Ninja Gaiden (NES) Playthrough

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@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

In 1989, Ninja Gaiden was the epitome of epic storytelling, cutting edge 8-bit graphics, and unrelenting challenge in video games. What a classic.

@aggressiveattitudeera887 Жыл бұрын

Blew my 13 year old mind. Took me 3 months to beat this game.

@bryany6565 Жыл бұрын

I want to say we borrowed this one from a neighbor kid, whoooped our butts so hard we were glad to give it back... lol... we would stick to our property of relentless soul torture games gifted by family they just bought random games off box art......hahahaha.... Funny story on family.... we had a distant relative we would go do cookouts with, I Fk you not out of the blue the father/man of the home accused me and my brother of stealing his sons video games!? Whhaa?? Guess what game of any.... shaq fu..... even as a preteen my brother and i were laughing aloud on that one.... that game was so bad it isnt worth stealing!!!! But still had to be searched...embarrasing as all hell.... of course no game cartridges found.... ??? Dude had issues!!!

@mininm7675 Жыл бұрын

I played in Nintendo Switch Online

@soundspark Жыл бұрын

@@mininm7675 So you had savestates?

@mininm7675 Жыл бұрын

@@soundspark Yes

@rjcupid Жыл бұрын

I received Ninja Gaiden as a birthday present as a kid. It mesmerized me and I view it as a masterpiece. You have to learn how to navigate this game inch by inch or you will die, often. It is like the first Castlevania or Super Ghouls N Ghosts in that way, but it is so rewarding when you finally finish it. The opening cinematic and the cut scenes are incredible. I also would venture to say that it has one of the best soundtracks in any video game ever. I still think of this game, its atmosphere, music, sounds, bosses and graphics over 30 years later. What a rare gem it is.

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

Oh man, yeah, the soundtrack doesn't get brought up often enough when people are talking about the best NES soundtracks.

@rjcupid Жыл бұрын

@@NintendoComplete It’s incredible. It matches the intense story and sets the atmosphere perfectly. Tecmo made some great games. Great run Alex.

@rjcupid Жыл бұрын

@@NintendoComplete Another thing is I think it has the best controls and hit detection of any NES game I’ve played. Tecmo was good at that e.g. Tecmo Super Bowl.

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

@rjcupid Thanks! I agree, the controls are really good. They take a little getting used to, but they're so consistent and reliable once you get the feel of them.

@rjcupid Жыл бұрын

@@NintendoComplete They definitely take some getting used to. To me the feel of the controls is similar to Batman and Vice Project Doom. Have a good one!

@chiarosuburekeni9325 Жыл бұрын

I remember being a kid and seeing these cutscenes and thinking how incredible and cinematic the game felt. And the fact that you got to play an awesome action game between them was icing on the cake to me 😂

@RowdyRickard 11 ай бұрын

I was -21 yrs/old

@Mrs.Deanna_Ember 3 ай бұрын

Even by today standards, I LOVE the writing and how they were limited to what they can do, but made it such a compelling story and like a movie. ❤

@EMT_Rick 2 ай бұрын

The cut scenes were cool cause they lasted all of a minute and it was almost like a bonus for completing the level. Now they just throw these 10 long minute cut scenes all over the game, and it's annoying and breaks up the game play. For me, excessive cut scenes are what ruined modern gaming.

@PaloJaurez 19 күн бұрын

Born in 1995 and I for sure am not appreciative of it being spoiled with all the later games first.

@spoonshiro Жыл бұрын

A game that's punishingly hard but you feel like a champion when you finally get through it. What a gem.

@Errordemn6 7 ай бұрын

Kids think these souls game were hard.... Try playing this fckn game. No save points, limited life... Shit was hectic

@facumanso11 6 ай бұрын

@@Errordemn6the first Ninja Gaiden has no limited life.

@gregoryjones8923 5 ай бұрын

@@Errordemn6kids today wouldnt know bout this game, they probably keep dying and getting hit by enemies they have a hard time getting through this game

@grandmarquice3655 3 ай бұрын

Me too.. I was like 19 when I finally beat the game.. I was using a nes emulator on my parents computer with a PlayStation controller plugged in🤣🤣

@PaloJaurez 24 күн бұрын

Battletoads makes this game look incredibly easy.

