PC Engine - Ninja Spirit - ARCADE MODE - 1 Life Clear / PCエンジン 最後の忍道

Here is a 1life clear of the PC Engine port of Ninja Sprit on 'ARCADE MODE'. The default 'PC Engine Mode' is significantly easier, mainly due to the inclusion of an energy bar and reduced threatening enemy types eg: the removal of the Samurai on stage 3, making it waaayy easier. The arcade mode however is an entirely different beast with instant 1-hit death and more enemy types and increased spawn rate. Imo, Irem should have kept the same enemy types as arcade mode and have the player maybe x3 hits, removing threatening enemies and x5 is a bit overkill and makes the game too easy.
*Played on genuine hardware through a CRT in RGB with a padhacked Sega VirtuaStick Highgrade, and captured in glorious 480i with my £5 USB capture dongle...

[@LeShark75]

A joy to watch as always, brilliant.

[@exmosquito]

Heya thanks mate, got there in the end :)

[@04StartyCornRainbowOnline88]

Well done, like you did the arcade version. What i see falling in the last stage it's a deadly pitfall.

[@caprilaser3]

Great to meet you yesterday 😁 Amazing skills clearing this game on 1 life. The end free fall section is so cheap. I tried falling in all different patterns to get to the end boss and restarted the level multiple times before making it down.

[@exmosquito]

RetroDave Nintendo Heya Dave, nice to meet you too mate :) Cheers, yeah this game is brutal, especially on 1-hit death arcade-mode. I think they almost ruined the game putting in the ninja pit section.. :/ The arcade version is especially brutal with no safe spot at all, luckily you can cheese the PCE version with only having to dodge a couple of ninjas at the start. Wicked game, though :)

[@phoxfire]

Superbly done. A great run!

[@exmosquito]

Heya thanks mate :)

[@SAIGONONINDOU]

Excellente Gameplay friend.This conversion to pc engine is wonderfull.Greetings from spain!

[@exmosquito]

Heya thanks mate :) it’s a lot easier than the arcade version which I have seen you destroy many times :) Great conversion on the PCE though even if a little easier.

[@BeAsT1x5]

This was a ridiculous 1cc. Now i know how to get pass the death drop in the final stage and fight that annoying zombie boss. Great job!!!

[@exmosquito]

Heya thanks. Yeah the ninja pit is a nightmare, it was a bad design choice if you ask me. The arcade version massively harder though. Great game otherwise :)

[@snesfan8935]

Excellent as always.

[@exmosquito]

SNES Fan89 heya thanks mate ;)

[@iOSmkim]

The Samurai will appear on Stage 3 on PC Engine Difficulty, but they will appear a LOT on Stage 6. There will be Samurai on Stage 4 on the second screen, and I believe there's another enemy besides that little Samurai on Stage 7. I think the Coin-Op was the hardest, but Stage 4 is ridiculously cheap because of those Kusari-Gama guys.

[@exmosquito]

Mark Kim ah really? I’ve not played PC Engine mode more than once. It’s unfortunate that Irem made it way to easy on PCE mode, a little tweaking to the hit points and it would’ve been half challenging. Heh yeah stage 4-1 is a nightmare.

[@TheRetroChallengerV]

I spy with my little eye, this fucking guy who cannot die! Great run friend and one that I did try many years ago but had opted for the normal mode after a few tries as to not loose my mind. I'll probably re-visit this game this year once everything is settle on my side. Haven't touched anything in a month!

[@exmosquito]

The Retro Challenger Ⓥ heya mate :) yeah arcade mode is a pretty big jump in difficulty compared to PCE-mode. The proper arcade version is harder still! Nice little game though. How come you haven’t played in a month?

[@TheRetroChallengerV]

Fell sick, twice LOL, relationship ending, and crushed my hand HAHAHA. I had started a run but, unable to play! Oh well, in due time!

[@exmosquito]

The Retro Challenger Ⓥ ah shit sorry to hear that mate, it’s always hard when a relationship ends, never mind being ill on top of it. Hopefully 2018 will bring many good times for the Retrochallenger :)

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Glad I got this again a few years back - it was pricey then but its really silly money now.

[@exmosquito]

Kaylied Gamer RGB at 60hz Videogaming heh yeah I used to have it back in the day when all 2nd-hand games were £15 l. It’s crazy how much this game is now.

[@m4ntr0x]

I still don't have this. I'll have to get it sometime.

[@GadgetUK164]

Brilliant =D =D

[@exmosquito]

Heya thanks. It’s a pretty brutal game, otherwise known as ‘an Irem game’ :)

[@ocha-time]

Godlike!

[@exmosquito]

Heya thanks. It’s not that hard tbh.

[@dangunheadachron1603]

How many years it took you to pull this off?

[@exmosquito]

Heya mate, about a week. I could 1-Life the proper arcade version and this version is slightly easier that the arcade version even on ‘arcade-mode’. PC-Engine-Mode is wwaayy too easy imo.