That "shut up Ashtray" part never fails to make me laugh whenever I replay this.

l`ll never forget the 1st time playing this game as a kid and just having my mind blown. The graphics, the story cut scenes and the unforgettable music. This game was a masterpiece and still is

@parijat95

2 жыл бұрын

In which year u played this game for the first time ?

@bbgothviolator8953

2 жыл бұрын

@@parijat95 In 1990 the first week it released. I loved the first game so much, I couldn`t wait for this. I wasn`t a fan of part3 ancient ship of doom, but the first 2 games are some of my all time favorite 8 bit side scrollers

@dantepatel

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbgothviolator8953 what other sides rollers did u like?

I remember getting this, Castlevania 3, and Deja Vu one year for Christmas. Man, that was a good one. Love your content!

@4lds84

2 жыл бұрын

Deja Vulcan is a good game. You check UCBVGs vid on that one too

@SinPistones

2 жыл бұрын

Now that must been a great christmas :D

@anthonymichael3029

2 жыл бұрын

@@4lds84 I did!

@PaleHorseShabuShabu

2 жыл бұрын

Castlevania 3 is the only one of those I ever beat when I was a kid, though I've never played Deja Vu.

@Alucard24601

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great Christmas

This is definitely the best Ninja Gaiden game!, plus Ashtar is definitely one my favorite characters, I can't wait for the playthrough of Ninja Gaiden 3❤

This is by far the BEST episode of anyone covering my favourite game of all time. The way youre talking , tips like the gamepro days, the informative, and thought process as if the player is playing for the first time. really enjoyable video! :)

I still have my old Ninja Gaiden book I bought back in junior high which was one of the books in the book set of The Worlds of Power books. Still read it whenever I am flying across the country to pass the time and is just a great story! I highly recommend anyone to find a copy and be sucked in a great "cheesy" read!

@jc.1191

Жыл бұрын

Those and Castlevania were really good books.

"What the....?!" - ryu in practically every cutscene

Love your work bro. Growing up in the 80s and 90s. I connect with your content. Keep up the AWESOME WORK!!!!

Ninja Gaiden 3 takes place six months before part 2. So this ending is the ending of Ryu’s time line.

“Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!” Lmao 🤣 Love it

@RancidAim

2 жыл бұрын

So be good, for goodness sake! Whoa... somebody's coming!

I had no idea that my NES could weave and present a cinematic story until I brought home this game - it's a rare breed of challenging gameplay married to an excellent production 👍

@TheNexusChan

2 жыл бұрын

I vaguely remember the Double Dragon series having some pretty cool cinematography too

@aztecwhistle9122

2 жыл бұрын

I really love this game it was an emotional rollercoaster lol. I was so pissed when Ashtar stabbed Irene. Then he turned out being easy to defeat. You think you lost your woman at end, but a higher power brings her back.

My first issue of nintendo power was the strategy guide for this game…never did get around to playing it so this was awesome 30 years later. Love it

I should note for fellow viewers that the phantom doubles only look right at 60fps, because it flickers at that rate. At KZread's default 30fps, they're either solid or invisible. (just like NES sprite flicker made to get around the sprite-per-line limit)

@HylianFox3

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was honestly confused by the video at first but then realized that the framerate was interfering with the game's flicker effect.

I still remember the ending credits music all these years later. Best NES song IMO. Thanks for the video!

Best channel on KZread.

Love the video as always. However, again as I do every week until it happens ... GUARDIAN LEGEND :)

@bfish89ryuhayabusa

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually the game I beat immediately before coming across this channel.

@sharukin6141

2 жыл бұрын

love your profile pic lol

My favorite classic Ninja Gaiden game and also the only one I was able to beat LOL good memories

For my money, this is the best soundtrack on the NES. Every tune is on point and super cool/fun. The song that accompanies the opening cutscene, "Chaosium Sword", may be my favorite NES track, and is one of my favorite pieces of music. (Solstice and Journey to Silius are close)

Thanks my man ..you actually did Ninja Gaiden 2 ..this was always better than part 1 to me..Love your work and the memories watching your channel brings back

@JKillackey62183

2 жыл бұрын

I've always liked the 2nd game of the trilogy the most myself too. Ninja Gaiden 2 had better mechanics, graphics, game controls, level design, and more balanced difficulty than the original game.

