I agree tremendously! The 8bit gameplay has aged a bit never the less a tru classic for all time. (I still adore stage 1 in gaiden 1) but all that was energized by the timeless 8bit track that kept the action going
Totally agree with you. I loved and hated playing these games, but I loved the soundtrack. It didn't matter even if you have lost so many times, you kept coming back for more.
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So ur gunna talk bout all the ninja gaiden series of game,including the xbox/xbox 360/ps3 versions as well? Also,u never answered my last question bout ur last video
No was clearly the road warriors due to the Use of the Ironman song And the characters having mohawks which demolition never had. Also, demolition was not as popular as the road warriors especially in early 1987 when the game was developed
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries i asked if u looked up the megaman 8 sub boss that looks like the sinistar boss.particularly the sub boss that looks like a casino token
9:57 The game sending you back to 6-1 after dying on any of its bosses is actually a glitch, but the devs decided to leave it in to make the game harder.
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Me and my best friend (He passed away a few years ago, God rest his soul 🙏) found the NG arcade game at a Putt-Putt back in 89 over our spring break and loved it. Spent many quarters that week. I remember my mom taking me to get the NES version at Toys R Us later that year. Called my friend down to my house, popped it in the NES and.... we were underwhelmed. It was just so different from the arcade version. Of course, we gave the game a chance and it went on to become one of our favorite NES games of all time but it didn't start out that way. Good memories. 😁 Excellent video as always. I had no idea that the arcade game and NES version were designed at the same time with different developers. Learn something new everyday. 👍
Thanks for sharing your story and sorry about your friend. I think a lot of people were disappointed who were fans of the arcade game when it came time to finally try out the NES version. Honestly though, the NES version is much better than the arcade LOL Thank you for the nice words, glad you enjoyed it
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I fell into that trap too Patman... As we've discussed before, I had C64 and the NES wasn't particularly popular in the UK, owing to most parents buying their kids 8 bit Micros. The coin-op version was a staple of one of the seaside amusement arcades I spent most weekends and summers inhabiting, so when a buddy of mine got a secondhand NES for his birthday, complete with several games including Shadow Warriors, I peddled my BMX to his house with Lance Armstrong levels of performance enhanced speed, only to end up playing the most infuriating and evil platformer I had ever attempted!!! It was the great TMNT C64 scandal all over again... 😫
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Dude, the seaside arcades were amazing in their prime. Some of them are still there, but they are a lot more "family fun centre" orientated. They do have a selection of some of the more expensive cabinets, but mostly they are full of ball pits, indoor softplay, terrible snack bars, and infuriating and overpriced grab machines. When I was a regular visitor they were a heady mix of classic, contemporary (for the time) arcade cabinets, slot machines, dart boards, pool tables, and penny falls. I'd hustle pool for a few pounds and then spend most in the arcade machines, but keep a pound back to gamble on a slot machine and hopefully start the illicit circle all over again lol Resident Elect's Top 5 Caravan Site Classics: 1) RoboCop the Arcade Game 2) TMNT the Arcade Game 3) Chase HQ / Special Criminal Investigation 4) Operation Wolf 5) Cabal (of course!!)
Oh I do love the early martial arts games. The agility of Ryu in the arcade game was a real benchmark of the genre and I loved the run flip up the walls. A real classic game and I played the modern versions a lot too. A quick mention to The Last Ninja that was shown.What a game that was it was probably one of the best looking games on the C64 . Ahh happy days .Thanks Pat.
The wall flip and swinging from the poles Were really memorable for me. I believe that was the first time I've mentioned the last ninja in one of my videos so I wanted to give it a brief shout out. Glad you enjoyed it
It was one of the first games I played which allowed you to slam enemies into foreground/background objects, which explode on impact. After accidentally launching a guy into a electrical transformer atop a wooden pole in the Brooklyn stage I was hooked... Erm, with the game... Not on hurling random New Yorkers into hi voltage pylons...
Oh my goodness. You did it again. You reminded me if a game I used to own, but TOTALLY forgot about, in this case, The Last Ninja. After I've watched this vid, I'm gonna try to find some more material for it.
Interestingly nobody talks on how the last level of the arcade game rips of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's illustrations for the backgrounds. The game actually uses illustrations for the antagonists of the second part of the manga reproduced in pixel form. It's not a case of inspiration because they are the same illustrations reproduced in pixel art.
I really appreciate how you have the video framed like a gaming cabinet. Such a cool detail that tickles my nostalgia bone. How many hours had I stood at the sides of arcade cabinets, to watch older kids play after I had run out of quarters. Thank you for all your great work.
My two favorite ninja games of all time have always been Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden so thank you for this documentary of this awesome character Ninja Gaiden.
Another excellent documentary! I played Shadow Warriors in the UK when it was released and I often wondered why the NES version was so different to the arcade version! Keep up the fantastic work, your videos are great!!
It was always on my list But I wasn't sure if I should make it one video or two. I knew when I reached the end of the 16-bit era it was going to have to be a two-parter LOL
Awesome job as always my good man. It was great to see the Amiga port (I was an Amiga-head back in the day), as well as the C-64 port (I was one of them too). This game was pretty fun in the arcades, to be sure. But playing them at home must have been an added thrill!