@KCee984 Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t beat this game until I became an adult. The music & cutscenes are top tier 🤌🏽 still my favorite game on the nes console.

@TraumfresserBMofficial Жыл бұрын

I got to the last level when I was about 10. As an adult I have no idea how I even got that far.

@ibezag0 Жыл бұрын

My ninja gaiden life story with this comment

@whysoserious-vt4hf 10 ай бұрын

Same!

@gregoryjones8923 5 ай бұрын

I know how that is too and as you said when you older you can really beat it cuz you how to get there and beat it hard at young but easy when your older gaining experience to know how to beat bosses and final level then your final cinematic ending scene when Ryu finally meets lrene Lew watching the sun coming up

@donrockwilder 8 ай бұрын

The music in this game is so good!

@bryanmclaughlin8411 7 ай бұрын

Especially the Mine Shaft/End credits song. Best song in the game as far as I'm concerned.

@76williamsbh 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree! That is the main reason I clicked on this video, just to hear it!

@vishenkaa_na_tortikee 4 ай бұрын

Yeah

@Southern2Gemini 2 ай бұрын

It sure was, loved this game!

@NintendoCat87 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely nailed it! Your Ninja Gaiden playthrough is a true masterpiece. The way you navigated through those intense levels and conquered every challenge was incredibly impressive. Your skill and dedication to showcasing this classic game's essence shine brightly. Can't wait for more content like this - keep up the fantastic work!

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 😊

@AdrianBrown Жыл бұрын

TECMO was waaaaaay ahead of its time with cutscenes in video games.

@VahanNisanian Жыл бұрын

What can I say about this game that hasn't been previously said. It has been 35 years since it was first released in Japan. Although the other two games in the trilogy have all the refinements, the first one remains my favorite.

@emmanuelzozobrado5981 10 ай бұрын

I love retro graphics and music!

@tinytrashcan2840 Жыл бұрын

18:31 So the cut scenes between levels were revolutionary but this one in particular towers above the rest for me. The way the game abruptly cuts to it, then has ominous music build and crescendo with Ryu in the foreground and the Jaquio's demented castle in the background as a cold wind blows - just epic. No dialogue, no melodrama, just everything you need to know described with a few measures of music and one striking image. It's the kind of thing that you'd think would happen right before the last level but it occurs at just over the halfway point, showing just how involved Ninja Gaiden's story was compared to everything else at the time.

@VahanNisanian Жыл бұрын

I especially like how the screen glitches for a fraction of a second as soon as you trigger that cutscene.

@MoacyrVictorMinerbo 5 ай бұрын

Uma obra de arte

@crooksupremacy 3 ай бұрын

I saved this as my screen saver on my phone.. that castle in the background is crazy!

@FromAshToLife 7 ай бұрын

Dude your videos have been making me in a better mood I had a rough two weeks . I'm watching these helped thank you and God bless you.

@greensun1334 Жыл бұрын

One of the hardest NES games... Games from the 8bit and 16bit aera were generally harder than today's games. Not always, but very often.

@Sinn0100 9 ай бұрын

This is the greatest Nes game ever created. The graphics, sound, and gameplay were bleeding edge for the Nes. I bought it on a whim for my Nes in 1989 with lawn mowing money because ninjas were cool. This game only confirms that.

@manuelvillalobosacuna6302 Жыл бұрын

One of the GOATs in video game history 🙂

@1MADCPA Ай бұрын

I remember beating this as an 11 year old back in the day. I felt invincible after beating it lol.

@Steelflight773 Жыл бұрын

I am sure a lot of controllers were broken after a loss to one of the final bosses. I will never forget the look on my older brother’s face when that happened to him for the first time.

@Jackfargo91 10 ай бұрын

Even 20 years after this came out I was still destroying controllers

@Steelflight773 10 ай бұрын

I wonder what was the thought process of the devs on sending you back to the beginning of the act. What jerk thought that would be a good idea?

