Ninja Ryukenden (PC Engine) Playthrough [English]
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- A playthrough of Hudson's 1992 action-platformer for the NEC PC Engine, Ninja Ryukenden.
Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden ( • Ninja Gaiden (NES) Pla... ), known as Ninja Ryukenden in Japan and Shadow Warriors in PAL territories, was one of the NES's seminal classics, and it's a game that's still remembered fondly... and sometimes with a barely-contained sense of rage... by most anyone who played it when it was still fresh.
It marked a huge departure from the 1988 arcade release of the same name, and it ended up a much better game because of it. Instead of playing itself off as an uber-violent Double Dragon clone, the NES version of Ninja Gaiden was a fluid, fast-paced 2D platformer with a multitude of special weapons, brilliantly realized story cutscenes, and a level of difficulty that would make the best players fling controllers across the room. It was everything you could want from a big budget action game of the era, and beating it became a big point of pride for players.
While North America did see a release of a "remake" with the lackluster 1995 release Ninja Gaiden Trilogy, a lot of westerners don't seem to be aware that the trilogy version of NG1 was actually the second 16-bit remake to be made.
This 1992 Hudson release was a Japanese-exclusive release for the PC Engine, and while it does take some liberties, it does little to mess with the gameplay that made the original so good. It's also perfect for anyone who likes import games but can't read Japanese. I'm sure that you've already noticed that video shows the game in English: the game contains a code that allows you to change all of the in-game text between Japanese, English, and Chinese. The English translation is different from that in the NES game, but it compares surprisingly well in its quality.
You can switch languages by holding down buttons I and II and pushing Select at the title screen. The logo will change to reflect the current setting.
In terms of gameplay, the controls are slightly looser (jump slashes take longer to come out), the original's ridiculous enemy respawn rate has been trimmed back slightly, and the spinning ninja jump move has been nerfed, but overall, it still feels quite similar to the NES game.
Whether or not you see the updated graphics as an improvement is going to be a matter of taste. There is much more detail and color and everything was redrawn, but there will inevitably be those who prefer the look of the original. The only real negative for the visuals pops up during the game's ill-advised attempts at parallax scrolling, which are slow, choppy, and distracting until you get used to it.
The same goes for the audio. Most of the fantastic NES soundtrack has been replaced with a selection of original tunes that, while well written and catchy, don't live up to the originals. I liked the music, though, and thought it sounded much better than the Ninja Gaiden Trilogy mixes did.
If you're a fan of the NES game, you might find it worth your while to check out this novel TurboGrafx remake. I wouldn't call it better than the original, but I still enjoyed it.
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It's Ninja Gaiden, but by Hudson and made for the TurboGrafx-16. It's kinda crazy to imagine how this could've ever come about, but the game is pretty good.
And it’s better than Strider on the same platform
it is nice indeed
Do you play all these games yourself ?
It looks really good.
Honestly this version is WAY better then the SNES version sure the music isn't as good but the graphics and gameplay are still the same great job Hudson and Tecmo
The paralaxing is horrific.
Its a shame the background are beautiful
Yeah the backgrounds are hella distracting, would be a pain in the ass while playing
Maybe they should've given the option to turn of the background scrolling.
wow this is so trippy. i have played ninja gaiden on nes since i was a little kid and this is the first time i have seen this version of it. so cool. thanks for showing it. Raven
These three games have been my favorite NES since I was a kid. I had no idea this existed. Still…… it’s nothing without the original soundtrack.
Beat the nes game as a kid seeing this version on the turbografx 16 mini and finally playing it pretty much a whole generation later was cool. I also beat the xbox and PS3 versions also worth playing. tecmo really made some excellent games!
PS3 are graphics enhanced
What’s the name of the Xbox version for i can play it
I wish Metal Gear 1+2 was remade for PCE CD a la Snatcher
Man,this version looks and plays 100% like Mega Drive vibes!
more like master system
@@im_cart8656 true
A great reimagining of the NES classic...what the snes version could've been
Honestly besides the NES classic this is a VERY good version of Ninja Gaiden great updated graphics some of the NES music is well remixed here and I love when you pick a time power up the screen goes black and white a very convenient detail the NES didn't have
P.S I love the PC Engine too bad they're pretty expensive though for a pre SNES/Genesis era 16 bit console it was pretty ahead of it's time.
Needless to say, this is what the SNES port should've been. The graphics have so much more detail (even though the parallax scrolling is "jarring" at best) and the gameplay is slightly more forgiving than the NES version. Even though the soundtrack doesn't have the same level of quality as the original, it still sounds pretty good. I particularly liked "Stage 1-1/5-2/6-3 (25:39)" and "Stage 4-2" (19:35). The revised English translation is also well written; Although, it does admittedly annoy me that you must hold buttons "I," "II" & "Select" in order to enable English mode. Why couldn't there have been a proper language selection menu at the title screen?
