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Episode 13
Ninja Gaiden has a reputation for being one of the most difficult video games ever made! Many have played this game, but only a few have ever finished it!
Aside from its notorious difficulty, Ninja Gaiden revolutionized the way that video games tell a story. Before Ninja Gaiden, most games' stories were told through big blocks of text. This game changed all of that, and made fully illustrated story sequences the standard.
In this video I will reveal the secrets you need to finally conquer this mountain of a game! In addition to featuring ALL of the game's cut scenes for your viewing pleasure, we'll learn:
* Detailed strategies for completing all 6 of the game's difficult Acts!
* Where to find key power ups - Extra lives, Extra health, Special weapons - its ALL in here!
* MULTIPLE strategies for EVERY BOSS!
* How to use the super powerful Spin Slash attack, but also strategies for completing the game without it!
* Enemy data for all of the bosses, AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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I love this channel. No rants, no profanity, no bs. Just retro games and excellent guides to them.
Same. Goodboi Gaming Doggo is a gem in a sea of "angry" youtubers still trying to replicate the AVGN character or bicker about current events. Our fam looks forward to every new vid.
Yea I just came across it. I like that he doesn't cuss actually, because its something I can watch without people overhearing it and wondering wtf Im watching :D
Well good for you people, after all AVGN is more adult Oriented. You don't like his format then don't watch his videos, let alone bicker about him, idiots
Even I have the same sentiments as pretty much everyone else does about this channel. I like UCBVG's humor and professional approach to these retro titles of games. Nice to know that he seems quite calm and friendly for the most part in his video presentations of each game, unlike other gamers who might act rather ticked off about not having their way in the game at all times.
Plus, it's great to have a "making of" intro to each game and its history, which makes things more interesting, along with information on where to find a copy of each game.
It’s also not a comedy channel, which most of those silly profanity laden shows purport to be.
“By the official rules of Nintendo if the final battle takes place in a castle that castle has to explode, so that is going to happen now.” - This had my dying laughing
Hey, it was sure as hell the truth! :P
He was shot with a tranquilizer in the first act. That's why she said "The anaesthetic is wearing off"
Apparently all these years later he still didn't read the cut scenes, lol.
It also sounded different.
DUDE. I finally beat it. 30 years I've been trying to beat this game. And I did it tonight!
Thanks for the inspiration. And for letting me know that the final bosses each remain dead after you kill them.
You rule!
Hell yeah dude congrats!
Good job bro.
Yeah I had no idea the final bosses stay dead! Definitely inspires me to pick the game back up now
The game I was most proud of beating as a 10 year old, especially because none of my friends could beat it. I had to leave my NES on the entire weekend but I pulled it off, no game genie, just eventual muscle memory due to hours and hours of work. I don't play it much nowadays but when I do it feels like yesterday
I remember playing the last level for hours. You do get good at it after a while.
Mostly the same story. Knocking out super macho man was really my only other comparable accomplishment. Well, that and battle toads. = D
Oh yes sir i remember the times of having to leave my NES on for days on end to beat NG2. Those were the days when you BEAT a game instead of just "finishing" one.
@@iami3rian394 you beat battletoads!
That game was impossible as a kid…..
I couldn't play more than 3 hours before letting the system "rest" because my dad said it would get "too hot and will burn down the house" lol
Ryu means "dragon"
Ken means "sword"
Den is short for "Densetsu", meaning "legend"
Shinobi is a synonym for "ninja", literally meaning "stealth" (I wonder if this term was kept for the EU port...)
Well, Hayabusa means "Falcon", so his full name: *_Ryu Hayabusa_* means "Falcon Dragon" or "Dragon Falcon"
@@JadenMoon1475
Ah, cool!
なるほど
I beat this game for the first time just now!!! I really appreciate the help on the second form of the final boss. I've only been getting my butt kicked by him for 32 years!
Congratulations!! Glad I could help!