The original ninja gaiden trilogy from the nintendo entertainment system are my absolutely favorite games of all time...the music, the cut scenes, the action… everything! It took me forever to beat all 3 of them but totally worthwhile! I wish they would make more in the same line, the same graphics as the nintendo entertainment system today. I would buy every one.
Fun fact In the background of Round 6 in the arcade version of the game, small Stone Masks can be seen as wall decorations, as well as murals of all four Pillar men can be seen which is a reference to the manga Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
Fantastic as always! To the point and you keep things moving along with the occasional dad joke! When I see your videos on my phone, I note to watch them on my living room TV so I can soak in your video capture quality!
As fireworks burst in the dark of night and animals cower under couches and beds I shall relax in these dark hours with a 30 minute (or less) PatmanQC classic about the classic that is Ninja Gaiden.
Thank you for this video I completely forgot I played the arcade version at our donut shop! It brought back memories seeing the intro scenes and the continue count down animation. Riding our bikes there to play this and Wrestlefest!
Great video. Being from England I remember the "ninja" thing in the 80's, my neighbour (probably about 10 at the time) could easily buy throwing stars and other ninja equipment on mail order and after playing "The Last Ninja" on the C64 he did (his mum didn't know). Not sure if the change to "heros" or "shadows" made to much difference but how weird that kids could buy that stuff back then :)
It was a different time. I can recall those mail order ads in the back of magazines where you Could order nunchucks and various other martial arts items. When I was nine or 10 I can recall walking three blocks up to our nearest grocery store and buying a pack of cigarettes for my mother as well as a few Lottery tickets. It was like this for a long time.
This is a good video on Ninja Gaiden. This brings fond memories of Ninja Gaiden 1-3. The story and gameplay is what kept me playing until finishing all 3 games on Nintendo. The first game has infinite continues and the second game also has infinite continues but the third game has only 5 continues. The series on the NES all have good music.
11:05 - 'throwing you around like a sack of taters" see, this is why I imagine you as a kindly mechanic from the south. Thanks for another great video, please keep them coming!
Just like Double Dragon, I preferred the arcade version.(update) I just bought this on ps4. I've been on an arcade kick lately. I got this, Double Dragon 1 &2 and the Contra Collection. While I was playing this my son walked by and said "everytime I see you playing ps4, the graphics look worse and worse" 😂
Played the arcade version first. Can't say I have a favorite between the two , they're both different games with the same character. Great video as always.
That Tiger Bowling handheld was one of my absolute favorites as a kid. I traded some sold some in yard sales but that one stayed with me until it died.
I have always enjoyed your videos and am in awe at how you are not at a million subscribers yet. You are doing great work! As well as being a great historian for these old games!
I had the Master System one and I remember it being very impressive for the time. - Ive never really seen the arcade original - it looks pretty interesting.
Oh man you made my heart beat fast today 💖😊 i was in high school when the NES trilogy came out, never had the chance to play the arcade cause it never came to Guatemala, Ninja Gaiden one was the hardest to beat, specially that part when you had to hit on the nose a boss, it took me many hours to beat it 😂 while listening to you review of Ninja Gaiden 2 i thought of the waterfal screen and you showed it, Ahaha!!! Ninja Gaiden 3 was hard to beat, there was an alien at the end as far as i remember..... never knew many conversions existed until today, thanks to you. Recently my son played this game on the xbox but the first time i saw it i was like ☹ i just..... didn't like it. Thank you for this wonderful video, until the end i noticed it was 27 mns long!!! Glad to know your are safe and sound. I would like to see a review about Bionic Comando-Capcom, another extremely difficult game to beat or Desert Assault-Data East. Thank you! 🇬🇹
To be honest when I was recording footage for this game I couldn't get very far but when I was younger I managed to beat all three. I guess my skills have deteriorated LOL bionic commando is on the list so at some point in the future I'll cover it
Another excellently crafted , informative and entertaining episode highlighting one of my favourite, though infuriatingly difficult, franchises. Thank you! Once I figure out why Patreon decided to unsubscribe me from supporting the channel I will be back on board!
Glad you enjoyed it. It was very frustrating at times but not to the point where you wanted to throw the game out the window. Thanks for the nice words :-)
The Amiga game is stunning, that opening soundtrack is brilliant. Thankfully, whilst I still have my Amiga version, I now own the Arcade version on my Nintendo Switch too.
another fantastic video I can't wait to see how you explain Ninja gaiden that came out for the Xbox that will be a fun view still one of my old-time favorite games
great video man, I've only played the first ninja gaiden on the nes, in Australia we call it 'shadow warriors' as well, and the intro to the first game is ridiculously epic, I've never seen anything like it, and the cutscenes had the best graphics I seen for the system
I loved the nes trilogy and put many hours in on those. I briefly played the arcade version a few times but it was never really in a place i had access to as a kid. Ive always held it in a high regard but i wonder how well it would hold up playing it now. I tend not to enjoy beat em ups as much as i used to. Great topic and video once again. You are awesome sir.