One of my favorite 8-bit soundtracks ever. That opening title track is SO epic.

@JBPXC

2 жыл бұрын

I love that song. When it kicks in during a late game cutscene I was so pumped up as a 9-10 year old and today

Never played 2 or 3 tbh but ur vids make my weekend lol, still hoping for a clash at demonhead vid

@chimp9465

2 жыл бұрын

I play using retroachievements so these vids are so helpful tbh lol

@rem9466

2 жыл бұрын

I second this.

@adamswain8186

2 жыл бұрын

Second on clash at demonhead. I’d buy some merch for such an effort. Let’s get Tom Guycot on the show.

Gosh this brings bk memories so much. I remember buying this game, playing it all night long the first night and beating it the next morning. Nostalgia at it's finest. TY

I'd love to see more videos on the RPGs of the NES! Your Dragon Quest/Warrior I video was very fun, but you have III waiting, with its many secrete, side quests, and genre-defining moments (including the notorious puff-puff!)

Hallelujah! Thanks man, love your vids. Keep it up! You helped throughout many a game. I used to suck at NES games, but I started looking at this channel.After beating a few games, I can beat most NES games without a walkthrough. I had to come back to this tho, because, well, it’s ninja gaiden…

This was my favorite game, but I was heartbroken at the thought of the magic of the dragon sword being used up to save Irene. As a child I thought "that means his magic weapon is useless". I did love Ashtar's design.

@bfish89ryuhayabusa

2 жыл бұрын

It's not useless. It's just gone. That's why they had to set Ninja Gaiden III before Ninja Gaiden II.

For the record, Ninja Gaiden 2 takes place after 3, since the Dragon Sword sacrifices itself to revive Irene. So the chronological order is 1, 3 then 2.

I beat this game once... I was in the zone. It was so hard to beat level 3 when I was a kid. I wonder how I'd fare today. Yes, NG2 is by far the best.

Such as amazing memories from my childhood. The best game ever from the nes saga and wondeful ost.

"...modern players that attempt this game will have to deal with all of the challenges that the NES is NO-TOUR-IOUS for."

"Tecmo Presents 1990" ... thank you for that, Tecmo!

Best game ever, Thank you for your content. Nostalgia Holiday gaming!!! Also all the "What The?!!" Cut scenes lol

@rubynall80

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr? You could make a compilation video with how many times Ryu says "what the" in the whole trilogy.

Dude, thank you so much for making these! So fun to watch late at night in bed. Your videos are so well done.

I loved this game as a kid. The music is great. Good times.

Now this is a good way to start the morning. One of my favorite channels uploads about one of my favorite series. Couldn't be much better👍

Just picked this game up a hour ago. Came here immediately! You are awesome brother!

43:50 Nice Windmill Star to the keister of the invincible Kelbeross. I like to think that one survived and became free of Jaquio. Probably because the Kelbeross were always my favorite creatures in this franchise.

@UCanBeatVideoGames

2 жыл бұрын

ha ha, "You're free little guy! Go and frolic in the wild!"

All these tips and tricks and I'll still beef it lol. Another great addition!

These guides are a work of art. Great job guys.

Your either an NES savant or you really put an unbelievable amount of hours in. Everytime I watch a video of yours I'm.. just in awe of your knowledge and skill

My friend. This is a TRULY OUTSTANDING CHANNEL ! There are alot of playthru/walk-through Channels, But non are as indepth as the videos you have made here. Great memories for an Old-Head like me. & Great for someone seeing These NES games for the first time. So many things in video games got their starts on the NES & MEGA DRIVE.

My all time favorite game on the NES. Love all NG2 music. I look forward to your videos when I wind down for the night. Keep them coming. Appreciate you bruhhh. #gameon🕹

Thumbs up! Another great video! I look forward to these every Saturday. Thank you for taking the time to make these!

15:52 "oh uh, you can be Emperor of Darkness, how does that sound?" LOOOOOOL

Favorite NG. second one beaten. First beaten was arcade. While the music was epic in arcade, this is just an awesome ride of a game, followed closely by 1, and distantly, 3. Fantastic series story.

I remember completing this game without using a continue. One of the highlights of my nes playing days!

This was my first Ninja Gaiden experience in game. The Nintendo Power Comic/Guide hooked me.

