Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, called The Super Shinobi II (ザ・スーパー忍II) in Japan, is an entry in the Shinobi Series of video games, and the direct sequel to 1989's The Revenge of Shinobi, called The Super Shinobi in Japan. It was released in 1993 exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive, though has since been included in many compilations and released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service, as well as Steam and iOS. The iOS version is no longer available on iTunes as of 2015.
Gameplay
Controls are virtually identical to The Revenge of Shinobi:
jumps and pressing
again at he peak of the jump performs a double jump,
shoots a shuriken or attacks with the sword when close to an enemy or object, and
performs a ninjutsu move selected from the pause menu. Every ninjutsu is carried from The Revenge of Shinobi with almost no changes in the function. Support for the Six Button Control Pad is only available by using a Cheat Code.
New manouvers are a dive kick, performed by pushing
+
at the same time during a jump, and a dash attack that grants short invincibility, performed by
,
+B
Rounds
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Zeed's Resurrection
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Secret Entry
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Body Weapon
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Destruction
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Electric Demon
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Traps
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The Final Confrontation
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History
Development
- Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Development.
Legacy
Versions
- There are minimal visual differences between the western and Japanese version, like the transition to the cave in stage 1 happening earlier
- The PAL version was partially optimized to play the background music at the correct speed. However, gameplay is still slower compared to NTSC versions. Forcing the game into NTSC mode makes the music play too fast.
- The ASIA version is mostly identical to the japanese release, the only difference being the label on the back of the cartridge is in english.
Comparisons
- Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Comparisons.
Version history
- Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Changelog.
System |
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Date |
Comment |
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0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0
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5.3MB
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201211302012-11-30
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iOS 6 support.
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[21]
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0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0
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5.2MB
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201101272011-01-27
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[22]
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Localised names
Also known as
Language
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
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English (US)
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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
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Japanese
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ザ・スーパー忍II
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The Super Shinobi II
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Production credits
- Directors: Tomoyuki Ito, Takeshi Matsuhashi
- Programmers: Tsukasa Aoki, Toshiaki Yajima, Akio Ooi
- Graphic designers: Kazuyuki Iwasawa, Katsuhiko Ogikubo, Hiroyuki Hirama, Hideaki Moriya, Masanori Hara
- Music and sound: Masayuki Nagao, Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama
- Planner: Naohisa Nakazawa
- Supervisor: Noriyoshi Ooba
- Producers: Tomio Takami, Tokinori Kaneyasu
- Special thanks to: Kazuo Fuchigami, Isao Okano, Yasuo Minowa, Kouji Umeda, Kouji Iwashita, Hiroshi Ooba, Toshiyasu Kamiko, Akira Terasawa, Takayuki Yanagihori, Yuusuke Yoshida
Digital manuals
Mega Drive Mini US manual
Mega Drive Mini EU manual
Magazine articles
- Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #60 (2002-09-05)
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Ação Games (BR)
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85
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№42, p18-21
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Beep! MegaDrive (JP)
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68
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[23]
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Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)
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80
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[24]
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Console Mania (IT)
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93
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[25]
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Consoles + (FR)
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89
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№23, p138-140
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Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
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85
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[26]
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Computer & Video Games (UK)
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84
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[27]
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Computer & Video Games (UK)
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82
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[28]
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
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90
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№50, p156-157
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Game Power (IT)
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84
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№21, p72-73
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GameFan (US)
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96
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[29]
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GameFan (US)
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92
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Vol.1 №10, p14
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GamePro (US)
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95
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[30]
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Gamers (DE)
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65
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№06, p64-65
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Hippon Super (JP)
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80
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№1993-08, p42
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Hobby Consolas (ES)
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86
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[31]
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Joypad (FR)
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90
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[32]
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MAN!AC (DE)
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81
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No results[33]
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Mean Machines Sega (UK)
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88
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[34]
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Mean Machines Sega (UK)
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89
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[35]
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Mega (UK)
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79
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№13, p34
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Mega Action (UK)
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85
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№5, p32/33
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Mega Force (FR)
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89
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[36]
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Mega Fun (DE)
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73
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[37]
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Mega Sega (ES)
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89
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№5, p34/37
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MegaTech (UK)
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88
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№14, p22-25
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MegaTech (UK)
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93
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№21, p46-48
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OK Consolas (ES)
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84
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№13, p70-71
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Play Time (DE)
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85
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№, p108
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Power Unlimited (NL)
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90
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Sega Force (SE)
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82
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[38]
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Sega Force Mega (UK)
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80
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[39]