Back in the day I think I preferred the arcade version but the more time I spent with the NES version that won me over hands down. Thanks for the nice words, glad you enjoyed the content
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Out of all the 20+ years I've owned and replayed it however? I didn't beat it until a few months ago. Hard game! I dominated 1 & 2 a number of times. 3 on the NES is up next!
Love all of your research and history on this game. One correction though. His name is pronounced "Reee-yu". Not "Rye-yu". Other than that, love your channel. Keep up the good work man ☺️
I thought the arcade version was the coolest game but only came across it a couple times. One day I saw the PC version in a store and bought it. I was so excited! When I played it I was very disappointed but figured at least it worked. If I'm not mistaken it only had 2 levels. Then I was really disappointed and felt ripped off. Great seeing footage of the arcade again. That part where you cross the highway brought back great memories!
If you wanna feel a real punch in the gut, look up the Ninja Gaiden speed run videos and its history.. Those guys are monsters! Thanks for another great video yet again!
Yeah, I would have TREMENDOUSLY preferred something like the arcade game to the the Ninja Gaiden game for the NES which I got for Christmas of 1989. The things about the arcade game that are more similar to Double Dragon are exactly what I would have wanted in a video game.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-DocumentariesNot me. Even watching game play makes me sick. I can't stand those vapid one-hit enemies who explode when you do some stupid-looking little strike that looks like nothing. It's like playing as a rodent running around mindlessly that just hits things once in a while that explode on contact whereas the arcade game actually seems to have given good feedback including having a more human feel.
All I ever had was the Tiger Handheld version that my Aunt gave me when I was a kid, and I still have it today. Time and Throwing Stars would always run out, and both were required to beat the levels. I only thought it was neat when it made an appearance in "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare."
8:11 I always thought Ryu's dad, Ken, was the ninja in gray because I thought the ninja in red was just walking away down a hill after slaying Ken, and we see that character again as Bloody Malth who wears red.
Very nice retrospective so far, I had no idea that so many ports of the original arcade game existed! I have played the arcade game and the NES trilogy, haven't tried the rest. However, the Black Sabbath song that the arcade game ripped off was not entitled "I Am Iron Man", it's just called "Iron Man" (although the words "I am Iron Man" are spoken at the beginning of the song). Take it from someone who has listened to their 1970 album "Paranoid" more times than any sane human being should!
I remember getting Ninja Gaiden for the Atari Lynx. I'd never played the arcade game, but had played the NES version. I'd thought that the game had been cut down, to fit on the little Lynx. Little did I realise that is was a pretty much a conversion of the arcade game.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I never got that impression of the NES game vs. the Atari Lynx. Ninja Gaiden was a face paced game on the NES, while the arcade game had a slower pace, more akin to something like Final Fight. Looking at the arcade game footage, it is clearly a slower paced game, like the Lynx game.
I must have been one of the only kids in Jr. High to beat the Ninja Gaiden arcade game. Some older juvenile delinquent at the mini-mart broke off the plastic piece on the top of the coin return door. We found out that if you took a penny with two fingers, you could FLICK it up through the top of the busted coin return and get a game for only $0.01! Karma got me though after returning home LONG after the street light came on to freaked out parents ready to lay on a HYPERGROUNDING! It was totally worth it... 🥷👍
So did I, and I still can't beat it (first NES one that is). I can fly through the whole game up until the end but I just can't beat that sucker. And it scares me that he has a 2nd form.
MeanMrMustard1 BroTHER! The 1st 8 bit was a nightmare difficulty wise. The music was amazing, but hearing certain levels music still gives me ptsd rage. 🤣🤣🤣
I only beat the first NES game once... I was mistakenly led to believe you could only beat the final boss with the Jump n' Slash, and while it does make the final confrontation easier, hanging on to it long enough to _use_ it on him is a huge challenge.
Ugh, those birds that swoop at you. I still feel the urge to twist a NES controller just looking at them. They're like the Medusa heads in Castlevania but worse.
If they ever add Ryu to the Smash Bros games, they should give him an ability that sends birds swooping down at the opponent that's hard to avoid. Bonus if it caused the opponent to fall off the ledge.
I have the most nostalgic feelings towards the arcade original. It blew my mind as a kid, and I always preferred it to the NES version. The sprites and animation were insane for their day, and I was terrible at the NES games hahaha
Awesome video, as usual, Patman! The NES original is my favorite game OF ALL TIME!! :D also, I had no idea there was a Master System or Game Gear version released, though I had heard of the Genesis version that was never officially released.
This is when I realized I don't like games where the main button is jump When resident evil came out on playstation I was in love with the lack of such button
The arcade version wasn't a two button game, it had three. There was grab button on the top of the joystick that was used to grab the onto the poles and also to grab the line above in the tightrope sections. Did the one/two button ports just autograb if you jumped near a pole or something? There was also a sort of secret move. If you had the sword power up and did the wall jump and pushed attack, you do a downward sword chop as the jump lands, which hits whoever you just jumped over. Given how few moves the game has, it's surprising they'd have wasted the effort to make one that is so limited in use.
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The soundtrack of the NES version was absolutely stunning. Even to this day I Still love the music!
