Mega Drive Longplay [189] Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

[@KISSFan1977]

I remember when my grandma surprised me and bought this game for me after seeing how much I loved it when I rented it! I still have the game as it holds a special place in my heart! I miss my grandma!

[@UnenthusiasticPerson]

Timothy Burchell if I ask me your grandma sound pretty badass.

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

We should all have a granny as cool as yours.

[@theweaselplays]

these comments are the worst kind of attention seeking

[@theweaselplays]

@L P Nah

[@will1867]

That's really cool that your grandmother did that. And,That you got to know her and she knew you as well as loved you too notice you loved that game. I never got to know my grandmother

[@Silverman216]

That horse riding stage was fresh af for it's time very cinematic and engaging! Revolutionary for a game at that time!

[@dirtychimpstudios5794]

I remembered this speceific game sequence from like 25 years ago and just went on a search to find out what game this was. This brings me back!!

[@kaybee55]

@@dirtychimpstudios5794 dude... me too.

[@KishorTwist]

My favorite sequence in the game! With enemy ninjas dropping from their giant kites, it was so exciting! I wish Sega would revive Shinobi Ninja Gaiden-style!

[@magdislv]

I agree. The horse riding level is amazing. Awsome speed riding

[@SilverHunterN]

@@magdislv Yeah too bad there is only one horse riding segment, but then again they had to make a stage with surf boarding.

[@tuntunstalloneiv6539]

One of the BEST Games ever, hands down

[@taichisuzuki1207]

Agreed. this was definitely one of the best games of the 90's for sure.

[@jeromecabral7464]

I still have this game still one of my favorites

[@cammy85]

It'll be on the Genesis Classic!! I can't wait to try it!!

[@blkplaguelmc]

SUPER UNDERRATED

[@diecast4556]

ever!

[@Mr_x_19922]

oh man the music in this game is amazing!!!!!

[@lilian7480]

Ikr it's almost unbelievable how every theme is an orgasm for the ears

[@chamchamtrigger]

Especially the second part of the stage 5 for me.

[@AndyKusanagi86]

Ramiro 1992 the whole game is. this right here is the best Genesis game ever imho.

[@Mr_x_19922]

sadly games nowadays are shit and have shitty music

[@eudirenyfurtado8545]

+Andrey Kusanagi Oi boa tarde você pode me dizer se o jogo é bom

[@TronBonneVonne]

I swear I can feel the breeze in the opening stage to this day. Such an important milestone in 16-bit gaming, and all gaming for that matter.

[@FreddyAMR90]

Everybody's talking about the music! Yes! It's great! But... Can we mention the graphics!? This game is BEAUTIFUL!!! ♥

[@FourKaiju]

When it comes to these graphics it definitely is Genesis DOES what NintenDON'T.

[@vancouverexplorer3993]

The whole thing is beautiful

[@TheST2K]

Yes, it's beautiful all around.

[@epicraytv1997]

​@@FourKaijumakes me wish sega still made consoles

[@willh7352]

This and Streets of Rage II, absolutely blew my MIND as a kid. The special moves, the music, the bosses, the beautiful stages, I just couldn't believe what I was playing. 1996-98 my brothers and my cousins used to trade video games with us, a wonderful time. Halcyon days.

[@omegamanGXE]

Streets of Rage II: Electric Boogaloo

[@alejandrorivera8303]

Level: Expert Shurikens: 00 This is going to get interesting.

[@paimyt]

No. 0 = Infinity

[@seife41]

@@paimyt ähm no 0/=infinity it can be if you use the cheat

[@seife41]

True, its a little bit to ez for the most part

[@chupisto2788]

The cheat code never gets old!

[@7th-Alt]

@@paimyt But he just used melee for the entire level

[@bluestripetiger]

huge detailed sprites, smooth as butter animation, killer soundtrack,engaging gameplay--this game is still as fun to play today as it was during the days of the Genesis. A true video game masterpiece!!

