Shinobi

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Description

You control a shinobi, Joe Musashi, who must battle his way through each level in search of hostages which must be rescued. You have shurikens, kicks and punches to defend yourself with, as well as powerful ninja magic which can clear the screen of enemies in one go.

Each level is broken down into smaller scenes, and hostages are guarded by big blokes who throw swords. Watch out for gun-toting enemy henchmen and ninjas.

Reaching the end of each level will find you battling it out with a boss. These range from 8ft tall giants to helicopter gunships.

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Alternate Titles

• "忍" -- Japanese spelling
• "SEGA AGES: Shinobi" -- Nintendo Switch title

Part of the Following Groups

• SEGA Vintage Collection series
• Setting: Ship / Boat
• Shinobi series
• Theme: Ninjas

User Reviews

A “modified port” of the original game	SEGA Master System	Katakis | カタキス (42793)
One of the best action games for the Amstrad CPC!	Amstrad CPC	Wurtzly (1138)
Always in a special place in our hearts!	DOS	Iron Lord (44)
A colorful and challenging title featuring abundant ninjas	SEGA Master System	Chris Wright (105)
One of the classic platformers, classic arcade game	Arcade	Andrew Fisher (707)
How dare they!	NES	Fake Spam (94)
P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-!	TurboGrafx-16	Fake Spam (94)

Critic Reviews

GamesCollection	SEGA Master System	Dec 28, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
Jeuxvideo.com	SEGA Master System	Mar 04, 2011	16 out of 20	80
Commodore User	Arcade	Mar, 1988	8 out of 10	80
Defunct Games	SEGA Master System	Feb 14, 2009	80 out of 100	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	SEGA Master System	Oct, 1988	8 out of 12	67
Retro Archives	Amstrad CPC	Oct 20, 2021	11.5 out of 20	58
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN)	Xbox 360	Jul 12, 2009	5 out of 10	50
Retro Archives	Amiga	Oct 20, 2021	9.5 out of 20	48
Retro Archives	ZX Spectrum	Oct 20, 2021	9 out of 20	45
Retro Game Reviews	Amiga	Apr 19, 2015		20

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Arcade version of Shinobi appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Arcade Version

In comparison to the original arcade version, there are a few missing features in the TurboGrafx-16 version (the status of the other home conversions is unknown): the machine gun, the bonus round and a few enemies (including the boss of the second mission).

Hidden messages

The Amiga version contains this message to crackers, hidden within the game code:

Fuck me! I never thought you would do it!! Bet it took a long time though!
By the way, the only way to crack this game is if you have at least 4mb of fast ram... theres a hint! Are you enjoying this, by the way? Me (Richard Aplin) and Tim (the programmer) thought we might give you a little challange... I reckon I'll hold you off for about a week. Oh, by the way Quartex, you told me at the SAE party this would be EASY.. Well is it? I'm sure POPULOUS was easy too! (hehe)
Well, obviously you weren't fooled earlier!! I'm impressed! Not a bad bit of hacking.. but the best is yet to come!! Hehehehehe.. Just wait, cos now it gets REALLY good..
If you are reading this message on a pirated version of Shinobi, may all your days in prison be computerless!

Title

Shinobi in Japanese means: stealing (into); spy; sneak thief; surreptitious visit to house of ill repute. The Chinese character displayed on the title screen and throughout the game is the character for Shinobi in Japanese.

Related Web Sites

• Game Map (Sega Master System) on SMS Power! (Maps of all levels of the Master System version.)
• OC ReMix Game Profile (Fan remixes of music from Shinobi.)