I'm SURE someone already said it, but Elane shot him with a tranquilizer, not a bullet. That's why she said the ANESTHETIC wore off. Great vid bro ✌🏾
Reasons why I love this channel:
-the nostalgia
-the hilarious comments throughout the gameplay
So do a lot of people who watch/subscribe; Myself included
This game has a unique way of calculating damage and multi-hit weapons. Enemies have no hit invincibility, which is why the jumping slash just buzzsaws through everything. T he big red throwing star does, as well, though it's less noticeable - "boss" enemies take the initial hit but then cancel the star, so they only get tapped once. However, the windmill throwing star chews through non-bosses that take multiple hits, as well as the few "boss" monsters that lack boss immunity. The fake Kelbeross, and the final demon's head and tail can both be destroyed with one well-placed star if it stays on their sprite long enough to drain their health.
It is very interesting - This game would be near impossible if the bosses got invincibility frames like in Mega Man!
dude i found your channel yesterday, a man among gods...
loving the backround and the simplistic explaining
Thanks, Bill!!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames:
Funny Ken should die on the night of a lunar eclipse, because I looked it up & lunar eclipse means something about "Cutting certain ties" or "Ending relationships".
Also, it's funny you should say how awesome Foster would be as a boss here, when you fight him in Ninja Gaiden 3.
*_ALSO_* also, *_WHAT THE F_* is Foster playing at?!? "You kill Ryu and bring me those statues". *_EARTH TO PALPATINE! COME IN, PALPATINE!!_* She is *_NOT_* going to kill the guy who prevented her being sacrificed to a demon because you ordered her to!!!!!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames: Freaking Foster;
"Duh, Dr. Smith was probably killed by a henchman of the Jaquio"
Then *_HOW_* do you explain *_YOUR GUYS_* on the scene so readily after his death?!?!?
All these years ago playing this and I never knew the spin splash was so OP!!
Same here! I just didn't know, nor pressing down will cancel it. It is so OP now for me as well.
finally beat this, took me 7 and a half hours. Had to beat the first boss with spin slash, die, then go back with spin slash, beat the second boss, die, then go back again with spin slash and beat the third boss.
your guides are simply the best, after finishing batman yesterday i have just completed ninja gaiden finally 🥳 think i need a rest from nes games for a week that game took some of my soul with it lol
Thanks, Dean! I know exactly what you mean, that last level especially.... it's BRUTAL!
Dean, I did Turtles, Batman and now Ninja Gaiden, thinking Kid Icarus is next! Thanks U Can Beat Video Games! Dean, hang in there man :) I'm right there with you.
@@johnrustic Congrats John, turtles is on my to do list when i have a good few days free. Out of the 3 games you finished what one would you rate was the hardest ?
@@deanwilson2175 Honestly I think I had the most resets on Batman with trying to kill the joker. That gun of his is ridiculous. Ninja Gaiden was tough too but the spin slash made it easy. I could always get to level 5 on turtles so that one I thought was easy. Batman for me I'd say. HBU?
@@johnrustic I get what you mean i found batman is easier to get to last end battle but then spend as much time again beating joker lol and last set of stages on NG slow me down quiet a bit but boss battle is doable. id say overall NG gives me the headaches. going to attempt the castlevania's next see how i get on.
30 yrs later, I still have nightmares of those damn birds...
Birds are a ninja's greatest enemy. 🤣
Me too
Fortunately in Ninja Gaiden 2, the birds do less damage.
Ive always thought the programmers in Ninja Gaiden 2 corrected some of the things that made Ninja Gaiden 1 "cheap unfair + difficult".
@@JKillackey62183 And then they made Ninja Gaiden 3 where it's like "hmm, NJ1 wasn't cheap and difficult *enough*"
@@iiiiiifggffggffgfgfg I know right part 3 is the most difficult outta the first 2 & plus u only get a few continues which is really sucks & the only way I beat the whole game it’s because I use the game genie since I couldn’t make it thru half of the game.
These vids are fantastic. I've been bingeing them lately. I love that you give history, a complete walkthrough, and also show all of the ending and cut scenes. Seriously, these are the best game vids I've seen in a long time.