[@Vestu]

"Pixel arty" sidescrollers like this aged really well

[@g18k77]

This game should be awarded the best game music ever!!!

[@SuperTeamPhantom]

g18k77 i agree, many games these days cannot match this masterpiece. :D

[@watchmen22]

+g18k77 Sega genesis games in general had the best music. Streets of rage 1/2, Sonic 3 have amazing music.

[@Mr_x_19922]

+g18k77 nah there are games with better music

[@salllam4]

+Watchmen22 100% 👌

[@Mr_x_19922]

E sway has better music than this imo

[@gp-cn8xj]

37:51 My favorite videogame set piece ever: the high stakes, the lighting, the music change, the cherry blossom petals falling. An absolute masterpiece.

[@They_drew_first_blood]

Wow! You're right! It's very pretty! I'm thinking about buying this game, but it's expensive. I found one with the case and game for $64. That's the lowest that I can find it at. I wanted "Castlevania: Bloodlines," but it's ridiculously expensive. Like $172! 😂

[@ronaldofortunato4486]

This is the best ninja game ever! As you said, a masterpiece!

[@Sega_Dreams]

@@They_drew_first_blood Did you get it? These games are too rich for my blood these days.

[@They_drew_first_blood]

@@Sega_Dreams No, I never got it because I couldn't afford it. Instead, I downloaded the game on my SNES mini using the internet. Lol! It works great and the game is amazing! I've actually gotten in Halo recently and have been playing a ton of Halo 2. I had to borrow my brother's Xbox because I don't own one. All I own re retro stuff. How are you doing in this game?

[@Infinityxxxxxx]

HOO HOO HOO

[@vio2112]

Wow, I can't get over how incredible the music on the surfing stage is.

[@misterwesleysworld]

It’s my overall favorite. I love the music on that stage.

[@AltronT]

Shinobi 3 has some of the best video game soundtracks ever.

[@misterwesleysworld]

It sure does.

[@melisunnymellchris79]

And Streets of Rage 2...

[@infinitemillennium3821]

& Knuckles

[@omegamanGXE]

@@melisunnymellchris79Streets of Rage 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@jackekdahl395]

After more than 20 years it still is one of my favorite games.

[@Hightower2804TP]

5:52 : everything about this section is badass. The music, the horse, the sounds - everything!!!!

[@RetroDanuart]

Improves everything from Revenge of Shinobi. Almost looks like a NeoGeo game, the OST is amazing.

[@kevinnixon7250]

Now that you mention it, this does remind me of neogeo's works moreso their older titles

[@Borene999]

Revenge of Shinobi had better music imo tho.

[@taekwondotime]

I like Revenge of Shinobi much better. The 2nd game had smoother, less nausiating scrolling, better graphics, much better sound, more interesting levels, etc. This version was a step backward in my opinion, although some of the boss monsters were cool.

[@RetroDanuart]

What I like of this game is that is more dinamic and fun to play. Musics are better for me too, but Revenge of Shinobi is a great game too.

[@Bloodreign1]

Revenge and this game are both damned fine pieces of software. Yuzo Koshiro didn't do this soundtrack, but the person that did doit, did an admirable job. The music seems to go with the levels smoothly.

[@FaeezHendricks]

I remember when my brother and I first got this game and we heard the music begin on stage 1. It was a wow moment for us. Sadly he is not here with us anymore. I miss him...

[@Khaled-cl3ks]

😢

[@allthesmoke305]

Definition of a classic. Takes me back to sitting in front of the tv with my brother playing this over and over 🔥

[@R-L-I]

You could tell whoever was playing this no doubt has beaten this game countless times!

[@flydaychinatown3088]

Oh shit. This is game of my childhood. Dat great soundtrack, omg!!!

[@zzy4680]

back in 1993 the stone falling stage was so stunningly beautiful, almost surreal!

[@GenOfGooNSquad]

When I had to leave the game on and go to school in order to save 😂

[@arpadszabo661]

This game was so ahead of its time, its ridiculous to look back at it now. Graphics are amazing for its time and it still looks good, music is 10/10

[@Padla696]

Best game of my childhood hands down. Amazing graphics, design and soundtrack is absolutely outstanding.