@adrianlovic6486 9 ай бұрын

I punched holes through doors.

@NintendoComplete 8 ай бұрын

@@Steelflight773I think it was a bug.

@Steelflight773 8 ай бұрын

@@NintendoComplete First time hearing it is a bug. That makes sense.

@isd8894 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me how ludicrously overpowered that spinning jump move was... 😂

@demonofelru3214 Жыл бұрын

Ah my childhood! I remember getting this game for the NES back then and could not get past stage 5-3, that one jump plus the flying ninjas ughhh lol.

@BILLELBODY Жыл бұрын

I swear I remember very well when I was young, my love for this game, and I started to finish it without dying once and with absolutely minimal damage

@aggressiveattitudeera887 Жыл бұрын

This, Gauntlet II, Metroid and Super Mario Bros 3 are my all-time favorite NES games.

@ghostup101 5 ай бұрын

I remember playing gauntlet 2 in 4 player mode with the friends and brother and everyone would get pissed is you would shoot the food. 😂😂😂

@Phantom.Gaming64 Жыл бұрын

Go ninja, go ninja, go! Ninja Gaiden Trilogy for NES was a fun time, but boy, does the difficulty ramp up towards the end. That final boss rush does require some practice and patience.

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

Oh shit, that's where a fresh fade and an eyebrow knick come in handy! They give people special powers, like being able to rock the NES pad like a vandal.

@ernestlemmingway1124 Жыл бұрын

My friends used to comment how hard this game was back in the day. Then they played the remake on XBOX. Now this looks like a walk in the park.

@Orly777 Жыл бұрын

Wow !!! By watching this game I was playing with you ❤ I have great memories about this game , thanks for uploading

@Dmitrii_Davidovich Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite games, the whole trilogy is great. Thanks guys for the beautiful walkthrough.

@guilhermencb Жыл бұрын

'Come and fight, young Hayab..." explodes

@yeahyeahbutnah 9 ай бұрын

Lmao, fr

@yohayabusaa 7 ай бұрын

I can relate

@Dorian_Scott Жыл бұрын

What could I possibly say about this game that hasn't already been said before? The cutscenes really push the NES to its limits and it's still impressive to this day just how animated they are; it's almost like you're watching a movie. The soundtrack is equally amazing and has so much variation; it can be action packed, it can be somber or envoke a sense of danger. My favorite track has always been Stage 4-2 (Unbreakable Determination). Lastly, it's easy to pick up and play. Yes, the game is hard. The respawning enemies can be incredibly frustrating to deal with in the later levels. But with unlimited continues and enough perseverance, you *_WILL_* beat this game. Plus, it's very satisfying to beat a level that gave you so much trouble.

@cormano64 Жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite game on the NES. I did not have access to it on the 80's at all because the closest rental place at the time only had Ninja Gaiden 2 and eventually 3. I only got around to playing it well into the late 2000's. Although it's the least visually impressive of the NES trilogy, it absolutely has the most responsive controls I've ever experience on pretty much any game ever. So it's always a joy to revisit it.

@robhernjr82 Жыл бұрын

The soundtrack of this game is one of the most amazing of not only in the 8-Bit era, but of all time!

@therealseanw.stewart2071 Жыл бұрын

Tecmo's classic sure hits different. I can only imagine how incredible those cutscenes were at the time.

@CryptomanXADVENT Жыл бұрын

Very, blew my 8 year old mind

@akachira777 10 ай бұрын

We thought it was actual movie

@black07rr 10 ай бұрын

Can’t even begin to explain the mind explosion first time I watched it….after I spent 15 min blowing into the cartridge to get it to play😂

@nightmareedge657 9 ай бұрын

Yeah and the headaches

@jjlennon83 8 ай бұрын

For me it was a creepy, emotional roller coaster. I was probably about 8 by the time I got the game. And it kinda freaked me out. Something about the music.

