Shadow of the Ninja (NES) Playthrough
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- A playthrough of Natsume's 1990 action game for the NES, Shadow of the Ninja.
In 2029, the evil demon Garuda takes over New York City, and two ninja have appeared to put a stop to his nefarious ways. So begins Shadow of the Ninja (renamed Blue Shadow for PAL territories), a Natsume-developed action-platformer that was released in late 1990.
Unlike Ninja Gaiden ( • Ninja Gaiden (NES) Pla... ) and Wrath of the Black Manta ( • Wrath of the Black Man... ), Shadow of the Ninja doesn't have any cinematic aspirations. The plot doesn't make one lick of sense - why is Vishnu's horse-bird attacking, and why are ninja the last line of defense for a major American city? - but that hardly matters when you're talking about an 8-bit action game, and especially one of this caliber.
Shadow of the Ninja's five stages balance hack-and-slash combat with platforming challenges. Hayate and Kaede can arm themselves with upgradable katana and kusarigama (a weighted chain sickle), shuriken, and grenades, and to facilitate smooth movement through each area, they can freely flip between platforms, hang from ledges, and move hand-over-hand across ceilings. They also have a special power move that calls down a bolt of lightning to hit everything on screen, but since it consumes half your life gauge, it has to be used sparingly.
The flow of the stage layouts and the enemy behavior patterns keep the action moving at a good pace. It's not a particularly difficult game - it doesn't embrace the obnoxious knock-back traps that Ninja Gaiden is famous for - but it will test your reflexes and your knowledge of the game mechanics, and some of the boss encounters can be pretty tricky.
The game is also a total blast to play in its novel simultaneous 2P co-op mode. (I wonder if the people who made Run Saber took inspiration from Shadow of the Ninja... they have a fair amount in common.)
The soundtrack is pretty killer, too.
Shadow of the Ninja is an excellent NES action game, and it's a good show of the quality that Natsume would become known for in the years that followed.
Who else is looking forward to the remake?
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Is anyone else excited for Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn? I can't wait!
I'm looking forward to it when it comes out!
I am. Up until a few months ago when I randomly stumbled upon the Japanese trailer for "Reborn," I didn't know they were remaking this game.
I am. And the fact that it's from the same studio that made the magnifficent Ninja Warriors Remake... Nuff Said 🙂
@@manuelvillalobosacuna6302 The Ninja Warriors remake was amazing. I actually liked it more than the original.
I am, digging these Natsume remakes
Used to be one of my favs. Natsume action games on the NES are some of the highlights of the library for me. Great presentation and gameplay, fun co-op time too. Looking forward to the remake as well. (by the way, looks like S.C.A.T. is next - they filed a trademark for it)
I just love happy ending 😭.
Thanks for saving our world ❤️
I remember liking this sleeper hit of a game a lot!! It's a really fun game. I am also shocked that a remake is coming real soon!
23:27 damn this hits hard..never heard a game soundtrack that has more soul and feels emotional than this one..hats up to the game composer..
I prefer this one to Shatterhand. And I've listened to the soundtrack more times than I can even count. Love the boss themes in particular.
I've been getting into playing old games again, and I wanna say that I think it's incredible that you never stopped making playthroughs that are extremely fun to watch and reviews that are extremely fun to read. One of the best playthrough channels for sure.
Thank you very much!
Yeah, if I want to see good gameplay footage of an older game I always try to check if NC has a video before I go to any other upload
For me, it's the informative write ups in the description (something most longplay channels tend to lack) as well as occasionally discovering a new game that I probably would not have otherwise.
I remember when I was a kid always going for that Manriki kusigari... what a fool I was.
Ninja Gaiden + Contra = THIS GAME.
And first music looks like the Journey to Silius' second stage theme
Man wtf I remember this game being a lot longer when I was like 5 years old
Right
Ah, this takes me back.... good times. But yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to the remake! I'm also crossing my fingers for other Natsume classics to get the remake/revival treatment, too (Shatterhand, Power Blade, Dragon Fighter, etc.). Heck, I'd even love to have a port of Omega Five if possible!
The Genesis may have had the best 16-bit Ninja games, but the NES had the best 8-bit ones.
It feels like Natsume is just people from Capcom, Ultra and Konami together. It's like they all took side projects together. It looks and plays great.
Actually Natsume was founded by a few former Konami devs. They worked on Metal Gear 1 MSX2, Rush n Attack, Castlevania 1&2, Contra 1 before leaving Konami.
0:04 Shanow of the Ninja
Those enemies reminds of mega man on the NES
I see what you’re saying. I like how some of them split apart
The end credits song is so Capcom. Just throw into any classic Megaman and it fits right in
Did play this as a kid. Beaten it without Game Genie thanks to a code for the game. Good game.
This was an awesome playthrough, brother! 😎👍🎮🕹️
Thanks!
Cool game!!
Amazing playthrough, bro! 😎👍
Thanks!
They are remaking this can't wait nice run, i played this so much.
Banger
This game is best when you're invulnerable. Means you can do the lightning storm attack one time per stage though.
Your chanel is really amazing, the gameplays really well put together. The year of our Lord is 1991, I'm from the northern part of Mexico
Yours truly, and his friends at the time played this game when it was new... Cheers ✌️
And yeah really excited for this re issue _ remake ❤
Thank you very much! :) I'm glad you like it!
This game has really, really good music. On a side note, what is the name of the PC game that came out some time ago, that is quite similar?
I remember I've played Shadow Warriors on Gameboy and it had a very similar gameplay plus the very same soundtrack!
That was meant to be a GB version of this game until Tecmo picked it up. They called it Ninja Gaiden Shadow in NA.
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I just love this music. By the way, the remake is completely different in style. If the original is gloomy with black and blue tones, then the new game is all bright and colorful. Strange. But I'm glad that they don't forget the classics.
Trop bon ça
Probably shouldn't elect someone with the name 'Emperor "
Eh, he seems trustworthy to me.
I mean he can project himself into the sky.....
Are emperors usually elected officials?
Ninja Gaiden without a mask, still awesome.
It’s same like their reborn but this is very epic and nostalgic
I remember renting this game and beating it in the 3 to 5 days I had it. Great game, but sadly if I beat a game I rent I usually never got my parents to buy the game for me so 15 or so years later I bought a used copy for about $45 or so. Great game with memorable tunes! \m/ And yes, I am curious how the new remake is going to be. Great run by the way! \m/
I was confused of what to do in that boss fight 10:22
I am extremely bad at this game I was getting hit and dying too many times the whole time I couldn’t beat the final boss fight I was playing it on my Nintendo Switch when I was like 17
i played by the name KAge, whas the best...finally we have a remake
Great game
I forgot all about this game.
It took me forever to beat that boss fight 7:11
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