[@retrosoul8770]

One of the best speed running 16-bit games and my personal favorite game from the era. The ability to double jump and spread the knives at a 90 degree, angle, the running katana slash with the invincibility frames, the air kick. It's amazing discovering where you can use certain mechanics to kickass better, like being to slash Godzillas face from standing on his hand, and the samurai from stage 1. I wish you didn't cheese the Shadow Master though...because that's an brilliant 16-bit boss fight.

[@BRUNOCR1000]

Um dos melhores jogos que joguei no Mega Drive. Este merecia um remake!

[@ryusufov]

Watching this is making me think about everything that happened in life since I played this.

[@TrueJediLegend]

Stage 3 creeps me out. It's like looking at a 36-bit Tricell Laboratory.

[@T0mahawk145]

stage 3 is with the horse ?

[@TrueJediLegend]

T0mahawk145 Stage 3 is the laboratory. The horse level is part of stage 1.

[@TrueJediLegend]

T0mahawk145 Stage 3 is the laboratory. The horse level is part of stage 1.

[@T0mahawk145]

ah ok thx

[@sonic30129]

TrueJediHero the horse level is also the start of stage 2.

[@Jezeus11]

That's it! I'm plugging up my Sega.

[@stephenouma]

Jesus Yeahyeah I'm waiting for my Mega Drive in the mail

[@eudirenyfurtado8545]

+Jesus Yeahyeah esse jogo é muito bom até tô jogando eu e meu irmão a

[@hamadhumaid1984]

I played it on PS3 as part of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

[@robolivieri9915]

Hamad Humaid that's how I'm playing it now

[@hamadhumaid1984]

Rob Olivieri I use the powerful ninjutsu Karyu when Joe Musashi summons the fiery dragons now that's a powerful move

[@jonathanalvarez2909]

That kabuki boss stage is awesome. I love how the music changes all of the sudden, indicating that he's about to get serious.

[@venom74799]

So much to love in here. Great graphics, one of my fav soundtracks, excellent gameplay and difficulty catered to all.

[@cs512tr]

the sound design and the use of layering for distance effect for the horse level was mind blowing for 1993 !

[@alliwantzizu]

I could never get past round 6 in this game!! It was so frustrating jumping form rock to rock! Arggh I still have anger issues regarding it

[@YoshifreakZX]

This game kicks so much ass! Love the OST as well.

[@jmcclain8237]

I remember picking this up day one... It was an entire nother level of awesomeness.

[@تَهابيدعِربيد]

I'll never forget this game😢

[@melisunnymellchris79]

The palallax-scrolling-effects are awaome for a 16 bit console... Respect!!!

[@Bloodreign1]

The 16 bit consoles both had the ability to do parallex scrolling rffortlessly, so it should come as no surprise that you see it often in 16 bit games.

[@DeltaRaven97]

God, I forgot how precise you need to be in that final level. Plus, no human enemies. It's just you and the boss, and a labyrinth that ensures you've become shinobi enough to face him. I had so much trouble with this game when I was like 7, but I still love it to this day.

[@otaka2505]

Deu uma vontade de chorar agr... Nostalgia bateu forte😢

[@jeremyquillian5400]

When I played this as a kid I remember the falling rocks level was so hard. So many good memories

[@cooledwin181080]

Shinobi should be considered in next Mortal Kombat games

[@brandennelson4772]

Man I would lose my damn mind.Him and Hayabusa....now that would be fuckin EPIC!!!!!!!!!

[@rafarga1980]

The horse stage is my favorite ♥️ This is an excellent game. Graphics & music 👍 Controls are so easy and precise, it’ll be your fault if an enemy hits you.

[@georgecrowley7417]

You can do the dash slice to all the enemies, it acts as a dodge counter if timed correctly. It avoids all attacks while in the air and does double damage on hit

[@Olovlig]

A work of art. As close to arcade you can come on a home console. Really love the graphics.