@andyprice4696 11 ай бұрын

Man… I was 7 years old when this came out. That opening duel is forever burned in my memory. Me and my best friends at the time spent hours and hours on this game. I haven’t thought of it in a long time. Just popped in my head today along with going over to their house in the summer. 4th of July when I was a kid and seeing my first Jenny McCarthy PB mag. Haha. Simpler times and I had awesome people to grow up with. I miss the late 80s and early 90s bad sometimes. It was a whole different vibe back then. Also, mad props to whoever did this play through. A near flawless run. Shit we could never get past act III. This game took some skill!

@chaunseybillings5381 Жыл бұрын

I used to play this everyday after school I ❤️ this game

@sulaimanjalloh 2 ай бұрын

Ninja Gaiden was epic, and it was one of the first games that blew my mind on the NES. It made you feel like you could be a ninja because it took so much skill to beat the game. 😁

@cristianvq7177 10 ай бұрын

The joy this game brings me is beyond anything new gaming systems can provide. So many awesome memories.

@LITTLE1994 Жыл бұрын

Even though the difficulty is unforgivable, this game is a fan-favorite among NES players. At least the cutscenes are awesome for the time.

@globalproductandgamingreview 9 ай бұрын

That was awesome! I am looking forward to more of your game playthroughs!

@alucard-gj9wh 3 күн бұрын

Ah, the memories of playing this game.. man, my childhood was awesome. Wish i could go back in time..

@johnnycalderon833 Жыл бұрын

Childhood memories I used to play this game when I was about 11 years old thanks for the video

@lag8876 10 ай бұрын

That first boss was a fast finish!!! Never knew that move existed

@HighPlainsDeath 9 ай бұрын

What move was that?! How is he beating the bosses with one move?! Incredible! 🧐

@jaym2090 9 ай бұрын

@@HighPlainsDeath The Jump & Slash power-up. Very convenient for mowing thru the trash mobs that would've died to one or two sword slashes anyway, but way overpowered for boss battles. Pretty much each spin dealt another tick of damage to the boss, effectively turning that powerup into a one-shot against most bosses.

@ryuhayabusa8331 3 ай бұрын

I'm grateful that we share the same life time ,you have done an excellent job. A few slashes wasted, still, you're the better ninja.

@joshuahoover6841 4 ай бұрын

I'm fifty years old, and other than my two kids and quitting smoking cold turkey, my biggest accomplishment in life is beating this game. I'm gonna sit in my garden and get high and drink my beer and watch this

@thecunninlynguist Жыл бұрын

Ninja GUY-DEN -That guy from the wizard. But really, a classic of classics. I could never beat it legit on a real NES...it took emulation and save stating. But it's a hell of a ride with awesome music and those cut scenes! What the...

@cormano64 Жыл бұрын

"What the!". It's just hilarious how many times Ryu is caught by surprise in this game. On the subject of using save states to play it, all that matters is that you had fun playing it. Although I enjoy it so much, I don't care how many times I had to die to learn the game's pattern in order to finish it.

@wajsherwani 8 күн бұрын

I absolutely love this game series from the NES. This story is just great and can be made into a movie. Awesome game play. 🎉

@bigrule28 Ай бұрын

This game is hard as balls but a certified classic the music is awesome OMG can't wait for the new game in the summer

@ThePolishValsion Жыл бұрын

The NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy could easily be adapted into a movie trilogy or a mini-series with 3 seasons. I hope its gonna happen someday.

@sethrohl1997 Жыл бұрын

Left my NES on for a week straight once to beat this once in 9th grade. Definitely worth the electric bill

@SeekGrace 3 ай бұрын

"You're as bold as your father. But he's a much better swordsman. Come and fight me young Hayabusa !" *fights starts and dies in one second* 💀

@digitalworms Жыл бұрын

Ninja Gaiden was a game I got for Christmas I absolutely fell in love with! Difficult, hard hitting awesome 8 bit tunes and mini movies! It took me until last year I was 39 to complete this and castlevania 1 wish I would of sat down along time ago and learned every level back in the day!

