Shinobi Longplay (Arcade) [60 FPS]
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Developed and published by Sega in 1987.
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I'd wager that anyone into video games growing up knows about this classic action game released by Sega into the arcades in 1987. Even if you never had the opportunity to play the arcade version, it was ported to just about every computer and console available at the time.
The player assumes the role of ninja, Joe Musashi, who must take down the evil terrorist organisation known as "Zeed". Zeed has kidnapped the young students of Musashi's clan and it's up to Joe to rescue them.
The game is a horizontally-scrolling shooting/platform game set across a number of levels, each of which is sub-divided into several stages. Each level culminates with a fight against a boss, which must be defeated before the player is allowed to progress.
A set number of hostages must be rescued in order to access the next level. Although the hostages are not particularly difficult to find, an indicator in the bottom left of the screen tells the player how many remaining hostages there are in the stage.
As you might expect, Zeed is not about to let Musashi rescue the hostages without putting up a fight. A diverse range of thugs block his path, including gun-toting mercenaries, bazooka-wielding heavies and a wall-climbing man that bears an awfully close resemblance to a certain web-slinging Marvel super-hero. Enemies start to get a little more surreal in the later levels of the game as jumping mutants and the undead come out to play.
Musashi is armed with an unlimited supply of shuriken with which he can hurl at opponents to despatch them from afar. However, certain enemies are capable of deflecting projectiles, so the player must either time their attacks whilst the enemies guard is down, or get close enough to perform a melee attack (which cannot be blocked). Certain hostages will award a bazooka power-up when rescued and these shots cannot be blocked, making enemies more trivial.
When things are looking desperate, Musashi can call upon his magical ninja powers to launch a devastating attack that will clear the screen of any regular enemies. Unfortunately, magic is limited to a single use per level, so you must really choose the right moment to use it.
Being a coin-op, I expect the game to be difficult; after all, arcade owners want to keep punters pumping the coins in. What I did notice, however, was inconsistency in the difficulty of certain stages, particular the third end-of-level boss (Mandara). I don't object to a game being challenging, but there several places where enemies spawn in locations/quantities that will simply rob you of a life and bring you one step closed to dropping another coin in the slot if you wish to continue.
Of course, it's impossible to talk about Shinobi without mentioning THAT bonus stage. The game changes to a first-person view with Musashi's hands visible, holding shuriken that he proceeds to throw at hostile ninja as they run along two platforms. The ninja will attempt to jump from the rear platform to the front and this is where they become really dangerous; any ninja who manages to leap from the first platform will suddenly appear in front of you, filling your vision and prematurely ending the stage. Each ninja that appears moves along a predetermined path, so you have to learn which of them must be killed first. There seemed to be something extremely futuristic about the first person perspective and depth of field scaling as you hurled shuriken into the background and I'm not surprised it features prominently in the game's attract mode. Although the rest of the game had a tendency to look somewhat bland, the bonus stage really stepped things up a notch n the visual department.
Shinobi's success in the arcades would lead to a hugely successful franchise of sequels, conversions and dedicated console-only releases for Sega's 8-bit and 16-bit machines. Although these games usually had more involved gameplay, they all stay true to the original arcade game's premise of hurling lots of shuriken and killing lots of baddies.
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Games like this really make me cherish growing up in the 80s.. always looked forward to going to the local arcade after school just to play this game and beat with a single 1up. No other era will ever be like the 80s. Good times!!!!!
I could never get as far as masked ninja, 30 years later my life feels a bit more complete. Thanks for the upload!!!
I remember seeing this cabinet at about every gas station in the 80s. Always seeing that demo with the throwing stars and the ninja landing right in front of you. Classic!🤓
@MaharlikaAWA
2 жыл бұрын
And the scary piano sound. I thought it was really serious and scary when I was a little kid seeing that.
@Cluez31
2 жыл бұрын
Me too, thats what i remember about this game. I saw it at a hotel in Louisville when my dad took me to the Mid-American Trucking Show.
@MaharlikaAWA
2 жыл бұрын
@@Cluez31 it made me think ninjas were very serious. And to think what happened right after the ninja lands in front of you. Also I remember the small pink ninjas tied up and the sound it made when you rescued them and they jump away. Also the spiderman colored wall ninjas crawling that would jump. And the music has always been stuck in my head ever since. I never played the game. I just saw big kids and adults playing it at a pizza parlor.
Ramstein AFB Youth Center, Germany1988/89 after skating the halfpipe behind the high school.. saved all my lunch money to blow on this game. Favorite arcade game of all time. There will be no era like the 80's again. Happy memories. Thanks for the upload.
I lost a fortune and hours on an arcade playing this when I was a kid.
@gurumania1982
3 жыл бұрын
Story of my life .. You are not alone :)
@Glockhead1
2 жыл бұрын
same for back then the graphics were insane
@tonyp9313
Жыл бұрын
This is way better on the Sega Master system.
@mikebison9838
Жыл бұрын
Not me. Everyone thought I was a scrub and was destined to die in the first stage. I got to the last stage, only to get killed by the last boss. It took 1 quarter. 😂
@tonyp9313
Жыл бұрын
@@mikebison9838 How old were you when you did that?
