Ninja Ryukenden © 1989 Tecmo.
Ryu, the Dragon Ninja, travels the world to defeat evil wherever he finds it.
Game ID : 6215
Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 9.216 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 4 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 7.575 Khz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
Ninja Ryukenden was released in February 1989 in Japan.
The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword'.
This game is known outside Japan as "Shadow Warriors" and in US as "Ninja Gaiden".
This game is featured as a hidden bonus game in the XBOX title "Ninja Gaiden Black".
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Ninja Ryukenden : G.S.M. Tecmo 1) on 01/02/1989.
1. Ninja Ryukenden (1989)
2. Ninja Ryukenden (1988, Nintendo Famicom)
3. Ninja Ryukenden II - Ankoku no Jashin Ken (1990, Nintendo Famicom)
4. Ninja Ryukenden III - Yomi no Hakobune (1991, Nintendo Famicom)
5. Ninja Gaiden (2004, Microsoft XBOX)
6. Ninja Gaiden Black (2005, Microsoft XBOX)
7. Ninja Gaiden Sigma (2007, Sony PlayStation 3)
8. Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (2007, Nintendo DS)
9. Ninja Gaiden II (2008, Microsoft XBOX 360)
10. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (2009, Sony PlayStation 3)
11. Ninja Gaiden 3 (2012, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft XBOX 360)
12. Ninja Gaiden 3 - Razor's Edge (2012, Nintendo Wii U; 2013 Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft XBOX 360)
Supervision, Script, Background, Dark corps design : Strong Shima
Musician : Mikio Saito (Metal Yuhki), Putaro, Ryuichi Nitta (Shitamachi Kajiya), Angirus
Art design : Bayashi
CONSOLES:
Nintendo Famicom (dec.9, 1988) "Ninja Ryukenden [Model TCF-NY]"
NEC PC-Engine (jan.24, 1991) "Ninja Ryukenden [Model HC92052]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (jul.28, 2009) [Model E6PJ]
HANDHELDS:
Sega Game Gear (nov.1, 1991) "Ninja Gaiden [Model G-3215]"
Game's ROM.
Game's screenshots.