Is Megadrive Shadow Dancer the best Shinobi game
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Is Megadrive Shadow Dancer the best Shinobi game
So is it thoughts?
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Was a hard choice between Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi 3. But I had to go with Revenge, it was the first Mega Drive game I bought.
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No Alex Kidd in Shinobi world...................
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Same here Super Shinobi and Shadow Dancer where the first games I bought. And a friend lent me Streets of Rage.
Shinobi 3 loses something on the later levels with that Robot Dinosuar etc.. Where Shinobi had Chinatown, Main Road and Lighthouse
Still can't decide between Suoer Shinobi and Shadow Dancer should have allowed 3 choices
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Wasn't Alex Kidd in Shinobi land just a re skinned Master System Shinobi with the Samurai boss lobster being a actual lobster that threw bananas
I realised I missed the Game Gear, Nes and 3DS Shinobi.
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Nope its a new game
https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/ale ... -sms-beta/
First boss was going to be called Mari-oh
Its not a long hard game, but its a fun diversion with its own additions
https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/ale ... -sms-beta/
First boss was going to be called Mari-oh
Its not a long hard game, but its a fun diversion with its own additions
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Loved Alex Kidd in shinobi world.
For me revenge of shinobi is the best game. Almost a perfect balance of difficulty for me.
For me revenge of shinobi is the best game. Almost a perfect balance of difficulty for me.
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I don't think I've ever played a Shinobi game.....
Having Alex Kidd parody the Sega franchises sounds to me like it would have been a great idea, especially for the Master System. Shame they didn't bother (assuming the Wiki info isn't BS, of course).DPrinny wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:20 pmNope its a new game
https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/ale ... -sms-beta/
First boss was going to be called Mari-oh
Its not a long hard game, but its a fun diversion with its own additions
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The gamegear Shinobi was definitely up there but Revenge will always win for me as I played it way too much as a kid and the music was better.
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Damn ... I think it WAS the best game technically... although I hold a soft spot in my heart for the game gear version!
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It's a great game, but for simple nostalgia it had to be the original Shinobi. So many intellectual property infringements...
Incidentally anyone who picks Arcade Shadow Dancer is clearly a complete masochist.
Incidentally anyone who picks Arcade Shadow Dancer is clearly a complete masochist.
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I'm assuming you mean this one right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAJs-D8hjKA
Was just such a sublime game. Once you 'got it' you just felt very at one with the controller.
Revenge was a great game too though. I think it depends on whether you prefer a more arcadey game you're more likely to go with Shadow Dancer but if you prefer a slightly slower pace and just a smidgen of thought, you'll go Revenge.
Oddly for me though - I usually prefer a slower pace to arcade, but I think Shadow just got it SO right that it beats Revenge by a very small margin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAJs-D8hjKA
Was just such a sublime game. Once you 'got it' you just felt very at one with the controller.
Revenge was a great game too though. I think it depends on whether you prefer a more arcadey game you're more likely to go with Shadow Dancer but if you prefer a slightly slower pace and just a smidgen of thought, you'll go Revenge.
Oddly for me though - I usually prefer a slower pace to arcade, but I think Shadow just got it SO right that it beats Revenge by a very small margin.
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Check out this old thread comparing the ports of the original Shinobi...
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8965&hilit=shinobi+ ... son+thread
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8965&hilit=shinobi+ ... son+thread
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Shinobi 3 for its horse riding and jet skis!!
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Game Gear Shinobi and Game Gear Shinobi 2, obvs 

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