I still have my original cartridge remember buying it in 1990 at Toys R Us cost $54 back then.. thanks for the code 31 years later had no idea it existed.

Beat all 3 Ninja Gaidens as a kid. I loved these games. Thank you so much and I love the humor you brought.

I love this tutorial. This is my favorite childhood game. Great job!

Easily my favorite of the NES trilogy. I love its dep Lovecraftian vibes (which, BTW, were intentional - the game's director wanted to make something similar in tone and theme to H P Lovecraft, but without using Lovecraft's constantly referenced work).

Both the second and the third game were great and challenging. I personally didn't know any tricks and shortcuts (if there were any to assume), so I had a hard time beating them the hard way lol, always fun to watch you play all these classics I've also grown up with.

The opening theme to this game is one of the best intro themes in any NES games EVER. It's right there next to Mega Man 3 and 2 in terms of badassery.

@JKillackey62183

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Out of all the NES games, I spent the most time on this next to SMB. Everything about it is so classic. I had this game memorized as a kid, and this vid is a pleasant blast from the past!

"ALLLLRIGHT!!" - I love this part in all your videos

@rubynall80

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Although not as much as "What if I told you..."

I'd love to see a NINJA GAIDEN trilogy remake with an expanded DARK SWORD OF CHAOS with new levels showing us how Robert barely just gets ahead of Ryu so he lean on the wall to look like he's been there all along. 🤭

@UCanBeatVideoGames

2 жыл бұрын

that would be AWESOME

@JadenMoon1475

Жыл бұрын

​@@UCanBeatVideoGames: Let's see.... NG1 gave us *Both* a Lunar Eclipse; "The Black Moon Shines" *AND* a sunrise, NG2: DSOC gave us a sunset..... ProtonJon says NG3: ASOD should've given us a Solar Eclipse; "The Black Sun Shines", and he's *Totally* right!!

19:50 "the malice 4" has to be a localiased version of the japanese word shitennō AKA “the Four Heavenly Kings”. 100% worth your time reading about this if you consume japanese media regularly. legends of localization has an excellent article if anyone seeing this is interested in knowing more.

Ninja Gaiden is what got me into speed-running. I have a couple No-death runs.. I also own this game, & I've NEVER beaten it!!! AWESOME VIDEO!! 👍

I had this game as a kid and can vouch that it’s very hard to beat without a game genie or any codes. There was no youtube in the early 90s.

"The spirit released after our battle flowed into my body." The spirit of the Demon.

Nice job! I got through ninja gaiden 1 this time last year while RUNNING behind our NES Bike as part of a wellness challenge. I’d honestly be more scared of NG2 while running, I’m not as practiced with this one.

@TrevinAdams

2 жыл бұрын

I just checked out that video. You're nuts (in a good way, haha)! Super props!

@MarMaxGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrevinAdams hahah thank you, Trevin. I appreciate that!

That beginning cinematic and music will forever own a part of me. So epic!! 🤘🏽

I used to wreck this game. Run through without dying, no problem. I used to love running through the lightning stage without stopping for a second. My favorite stage.

I finally beat this for the first time today… to think that people can do this in under 10 mins is mind-blowing to me. Thanks for the tips!

Lmao Kylo was so cute at the end sleeping. Especially the little dream twitch he had. Prob dreaming of the ninja gaiden castle collapsing

Best! Ninja Gaiden game! EVER! So wish they'd go back and redo the original trilogy for modern consoles.

The hours playing this and the satisfaction of beating the final level.

Absolutely awesome as always! You bring us joy with your great channel. Thank you!

"That sounds like the breakdown part in the middle of a Boyz II Men song." 🤣🤣🤣!!!! The exact song and part are now stuck in my head.

This was awesome! I can't wait for your Ninja Gaiden 3 walkthrough. That game has kicked my ass since I was a kid, and I never cheated to see the end of the story.

My FAVORITE Ninja Gaiden game!

Seeing the next cutscenes was a great way for players to want to persevere the hard difficulty. This was rare for NES games to tell a story with actual cutscenes like from a comic book. This was the only Ninja Gaiden game I beat as a kid and you are right, even a easy Ninja Gaiden game is quite difficult as I died so many times on the final level and bosses, but it felt so great when I finally beat it.