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Sega Magazin (DE)
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86
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№2, p64
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Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
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93
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№6, p46-48
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Sega Power (UK)
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79
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[40]
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Sega Pro (UK)
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89
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№17, p38/39
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Sega Pro (UK)
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80
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№24, p74
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Sonic the Comic (UK)
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85
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№7, p10
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Sonic Videogame & Fumetti (IT)
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82
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№2, p24-25
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Super Juegos (ES)
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86
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№17, p56-61
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Supergame (BR)
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75
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№26, p18-20
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Supersonic (FR)
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88
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№13
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90
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№3
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Todo Sega (ES)
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85
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№6, p64-65
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Video Games (DE)
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91
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№, p94
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
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85
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Based on 45 reviews
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Mega Drive, JP
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Mega Drive, US
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 Cover
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Mega Drive, EU
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Mega Drive, FR
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 Manual
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Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
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 Cover
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Mega Drive, AU
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 Cart
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Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
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 Cover
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 Cart
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Mega Drive, BR
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 Cover
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 Manual
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Mega Drive, KR
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 Cover
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  Cart
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Mega Drive, AS†
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 Cover
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  Cart
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Mega Play version
Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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✔
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CRC32
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5381506f
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MD5
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691eeff9c5741724a8751ec0fa9cfbf0
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SHA-1
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1e07d7998e3048fcfba4238ae96496460e91b3a5
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1MB
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1993-06
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Cartridge (US)
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✔
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CRC32
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0b6d3eb5
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MD5
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5a8f7c6437d239690b4a15287d841c26
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SHA-1
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23579c8f7e2396080b478b113aff36d2382395a3
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1MB
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1993-06
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Cartridge (EU)
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✔
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CRC32
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5b412816
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MD5
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6ce59f3e7ee52dc8c6df7b4d8a166826
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SHA-1
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e3dbe326aa93320d405c561c306fc3954ab8ea7c
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1MB
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1993-05
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Cartridge (JP)
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?
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CRC32
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c47e8aea
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MD5
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71429f5fb394a1f28caf4784340e185f
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SHA-1
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e1eca5faec785f4e1093b088421a818e2fab29c1
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1MB
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1992-11
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Page
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✔
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CRC32
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ed32899a
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MD5
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26e5eab89da62190733ffa83d939f874
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SHA-1
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bb504d035612daa91c88d4a876a665ffca56efe3
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1MB
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1993-06-29
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CD-R disc
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Page
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External links
References
- ↑ File:SuperShinobiII MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ File:ShinobiIII MD KR cover.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 32
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 33
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:40)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_shinobi2/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-07-08 21:15)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/m119YR7nVb2n5rkbv3FFQUNWshT_28YQ (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:24)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/shinobi_iii_return_of_the_ninja_master (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-04 14:47)
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19768&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 02:20)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-13 23:24)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 http://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:14)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 https://steamdb.info/app/34277/history/?changeid=5755307
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 http://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-13 23:24)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 http://blogs.sega.com/2011/01/27/shinobi-iii-out-now-on-iphone/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-17 01:11)
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/es/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-16 08:11)
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-04 02:56)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20110128005/ (Wayback Machine: 2011-01-31 10:02)
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 00:16)
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-14 14:00)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 18 (20)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
- ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 36-39 (36)
- ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 109
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 22-24 (22)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38/39 (38)
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 58/59 (60)
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 68-71 (68)
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 148-150 (148)
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 28
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 18-21 (18)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 60-63 (60)
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 98/99 (98)
- ↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 80-82 (72)
- ↑ Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 12/13 (12)
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 56/57 (56)
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 38/39 (38)