Brilliant the 1st stage and backround music brang all those childhood memorys back..funny but it felt like yesterday unfortunately its more like 35yrs ago😆😆😆 so im watching this and my son is on the PS4 playing GTA5 games & graphics have come along way..2020🤙🤙
When I was a kid I never saw the final of this game.Thanks for you playing.
@bradybrapples
2 жыл бұрын
i don't even remember anybody even saying they beat this game (where i grew up, obviously). they had one at the skating rink and i don't remember seeing any other kids get past that 3rd level
@Tranquilino30
2 жыл бұрын
@@bradybrapples Exactly. Looks like some games fron that time weren't made to be beaten. Most of them I just saw the end nowadays,with the Internet.
@kramalerav
Жыл бұрын
I was actually fortunate to watch someone ace through this game back in the day. It was a Mexican immigrant kid who couldn’t have been older than 10. He spent only one single quarter, and I got to see how the game actually ended!
Lots of coins and time "wasted" back in the days! 😂 Thanks for the upload!
@UPBEATFOREVER
2 жыл бұрын
I rented this game for old school nintendo @ blockbuster video. time changes and i miss both blockbuster video and old school nintendo.i dont care about xboxes and playstations or newer versions of nintendo.if i werevto go back to play any console it would be turbo grafix 16,old school nintendo and original sega.
I loved this game. Reminds me of growing up in the 80s and 90s,things seemed so promising then.
The music and sound EFX are awesome! Now, I want some Round Table pizza
@abbyhaines4725
4 жыл бұрын
Lol round table for sure!!!
@em23
4 жыл бұрын
YES!
@gsv213able
3 жыл бұрын
Pizza hut, birthday parties, my own,my brother, sister and cousins, friends. 8 -12 years old. I miss those days
@yugen
3 жыл бұрын
oh hell yeah my dude.
@clairdesouza8127
3 жыл бұрын
Tem uma parte que o som é: au-au-au! (Au-au-au-au-au!).,table pissa.
I remember I used to spend hours to play this video game. The music, the sound! Gone are the days! 😢😢
I remember this in the Tesco Bedford staff canteen 1988, some of the young student workers would blow shitloads on this!
After a fortune spent in coins...I used to get 20.000 Points Bonuses on each and every stage! No suriken or bullet thrown! Just punches, kicks and slashes! The best arcade ever!
@bennypagesaunders6895
4 жыл бұрын
Yeh I do remember I could get through missions 1 to 3 defeating without throwing a star knife.
The bonus stage Shurikem throwing was the first FPS game thing i ever recall seeing. It was so futuristic sctually standing there hrowing shurikens in first person , as opposed to only side scrolling.
Shinobi, operation wolf, Gauntlet,and super off-road ate up so much of my time and grass cutting money😂
One of the Masterpiece of belt-scroll action game
Played many times on Sega and C64. Love it! 👍💖
I still smell a combination of popcorn and pizza when I see the demo reel. Such great times.
This arcade machine was in the dark room of my arcade growing up. Next to it was Rampage, Robocop, Strider, Wwf Super Stars. Good times. Was like 1990 or earlier.
Thats awesome gameplay!.... I never got the chance to finish the game. You made it seem soo easy...lol Thanks Al
This was definitely an arcade favorite back in high school. It's a small thing perhaps, but I loved how your ranged attack would automatically switch to a sword attack if the enemy was in melee range.
Wow, what a blast from the past. Going to school as a youngster, be late because of this game
Awesome Gameplay. Thanks for the throw back. A lot of Good memories
À chaque fois la petite musique lors du “game over” me donne des petits frissons. On se sent vraiment dans la peau du hero. Du pur esprit des années 80.👍🏼
Omg this is amazing I want this machine in my room the sound is amazing and reminds me of one of my memories as a child Sega nostalgia is real❤️❤️❤️
@doggzillablk7955
3 жыл бұрын
I agree
You deserve an award for the role that you've played, no more mustard
Fez me lembrar do tempo que eu estudava no ensino médio, e costumava jogar fliperama nas casas de jogos eletrônicos, em shoppings centers. Um dos meus jogos favoritos inesquecível. Um abraço!
I loooooove shinobi.
I’ve beaten this game several times and thought that I was good at it. Until I watched this. 🤯🤯🤯
@tr909love
4 жыл бұрын
Lol, try to do special on every fucking level you dumb fuck. I did special on every single level ! Including last stage .
So much memories, playing this game on Saturday morning in the bodega.
There used to be a table arcade setup of Shinoli at the Pizza Hut on 86th and Michigan Road in Indianapolis that Fascinated me as a kid! I sure miss that
Loved this and completed it as well. Back when completing an Arcade was an amazing achievement haha!!
I played this a lot as a kid on arcade machines
Fantastic game this was. Remember spending all my holiday pocket money on this game in the late eighties. We had a shop round the corner from me and I kid you not; you couldn't get through the door on the weekends with kids waiting to have a go. Also has some very catchy music.