An extra trick with the enemy respawns: Enemies repsawn if killed on the same screen where they spawn - that's why sometimes they seem infinite without backtracking. if you nudge forward just a tiny bit, then you're safe from a lot of the ledge-guarding flyers.
That's smart!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames: The Bad News: I still can't beat the Ninja Gaiden NES games - Haven't tried your strategies yet, might need a new Nintendo 3DS, or another way to play that has Save States.
The Good News: I figured out when Ryu "Becomes the Ninja Dragon", and what everything except "The King of Darkness Howls" on the tablet means.
I always took the implication to be that Irene tranquilized Ryu when she shot him.
I love this series. It was the first truly hard game I ever beat as a kid. I practiced so much the jet pack ninjas never touched me, no spin-slash necessary. I miss being able to spend so much time on a single title. Good times.
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the channel!!
Probably was a tranquillizer, but it sure sounded lethal!
In the worlds of power book based on Ninja Gaiden it's revealed
that it was a tranquilizer gun she used.
If it was a tranq, Ryu wouldn't have accused her of trying to kill him.
@@iami3rian394 11:08 "The anesthetic is wearing off."
@@StCerberusEngel a fair point, and I thank you for being very civil when making it.
You are correct. Good day, and thanks again for being normal.
when i was like 10 the cut scenes, the fact there was a freaking ninja duel at the begining made this one of my favorite games of all time, i religiously played this game... it was a masterpiece of design which is incredible considering ( or maybe it was forced by ) the limitations of the nes
Ninja Gaiden 1 is very very good. But Ninja Gaiden 2 will always be my favorite of the trilogy. If they never made the third game, it would have been a perfect duology.
This was one of the most difficult games I ever played as a kid. Watching you beat it gave me closure. Thanks for that!!
I absolutely love your videos Bro! I watch them every day. They're done so well and so down to earth. This is definitely one of my favorite channels on RUclips.
Thanks so much, Joel! Glad you're enjoying them!!
This was one of the hardest games on nes it took me 10 hours the beat this game. Can you please do 2 and 3 of ninja gaiden.
I definitely will!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames
love your channel!!! God Bless
looking forward to 2 and 3
do yo have Patreon going?
I only saw this game beaten twice back in the 80's/early 90's (long before youtube) and my uncle and an older cousin of mine were the only ones I knew who could do it.
I thought 3 was the hardest. 1 and 2 at least had unlimited continues; not so with 3.
Only 10 hours? Stop bragging.
Man, this is one game I'll admit. It took me a couple of yrs to finally beat it. Prob 9-10yrs old. Nostalgia at it's finest!
Love and absolutely respect your level of skill at the games you play going so far as to show strategies on how to beat the bosses even if you don't have any special attacks! Really leads credence that your showing people how to play and beat the game opposed to just showing off that you personally can beat the game.
Your voice is way to calm and relaxed playing these rage inducing classic games
Thank you! I FINALLY beat this game thanks to your vid! I've been trying off and on for 3 decades now... That wall strategy for the Jaquio fight is golden. Fantastic channel! I never miss any of your uploads!
Its always awesome when I hear that one of my videos helped someone beat a game - Thank you for letting me know!
so many games from this era had NO ending worth mentioning. this game was like a movie 🎥. i just had to know what happened despite dying on 6-2 so many times. one of my favorite games ever! nice work!
When I doubt...use an nes emulator...save states and loading them as needed..
Those gawd damn birds!!! And that respawning!
Thanks to your tips and a lot of luck, I just beat this tonight for the first time. 6-3 is one of the hardest levels in gaming history!
I hope all the original devs for this game are still alive. I'm sure they'd love to meet the only person to have ever finished this game.
The stage 4-2 music is absolutely insane. One of the best video game tunes of all time.
'Unbreakable Determination' Definitely one of the classics
Amazing tutorial, once again. First time player here, managed to beat this in around 5 hours. Great game!