It was, along with the cinematics and the gameplay it was essentially the total packageAside from the insane difficulty
In particular, the second game.
Yes! It still holds up. It's excellent.
I agree tremendously! The 8bit gameplay has aged a bit never the less a tru classic for all time. (I still adore stage 1 in gaiden 1) but all that was energized by the timeless 8bit track that kept the action going
The best soundtrack and the backstory was insane. Love this game to this day. The cut when you see the castle while on a mountain top was epic.
The arcade version was cool, but the NES trilogy was a memorable and formative part of my life in those few short years.
I agree 100%
Totally agree with you. I loved and hated playing these games, but I loved the soundtrack. It didn't matter even if you have lost so many times, you kept coming back for more.
Me too. I'm not sure I've ever beat any of them though.
Those games are hard. I don't have enough skill or patience or both
It was quite difficult if you didn't know the levels. Once you did however it was an easy play through.
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I thought that was demolition not roadwarriors?
So ur gunna talk bout all the ninja gaiden series of game,including the xbox/xbox 360/ps3 versions as well? Also,u never answered my last question bout ur last video
No was clearly the road warriors due to the Use of the Ironman song And the characters having mohawks which demolition never had. Also, demolition was not as popular as the road warriors especially in early 1987 when the game was developed
Yes, in part two. What question did you ask?
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries i asked if u looked up the megaman 8 sub boss that looks like the sinistar boss.particularly the sub boss that looks like a casino token
9:57 The game sending you back to 6-1 after dying on any of its bosses is actually a glitch, but the devs decided to leave it in to make the game harder.
I'm loving your work fella, you're up there now with some of the best in terms of quality and presentation of gaming history, you deserve triple you're subscribers you have right now.
Arcade game videos don't get this treatment often either like the console games do. He has carved out a nice slice of pie for us all.
Much appreciated! That is very nice of you to say.I would love triple the subscribers LOL thank you
Glad you enjoyed the content
The continue screen is nightmare fuel and definitely made an impact on 8 year old me.
LOL, I hear you
Hell yeah. That continue screen gave me nightmares as a kid!
Me and my best friend (He passed away a few years ago, God rest his soul 🙏) found the NG arcade game at a Putt-Putt back in 89 over our spring break and loved it. Spent many quarters that week. I remember my mom taking me to get the NES version at Toys R Us later that year. Called my friend down to my house, popped it in the NES and.... we were underwhelmed. It was just so different from the arcade version. Of course, we gave the game a chance and it went on to become one of our favorite NES games of all time but it didn't start out that way. Good memories. 😁
Excellent video as always. I had no idea that the arcade game and NES version were designed at the same time with different developers. Learn something new everyday. 👍
Thanks for sharing your story and sorry about your friend. I think a lot of people were disappointed who were fans of the arcade game when it came time to finally try out the NES version. Honestly though, the NES version is much better than the arcade LOL
Thank you for the nice words, glad you enjoyed it
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I fell into that trap too Patman...
As we've discussed before, I had C64 and the NES wasn't particularly popular in the UK, owing to most parents buying their kids 8 bit Micros.
The coin-op version was a staple of one of the seaside amusement arcades I spent most weekends and summers inhabiting, so when a buddy of mine got a secondhand NES for his birthday, complete with several games including Shadow Warriors, I peddled my BMX to his house with Lance Armstrong levels of performance enhanced speed, only to end up playing the most infuriating and evil platformer I had ever attempted!!!
It was the great TMNT C64 scandal all over again... 😫
LOL, I would love to go back in time and visit England and check out all the various arcades they had over there.
Sounds fantastic
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Dude, the seaside arcades were amazing in their prime.
Some of them are still there, but they are a lot more "family fun centre" orientated.
They do have a selection of some of the more expensive cabinets, but mostly they are full of ball pits, indoor softplay, terrible snack bars, and infuriating and overpriced grab machines.
When I was a regular visitor they were a heady mix of classic, contemporary (for the time) arcade cabinets, slot machines, dart boards, pool tables, and penny falls.
I'd hustle pool for a few pounds and then spend most in the arcade machines, but keep a pound back to gamble on a slot machine and hopefully start the illicit circle all over again lol
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Never knew anything about the arcade game, THIS IS GREAT
Glad you like it :-)
@Hokum Doodie I was 6yrs old when I 1st played the nes version,
Never saw nor had access to the arcade version
Not sure if people are aware but if you are on PSN you can buy the Ninja Gaiden arcade game for cheap. Search: Arcade Archives Ninja Gaiden
Oh I do love the early martial arts games. The agility of Ryu in the arcade game was a real benchmark of the genre and I loved the run flip up the walls. A real classic game and I played the modern versions a lot too. A quick mention to The Last Ninja that was shown.What a game that was it was probably one of the best looking games on the C64 . Ahh happy days .Thanks Pat.
The wall flip and swinging from the poles Were really memorable for me. I believe that was the first time I've mentioned the last ninja in one of my videos so I wanted to give it a brief shout out. Glad you enjoyed it
The Last ninja music was awesome!
It was one of the first games I played which allowed you to slam enemies into foreground/background objects, which explode on impact.