This was one of my favorites! Bring me back!
my uncle has this arcade game in his basement since I was able to tell, and I could never get past the chopper part in my later years. this brings so much nostalgia and competitiveness in me I cant even explain it.
I was 13 yo when i used to play it in an old friend's bedroom ^^ And now still playing videogames....! ^^ Between this and battlefield, there is clearly a world... but nostalgy still there...! very very nice gameplay 👍👍
Many hours and quarters spent on this game back in the day. Good memories.
Oh, to be a young ninja! A lot of people have to go through something like this
Well played! Stage 4 gets a little crazy!
Shinobi...🎉one of my best games in our time
i loved reaching those bonus stages, great job
i used to play this game when i was a kid, it was great
Beautiful I say again that’s bonus stage was FPS before we knew it ❤️
When i was on the carnival i played this all the time! I loved this game!
Eternal Shinobi ! 🤘 Very good, thank for sharing 👍
A blast from my youth now I own this A -1 Arcade
I remember my buddy having a Sega Genesis, and I’d try playing Shinobi. Let’s just say I’m glad Sega was free because this game used to kick the crap outta me.
Good game...never got that far when I was a kid.
Awesome play i always enjoyed shinobi and shadow dancer and shadow warriors super games rockon.
Great game, big bro was beating this game at 9 years old giving any kid who dared a chance to beat the last boss. Fun Times.
I love this game! You are a very great player :)
@Offensive_Username
3 жыл бұрын
Savestates.
God if i ever had the money i would build my own arcade room i really would
I miss this game. I used to play this game a lot. I got pretty good at it.
Awesome! I remember this game...final boss seemed a tad anticlimatic though. I didnt even know he was a boss!
Welcome to Bonus Stage
Pretty sure this is what introduced me to ninjas back in the day
I love evrything from sega
I think I completed this at least once maybe twice , was my favourite game and I used to go to the kebab shop every Friday with about 3 or 4 10p coins , even watching it now for the first time in decades I could remember the next move , playing it a console a few years ago was not the same as the arcade machine
Thx never did get too endt this game my self... love it
I spent so much money on this game in the arcade.
Perfect playing
Beat this game last night on Switch, It’s great and it’s aged really well imo
I used to love goinG the arcade back in the day playing operation wolf with the uzi and that 3d star wars game where you sat in machine.
really good players played it without any ranged attacks, you then get a super bonus every level. It was mesmerizing to see them go (i sucked at it lol)
I had this game on the first sega.I couldn't wait to get home from school and play it 😅😅
I played this as a kid nowe im almost 44....time flys
@micowoods9534
4 жыл бұрын
geen achternaam omg I’m 39 and can remember being 10 ish and playing this one on coinop
@juniorjr802
4 жыл бұрын
I'm 36 years old and I like this game also.
@ebadss1
4 жыл бұрын
😫
@king39able
3 жыл бұрын
47
@James-78
3 жыл бұрын
42 and it's still one of my favorite games
Uno de mis mejores juegos de las maquinitas.
Well I can't unthink this now, stage 5, act 2 ... I just imagine some sort of ninja cannon mounted on the roof shooting those spinning blue ninjas at you.
The music was so casual.
Refreshing to know that thus wasn't some feaver dream I had as a child
Joguei muito! Terminava com uma ficha. Baita jogo. Passava as tardes no fliperama jogando Shinobi
THIS GAME HAS SOME JAMS!🔥
Old school games! My top one for sure. Long and difficult. To finish the game with one voin you had to be a pro!
My all time favorite game!
Favorite arcade game of alltime
me dió una nostalgia recordar este buen juego 😅
I remember this from a long time ago jeez
The sound of the ninja stars is soooo satisfying
1 quarter is all it takes to beat the game. What a memory.
Boy i use to love this shit. Bring me back in time!!
You can almost smell the PIZZA, This game was in Pizza shops and candy stores in the 80s
Very clean.
more than a few references to Wham! in the soundtrack, love it
كنت لحقها لافينال هذي ايام زمن الجميل
Love the MUSIC...Mellow
Ahahah a blast From the past I loved this game Took me a bit to get to the end but once you do you love it if you can just do it on 10p
Al82: Retrogaming Longplays & Reviews OMG, long long time ago, childhood memory!!!! Can you advise where I can get this game? Thank you so much in advance!
Lol the Spiderman esque wall crawlers
I was the best at this game and arcade back in the day
Always wondered why he has his face uncovered when he is a ninja and appears masked in the intro! I´m glad they fixed that in the genesis versions.
loved this game but i rarely got past ken ho in the arcade from what i remember! i think they used to put it on highest difficulty setting
awesome job.. i played on arcade was able to finish with 1 coin .. cool memories
@micowoods9534
4 жыл бұрын
haydeezz would like to see that mate I call bs
I tried beating this game on Mame over a decade and a half ago and I noticed death in the last round there is no continues.
Those are the best days
You didn't us a power. That's quite something 👍 😮
Damn u super nice at this game
@chillwillmuzik7114
2 жыл бұрын
Real ninja movements and shit lol
Shadow dancer looks and plays exactly like it
Man, talk about a Blast from the Past!! 😱😱😂😂😂
I use too love this game