@iridium58 3 ай бұрын

Long hours when this game came out, my wonder years 😂 So nostalgic... Castlevania 4 and megaman... crazy times playing Metal Gear...lol

@charlescharlemagne4907 Жыл бұрын

12:48 ...song is still great to this day. I come back to listen to it from time to time

@ahorsewithnoname773 11 ай бұрын

I hadn't heard that since the 1980s but immediately remembered it as soon as it started playing. I used to love that cutscene as a kid just because of the music.

@charlescharlemagne4907 10 ай бұрын

@@ahorsewithnoname773 same. Was always my favorite

@NickolaiVolkov 10 ай бұрын

Well, you just gone done with Stage 2 and are absolutely crushing it. I'm gonna save the rest to watch with dinner tonight. LOL. this is AWESOME! Well done thus far! :)

@craigdonaldson6308 Ай бұрын

One of my favorites when I was nine! Music takes me back. Also one of the hardest. Took me forever to finally beat it.

@Green-aider 8 күн бұрын

And years later we got ninja gaiden 4, and black 2!

@OssxJah Жыл бұрын

Being a ninja/shinobi himself, he's always getting ambushed and caught by surprise. First the girl, then the three men.

@navyvet05 Ай бұрын

I hereby approve of this video and your channel. You have my full authorization to continue your channel for the next 6 months. After 6 months you will be reevaluated. Congratulations, keep up the good work.

@33MattyIce__ 2 ай бұрын

Wow ! You took me back . One of my first favorite games!

@ricersal 8 ай бұрын

Es como volver a vivir ….. Gracias por publicar este video ….. me remonto a mis días de gloria en Nintendo …… grandioso y majistral juego ……. Los pude jugar los 4 y los finalize

@mangelangel2570 7 ай бұрын

Te refieres a Ninja Gaiden Shadow también?

@naticedog 3 ай бұрын

Use to play this game all the time at my cousin's house as a kid. Finally beat it as a teenager, but this one is more difficult than 2 and 3. Love this game, will always be a classic in my book.

@yeahitsmetho 2 ай бұрын

One of the best games I ever played

@MazPower1982 10 ай бұрын

This was The Very first Game my MOM bought me on Nintendo.... Brings tears to my EYES

@allclassallthetime4739 Жыл бұрын

So Ken Hayabusa is himself a PhD in archeology, I hope people get that straight. The man was more than a practicing modern day samurai. Tokyo U.? Or perhaps he studied somewhere in Utah (Maybe UH?) with Dr. Smith. Either way very interesting developments. I'd love some theories.

@humantacos9800 2 ай бұрын

We beat this in college. We thought we had it until that last boss with the statues...what a disaster, but we finally got it.

@EMT_Rick 2 ай бұрын

Those old school game soundtracks were awesome!! The really added to the whole immersion aspect that modern games fall short of

@therealquinnzack1819 Жыл бұрын

Watching this was amazing; I had no idea you could kill Malth so quickly, that was some incredible skill!!

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@akachira777 10 ай бұрын

Kids today will not appreciate the cinematic goodness we had with Ninja Gaiden games back in early 90s.

@rickyricardo4331 2 ай бұрын

Even 30 some odd years later, the storytelling of the og is still better than 95% of the games today with a fraction of the graphical power no less!

@trumanwoodyard8645 Жыл бұрын

One of my favs when I was young, great soundtrack too

@Lighthammer66 2 ай бұрын

Brought back a ton of memories. My first real job 3 years out of high school, my first car, playing this game on my Nintendo after work.🙂

@azrielnguyen9586 5 ай бұрын

My favorite childhood game! Soundtrack, cutscene, gameplay... nothing else came close

@AlEgArT-nw3ys 6 ай бұрын

Ve dio mucha nostalgia ver este juego... Mi madre me lo compró y me quedaba jugando este increíble juego hasta que lo pude concluir... Gracias por traerme ese bello recuerdo...

@beavercbearing4237 10 күн бұрын

Best birthday gift I ever got at 9 years of age and best game I ever owned to this day 🙏🏽👊🏽

@eharris6347 21 күн бұрын

One of the hardest games I played growing up

@xdoc482 5 ай бұрын

29:25 - the toughest boss in all of Ninja Gaiden, if you didn’t have the Jump Circle Slash, you better have a full bar for him. You cannot avoid his thunder at all! Also greatest track in the whole series. Tecmo killed it here.