Well, they were bundling 3 games into one so I am perfectly fine with the SNES version. Basically it is an early interpretation of a remaster
If anyone want to play a new game in the Ninja Gaiden style, I can recommend Cyber Shadow. It is a love letter to the original Tecmo trilogy.
Man this is awesome! Throwing me off by the graphics and especially the music!
Love Ninja Gaiden on NES
This PC Engine versions looks a lot easier than NES version. Especially for final Bosses
Game looks good but the NES music was 1000x better.
Exactly right. Why didn't they just re-do the music? Couldn't have been a rights issue.
It's own soundtrack is a bit hit-or-miss but they could've done better with that wonky parallax scrolling.
@@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx God, I thought no one was going to mention this.
This managed to be the worse parallax scrolling I've seen in my entire life, far surpassing even the terrible parallax effect used on Actraiser Renaissance.
@@cormano64 Never played Actraiser nor its sequel and the remaster. So, how bad *_IS_* the parallax scrolling in the remaster?
@@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxxYeah, it wasn't until later on that they figured out how to do smooth parallax on the Turbo. Ys 3 has the same problem.
Not familiar with this particular version but it looks pretty good!
Tecmo Super Bowl even with generic teams/players would have been cool
to see on PCE.
Did you ever see Madden on the Turbo? It was pretty neat. Lots of FMV.
@@NintendoComplete I think so, I just mentioned TSB, because this looks really good. So much more details graphic, animations, cut scenes
Hudson Soft should have hired Tecmo to do the sports games for the TurboGrafx16.
If I'm not mistaken, you did post an older playthrough of this years ago, and from what I remember, I said that the script in this version is much closer to the original Japanese. Foster actually says, "You're not that stupid, are you?", like he originally said.
Yup. This is def a more literal translation.
@@NintendoComplete Kinda surprised there hasn't been a retranslation romhack for the NES version yet.
I never had a chance to play ninja gaiden 1 back in days, I was 5-6 and had my hands on ninja gaiden 2 and am strong fan for ninja gaiden 2, still playing it via retroarch, wish you made new one soon.
Excellent gameplay bro 😏👉👉
Ninja gaiden is amazing classic game 😁👍
Thanks! Yeah it is.
This is cool but I like the HD remake a fan made he only sells it for 4 bucks. I plan to buy it and play it watch it on RUclips. The image of the video was called Ninja What!? Idr the name but was a pretty cool play through.
Personally, I think that this PC Engine port of Ninja Gaiden looks and sounds better than the SNES Ninja Gaiden Trilogy version. The only real downsides to this port are the lack of a password feature and the fact that it was never released in the U.S. Still, it feels like more effort was put into this than the SNES version.
Graphically, it looks great, aside from the bad scrolling in the background. The music from the NES version is way better, especially the first stage.
what were they thinking with the scrolling backgrounds??? looks so unnatural.
Ninja gaiden was the ish ..this & shinobi. I think i need to invest in a sega and Nintendo because these new systems take too long to produce great games.
Back then, gaming organizations put love, time, effort & initiative into games
Played the NES 1 and owned the SNES trilogy, could never beat it.
спасибо! за твои видео!
Great version,the color is awesome,but the nes is more nostalgic.and the sound like a genesis.
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Makes you appreciate the audio on the nes more, the visual are better but not the soundtrack.
So they could copy the entire game, plot and graphics within the systems limitations, but they couldn't copy the badass music of the original? 😅 Ninja Gaiden was my favorite series on the NES, and I beat all 3 as a kid! The travesty! 🎶🎵😄
Jk, not a bad job Taito. Nice find!! 🫠👍🥷
They did a helluva lot better than the guys who handled the NG2 Dos port 😂
@@NintendoComplete Tru that! 😄🤣
Ninja Gaiden DX
Father, I will revenge you death? 😅
You should play Alien Soldier for the Genesis next!
What's funny is how this series doesn't know what it really is. One side is called a side story while the other is called a legend, and in another part, Shadow Warriors. Totally wild if you think about it.
“Ninja Ryukenden” makes more sense given how important the sword is in the story. Blame the people in charge of localization back then who thought such changes were good. Same for the Ryu Ga Gotoku series which thankfully now has its name changed from “Yakuza” to “Like a Dragon” internationally
@@AkasagiPhan Truly. cause it's literally called Ninja: Legend of the Dragon Sword as compared to calling it, Ninja: Side Story.
