Ryu can run, slash with his sword, flip, crouch, and use four different Ninjitsu weapons (Shurikens, Waves, Enemy seeking Ring, and Scatter Bombs) at a time. These fights to the finish are much tougher than the actual stages and each requires a different battle plan. A skyscraper is the setting for Stage 3 as Ryu leaps from building to building vertically scrolling action while birds and falling wreckage threaten to knock him off.įinally, Stage 4 is a strange fight to the finish amid Indian ruins as sinister enemy agents attempt to stop Ryu from discovering the truth.Īt the end of each stage Ryu faces off with a tough boss.
Stage 2 is a battle onboard a series of barges infested with devilish red ninjas, and gun-toting green soldiers. In Stage 1 he battles the Red Tiger Cult ninjas in the bamboo-forested hills of Kyoto. Each Stage pits Ryu against a unique crew of enemies in fairly easy-going ninja combat. Unfortunately, the on-screen action is not up to par with the graphics. Graphically, Ninja Gaiden is excellent for the small-screen format. The game-play is ninja-action style for one player, strictly hack-n-slash, with three stages of horizontally scrolling action and one stage of vertically scrolling action. In this version Ryu battles through four stages of hand-to-hand, hand-to-throwing star, and hand-to-Ninjitsu combat.
Now Tecmo teams up with Sega to bring Ninja Gaiden to the Game Gear. Ryu is one well-known ninja thanks to stints in the arcades, NES games, and, most recently, a Lynx adventure.
Now Ryu must discover the identity of the nefarious secret organization who is trying to steal the sword again, before it's too late. The current keeper, Ryu, had a close call when the sword was almost snatched from his hands.
Get the patch here, and apply it to the No-Intro’s Ninja Ryuuken Den with an IPS patcher like FLIPs.Ah, the Mighty Dragonsword! This renowned blade has passed from Dragon Ninja to Dragon Ninja through the generations. It’s a simple hack that may surprise those who have been playing the game in Japanese for years without realizing that English was an option. Dave Shadoff was in the chat and responded with a new patch that does exactly that.Īfter applying the patch, Ninja Gaiden launches in English automatically.
Ray noted that this English translation is exclusive to the PC Engine, and is not the same as the NES release. Recently, on the SmokeMonster Elite Discord, Ray Commend asked if it would be possible for someone to make a ROMhack for the Japanese exclusive Ninja Gaiden, which includes a hidden English translation that can be accessed by holding I+II+select at the main menu. He is currently working on MiSTer’s FPGA core. He has also aided translators and has published a number of translated ROMs himself. Dave Shadoff is a PC Engine developer who has been working behind the scenes for decades, researching the platform’s hardware and sharing his findings with other developers.