Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear)

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Ninja Gaiden
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Tecmo, Japan System House
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-11-01 ¥3,5003,500 G-3215 US 1992 $39.9539.95 2312 EU 1991-11 2312 UK 1991-11 £24.9924.99 2312 BR 199x 013470

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Ninja Gaiden (忍者外伝) is a 1991 side-scrolling action game published by Sega for the Game Gear. It is based on the series of the same name originally produced by Tecmo, this is an original creation by a different developer. Despite the "reprogrammed by Sega" line on the title screen, this game is not directly based on any previous Ninja Gaiden title.

While the Ninja Gaiden series was traditionally known as Ninja Ryūkenden (忍者龍剣伝) in Japan and Shadow Warriors in Europe, this game was released under the Ninja Gaiden name in all regions. Strangely, a completely different game also called "Ninja Gaiden" was released for the Master System around the same time.

Production credits

• Executive Producer: Pi
• Producer: Birdie
• Director: Monty
• Editor: Tenchin
• Chief Programmer: Ed.SRX GBC00462
• Assistant Programmer: Q.Py, Kumaisan
• Chief Designer: Wozl
• Assistant Designer: Auau
• Writer: P
• Screenplay: Paison
• Subtitles: Bobby
• Music Composition: Yama
• Sound Effects: At.At
• Performed by: Game Gear
• Special Makeup: Ampa
• Costume Design: Nova
• Computer Graphics: Croquette
• Optical Effects: Liar
• Matte Paintings: Potato
• Casting: Carrot
• Test Play: Yuta, Tomocya, Momonga, Megucya
• Special Thanks: Pentan, Kaba, Revo
• Presented by: Sega Enterprises

• Japanese cover artist: Jun Satoh

Source: Sega TV Game Genga Gallery

• Western cover artist: David McMacken

Source: Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-10: "October 1991" (1991-09-07)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source ACE (UK) 80 Computer & Video Games (UK) 89 Game Mania (UK) 84 GamePro (US) 72 Games-X (UK) 80 №30 Game Zone (UK) 74 №3, p58 Génération 4 (FR) 91 Joystick (FR) 84 Player One (FR) 80 Sega Power (UK) 81 Sega Pro (UK) 71 Sega Pro (UK) 70 №13, p26/27 Sega Force (UK) 71

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Game Gear, JP
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Game Gear, US
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Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
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Game Gear, FR (Blister pack)
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Game Gear, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 20EF017A MD5 51458678CBDC2405483B202786512AFE SHA-1 ACEDDDAA928A96085544440C2BEC2685A6CDF501	128kB		Cartridge (JP)
?	CRC32 C578756B MD5 764388B8B5DC2E762FAB9BADD0ECA6BA SHA-1 1A5C44E76A0E913D76F590AFFAE3B2E24FBD0F59	128kB		Cartridge (US/EU)