Ninja Gaiden Trilogy

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Complete in box: the cartridge, the manual and the box, all original. Original inserts or paperwork shown in the photos are included; display stands and other photography props are not. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

Item Description

Three of the most cinematic action games on the NES, together on one Super Nintendo cartridge. Ninja Gaiden Trilogy gathers Tecmo's original Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, the run of games that made Ryu Hayabusa a star and showed a generation of players that an action game could tell its story like a movie between stages.

The first game sets the tone, opening on a moonlit duel and a farewell letter from Ryu's father that sends him to America with the Dragon Sword, where he crosses paths with the CIA agent Irene Lew and the sorcerer Jaquio. Ryu leaps, slashes and clings to walls, collecting ninpo arts such as the Art of the Fire Wheel and the Windmill Throwing Star, and the stage design demands precision against birds, bats and enemies placed exactly where a jump will land. The Dark Sword of Chaos sets him against Ashtar, the Emperor of Darkness, lets him climb walls freely and adds shadow doubles that copy his attacks, while The Ancient Ship of Doom pits him against a bio-engineered copy of himself and extends his reach with a sword upgrade.

The cinematic cutscenes Tecmo promoted as its cinema screen animation are still the series' signature, and seeing them carried across all three games on one cartridge is a big part of the appeal. Tecmo also added a password system to every game, a welcome concession given how punishing the trilogy can be. The conversion is not a straight copy, though. Some music was swapped or trimmed, slowdown and hit detection can be finicky, and The Ancient Ship of Doom keeps the tougher balance of the North American NES release rather than the gentler Famicom version.

Released in 1995 and never published in Europe, Trilogy is the only way to play all three NES-era Ninja Gaiden games on the Super Nintendo, and having Ryu's original story in one place is hard to beat. It is a compelling piece of Tecmo history and a reminder of why the name Ninja Gaiden still signals a serious challenge.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1995
Publisher
St. GIGA
Players
Single player
About the game

Here it is! The complete NINJA GAIDEN TRILOGY you asked for. Enjoy the 3 classic Nintendo Ninja Gaiden games on one Super NES Game Pak. Follow Ryu's adventures as he fights the ancient forces of darkness with his Ninjutsu powers. Use strategy, cunning and deception to acquire the special ninja weapons needed to be successful in this epic quest. The Ninja Gaiden series tells it's story through Tecmo's unique cinema screen animation. This one is not to be missed!

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