
Hamster has revealed the next game in its ever-growing Arcade Archives series on Switch, and this time we're being treated to Ninja Gaiden.
Released in Japanese arcades back in 1989, Ninja Gaiden is a side-scrolling beat 'em up which actually first arrived in North America and Europe just months before. It's worth noting that this isn't the same game as the one which appeared on NES, despite both titles being developed at around the same time. Here's some PR:
NINJA GAIDEN is an action game released by Tecmo Co., Ltd. in 1989. Play as a ninja using the Five Ninja Fighting Arts passed on from the chaotic times of feudal Japan, as you take out an assassin organization through the horrifying stage “Jungle,” an American city. Perform a Phoenix Backflip off of obstacles or walls to land behind enemies and then defeat them with a Triple Blow Combination or Flying Neck Throw.
The game will arrive on 9th May with the usual Arcade Archives pricing of $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Will you be picking this one up tomorrow?
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I had this on C64, where it was called Shadow Warriors, think I'll give this one a blast.
Still got this game on my Wii Virtual Console, I'll probably pick this one up again just to have it on the go since I never got the Atari Lynx port.
Great news, tomorrow I'm definitely spending money of my eShop credit with this game. I never played it and it's different from the console versions, which in turn are different between them.
It's definitely an arcade game, dodgy hitbox and all. Still a fun little romp and now you have unlimited quarters
Hm, I'm wondering it they'd put in the option to have the Grab button be click-in thumbstick, to keep it somewhat arcade authentic...
Nah, I'm finally going to remap it to a normal button or trigger like civilized member of society
These are the games I love!
Loved this game when I was a kid.
I remember playing this in the arcade as a kid and being baffled that it was so different from the NES version.
@AcridSkull I had completley forgotten about Shadow Warriors, I had it for the Spectrum and loved it. As soon as I read your comment the image of the box art popped into my mind.
All these years and I never knew it was a port of the Ninja Gaiden arcade.
Loved this game. It was brutally difficult but so much fun. Definitely picking this one up
@OorWullie Don't think I ever got past the 2nd level.
Nice, i enjoyed this a lot on the Wii VC.
It's interesting from a historical standpoint but it just doesn't play particularly well.
Aww snap! Need this! That game over screen gave me nightmares as a kid.
Buddy in the water has a 10 pack, he did not skip the gym.
played this for a bit. have no idea how to use the sword.
The best thing about this is the intro/attract mode.
I think the gameplay in this game is a tad awkward and accounts for some of it's high difficulty.
I remember getting my ass kicked by this game when I was 10 at the arcade. I remember wondering "why is this Ninja Gaiden different from my NES?"🤔 Thought that game was a fake memory till I scrolled on here to see it was actually real. Yeah... it kicked my ass and cost me some good coin.
Used to play on Amiga as a kid. Will be getting for sure. I also hope to see more Taito releases in the future like Jungle Hunt, Zoo Keeper, Qix...friggen Space Invaders....come on Hamster!
What a great surprise! Hopefully it’s as good as I remember from the arcades back in the ‘80’s’ (probably not, but why not for $8). Would like to see the Xbox versions of Ninja Gaiden on the switch
I used to enjoy this game in the arcade and have it on Wii VC; but it will definitely be going on my eShop wish list.
Will this be the same as the edited Wii VC release with Sabbath's Iron Man removed, or the unmolested version? Inquiring minds what to know.
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