Okay bro now I'm a believer. All I needed was a little guidance lol! Bro you're helping me accomplish 30 year old goals.
That's awesome - I'm always trying to help people beat those games that have been frustrating them since they were kids. Thank you!!
I extra appreciated you going through all the cut scenes with commentary! Awesome video and guide!
Thank you very much again!!! Your tips were vital for me to finish battletoads, now I just beat nj1!!! By the third time I was defeated at the very final boss and have returned to 6-1...I finally was able to get to It with the spin slash! I can't believe I just did It! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
Anyone who has beaten ninja gaiden back in the days should be supremely proud (I certainly am of myself) beside the last master(s). Getting to them was the real challenge. As usual, good job. Any player who picks this title up for the time will still feel the frustration, just like we did.
I really enjoy your videos man! I’ve beaten over 12 nes games after watching your videos! Much love man thank you so much!
Man, this game and TMNT for the NES were my childhood nightmares. I spent months playing them and figuring out enemy spawn points, despawn points, attack patterns, and where every item were. I think I studied harder on this game than I did for a lot of my schoolwork XD.
Those birds man. I think my best friend screamed when he saw them flying at him like homing missiles and he starting saying stuff like "What the hell did I do to the birds for you guys to hate me so much?"
Stellar music and some of the best 8-bit soundtracks from the NES era. Whenever anyone mentions Ninja Gaiden, my thoughts immediately goes to the Stage 4-2/Ending Credits theme. This was the first real story driven game that I can remember playing too, with multiple cutscenes and an actual plot that wouldn't be completely out of place in a spy/thriller film. It's still one of my favorite NES games of all time.
So good, love the sound track! Ryu definitely is like a known bird puncher or something, those bird hate him with some serious fury.
About the TMNT game, someone even remade the infamous dam level from it in Super Mario Maker
I played it when it came out in 1989 and just beat it tonight for the very first time.
In 6-2, get the Windmill Star at the start. You can kill the jack-o-killer right before the flying ninjas and then jump and whip the star around you. It clears out the first round pretty well.
Missing the first time freeze in 6-3 isn't that bad. You can time the first drop between the Axe Thrower and his axe and then kill him quickly, climb the wall, and spin-slash into the jack-o-killer. For the second time freeze, if you don't get it on the first try, don't pick it up until you've got a clear path to the next wall, or you won't get to the top before the next batch of Creepers spawns.
I love the NES ninja gaiden series. Well just 1 and 2. 3 was just weird.
If Ninja Gaiden 3 feels too hard, definitely look into the Japanese version (Ninja Ryukenden 3) - the difficulty feels more in line with the other games in the series, although maybe a bit easier.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames I thought 2 was too easy, so I liked 3 better than 2. One day I had to decide if I really wanted to master the series, so I played 3 all weekend until I finished it. Agreed, nowhere near as fun as 1. In 3, Foster looked more like a monster than the neighbor kid's dad, so that was cool.
I always struggle w/ what my favorite NES game is in this style... usually between Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden and Batman. Great video!
Thanks! Such a hard choice to pick from those 3! I'll probably do a Batman video later this year, that game is awesome
@@joelyesupriya2792 Yup! I do like it! Haha. I played through it around Xmas time and did a review for it on my channel actually. It was a lot of fun.
The second Ninja Gaiden has some of my favorite Lovecraftian artwork and design themes ever.
I think NG2 might be my favorite of the three. I like having an army of shadow ninjas following me around
@@UCanBeatVideoGames NG2 is definitely the best one. Its also the easiest one too. Best music, best level designs, and the ninja shadows you get are awesome. Anyone who has finished NG1 would not need a guide to beat NG2. Now the 3rd one, thats another matter.
NG3 is one of those weird ones where they made the game harder for North America and Europe vs the Japanese version. I think they were really afraid people would finish the game on a rental.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames There were things about NG3 I liked, but overall it's not as much fun as 1 or 2.
