Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom

ROM Initialization screen

A scene from the intro

Act loading screen

Act 1 - Under a jumping enemy (white) and doing battle with another (brown)

Act 1 - Hand-over-hand on a pipe

Title screen

Opening cinematic, Irene is murdered by an assailant who resembles Ryu

Ryu vows revenge on the unknown assassin

Defeating the first level boss

First act ending cinematic, Ryu is given a clue as to where he should go next

Ryu prepares to duke it out in the desert

Gameplay action from stage 1-1

Stage 2-2, in the lava chambers

In this section of 2-2, the cavern is filling up with lava and you need to keep on top of it

Stage 2 boss

Stage 3-2 action

Stage 3 bosses

Stage 4-1: It seems that either the world is upside down or you are

In stage 4-2, rows of spikes protrude from ceilings, floors, and walls but retract periodically

Stage 4 boss

Stage 5-1 action

Stage 5-2 action

More stage 5-2 action, cruising along a long hallway

Stage 5 boss -- the true form of the bio-noid that impersonated Ryu at the start of the game

Stage 6-1

Stage 6-2: stay sharp or else you'll sink into the floors

Stage 6 boss

At the start of stage 7, you finally battle to get into the game's eponymous ancient ship of doom