After accidentally launching a guy into a electrical transformer atop a wooden pole in the Brooklyn stage I was hooked...
Erm, with the game... Not on hurling random New Yorkers into hi voltage pylons...
So much research must have been done for this video. Earned 👍. Now I have a PhD in ninja Gaiden games, thanks professor Gamer.
Glad I could help! Thanks for the nice words
The arcade continue screen was the thing of nightmares to a young kid like myself, game always stuck in my head because of that. Love it.
It was so cool for its time
Thanks for making this! I always wanted to know more about the history of this game. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!Thank you
Ninja Gaiden was an absolute classic among the martial arts themed arcade games. I've got my quarters ready for part two! 😂
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it
Oh my goodness. You did it again. You reminded me if a game I used to own, but TOTALLY forgot about, in this case, The Last Ninja. After I've watched this vid, I'm gonna try to find some more material for it.
Thank you, glad I could help :-)
The arcade is my favorite game in the Ninja Gaiden series, it's just very original and out there
Yes it was
Interestingly nobody talks on how the last level of the arcade game rips of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's illustrations for the backgrounds. The game actually uses illustrations for the antagonists of the second part of the manga reproduced in pixel form. It's not a case of inspiration because they are the same illustrations reproduced in pixel art.
I never knew of this, thanks for the info
I really appreciate how you have the video framed like a gaming cabinet. Such a cool detail that tickles my nostalgia bone. How many hours had I stood at the sides of arcade cabinets, to watch older kids play after I had run out of quarters. Thank you for all your great work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I come to your channel just to relive my childhood. Thanks for all the nostalgic memories.
My pleasure 😊 Glad you enjoyed it
My two favorite ninja games of all time have always been Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden so thank you for this documentary of this awesome character Ninja Gaiden.
Absolutely, hope you enjoyed it
Another excellent documentary! I played Shadow Warriors in the UK when it was released and I often wondered why the NES version was so different to the arcade version! Keep up the fantastic work, your videos are great!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much
I remember my older brother leaving his NES on when we went to school trying to beat NG1, I dunno if he ever did.
LOL, I can recall doing that
WOW I remember asking you if you was going to do a history on Ninja Gaiden and you did it. Love it man. Can't wait for part 2. Stay Safe.
It was always on my list But I wasn't sure if I should make it one video or two. I knew when I reached the end of the 16-bit era it was going to have to be a two-parter LOL
I think it's cool you're doing it a two part just like the Shinobi one which was great.
@Joe Musashi Isn't that like advocating for your competition??
@@sprnightfire Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
Whenever there’s a new video on this channel it feels like my teenage years are about to come round!
That's fantastic, thank you for the compliment
1) Well said. 2) I’m sure most fans here thought the same thing!
wow. a notification from patcman qc will make you sit up and bark.
LOL, thank you
Awesome job as always my good man. It was great to see the Amiga port (I was an Amiga-head back in the day), as well as the C-64 port (I was one of them too). This game was pretty fun in the arcades, to be sure. But playing them at home must have been an added thrill!
Thank you, the Amiga port was really good at home and I can still recall getting it from overseas.
The original ninja gaiden trilogy from the nintendo entertainment system are my absolutely favorite games of all time...the music, the cut scenes, the action… everything! It took me forever to beat all 3 of them but totally worthwhile! I wish they would make more in the same line, the same graphics as the nintendo entertainment system today. I would buy every one.
That would be fantastic and I would bite first day
That prologue song is burned into my memory as one of the best NES tracks ever. MAN THAT SHIT GOT YOU PUMPED
Absolutely :-)
Loved this series on the Nes. Spent hours and hours of memorizing levels to finish those games as a kid. Love the video!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!Thank you
I appreciate the work you put into this documentary! I was only aware of the NES version of the games, didn't know about the others!
One of the grittiest arcade games that scared the hell outta me, especially the table saw ☠️.
LOL, I'm going to have to do a video where I talk about the most traumatizing game over sequences :-)
Fun fact In the background of Round 6 in the arcade version of the game, small Stone Masks can be seen as wall decorations, as well as murals of all four Pillar men can be seen which is a reference to the manga Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
Fantastic as always! To the point and you keep things moving along with the occasional dad joke! When I see your videos on my phone, I note to watch them on my living room TV so I can soak in your video capture quality!
That is awesome! Thank you so much for the kind words….Not too sure about patmanqc on the big screen though :-)
As fireworks burst in the dark of night and animals cower under couches and beds I shall relax in these dark hours with a 30 minute (or less) PatmanQC classic about the classic that is Ninja Gaiden.
That is very nice of you to say :-) thank you
Thank you for this video I completely forgot I played the arcade version at our donut shop! It brought back memories seeing the intro scenes and the continue count down animation. Riding our bikes there to play this and Wrestlefest!