@@johnmorey720 I agree with that. There's some really cool stuff in there, interesting locations and level themes, but I missed my Shadow Ninjas! Felt like a bit of a step backwards.
I've beaten Batman... Contra... All the NES Mega Man games... but I've never beated Ninja Gaiden. I don't think I ever will at this point as I simply lack the patience these days. This game is brutal. You are extremely good at these old games! Respect!
"beated" lol. I'm not editing it. I will let my mistake stand.
Thanks! It sounds like you definitely have the skills, but I certainly agree that this one is very brutal!
If you're stuck on 6-2, I was, too, for 30 years until I watched this video. Once I got to 6-3, I could get to the boss in a month. So, keep at it!
Great guide! Please do the same for Ninja Gaiden 2! 😎👍
So, the TL;DW of this video would probably be GET JUMP AND SLASH, and never let go! Funny, because Id always avoid that weapon because Id end up using it all the time because I was not aware of the slash cancel. Oops.
I was the same way! I thought it was just going to make me waste all of my Ninpo whenever I had to attack in mid air.
I'm always shocked at how few people realize that thing one shots bosses and just avoid it.
Same here...I thought the spin slash was the worst of the weapons, now I learn (30 years later) that's it's OP as fuck!
My goal was to finish each stage of the game just to see the cut scenes. There’s something rewarding and satisfying about watching those cut scenes when you defeated the boss.
I remember playing this in 1992 with my schoolmates. One of us has rent the game from some guy nobody knew very well. Then we never passed the hardest part of the Stage 6-2. It would have been funny to see how we 8-year-olds would have reacted when died in 6-4 and has to play it over and over again from stage 6-1. Today I finally beated this game using the Spinslash-technique. It was surprisingly difficult to save it until final bosses. I never knew even that pressing down d-pad you can hit normally and not wasting ninja points when having spinslash-attack. Thank you so much for the great content and greetings from Finland! :)
how could you not love that puppy face? 👋 kylo!
He is so very cute!!
At this point if you beat this game blindfolded it wouldn’t surprise me! Amazing job!
I never beat this game, ever. Even AVGN never beat this one. The enemies that knock you off cliffs while jumping and other crazy things just made me rage quit at like 12 years old lol. I think I'm content watching you beat it at this point. You sir, are a legend.
I used to input the code for the sound test and just listen to the music. By far my favorite game soundtrack... ever.
Such a good soundtrack!!
Its funny you mentioned this. I also had this game as a kid, but don't remember having ever finished it unlike Contra which i had become so good at to the point i no longer need 30 lives code to complete the game. Good times!
You make it sound and look so easy, I love your walkthroughs but this game kicks my arse every time
I remember playing this game when I was young. We came down to my paternal aunt's for a vacation in Houston one summer and my older cousin had this game. I loved it and asked for it the next Christmas. I got the second one instead and I worked so hard at it. I eventually did manage to beat it, and then got the third one for Christmas. Can't wait to see the second one.
One thing is that in terms of the timeline, the third one takes place before the second one.
Finished Ninja Gaiden the last day of 8th grade in 1989, did not use the spin slash on any bosses, still the biggest accomplishment in my long history of video games. I wish I had this video back then...
This morning l beat the game for the first time. Lord this game was hard. Great tips you gave.
Wow. The Spin Slash is super OP. I didn't know the game was so easy with it.
Sounds like he’s saying - ‘Make sure you grab any of these nymphos you can see’. If only!
This channel is absolutely amazing! It was essential in my journey to beat battletoads, now is showing to be essential to beat ninja gaiden 1. Thanks a lot!!
I can no death until the last level. Thank you for the spin slash technique. You're the best!
I love the channel. I spent months trying to beat that game. Great days.
Thanks man!
I'm seriously cracking up at the idea that the powerful evil demon is tossing shrimp at you 🤣
Also I had no friggin idea the spin slash was that insane against the bosses!! I barely used it in the game because I didn't like how it would eat up my ninpo.