[@asiandragon714]

One of my all time favorite games ever! Thanks for bringing back such good memories as a kid.

[@wiggychiggy]

Round 3's Boss "Body Weapon" has to be one of my favorites in the whole series.

[@9ner]

replaying this now and I'm blown away how well designed this game is today. incredible work.

[@Dracks07]

Shinobi 3 has great graphics and so well designed. Played the heck out of it in the 90's with my friends

[@1Manimation1]

I don’t know if people know this, but this game has a story that could make for a great anime OVA. Here, I’ll explain: 1:16 This is the first level of the game. We start at the hidden village of the protagonist where he fights minions and goons. 4:23 The journey takes him into a hidden cave where he fights a giant mutated warrior. This begs the question: why is he mutated? 5:55 This riddle forces him to leave his hidden ninja village and outside its territory using one of his modes of transportation, his loyal steed. He fights other enemy ninjas along his way. 7:27 This takes him to his first encounter of one of the enemy’s many secret bases of operations, a hidden military facility that hides a lot of secret weapon experiments. 10:09 The boss of this hidden military facility is a weaponized brain. 11:05 This takes him deeper, where he discovers an entire underground facility where they use biological weapons to create genetically mutated monsters and weapons of mass destruction. 15:07 The boss of this facility, I believe, is a monster that was a result of remnants of biological weapon waste and failed mutated monster experiments. I actually felt sorry when I defeated this monster. He just wanted to protect his territory and be left alone. 15:56 This takes the hero to another facility overseas where he uses a really cool mode of transportation, a surfboard (this is one of the coolest levels I played in this game). This is one of the many enemy bases that creates high-tech weapons. 23:11 The protagonist himself sets the forest on fire to destroy this evil secret military base. He even delves inside to plant bombs everywhere. Where the first facility deals with creating mutated soldiers with inhuman experiments, this base deals with creating highly advanced mecha suits and weapons of mass destruction. 31:46 Of course, the place falls apart and this is the part where the hero escapes the falling debris while also fighting a tengu (obviously another genetically modified/mutated soldier). 35:45 This takes him to his enemy’s boss’s final and secret mansion where it’s rigged with traps. And I bet the kabuki soldier was the boss’s right-hand man. The boss himself has fled his base and into his secret battleship in the sky the size of a small city that is equipped with all the weapons he created to terrorize the world and rule it with tyranny. 39:08 Of course, our hero will follow the final boss to the ends of the earth to stop his evil master plan to take over the world. So he destroys the battleship from the outside and the inside. 47:23 We finally meet our final boss of the game. He is not even human. He is some form of a highly advanced super soldier resulting from his own highly advanced alien/mutated experiments to become the ultimate life form. 49:02 Our hero defeats the enemy, saves the world, and looks upon the horizon to the fallen battleship. He rides off into the sunset, back to his home and disappears. Unless evil should rise its ugly head again, he will remain hidden within the shadows, watching.

[@YouMe-mf7ed]

i miss this game so much

[@SuperTeamPhantom]

I feel ya! T_T

[@SuperBearPoo]

Well, you can always play it on PS2 via the Sega Genesis Collection (along with Shadow Dancer).

[@EcstasyJeddah]

man i almost cried over this ... playing this game daily for years . OLD IS GOLD

[@TheChompChamp7650]

Fr 👏 the olden days were the golden days

[@E2Moto]

I still love playing this game time to time, and much more fun with enhancement mod(6 button gameplay).

[@rockylopez7846]

Yo, who's dropped by here, after the announcement from SEGA, yesterday!? Finally, some love for even this forgotten classic, after years of just Sonic and Yakuza!

[@timothyfos8506]

I have literally spent years trying to remember the name of this game based only on a white ninja and a elevator level with machine guns

[@ericsanchez8233]

Same that's literally gow I just found it I was 5 when I got this but never got past that level and later got an n64 and the Genesis broke

[@Bloodreign1]

My love for this game began when I watched a friend 1 life this game, couldn't believe he was able to pull it off. Then again he had the game for a little while, enough time to master it. Years later I have my own boxed copy, have not played it in awhile, and never managed to beat it.