@VahanNisanian Жыл бұрын

If you're really good, and hold on to the Jump n Slash until you reach the boss, each boss becomes a joke. And having played this and the other two games in Japanese, I've noticed a couple of things: They clearly changed some of the lines. Foster originally said before Act 4 began, "You're not that dumb. Are you?" and Ryu said "Onare Jaquio!" before he was about to fight him. No idea what Onare means. I also noticed that everytime a character spoke to you telepathically, double hook brackets were used.

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that rolling slash cuts through them like a hot knife through butter. Onare is the equivalent of yelling something like "come on!" or "bring it!" It's meant to provoke a reaction.

@Dorian_Scott Жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, Ryu was originally named Ken; which the 3D installments seem to retain.

@VahanNisanian Жыл бұрын

@@Dorian_Scott Actually, it was Ken who was originally named Joe. Ryu was always Ryu in the Japanese version.

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

@@Dorian_ScottKen was Ryu's dad.

@Dorian_Scott Жыл бұрын

@@NintendoComplete _Right..._ It's been a while since I last played this game lol.

@BuyingDaDip209 9 ай бұрын

As a kid watching that scene at 18:31...for the first time made my heart race. I could not wait to tell my school buddies I been further than them lol lol... I'd be walking tall for months lol lol... I was the big dog in that elementary campus lol lol....

@crooksupremacy 3 ай бұрын

The soundtrack alone is classic..!

@GoukiBoss Ай бұрын

Whoever made the music didn't hold back on the snares .😂😭😭😭

@kin6david 5 ай бұрын

The music on stage 4-2, to this day still gets me excited inside

@alejandrovillegas177 3 күн бұрын

Back in the day i could end the whole game with one life... still one of my best games ever. The trilogy is awesome.

@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx Жыл бұрын

Durung the time of it's release in '89 I actually prefered the much different arcade version. Yet today I understand why the NES title is the long lasting classic.

@nando1881 3 ай бұрын

The game is not over until YOU MAKE IT OVER.

@jjlennon83 8 ай бұрын

This was my favourite game growing up. And ironically I was good at it. Could finish it quite easily. There are a few hacks here I didn’t know about. Today, playing this game I get absolutely hammered.

@ZANNKImusic 10 ай бұрын

I have a vivid memory from my childhood of being deeply impressed by the music, especially the BGM 'The Amazing Ryu

@LlorDrei Жыл бұрын

It's shown, at this time, that Ryu has brown eyes. Something people comment about with later games with him having green, green-gold, or blue-green eyes.

@claytonbishop4021 9 ай бұрын

I first played this game back in November of '89 and finally finished the game in 1991. And later that year, I hear something about the "Internet" and it will change mankind forever. Say Whaaaaaaaaaaattt?!!!

@edwardmcdermott6701 Ай бұрын

This game was , without a dought my favorite game on the NES . Especially the second one. You had the ability of using shadow clones .

@yusakug Жыл бұрын

It’s a crying shame that the only time Ninja Gaiden appeared on 16-Bit was the collection cart with the messed up music. A Ninja Gaiden IV was sorely missed.

@NintendoComplete Жыл бұрын

Hudson ported it to the PC Engine, too, and it was better than the SNES version. Different music, though. Unfortunately.

@gregoryjones8923 5 ай бұрын

Love cinematic scenes after beating every boss of levels completed this one of my favorite games playing it during my younger years it was hard but i had fun playing it ive beaten it so many times i quit playing it going through the cinema scenes and playing its like a movie from a beginning to happy ending Ninja Gaiden will always be a memorable game to remember growing up playing!!

@jasonholloway2476 Жыл бұрын

Some regulars of this channel might know that the song April by Deep Purple was an inspiration for the dungeon theme in the original legend of Zelda. Go back and listen to the Deep Purple song, and I think that you'll hear the opening cut scene music to Ninja Gaiden as well.