally, to suddenly
be working full time on C64 music. I was
almost 18, but I had no real worries in the
world beyond whether I could afford to
buy a better car."
-- Matt Gray, musician
Thanks for posting
Good game. Excellent music.
I wanna go back in time...
If you wait for 5 seconds on the start of the level that you walked the edge of the building (12:04) you will see superman flying in the distance.
thats right lol
This game is so awesome... And the music... Man, the trip is complete!
I have loads of nice memories playing this game back in the day,Even now when I load and play this game its still one of the best C64 beats em ups around!
Wow man, I have played that game through many times on my C64 back in the day, but I have never seen anybody play it like this! Nice one
Thus guy must be the world champion on it.
"When I was a kid we played games where you had 1 life and every bird, insect and blade of grass was trying to murder you."
Hahaha, ruthless times indeed.
After 20 years and popping up in my mind every now and again.......poke the boat with the stick!!!arggggg
oh man....yes I remember...can you imagine how hard it was for a little German child?
"poke the boat"....I'm like wtf?? 😊
lol took me months to work that out as a kid.
This game was magical to me back then, mesmerizing graphics, sounds and gamplay.
I can proudly say i finished it and i think i was around 10 years old when i did.
Yep, same here! No internet back then to lookup walkthroughs and tips when you were stuck on a game!
I was about 9 years old and managed to complete it as well, felt on top of the world seeing Kunitoki get captured in the end!
Impressive. I never beat the first level (of LN3 too) :( I guess my brain and the game mechanics are not compatible hehe
I used to load every part of the game from a tape, which took a hell of a time, but I spent very nice time playing this. Thanks for the upload. :)
The tape version is better than disc because of the *awesome* loader music.
The anticipation for this game to be released was insane at the time due to how Groundbreaking Last Ninja 1 was.
Well, who knew throwing stars were part of NY city cop gear? Learn something new every day
Some game for an 8 bit game..the details and shadows so advanced and that soundtrack impeccable.. love it
30 years this year the game is still amazing the original was a classic on release in my opinion
Mmhh, I love the graphic, sounds and musics of C=64... they bring me sweet memories of my teenage era!
best sound in videogame history was before 1990
Well played! ... Great music! ... Great game! ... Time for a reboot!
One of fave games of all time👍.
You are the best Ninja player I have ever seen mate... excellent job! Super Longplay it has to be said!
Great music, really decent animation, and lots of nice work in creating the layouts! I really liked the added touch of having to wait for the crossing light at the curbs to progress... Safety first, even for Ninjas! lol!
Best last ninja player ever. Played to perfection.
I love the Music from the first Stage/Level!
I always wondered why random people would attack this poor ninja on sight.
And now I still don't know.
Amazing graphics!!!
Ah, happy memories of simpler times. I love the way the Ninja waits patiently at the traffic lights to cross the road.
Such a great game though I never managed to complete it.
Thanks for uploading!
Me and my brother loved this game so much! It was the first game he completed
MASTERPIECE!!!
amazing game and graphics that make C64 look like amiga
music is also so good, especially the first part of central park
Bravo Vangeli. Ena ap ta kalhtepa tou c=64 file.
No no... Two entirely different products, sound and "feel".
amazing! look at the hairs at 12:44, it's so realistic!
Let's just say that back then going to the park was anything but a picnic.
Great video, awesome game and music by Matt gray, games are so easy now compared to back then
pyraplastic So true!! ''Let me wiki it''' iis what they say now xD
Love the game play and the rendering. Pioneer.
Great vid. 15 mins?! I remember playing it for hours!
For those that love the music, Google "Matt Gray Reformation"
This game brings back some great memories...
Tell me about it...:)
Aki Jarvinen does an awesome metal version of the Central Park theme (the music that played at first)
Epic game ! the best day of my life is the day when i bought the collectors edition and put on the ninja mask and threw the rubber shuriken in my mates face - the reason to have a 64 -and system 3 are still in the business with a great website !!
I was looking for a copy complete with the mask and shuriken on ebay. Finally found one last month, but it went for £90 !!!
