Finally beat Ninja Gaiden! - VGF

Rayman FREAK · 02-17-2008, 11:04 PM

w00t!!! Take that, Jaquio! Take that, demon! Spoiler Below

Take that, Ryu's dad!... oh, whoops.

Lordy, this game was tough. I had to replay stage 6 more than six times in this run alone (if you've played the game, you know how much that sucks to do). If this game weren't so damn fun, I'd never have had the patience to get through it.

A belated thanks to Team Ninja for one of the finest games ever to grace the NES!

Blake · 02-17-2008, 11:22 PM

Is this game 2 player? I'm wondering if this is the game that Ninja Gaiden(X-box)/Ninja Gaiden Black unlocks for collecting the scarabs. But I think that may be the arcade version or something(if it exists).

Tad Venture · 02-17-2008, 11:23 PM

HOW ABOUT THAT SPOILER RIGHT THERE

Rayman FREAK · 02-18-2008, 12:15 AM

19 years a little too soon for you? And the plot was horrendous anywho, so nobody should really care.

And no, there's no 2-player. This is a single player platformer. This is the original Ninja Gaiden of the NES trilogy.

GRENTLEMEN · 02-18-2008, 08:02 AM

You're thinking of the arcade game called Shadow Warriors. It's also known as Ninja Gaiden, but the NES series is better known for that name.

Congrats on beating NG, dude, it's an awesome game and very tough to beat!

And in the Retro Forum, you're better off not spoiling endings of ridiculously tough games, old or not.

celebi134 · 03-14-2008, 04:49 PM

Goodness gracious, congrats! I remember the farthest I ever got was on a emulator, whereas every time I messed up I would just reload the save state. All I ever got to was that mine area with the green ninjas trying to katana-slice you.

GRENTLEMEN · 03-16-2008, 04:33 AM

So RF, if you're still posting, what was the toughest level for you? I remember there being that part with the boss that basically you have to hit enough times before he kills you. I don't know how to describe it, but it happens somewhere around level 5, in the middle of a level or something? It was really screwy.

Rayman FREAK · 03-17-2008, 01:33 PM

^That guy was the act 5 boss. At first, I was all "WTF H4XX?!" but then I figured out Ryu is indeed faster at dealing damage than he is.

I think 6-2 was the hardest stage, and most people seem to agree with me on that. I can do it in my sleep now since the game makes you re-play all of act 6 if you die (not game-over, just die) on any of the three bosses at the end of act 6. Still, my initial run of that stage was something I'd rather not re-live anytime soon.

In other news, I just beat Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos the other day. Not quite as hard as the original in my opinion, but a great challenge and a great improvement over NG in many ways (shadow clones, anyone?). I've been told to steer clear of the third installment, but now that it's on VC, I may be tempted to give it a go.

DP: Oh yeah, reasons why 6-2 sucks:
-An army of jetpack ninjas. Uh... what?!
-More birds than you can shake a Dragon Sword at.
-One section of the stage throws running soldiers, bats, cultists, and birds at you all at the same time. I don't care how good you are, you will never be able to improvise a solution to that one your first few runs. This requires serious calculation and timing skills.

GRENTLEMEN · 03-17-2008, 08:52 PM

NG3 was actually pretty sweet, and if it's not as good as the first two it's at least better than practically every other NES game. A lot of people just have big gripes over the changes to the engine, but it's a superior engine IMO.

I remember 6-2, I think, I know where you're coming from. The birds and bats are obviously the worst ones. My least favorite enemy in the game is the guy that lobs that huge round blade at you. Mofo is hard to dodge. Still, birds = haaaaaaaaate.

I honestly wouldn't recommend playing Ninja Gaiden without save states just because of the shear amount of sinister level-design in the levels past 5. If they'd let you save or at least give you a password, it would be cool, but you don't even start at the beginning of the current level if you continue.

Inferno Dragon · 03-22-2008, 05:03 PM

not to mention the creator of ninja gaiden is all like "if you can't beat my game then you're weak and a girl and don't deserve to be called a man" and so on and so forth. I beat that game back when I was ten and it's made me a more skilled player for it.

02-17-2008, 11:04 PM	#1
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 3,934 Thanks: 57 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts Points: 5,357.03 Bank: 963.00 Total Points: 6,320.03 Donate	Finally beat Ninja Gaiden! w00t!!! Take that, Jaquio! Take that, demon! Spoiler Below Take that, Ryu's dad!... oh, whoops. Lordy, this game was tough. I had to replay stage 6 more than six times in this run alone (if you've played the game, you know how much that sucks to do). If this game weren't so damn fun, I'd never have had the patience to get through it. A belated thanks to Team Ninja for one of the finest games ever to grace the NES! Last edited by GRENTLEMEN; 02-18-2008 at 08:00 AM.