[@edukaos]

stage 2 epic music...

[@AlTheRelic]

I totally agree.

[@Febreze99]

I thought stage 4 had the best music & visuals

[@SmileBe4Death]

Yeahh, man!!! Its the best sound ever

[@gibbs615]

I always loved this game during my 90's childhood, especially the music of it!

[@Metalders]

This, along with Quack Shot and Castlevania: Bloodlines, are my favorite games for Mega Drive/Genesis! :D

[@KnightLykan7]

Olha, um VR Trooper. Kkkkk Zuera

[@rohitswami100]

My first mission game..thank you brother for sharing. I'm happy to watch again and I'm completed in this life.What a music.

[@pabloromano4393]

Este juego cuando lo tuve por primera vez en mis manos dije "esto es una verdadera obra de arte"...28 años despues sigo pensando y diciendo lo mismo.

[@WeavilePro196]

Muy buen juego la verdad :3

[@EdouardMulheim]

Ey compañero

[@brenobelloc8617]

Lo mismo me pasó y lo mismo pienso.

[@l.a.i2571]

The Ninja Master returned? Damn these ninjas! I didn't even knew he was on vacation! Great gameplay!

[@ShadowDancer_]

Lol The Ninja Master (Zeed) was resurrected bro

[@yungjj84]

My favorite Shinobi game

[@paulopauloperes1648]

Shinob e meu ninja favorito tambem o meu nome é Paulinho

[@rphxleonine]

Man, I remember playing this back in the day on my Genesis! Hearing the soundtrack brings back many memories!

[@DarthEnigma13]

One of the best SEGA Genesis games for sure!

[@theSFNextra]

The shinobi series holds a spot in my heart no matter what it was the first shinobi that got me to training in real ninjutsu then two made aware of the series world building then 3 came out and just crushed it on the whole setting in round 3 "body weapon" you clearly see that it's no longer the year 19XX but far or shortly into the future and zeed have been up to some very bad stuff, long live the ninja master!!!!

[@dwartbg1]

This video game had possibly the music on the Sega Mega Drive. All this music sounded fascinating to me, and it brings back a lot of memories when I was a kid.

[@ajbahus]

2:07 The daylight to darkness to torchlit transition is SO good!

[@PrdtRsic]

37:54 the best boss transition music ever

[@BigDog91527]

On the "traps" level boss you can actually attack him while he's tranformed to the feathers too by striking in the middle wich will make him change form immediately. Also, you don't have to run: just stand in the corner, then when he comes near enough start jumpkickinging him 5-6 times in a row. Rinse and repeat after his come back from his feathered transformation.

[@warlockwins4687]

BEST GAME EVER.

[@michaelgonzales92mg]

Anytime someone asks me "why Sega over Nintendo?" I just send them a link to this game and they're response is "Holy 💩!" This is Sega at its finest right here, Shinobi 3 has the best music, graphics, presentation, and gameplay ever

[@serubiovirulio2709]

Why do you keep to joe mushashi dancing nervously in so strange way sometimes in gameplay? I dont get it. By the way great game. I still have it from 1993!

[@SegaAidan]

I just beat the game today and wow it was such a great game with good music, impressive graphics, and fun and challenging bosses and level design. Really reccomend you give this a try

[@michaelsimpson208]

The 3rd level of this game gives me the effing creeps!

[@solarflare9078]

Shinobi 3: 1993 Super Metroid: 1994 What inspired what now?

[@Bloodreign1]

@@solarflare9078 Not likely, reaching far for that one.

[@MrJessy24jessy]

Every level has variety , a challenge - wasn’t the same crap . It has uniqueness. This game holds a special part in my childhood . Beat this game so many times

[@amirmk3175]

I bet all of you commenting here are in your late thirties 😁😁

[@Pandomoon_]

22 🥹. I've known and played this game since I was 8 years old

[@amirmk3175]

@@Pandomoon_ You are 22????? But you should be from PS4 generation not SEGA!