MINT true classic... this brings back memories:)
Yeah¡¡¡¡ Back to 1988 again, I feel like a Kid again ready to take down all the Guards with my Amazing Ninja Weapons and Techniques. Although it was pretty hard sometimes It's my all-time Favourite Video Game
Much better than the NES version which had "game of the year" on its cartridge.
Way more level details, better animation and graphics plus more attacks.
Impressive for 1988.
Looks like an action platform version of Marble Madness and NBA Live 95-96
My favorite game of the era.
But i just now realized that he never kills anyone, but always just knocks them out even with the sword? :D
AND waits for the light to turn green. What a gentleman!
Matt Gray's masterpiece,
The ninja in the bottom right goes on a blinking frenzy when you win. It's like he's trying to communicate in code.
This is from a machine built in 1982, people. Dang I loved the Last Ninja series, music, graphics, gameplay. It had it all.
O God ! u brouth me back to my childhood ! and U play the game professionally ! thanks.
Very impressive walkthrough
Omg, the music is outstanding!
Less than 15 min! So great, dude!!! I remember in 5th class (1988) during big break (15 min) I always tried so hard to do it in our school's computer room, but I never made it... That's why I take drugs today, I think.
I would have loved this game if I had it back in the day.
Hugo Santos Emulate it ;) All 3 games are freaking awesome. (so is the music ;) )
Awesome trilogy!
Here after James Rolfe (aka AVGN) Posted his video on this game.
You made the last part with the candles look easy
I love the waiting to cross the street part. NINJAS ALWAYS OBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES!
Oh yeah. Take me back
Hey! Central Park is my ringtone. I always wait 10 seconds or more to answer :D
Great play!
Liebe diese 2 spiele haben sie früher Gesuchtet!😍😍😍
As a kid it took me AGES for finding out about the Molotov cocktail....
The look and sound of this game are both so solid great. I have to play this at some point, I expect it to take time to beat it, but I definitely will. This game manages to feel like a Shô Kosugi ninja film with all the American city surroundings, especially that bad guy's house / offices area after the underground drug lab.
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking. Revenge of the Ninja.
Der Soundchip ist Gänsehaut (letzter Versuch 2017 geglückt...L.N)
That ninja fella is very polite, cause he waits the signal, dont step in the grass. LOL
Great 8bit Music^^
so good!
Childhood relived :) thanks for the upload! ...haha the bees at 2:37 :)
My oh my, you are a god!
You are da man! Unbelievable. I think I never managed to get to the "boss" myself.
looks like a great one. Great graphics for its time and very nice music.
This was made in 1988?
Yes it is 1988 ☺
+Bence Szolnoki 2
I mainly focus on the music because it's so damn cool
It was an awesome game in its day. I used to play it on my commodore 64. Plus castle wolfenstein and Rambo.. The good ol days lol
That store with the "DRUGS" sign on it, those damnable pushers aren't even trying to be subtle anymore. Also cops trying to kick you in the nuts for wearing pajamas... CLASSIC FUCKING NEW YORK.
I wish 6 year old me knew to use the alcohol bottle with the torch to make a molotov to handle that alligator #themoreyouknow
+Critz & Giggles all you had to do was google “how to kill alligator on ……. wait a minute..
There was a hint in the manual but it was extremely cryptic - "You'll just need lotsa bottle."
@@AchtungBaby77 Yeah.. the manual... right. I don't know anyone who actually bought the game, but everyone had it :-D
At last it will come modern versions of this classic soundtrack with "lost level" soundtrack with orginal SID made by Matt Gray
Kickstarter is the place where to go NOW! (Nov 2014)
7:44 building up to the drop at 7:58 all through to that grimy bassline at 8:14... Massive!
As an old demo scener as a C64 musician, having 3 channel was quite a feat, still it was fk fun to f*k beat that sound chip.
great music !!!
There was a dark room in level 6. You mena the room by minute 13:13
In the room before was an switcher. Here you can turn on the light.
Amazing music!
This game is sooooooo wonderful !!!!!!
Nice Game play of the last ninja! ^_^
rad music
Yes this music is very good!
My favorite game from the series by far (although I hated the NES version)
I loved this game
I'll give you a like John
Lol
Super!
Fucking great music & atmospher game. EPIC !