Ninja Gaiden Shadow Warriors at Spectrum Computing, a database of Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware.
Control:
Game is controlled by the same keys that are used to playing under MS DOS. For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'.
Help:
This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link.
Other platforms:
This game can be played also in a version for NES. We are working on the others.
Game info:
box cover
Game title:
Ninja Gaiden (Shadow Warriors)
Platform:
MS-DOS
Author (released):
Tecmo (1988)
Genre:
Action, Platform
Mode:
Single-player
Design:
Hideo Yoshizawa, Masato Kato
Music:
Keiji Yamagishi, Ryuichi Nitta
Game manual:
not available
Download:
NinjaGaiden.zip
Game size:
246 kB
Recommended emulator:
DOSBox
From MobyGames:
Ninja Gaiden begins with a cinematic animation in which two ninjas duel to the death; one goes down. It is revealed that the doomed ninja is the father of Ryu Hayabusa. When Ryu learns of this, he embarks on a quest to find out who killed his father and why. This quest takes him to America to find an archaeologist with whom Ryu's father was working. From there, Ryu becomes embroiled in an evil, supernatural conspiracy involving a villain named Jaquio who has plans to use an ancient castle and some relics to unleash a terrifying evil upon the world. In comparison to the better known console version this game is a traditional fighting game similar to Double Dragon in which the player walks from left to right while battling numerous enemies. Only if all foes are dispatched of, the player can advance in the level. It's also possible to perform special attacks and use weapons. The latter are either collectable power-ups or environmental objects like phone boots. Ryu can attack his enemies using his his bare hands and feet or using a sword (for a limited time). He can also perform moves such as a flying neck throw, a back flip and hang kicks, performed while hanging in scenario objects. Throwing enemies against objects such as phone cabins, oil drums or dumpsters will destroy them, revealing power ups such as health items and swords. At some points, Ryu will have to perform acrobatic moves to carry on. He has a life bar starting with five units. The game takes place in United States' locations such as Las Vegas, North Carolina, Los Angeles, the Grand Canyon and Brooklyn. The enemies in those stages are mostly of the same five kinds, including Jason Vorhees' look-alikes and other masked men. There is a boss fight at the end of each stage. A two-player co-operative game is also featured. Whenever the player dies, a continue screen will appear showing Ryu chained to a table while a circular saw descends upon him.
More details about this game can be found on MobyGames.com.
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Platform:
This version of Ninja Gaiden (Shadow Warriors) was designed for personal computers with operating system MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), which was operating system developed by Microsoft in 1981. It was the most widely-used operating system in the first half of the 1990s. MS-DOS was supplied with most of the IBM computers that purchased a license from Microsoft. After 1995, it was pushed out by a graphically more advanced system - Windows and its development was ceased in 2000. At the time of its greatest fame, several thousand games designed specifically for computers with this system were created. Today, its development is no longer continue and for emulation the free DOSBox emulator is most often used. More information about MS-DOS operating system can be found here.
Available online emulators:
5 different online emulators are available for Ninja Gaiden (Shadow Warriors). These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Ninja Gaiden (Shadow Warriors) are summarized in the following table:
Emulator
Technology
Multiplayer
Fullscreen
Touchscreen
Speed
Archive.org
JavaScript
YES
NO
NO
fast
js-dos
JavaScript
YES
YES
NO
fast
js-dos 6.22
JavaScript
YES
YES
NO
fast
jsDosBox
JavaScript
YES
NO
NO
slow
jDosBox
Java applet
YES
YES
NO
fast
Similar games:
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden II
Ninja Gaiden III
Shadow of the Ninja
Shadow Knights
Comments:
No major change in gameplay but:. Some sprites of strange/ugly enemies have been replaced by most common ones (exit bikers, boxers, armored dogs and football players).
Some damages have been changed. Eagle: damages reduced from 3 to 1 (3 = no sense for a simple bird); Green Ninja: increased from 1 to 2; Bomberhead’ sickle: from 1 to 2; Bloody Malth’s lightning bolts: from 3 to 4; Jaquio’s fireballs: from 1 to 2 (that’s a challenge!). Various graphical adjustments (for example, no more flickering in Barbarian’s sprite).
Some palette changes. Bloody Malth don’t move his buckler anymore. Barbarian’s axe is now a little more dangerous. Time Freeze has been removed from the game (the level 6-3 was really too easy).
Replaced by a simple bonus. And others little changes!Thanks to:. Ninjax. FXedit, old but still good Hex editor. yychrROM / ISO Information.