03-17-2008, 01:33 PM	#8
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 3,934 Thanks: 57 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts Points: 5,357.03 Bank: 963.00 Total Points: 6,320.03 Donate	^That guy was the act 5 boss. At first, I was all "WTF H4XX?!" but then I figured out Ryu is indeed faster at dealing damage than he is. I think 6-2 was the hardest stage, and most people seem to agree with me on that. I can do it in my sleep now since the game makes you re-play all of act 6 if you die (not game-over, just die) on any of the three bosses at the end of act 6. Still, my initial run of that stage was something I'd rather not re-live anytime soon. In other news, I just beat Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos the other day. Not quite as hard as the original in my opinion, but a great challenge and a great improvement over NG in many ways (shadow clones, anyone?). I've been told to steer clear of the third installment, but now that it's on VC, I may be tempted to give it a go. DP: Oh yeah, reasons why 6-2 sucks: -An army of jetpack ninjas. Uh... what?! -More birds than you can shake a Dragon Sword at. -One section of the stage throws running soldiers, bats, cultists, and birds at you all at the same time. I don't care how good you are, you will never be able to improvise a solution to that one your first few runs. This requires serious calculation and timing skills. Last edited by Rayman FREAK; 03-17-2008 at 01:33 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

02-17-2008, 11:22 PM	#2
Blake Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: A generic place such as a house Gender: Posts: 3,195 Thanks: 254 Thanked 57 Times in 48 Posts Points: 372.47 Bank: 11,288.90 Total Points: 11,661.37 Donate	Is this game 2 player? I'm wondering if this is the game that Ninja Gaiden(X-box)/Ninja Gaiden Black unlocks for collecting the scarabs. But I think that may be the arcade version or something(if it exists).

02-17-2008, 11:23 PM	#3
Tad Venture Moderator of Awesome Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 23,504 Thanks: 484 Thanked 634 Times in 374 Posts Points: 80,580.23 Bank: 94,554.82 Total Points: 175,135.05 Donate	HOW ABOUT THAT SPOILER RIGHT THERE

02-18-2008, 12:15 AM	#4
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 3,934 Thanks: 57 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts Points: 5,357.03 Bank: 963.00 Total Points: 6,320.03 Donate	19 years a little too soon for you? And the plot was horrendous anywho, so nobody should really care. And no, there's no 2-player. This is a single player platformer. This is the original Ninja Gaiden of the NES trilogy.

02-18-2008, 08:02 AM	#5
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03-14-2008, 04:49 PM	#6
celebi134 Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tygex World, An Alternate Reality Gender: Posts: 1,829 Thanks: 13 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,383.00 Bank: 510.00 Total Points: 3,893.00 Donate	Goodness gracious, congrats! I remember the farthest I ever got was on a emulator, whereas every time I messed up I would just reload the save state. All I ever got to was that mine area with the green ninjas trying to katana-slice you.

03-16-2008, 04:33 AM	#7
GRENTLEMEN Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 15,892 Thanks: 458 Thanked 1,152 Times in 628 Posts Points: 6,741.39 Bank: 1,830,360.28 Total Points: 1,837,101.67 Donate	So RF, if you're still posting, what was the toughest level for you? I remember there being that part with the boss that basically you have to hit enough times before he kills you. I don't know how to describe it, but it happens somewhere around level 5, in the middle of a level or something? It was really screwy.

03-17-2008, 08:52 PM	#9
GRENTLEMEN Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 15,892 Thanks: 458 Thanked 1,152 Times in 628 Posts Points: 6,741.39 Bank: 1,830,360.28 Total Points: 1,837,101.67 Donate	NG3 was actually pretty sweet, and if it's not as good as the first two it's at least better than practically every other NES game. A lot of people just have big gripes over the changes to the engine, but it's a superior engine IMO. I remember 6-2, I think, I know where you're coming from. The birds and bats are obviously the worst ones. My least favorite enemy in the game is the guy that lobs that huge round blade at you. Mofo is hard to dodge. Still, birds = haaaaaaaaate. I honestly wouldn't recommend playing Ninja Gaiden without save states just because of the shear amount of sinister level-design in the levels past 5. If they'd let you save or at least give you a password, it would be cool, but you don't even start at the beginning of the current level if you continue.

03-22-2008, 05:03 PM	#10
Inferno Dragon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Planet Draco Gender: Posts: 5,923 Thanks: 48 Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts Points: 32,573.08 Bank: 18,678.10 Total Points: 51,251.18 Donate	not to mention the creator of ninja gaiden is all like "if you can't beat my game then you're weak and a girl and don't deserve to be called a man" and so on and so forth. I beat that game back when I was ten and it's made me a more skilled player for it.