[@R.G.962]

25 here, played this on my windows 98 back in the days

[@amirmk3175]

@@R.G.962 39 here, bro we played this on real SEGA🥹🥹

[@reeee2565]

I’m 11 and this game is so nostalgic, I was so bad at it though😂

[@hollowdrum5191]

From the graphics to game mechanics to the soundtrack this was a fucking amazing game

[@duaplex1]

Timeless game, you can put it on right now and play it. Masterpiece.

[@dnakatomiuk]

He's coming back people and I can't wait the trailer for the new one with the giant in the background running reminded me of the horse riding level from this game lol. God I can't wait to play the new one but I still play this on Steam as if you have all the games that you could buy you can get it from the workshop

[@ishinjuu91]

discovered this game today on the genesis I bought, 2 years ago. (never had one before). dude this horse riding scene shocked me. it looks fuckin awesome and cinematic. the soundtrack, control scheme, level design and everything is awesome. would love to own the original cartridge but it's too expensive. Im playing with an everdrive for the mega drive.

[@hardstylepwnz5500]

This is a game i've loved as a kid and i love now, despite that it was released a long ago (the same year i was born). I never played a game better than this one. Even though i have several favorite games on pc, Shinobi III is still my ultimate favorite. Too bad i couldn't find other games from these series in my childhood..

[@kullenberg]

IMO one of the best looking platformers for the genesis ever

[@delmardonte906]

I remember getting this for Christmas one year. Me and my two brothers stayed up for days trying to beat game

[@metae.4256]

When he set the game to Expert and 0 Shurikens, I was like "YES!". Only way to play this game.

[@almcroof2146]

+Meta E. Want more challenge? Don't use ninjitsu at all. He still used it though...

[@dan1585]

Took me so long to find this. I played it at my cousins when I was 8. I tried Google every which way of explaining the first level. 29 now. Sheesh time flies.

[@resonanceoffate86]

Its so sweet when the Character goes right and left so fast xD

[@FreddyChoppins]

I love the guys at 7:39. Riot shields, wearing what looks like a blast suit and wielding a...boomerang. Truly the pinnacle of weapons technology.

[@lystxr2573]

nostalgia

[@WuPac216]

Thank you for this video you helped me complete parts of my childhood. You are now my new ninja brother or sister.

[@InfinityVenom]

Man I loved this game, the music is orgasmic

[@raspas219]

One of my favourite games of all time. Good old times.

[@marcuspedroso2560]

Isso ai jogado numa tubão no começo dos anos 90, era uma perfeição.

[@khalifisilva]

I like seeing playthroughs on the hardest difficulty and u did it with ease... Respect man most gamers can't do this

[@EggOnBeansOnToast]

Please check out my playthrough on my channel, eggonbeansontoast. If you liked this, I'm sure you'll love my take! Cheers

[@ryanstock4124]

Such a great soundtrack! FM synthesis perfection!

[@lsdok]

Soundtrack!! Nostalgie.....🥲🥲🥲

[@Gegito_fusionwarrior]

Fr Bro😭😭

[@necrotomia]

I love this game!I remember in my 9 years go to school with my red megadrive and play! My favorite part i think is the stage of body armor. Surg!

[@necrotomia]

My grammar was awful back then, 6 years ago.

[@toniRmRz_coach]

Hoy he soñado con este videojuego de casi 30 años, me encantaba!!

[@DanielAyy]

My reaction to after I finally bought this game off of eBay: Yes

[@felipealexandrenascimentof1897]

Com certeza um dos jogos que levou o Mega Drive ao topo.

[@hamadhumaid1984]

37:29 fighting against the long white hair is difficult in the 1st round you need to know which one is the real one so, I did something about it by throwing 8 shurikens

[@Trencher1375]

How come the enemies in this game looks cooler and more futuristic than the enemies of modern games? Great playthrough man.