Both of those games are absolute classics
Great video. Being from England I remember the "ninja" thing in the 80's, my neighbour (probably about 10 at the time) could easily buy throwing stars and other ninja equipment on mail order and after playing "The Last Ninja" on the C64 he did (his mum didn't know). Not sure if the change to "heros" or "shadows" made to much difference but how weird that kids could buy that stuff back then :)
It was a different time. I can recall those mail order ads in the back of magazines where you Could order nunchucks and various other martial arts items. When I was nine or 10 I can recall walking three blocks up to our nearest grocery store and buying a pack of cigarettes for my mother as well as a few Lottery tickets. It was like this for a long time.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries lol I remember putting money into those cig vending machine and getting my mom smokes all the time....shows my age
Funny thing is though it never did us any harm, maybe taught us to grow up and be responsible (I sound old :))
I remember buying shurikens through the post but they were rubber. I was very disappointed.
This is a good video on Ninja Gaiden. This brings fond memories of Ninja Gaiden 1-3. The story and gameplay is what kept me playing until finishing all 3 games on Nintendo. The first game has infinite continues and the second game also has infinite continues but the third game has only 5 continues. The series on the NES all have good music.
Thank you, yes I Mentioned that in the video
11:05 - 'throwing you around like a sack of taters" see, this is why I imagine you as a kindly mechanic from the south. Thanks for another great video, please keep them coming!
LOL, thank you very much :-)
“Kindly mechanic from the south.” Perfect description of the narrator!
Thank you very much
Man I had a bad headache today but I enjoyed your in depth historical video of a game that gave me many headaches. Thanks!
LOL, sorry about that
Just like Double Dragon, I preferred the arcade version.(update) I just bought this on ps4. I've been on an arcade kick lately. I got this, Double Dragon 1 &2 and the Contra Collection. While I was playing this my son walked by and said "everytime I see you playing ps4, the graphics look worse and worse" 😂
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LOL that's hilarious
Oooh can’t wait to watch this soon. Ninja Gaiden is my all time favorite series I can’t get enough of it. The nes trilogy is legend 💥
Absolutely :-)
Awesome Documentary channel!! Love these vids.
Happy 4th!!!!
Glad you like them! Thank you very much, happy fourth
Played the arcade version first. Can't say I have a favorite between the two , they're both different games with the same character. Great video as always.
Same with me, I played the arcade game first and was blown away with the cinematics…… That is until I saw the NES version :-)
This was pretty cool, can’t wait for the second part!
Second one was posted about three days after this one so go check it out :-)
Oh, okay!
Endless nights on the nes mastering these games. God they were hard. All 3 of them. The Arcade looks great.
So did I, I always enjoy the arcade game too
That arcade continue screen haunted me as a kid. Though it also fascinated me.
LOL, it's definitely something you don't forget
That Tiger Bowling handheld was one of my absolute favorites as a kid. I traded some sold some in yard sales but that one stayed with me until it died.
I didn't realize there is this much love for that game. I always enjoyed mine and played it constantly
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries it helped that I started bowling at 3 lol
I have always enjoyed your videos and am in awe at how you are not at a million subscribers yet. You are doing great work! As well as being a great historian for these old games!
Wow, thank you! It would be great to reach that pinnacle but I'm not getting my hopes up. I haven't even reached 50,000 yet :-)
I had the Master System one and I remember it being very impressive for the time. - Ive never really seen the arcade original - it looks pretty interesting.
The gameplay is a lot slower on the arcade version but the Master system version is really well done
Oh man you made my heart beat fast today 💖😊 i was in high school when the NES trilogy came out, never had the chance to play the arcade cause it never came to Guatemala, Ninja Gaiden one was the hardest to beat, specially that part when you had to hit on the nose a boss, it took me many hours to beat it 😂 while listening to you review of Ninja Gaiden 2 i thought of the waterfal screen and you showed it, Ahaha!!! Ninja Gaiden 3 was hard to beat, there was an alien at the end as far as i remember..... never knew many conversions existed until today, thanks to you. Recently my son played this game on the xbox but the first time i saw it i was like ☹ i just..... didn't like it.
Thank you for this wonderful video, until the end i noticed it was 27 mns long!!!
Glad to know your are safe and sound.
I would like to see a review about Bionic Comando-Capcom, another extremely difficult game to beat or Desert Assault-Data East.
Thank you! 🇬🇹
I was thinking that too!!! He should do Bionic Commando!
To be honest when I was recording footage for this game I couldn't get very far but when I was younger I managed to beat all three. I guess my skills have deteriorated LOL bionic commando is on the list so at some point in the future I'll cover it
Another excellently crafted , informative and entertaining episode highlighting one of my favourite, though infuriatingly difficult, franchises. Thank you!
Once I figure out why Patreon decided to unsubscribe me from supporting the channel I will be back on board!
Glad you enjoyed it. It was very frustrating at times but not to the point where you wanted to throw the game out the window. Thanks for the nice words :-)
History of Total Carnage next please!
DUUUUUDE - please do a series on The Last Ninja. Best 80s computer game. God that game was amazing.
It is on the list just not sure when I'll get to it :-)
The Amiga game is stunning, that opening soundtrack is brilliant. Thankfully, whilst I still have my Amiga version, I now own the Arcade version on my Nintendo Switch too.
Long before mame Was a reality all we could rely on for the home conversions so yes this one was absolutely stunning
The wind level theme is the best 8bit tune ever!!!