The spin slash is the most OP thing I have ever scene
Awesome. I don't remember if I owned this game or just rented it a lot, but even if that was early 90's, I still remember that part 4.2 was the section I never could get past. I still knew the story though, as there was a short novel published around then too, which I read repeatedly. I still have memory of the book, and it was surprisingly faithful to the game, now that I know the plot of the game.
I just freaking beat Ninja Gaiden!!!! Woot woot. Thanks again :) only took 30 years.
Another trick used by speedrunners: when you jump and hold the "down" button, you can mash the attach button, and it will attack as many times. In normal circumstances, the attack has a delay, but this trick allows you to deal a lot of damage, especially to all act 6 bosses, since you damage them during jump anyway.
It is very refreshing to play an old game that is difficult but also has excellent controls. I loved the mention of Fire N Ice. I consider that one of the greatest puzzle games of all time. It needs to be turned into an app.
I'm always looking for a good time to mention Fire N Ice! I should have spent the Pandemic trying to program a mobile Fire N Ice type game.
Good show I subscribed, you got me…I don’t know anyone who could play this game growing up except myself… you have the old school tactics of a gamer from that era, unlike these speed runners I keep seeing. I beat this game as a kid, but I put hours into it. I see your extra careful in some spots where I felt so comfortable but, you seemed so confident in some spots where I wasted so much time. Whatever, you rock man thanks for the show made me want to bust out the old system..
Thanks man! I like to play these games in a way that feels legit.
This game was pretty darn tough, but I do recall beating it. You gotta love starting over at the beginning of the level if/when you die.
I didn’t play this game until now, and I just beaten it on a real console and deathless, I still amaze, I was really scared of those final bosses
Ninja Gaiden also has one of the greatest soundtracks in gaming history!
I like when he describes everything without a single swear word! Full class and culture! BTW, your dog obeys and plays nes very well 😂
In my opinion, the best NES soundtrack of all time.
Really great sound track. Gets me puped up!
This video game change my life. I become a gamer because of this game. This is the best game in NES.
Please don't get me wrong. I am 35 years old and I played this game when I was around 7 years old and I completed it many times. Although I can complete it again after many years, and I feel that you lack a bit of practice.
I'll never be as good as someone who put in tons of hours in practicing. I did about a dozen practice runs before I put this one together.
I watch one of these per night. Thanks for the great work
Appreciate your videos, especially appreciate you don’t use any obscenities or cursing either and keep it clean. God bless!
This is like opening those strategy guide books except it's on video. Can you do part 2 and 3?
Thanks you guys! I will definitely get to NG2 and 3 eventually!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames i love your channel so much. I know this is going to sound weird but i love to fall asleep to your videos. It's so soothing
Agent Foster has Hidiouis wallpaper for the CIA defiently smells like a bad guy to me
Oh yeah, that guy is maximum sketchy
I'm enjoying bunch of your video. I want to thank you for allowing caption to be turned on. I'm deaf and am able to enjoy your videos!
I want to go back in time and tell young me, "use the spin slash! use the spin slash!"
I know right 🤦🤦
U my friend are a God among gods u do things that as a kid I was never neeeeever was able to do and now I am in my fortys and just watching you play all this awesome games gives me a tears 😭 😭 😭 Cause thanx to you and see how you explain how to do it I can drink a beer 🍻 and a burrito 🌯 and relax cause I know I wouldn't be able to get through but just watching I can just say thanx
It's amazing how easy you make this incredibly difficult game look while running through lol great guide and skills👌👍
Can't wait till you do part 3! Great job.
Another fun technical detail: Most of Jashin's body is just a background graphic (hence why there is no "other' background). The head is an active sprite, the tail is an active sprite, and the "heart" that you can see pulsating... is actually the same graphic as his head, only obscured behind the body!
That makes sense - it appears to be a giant sprite, but its actually some smaller ones and a still image. Cool!
@U Can Beat Video Games the NES really couldn't handle single giant sprites, but there were tricks they could do with smaller images composited, or background graphics. Note how often a "big" boss in a game shows up when there coincidentally is no background - that's because the big boss monster is the background graphic!
