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Ninja Warriors, The
ザ・ニンジャ・ウォーリアーズ
Description
You are either a male or female ninja. Use your daggers and ninja stars limited supply, can be replenished during gameplay to defeat military personnel, monsters, and various other "bad guys". At the end of each level there is a Boss to defeat.
Ninja Warriors, The was produced by Taito in 1988.
Taito released 488 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Taito during the time period Ninja Warriors, The was produced include: Hishou Same, Double Dragon, Arkanoid - Revenge Of Doh, Flying Shark, Dr. Toppel Tankentai, Chuka Taisen, Chase H.Q., Fighting Hawk, Bonze Adventure, and Cloud Master
Specs
| Name | Ninja Warriors, The |
|---|---|
| Developer | Taito (Japan) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8892 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Fighting |
| Fighting Style | Scrolling Fighter |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| Game Specific | Ninja Warriors, The Pinout |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Joint |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Stereo (two channel) |
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Video Clips
Game Introduction
Play as one ninja or together with a friend to kill as many foes as possible. Basic play is accomplished by moving towards the right. However, you can go up or down stairs to various other levels.
Ninja Warriors, The KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.17 (3 votes)
Fun Factor: 3.33
Overall Like |
3.33 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 3.33 |
| Fun (Solo) | 3.33 |
| Collector Desire | 3.33 |
Technical Rating: 2.94
| Gameplay | 3.33 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.67 |
| Originality | 2.00 |
| Sound/Music | 2.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
Within the Personal Impressions category, Like
carries a little more weight than the other factors.
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Cabinet Information
The game is housed in a large cabinet. The top portion is 33 inches deep by 33.5 inches wide. The whole cabinet is 72 inches tall. There is a version from Taito of Japan c1987 with three monitors. The action is spanned across the monitors giving the game a "wide-screen" effect, which also adds to the gameplay.
The side art shows male and female ninjas crouching with daggers in both of their hands.
Miscellaneous
Licensed to Romstar for US manufacture and distribution.
This game was converted by Virgin Mastertronic to the following platforms: Spectrum, Amstrad, C64, Atari ST, Amiga.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Ninja Warriors, The Census
There are 15,387 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,716 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,516 machines (7,025 unique titles).
Common - There are 27 known instances of this machine owned by Ninja Warriors, The collectors who are active members. Of these, 19 of them are original dedicated machines. 8 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 3 active VAPS members with a Ninja Warriors, The machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Ninja Warriors, The circuit board for sale.
Wanted - There are 6 active VAPS members currently looking for Ninja Warriors, The.
This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 10 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1987
/ 2 Pages
1988
Technical
The three-screen version Taito 1987 uses Dual 68000 CPU's and a Z80 with YM2610 for sound.
Other games that run on this hardware include Darius and Darius II/Sagaia.
Manuals
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