"Gaiden" never made sense because it wasn't a spin-off of anything. Even if they thought Ryuukenden was a mouthful, they could've called it Ninja Kenden or Dragon Kenden.
@@Joshua-sr2fh That or Legend of Hayabusa
im surprised people are saying "what the snes version could of been'
this looks more like the master system game (and yes i know there is a master system version)
My apologies if I am repeating myself from something I said in another video: Where was it established that the final boss was named Jashin? That name is not mentioned in the manual.
I have no idea tbh. Maybe in one of the Japanese manuals or the OVA?
His original name was Jaki-Ou (Devil King), which was intentionally mistranslated for the Western releases, possibly to avoid the word "devil". For the PC Engine version, he was renamed Jashin-Ou (Evil God King).
Despite the busted parallax and the janky new soundtrack, this has a million times more SOVL and effort put into it than the garbage SNES 'port'. Just makes you aggravated thinking what could've been.
Wow those scrolling mountains in the back are getting me sick the movement is terrible everything else looks way better. The music is also a considerable drop
The PC Engine only has one background layer, so it's just shifting tiles every 8 pixels to simulate another layer. Watch it in slow motion and you'll see it doesn't update all at once, making it even more nauseating.
Honestly, I find it strange how the Ninja Gaiden franchise has not been remade in HD by now; it is such a missed opportunity~
It's a crying shame; especially considering that other NES classics like Castlevania, Megaman, Contra and even TMNT have all been ported over to next-gen systems at the very least. I speak for everyone when I say that the Ninja Gaiden NES trilogy deserves an HD remake.
For once I'd like to see a professional remake daring to use modern pixel art instead of replacing it all with polygons and textures.
The later two games in the trilogy especially are so beautiful already as they are, I can't help but know that a full 3D overhaul would sacrifice that beauty.
@@cormano64I'd be down for a Natsume-style remake like Wild Guns and Ninja Warriors got.
Agree. Get M2 to do a modern HD pixel port. Would be absolutely phenomenal.
Im not entirely sure whats wrong with this games Soundtrack except for that one track that sounds like Circus Music...
I honestly prefer this soundtrack to its NES Counterpart. Especially the Stage 1 & 2 Music!
Good graphics , horrible music compared to the nes version
You're right. The music in this version got a major downfall.
While this is superior in graphics in just doesn't have the nostalgia the best version does. The music in the nes version is much better though
Hudson should have gave Nintendo some heavy comp.
Did they fix the parallax scrolling on the TurboGrafx16 mini version.
No. Why would they? It's an emulation device. Nobodies altering game code.
Why did they change the music?
The change is not for the better.
If only they made dark sword of chaos
Jaquio > Devildoer. Fight me.
Everyone agrees.
Does the background scroll that crappy and choppy on the original hardware ?
Yup, the emulation is dead on. It looks like that on a real PC Engine.
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Why is he not wearing shoes?
The cutscenes and translations seem a little better in this version but good gawd the music is awful compared to the NES version. Everything sounds so upbeat and whimsical like it should be in a Megaman game. 😂
- but your father was a better swordsman
- that's why I won't use my sword.
Still prefer the NES VERSION but not a bad remake though.
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PC Engine is the real Super NES...
I never knew this existed. Ninja garden on sega master system is surprisingly good. The music in this version sucks azz.
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Considero que es inferior a la versión original en gráficos y en las transiciones ni que decir del BGM, es épico y de lo mejor en la historia de los videojuegos la versión de nes , de esta no me gustan los graficos , mnos pulidos, los tiles y su musica no me llenan.. no comparto las opiniones de los comentarios en ingles
Too bad it doesn’t have the NES music . This music is not that good .
How are the graphics this good but the music is this _bad?_
Wtf did they do to the music🤬
Busted parallax and crappy soundtrack. Otherwise looks pretty good
The soundtrack is terrible in this
the soundtrack is terrible
The more I explore other game systems on YT such as Turbo Graphics 16, Sharp X6800 Sega Master System Commodore Amiga etc.... I come to realize NES 8 BIT was tremendously overrated POS and just had an excellent marketing team and licensing for games
It was a combination of having excellent first party titles and running an illegal monopoly, which until the early 90s prevented all of the best third party publishers from releasing games for the competing platforms. They also paid off major retail chains not to carry competing hardware and did a lot of other shady crap. A Japanese court finally put a stop to it back in 1991. Still, the Famicom/NES was an excellent piece hardware for 1983 and the cartridge helper chips also allowed it to do stuff that it was never designed for, often going beyond what we saw on the Master System. Its audio chip was arguably significantly superior too.