Gotta be one of the most satisfying game to turnover. Another great classic. Learned a lot from this playthrough to give it another go. Appreciate it

"Shut up, Ashtray! You're about to get SMOKED!!" Damn, that was a good dad joke man.

Something about ur vids that transport me to reading 90’s videogame magazines

1:05:13 Maybe she wasn't dead. Maybe she was possessed or something. She said she feels like she'd been sleeping for a long time and has no memory, which is a staple of possession. Maybe she wasn't used by the demon in quite the way you think but she was actually possessed. It would explain how she was there at the end.

Level 3-1 always got me in this game because it was so dark and very hard to see. I got Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 in 1994 at about the same time.

Jeff Rovin's "How to Win at Nintendo Games" was great, but I've been waiting 30 years for this video.

This is so amazing. Incredible amount of effort put into this.

I wish I could be a living obstacle course for a ninja to jump around. I delight at the thought of him walking on my veins and climbing my bones

This was the first (and only) game in the trilogy I ever played as a kid. I got it for a Christmas present one year. I loved it but I couldn't beat that Baron Spider boss without losing a lot of lives - the next stage always gave me a game over so that was as far as I ever got. The biggest thing I like about this game over the original is that you can climb up and down on all walls instead of just certain ones like the original.

I am so glad that I bought this game on Wii U Virtual Console before this video was uploaded. I even finished the game last month.

this is a wonderful thing to wake up to. of the NES trilogy, i had a soft spot for this one in particular.

Certainly my favorite of the trilogy. Thanks for posting.

I have beat Ninja Gaiden in 22 min. yet still haven't made it through part 2. Thanks for the awesome guide!

I know it's not limited to this game, but those are some perfect stage intro tunes! Dang, the graphics in this one are so amazing! 👏 😍 and these cutscenes are ridiculously long and detailed! I also loved Rob was lefthanded (except in that one scene). I didn't think nes games could look like this, probably because I avoided these b/c hard, but also I was more into the cartoony ones, and this isn't even super late into the nes lifespan. Are you going to do Holy Diver as well, since you're doing the Ninja Gaiden games?

@JKillackey62183

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I never realized Robert was left-handed until just now. Very astute observation 😎

Fantastic playthrough. I've tried several times to beat it and all ends in Jaquio killing me. And as far as I know that Ninja Gaiden III is not the sequel to the second game but sequel to Ninja Gaiden I

Yo i love how u guide us through these tough games !!!! Keep teaching us !!! 😊

Great video! I love the soundtracks of the Ninja Gaiden series. Especially 2 and 3.

Funny, Phantom Double practicing social distancing and a spinning ring of fire between the 2

I'm catching up on these videos, had this game as a kid and couldn't get past level 3. This commentary has me cracking up so much!

Bro, you are a savage. I’ve been ☠️☠️☠️🤣🤣🤣 this entire episode. Don’t ever change!!!

I showed this game to my 11 year old and told her how cool it was when it came out and how great the cut scenes looked. She said shes sorry i had to live like that as a kid

So much smiling nostalgia!! Love the channel!!

Your channel is kickin' with maximum hype.

Love the vids. I look forward to the premiers.

An excellent video once again! It's been a long time since I've played this one. Should go back and revisit it.

This game was one the greatest challenges of my childhood. Your commentary for this one was hilarious, by the way.

I remember as a kid when I had got Ninja Gaiden 2 & TMNT 3 & Mega Man 4 & I had went 2 my friend’s house & play all 3 games.

Love your videos and love your dog! Keep up the good work!

I always interpret the NG1 bosses as common enemies as more like the bosses from the first game were just normal mooks for the Chaos Tribe. NG2 had one of the best midi soundtracks, but was certainly the easiest of anything bearing the Ninja Gaiden brand mostly due to shadow clones being OP cheese. All that's left is the ridiculously overtuned NA version of NG3 for the old school trilogy.

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I always interpreted like that, now Ryu is that powerful that the old bosses are mere enemies. However, I think Ninja Gaiden III is way more easier, that was the first Ninja Gaided that I finished!

@JBPXC

2 жыл бұрын

@ I thought 3 was by far the hardest as I couldn't get to the end of it like I could the first 2. Limited continues hurt and I found out way later that the US version was harder to hurt game rentals

@jc.1191

Жыл бұрын

@ 3 was the hardest, by a little over 1. Probably just didn't play it enough because of the difference in control mechanics.