That makes a ton of sense!
This helped me to FINALLY beat Ninja Gaiden. Onto Ninja Gaiden II... 🎉🎂🎊
This is one of my personal videogame medals, never had it, had to rent it, and boy did I had a hard time on the act 6! I think I only once made the final three bosses killed in one life. Great video, and can't wait for the next two games in this series.
Also, I think I played a different version than the one you played, I distinctly remember the castle ending up beign just a spire or two.
Act 6 is like a test of will power! You have to be pretty tough to keep your composure and try again after getting sent back to the beginning. Def excited to play the other two games for the channel - I think Part 2 is my favorite. I like the shadow ninjas that you get that follow you around
Currently working on a Deathless run for this game, I use your videos as a reference all the time when looking for tips, but I found for me, and I'm sure many other beginners will probably agree that simply jump over the wall in 5 2 is the easier method or even having the bird hit you through the wall onto the lower platform.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. Appreciate the time and effort.
This channel is great,
Nostalgia and information
ahhhhh I love TECMO games...specially the soundtracks. 🔥
Awesome job! I've found that doing the slash cancel can also wear down quicker on that last boss. Thanks again!
The first time I saw cut scenes was in Ninja Gaiden 2 and it blew my mind.
Well holy cow, I've been playing and beating this game since the first NES emulators came out. I had no idea there was a slash cancel move so you didn't have to use the spin attack. That's awesome to know!
For Bomberhead, you can just get close to him, crouch, and slash continually. His weapon will not hit you when it’s extended if you’re crouching. You can move backwards to set yourself up at a comfortable distance if you feel like he’s going to bump into you.
I beat it about 1990. The hardest part is the last gaunlet you run through before Jaquio i figured out you have to keep that windmill slash you find much earlier. You dont exchange it for anything else. Makes everything much easier including jaq whatever different forms.
Haha, you said it! I was about to say that Ninja Gaiden was the side story of Shinobi.
Even with a savestate at beginning of Jacquio fight it took me almost an hour to figure out how to hit him without running into him.
That guy is no joke!
Nice Video! It's great to see other peoples take on the best tactics to beat this most excellent of ninja games.
I rarely use the spin slash on the bosses, and most times don't even use whatever ninpo I have. Just ninja agility and the trusty Dragon Sword!
To beat Bomberhead I just run straight at him and crouch under his attack, slash (for about half his energy), then run back to the right, duck and slash again, and it's over!
With The Jaquio, I wall jump (immediately) to the top of the left hand wall/pillar, then as The Jaquio comes towards me, I jump straight at him, (not his fireballs) which bounces Ryu onto the top of the pillar he was clinging to. Then just concentrate of hitting every one of Jaq's fireballs, just ignoring the Jaquio himself, and (despite the small damage from bouncing off him), he's soon beaten with little effort.
- Also, I reckon the boss Kelbeross' name is an (incorrect) phonetic translation of Cerberus (the multi-headed guard hound of Hades in Greek Mythology)
I never pay much attention to which items I'm collecting , I just collect everything in my path. Though after playing this game through many times I generally know which item I'll have when I reach the odd awkward enemy , but I usually only need the basic shuriken or Windmill Star to shoot only 3 or 4 enemies throughout the entire game. (a couple across gaps - like that bat on 5-3, and those white boomerang guys). So I just let the game dictate which item I'll have at each point in the game, and it works out just fine.
It seems to me that the game was designed to be raced through at pace with as little stopping as possible. I find that most seemingly impossible sections are best navigated by by just rushing to the right (or the left) and developing your ninja reflexes to just jump and slash (with perfect timing of course) in as smooth and efficient a course as possible - be a ninja basically!
Ninja Gaiden is such perfection, I can't think of another ninja game that betters it - even Ninja Gaiden 2 and 3, Shinobi and Tenchu don't quite match the feeling of purpose and mastery that Tecmo created in this seminal masterpiece!