It is really good
Loved the arcade version and got it the Spectrum. My friend had Ninja Gaiden on the NES and I loved it.
It was really good
That feeling putting in a Quarter into a Ninja Gaiden Arcade Cabnet 😎👍
Absolutely, and you have to love that continues Screen :-)
OMG chainsaw to the chest
..NOOOOO DONT DIE😱
One of the NES games. I still can't beat till this day. Lol. Thank you yet again.
I beat it back in the day but I don't think I'd be able to do it now. Thanks for watching
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries you're welcome. Thank you for giving your time to create such great content for video gamers.
another fantastic video I can't wait to see how you explain Ninja gaiden that came out for the Xbox that will be a fun view still one of my old-time favorite games
I didn't think the ones in the Xbox were too bad to be honest. Thank you for the nice words
Thank you for this! The original NES games especially part 1 and 2 are some of my favorite games of all time!👌👍 Also, happy 4th of July!✋✌
Absolutely, thank you for watching. Happy fourth right back at you
great video man, I've only played the first ninja gaiden on the nes, in Australia we call it 'shadow warriors' as well, and the intro to the first game is ridiculously epic, I've never seen anything like it, and the cutscenes had the best graphics I seen for the system
I can still recall playing it for the first time and like you I was blown away by the cinematics and the gameplay.
Vital part of my childhood right here! First game that had me into the storyline
For me as well, the cinematics were top-notch
I loved the nes trilogy and put many hours in on those. I briefly played the arcade version a few times but it was never really in a place i had access to as a kid. Ive always held it in a high regard but i wonder how well it would hold up playing it now. I tend not to enjoy beat em ups as much as i used to. Great topic and video once again. You are awesome sir.
Back in the day I think I preferred the arcade version but the more time I spent with the NES version that won me over hands down. Thanks for the nice words, glad you enjoyed the content
Atari Lynx version of Ninja Gaiden Arcade was my 1st Ninja Gaiden Game and 1st Atari Lynx game, still have it. Love it.
Excellent, it's pretty good for a handheld
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Out of all the 20+ years I've owned and replayed it however? I didn't beat it until a few months ago. Hard game! I dominated 1 & 2 a number of times. 3 on the NES is up next!
Love your content man!
I appreciate that!Thank you so much
I thought I remembered the arcade version having a grab button on the joystick?
There is an attack button and a jump button but no dedicated grab button As far as I can tell
There were indeed Arcade versions that had a grab button on top of the joystick. Played that version at my local skating rink as a kid.
@@ninjalawpsn same here. The grab button most certainly existed.
Love this channel, it’s been a pleasure
Thank you so much :-)
Love all of your research and history on this game. One correction though. His name is pronounced "Reee-yu". Not "Rye-yu". Other than that, love your channel. Keep up the good work man ☺️
America always gets that name wrong. smh
Don't worry, I will address the pronunciation in part two. Thanks
Thank you
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries its no big deal. I used to say it the same way before someone corrected me on it lol.
I'm 37 and that Ninja Gaiden continue screen gives me nightmares to this day lol.
LOL, it was fantastic
As ALWAYS a great docu so many thanks for the uploads👍👍👍
Thank you very much :-)
I thought the arcade version was the coolest game but only came across it a couple times. One day I saw the PC version in a store and bought it. I was so excited! When I played it I was very disappointed but figured at least it worked. If I'm not mistaken it only had 2 levels. Then I was really disappointed and felt ripped off. Great seeing footage of the arcade again. That part where you cross the highway brought back great memories!
It was around in my area for very long either before it was shoveled away. I spent much more time with the NES version. Glad you enjoyed it
Actually, the fight in for beginning of NG 1 was between Ryu's dad and Malth, not the Jaquio.
If you wanna feel a real punch in the gut, look up the Ninja Gaiden speed run videos and its history.. Those guys are monsters! Thanks for another great video yet again!
Thanks for the info! I'll check it out, thanks
Yeah, I would have TREMENDOUSLY preferred something like the arcade game to the the Ninja Gaiden game for the NES which I got for Christmas of 1989. The things about the arcade game that are more similar to Double Dragon are exactly what I would have wanted in a video game.
When I was younger I would've preferred the arcade game at home but the more time I spent with the NES version it won me over
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-DocumentariesNot me. Even watching game play makes me sick. I can't stand those vapid one-hit enemies who explode when you do some stupid-looking little strike that looks like nothing. It's like playing as a rodent running around mindlessly that just hits things once in a while that explode on contact whereas the arcade game actually seems to have given good feedback including having a more human feel.
Ninja Gaiden 2 is one of the greatest 8-bit games I have ever played!
I agree
Ninja Gaiden proved that there could never be a perfect arcade port to 80's beat em up games.
All I ever had was the Tiger Handheld version that my Aunt gave me when I was a kid, and I still have it today. Time and Throwing Stars would always run out, and both were required to beat the levels. I only thought it was neat when it made an appearance in "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare."
I've seen that movie but I don't recall the handheld. Thanks for the info
Thank you for another great one, Patman
Glad you enjoyed it
One of my favorite arcade games!
