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Ninja Gaiden (PlayChoice)

Ninja Gaiden (PlayChoice) - Japanese Title

Ninja Gaiden (PlayChoice) - marquee

Manufacturer: Nintendo
Year: 1989
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: Nintendo PlayChoice
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 1
Gameplay: Single
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 2 [Jump|Slice/Throw]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Ninja Gaiden (PlayChoice) Description

This game tells the story of a young ninja named Ryu Hayabusa in his quest to avenge his father's death.

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Game Play

Fight your way through various enemies and bosses to defeat the evil demon that has been awakened. Jump onto a wall to cling to it. Push up then "B" to use a ninja art (throwing stars or ninja magic).

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Tecmo

The website URL listed above has information on all versions of Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Ryukenden, both for the arcade and home systems. The site primarily focuses on the game that was released through Nintendo for the NES.

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Uncommon - There are 11 known instances of Ninja Gaiden (PlayChoice) owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 11 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,121 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - We currently do not know of any VAPS members that have gotten around to adding this game to their wish list. The wish-list system is fairly new (not all VAPS members have filled one out) and there are probably a number of collectors who might purchase this game if offered one at the right price.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Technical

The cabinet has mutiple player controls and might even contain an optical gun. This game, however, is one player only.

Trivia

This game was originally a Japanese Famicom title called Ninja Ryukenden, which loosely translates to "Ninja Dragon Sword Legend". For some reason Tecmo decided to change this game's name when they ported it to the NES in America, even though the arcade game they named it after was not all that popular. This game and its Japanese counterpart proved very popular, spawning two sequels.

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Legacy

  1. Ninja Gaiden (PlayChoice)
  2. Ninja Gaiden Episode II: The Dark Sword Of Chaos
  3. Ninja Gaiden Episode III: The Ancient Ship Of Doom


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