Shinobi [Master System ‧ JP, BR]

About the Game:
Shinobi (忍) is a side-scrolling hack and slash video game produced by Sega, originally released for arcades on the Sega System 16 board in 1987. The player controls ninja Joe Musashi, to stop the Zeed terrorist organization from kidnapping students of his clan.

Shinobi was a commercial success in arcades; it topped the monthly Japanese table arcade charts in December 1987, and became a blockbuster arcade hit in the United States, where it was the highest-grossing conversion kit of 1988 and one of the top five conversion kits of 1989. It was adapted by Sega to its Master System game console, followed by conversions to the Nintendo Entertainment System, PC Engine, and home computers. It was re-released as downloadable emulated versions of the original arcade game for the Wii and Xbox 360. The arcade game joined the Nintendo Switch in January 2020 through the Sega Ages series. Shinobi's success inspired various sequels and spin-offs of the Shinobi series.

Sega converted Shinobi to its Master System game console. It was released in Japan on June 19, 1988, and in North America and Europe. Some of the play mechanics were altered. Instead of one-hit kills, the player now has a health gauge before losing a life. Hostage rescue is now an optional task but provides upgrades to the close and long-range weapons, and restores or expands the health gauge. Rescuing certain hostages is a requirement to access the game's bonus stages, which now occur after the regular stages instead of each boss fight. Bonus rounds provide the ninjutsu skills.

Source: Wikipedia

DEVELOPER: Sega AM1
PUBLISHER: Sega
RELEASE YEAR: 1988
GENRE: Hack and slash, platform

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ABOUT THIS GAMEPLAY:
This game was recorded and played by me and has never been published or uploaded anywhere else (except on my YT channel). Most of the games on this channel were played using TAS (Tool-Assisted Speedrun) tools and are meant to serve as walkthroughs and entertainment. If you see this exact playthrough on any other channel, you can be sure it's a reupload without permission.

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