I always enjoyed it as well
8:11 I always thought Ryu's dad, Ken, was the ninja in gray because I thought the ninja in red was just walking away down a hill after slaying Ken, and we see that character again as Bloody Malth who wears red.
Thanks for sharing in the Gaming Culture Group. I been watching your vids for a while, had no idea that was you.
Absolutely, thanks for allowing it and watching my videos
Very nice retrospective so far, I had no idea that so many ports of the original arcade game existed! I have played the arcade game and the NES trilogy, haven't tried the rest. However, the Black Sabbath song that the arcade game ripped off was not entitled "I Am Iron Man", it's just called "Iron Man" (although the words "I am Iron Man" are spoken at the beginning of the song). Take it from someone who has listened to their 1970 album "Paranoid" more times than any sane human being should!
My bad, thanks for the correction
The Ninja Gaiden games on the NES have fantastic and memorable sound tracks!
Yes they do
PC Engine had a port of the NES version that was developed by Hudson.
Stay tuned for part two
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries lol You know I going to.... :D
Great video, I cant wait till part 2
Glad you enjoyed it Thank you so much
Awesome video as always.thanks for the history on this great game
Glad you enjoyed itThank you
I remember getting Ninja Gaiden for the Atari Lynx. I'd never played the arcade game, but had played the NES version. I'd thought that the game had been cut down, to fit on the little Lynx. Little did I realise that is was a pretty much a conversion of the arcade game.
It is essentially the NES game only way smaller in scale.
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I never got that impression of the NES game vs. the Atari Lynx. Ninja Gaiden was a face paced game on the NES, while the arcade game had a slower pace, more akin to something like Final Fight. Looking at the arcade game footage, it is clearly a slower paced game, like the Lynx game.
I must have been one of the only kids in Jr. High to beat the Ninja Gaiden arcade game. Some older juvenile delinquent at the mini-mart broke off the plastic piece on the top of the coin return door. We found out that if you took a penny with two fingers, you could FLICK it up through the top of the busted coin return and get a game for only $0.01! Karma got me though after returning home LONG after the street light came on to freaked out parents ready to lay on a HYPERGROUNDING!
It was totally worth it... 🥷👍
Been waiting for Ninja Gaiden..thanks.
Hope you enjoy it
Holy shit I fed HOURS into this game.
So did I, especially the 8-bit line
Omg the NES version was hard af! Brutal when I was a kid. Happy America day 🇺🇸👍
So did I, and I still can't beat it (first NES one that is). I can fly through the whole game up until the end but I just can't beat that sucker. And it scares me that he has a 2nd form.
MeanMrMustard1 BroTHER! The 1st 8 bit was a nightmare difficulty wise. The music was amazing, but hearing certain levels music still gives me ptsd rage. 🤣🤣🤣
This game I remembered
It's an all-time classic
documentaries indeed it's very well an all around classic known to all I hope we get a new ninja gaiden sometime in the future
It's 2020, and people are still pronouncing his name "rai-yu" 🙄 *sigh*
Watch part two especially the beginning, I made it just for you
The cringe is real.
Now that the majority of people are saying it that way, we can make it official.
I love the NES series but it was way too hard for me. But it was so cool to play anything as a ninja when I was younger. Amazing memories
Growing up in the 80s ninjas were the absolute coolest :-)
I only beat the first NES game once... I was mistakenly led to believe you could only beat the final boss with the Jump n' Slash, and while it does make the final confrontation easier, hanging on to it long enough to _use_ it on him is a huge challenge.
It was really difficult, I beat it once But that was enough for me
Ugh, those birds that swoop at you. I still feel the urge to twist a NES controller just looking at them. They're like the Medusa heads in Castlevania but worse.
Oh man, don't mention Medusa LOL
If they ever add Ryu to the Smash Bros games, they should give him an ability that sends birds swooping down at the opponent that's hard to avoid. Bonus if it caused the opponent to fall off the ledge.
The Spectrum version also allows one to grab to the scenario and hit the enemy while hanging.
Thanks for the info
I have the most nostalgic feelings towards the arcade original. It blew my mind as a kid, and I always preferred it to the NES version. The sprites and animation were insane for their day, and I was terrible at the NES games hahaha
I really enjoyed both of them but kept coming back to the NES versions
Awesome video, as usual, Patman! The NES original is my favorite game OF ALL TIME!! :D
also, I had no idea there was a Master System or Game Gear version released, though I had heard of the Genesis version that was never officially released.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Your documentaries, which I consider your videos to be, are top notch stuff, every time!
Bowling was an amazing handheld indeed! Awesome job with the vid! 👍
Thanks a ton!
This is when I realized I don't like games where the main button is jump
When resident evil came out on playstation I was in love with the lack of such button
The arcade version wasn't a two button game, it had three. There was grab button on the top of the joystick that was used to grab the onto the poles and also to grab the line above in the tightrope sections. Did the one/two button ports just autograb if you jumped near a pole or something?
There was also a sort of secret move. If you had the sword power up and did the wall jump and pushed attack, you do a downward sword chop as the jump lands, which hits whoever you just jumped over. Given how few moves the game has, it's surprising they'd have wasted the effort to make one that is so limited in use.
Thanks for the info