Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, iOS, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SMPS 68000
Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad
Genre: Action[1][2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 G-4085
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$54.9954.99[4] 1136
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1136-50
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(Classic) 		1136-50
Sega Mega Drive
DE 		DM 99.9599.95[7] 1136-50
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[6][5] 1136-50
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
AU
(Gold) 		FSHI05SMC
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		044440
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM8075JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS 		G-4085
Arcade (Mega Play)
JP		 ¥? ?


















Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[9]
CERO: B
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[10]
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[11]
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		800pts800[12]
OFLC: PG
Steam
US ▼ 		$2.992.99[14] 34277
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Steam
EU ▼ 		€2.492.49[14] 34277
PEGI: 12+
Steam
DE ▼ 		€2.492.49[14] 34277
USK: 12
Steam
UK ▼ 		£1.991.99[14] 34277
PEGI: 12+
Steam
AU ▼ 		$3.493.49[14] 34277
OFLC: PG
Steam Linux
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[16] 34277
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Steam Linux
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[16] 34277
PEGI: 12+
Steam Linux
DE ▼ 		€0.990.99[16] 34277
USK: 12
Steam Linux
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[16] 34277
PEGI: 12+
Steam Linux
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[16] 34277
OFLC: PG
Steam OS X
US ▼ 		$0.990.99[16] 34277
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Steam OS X
EU ▼ 		€0.990.99[16] 34277
PEGI: 12+
Steam OS X
DE ▼ 		€0.990.99[16] 34277
USK: 12
Steam OS X
UK ▼ 		£0.790.79[16] 34277
PEGI: 12+
Steam OS X
AU ▼ 		$1.351.35[16] 34277
OFLC: PG
iOS
JP ▼ 		¥350350[20]
9+
iOS
US ▼ 		$2.992.99
9+
iOS
EU ▼ 		€2.392.39[18]
9+
iOS
UK ▼ 		£1.791.79[19]
9+

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: C jumps and pressing C again at he peak of the jump performs a double jump, B shoots a shuriken or attacks with the sword when close to an enemy or object, and A 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 Down+B at the same time during a jump, and a dash attack that grants short invincibility, performed by Right,Right+B

Rounds

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Notavailable.svg Body Weapon
Notavailable.svg Destruction
Notavailable.svg Electric Demon
Notavailable.svg Traps
Notavailable.svg The Final Confrontation

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 Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
iOS
 0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0 5.3MB 201211302012-11-30 iOS 6 support. [21]
iOS
 0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 5.2MB 201101272011-01-27 [22]

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
English (US) Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Japanese ザ・スーパー忍II The Super Shinobi II

Production credits

Digital manuals

  • Steam manual

  • 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

page=2

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-07: "July 1993" (1993-06-08)

page=6

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-08: "August 1993" (1993-07-08)

page=48

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

page=5

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #60 (2002-09-05)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
85 №42, p18-21
68 [23]
80 [24]
93 [25]
89 №23, p138-140
85 [26]
84 [27]
82 [28]
90 №50, p156-157
84 №21, p72-73
96 [29]
92 Vol.1 №10, p14
95 [30]
65 №06, p64-65
80 №1993-08, p42
86 [31]
90 [32]
81 No results[33]
88 [34]
89 [35]
79 №13, p34
85 №5, p32/33
89 [36]
73 [37]
89 №5, p34/37
88 №14, p22-25
93 №21, p46-48
84 №13, p70-71
85 №, p108
90
82 [38]
80 [39]
86 №2, p64
93 №6, p46-48
79 [40]
89 №17, p38/39
80 №24, p74
85 №7, p10
82 №2, p24-25
86 №17, p56-61
75 №26, p18-20
88 №13
90 №3
85 №6, p64-65
91 №, p94
Sega Mega Drive
 85
Based on
45 reviews

Mega Drive, JP
SuperShinobiII MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
TheSuperSHINOBIII MD JP CartTop.jpg
SuperShinobiII MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Shinobi3 md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
Shinobi3 md us cover.jpg
Cover
Shinobi3 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Shinobi III MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
ShinobiIII MD US pcb.jpg
PCB
Mega Drive, EU
Shinobi3 md eu cover.jpg
Cover
ShinobiIII MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
ShinobiIII MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, EU (Classic Mega Drive)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, FR

Shinobi III MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
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Cover
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU

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Cart
Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU (Sega Gold Collection)
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Cover
ShinobiIII MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Shinobi III MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
ShinobiIII MD KR cover.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AS†
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Cover
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Cart

Mega Play version

Mega Play,

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 5381506f
MD5 691eeff9c5741724a8751ec0fa9cfbf0
SHA-1 1e07d7998e3048fcfba4238ae96496460e91b3a5
1MB 1993-06 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 0b6d3eb5
MD5 5a8f7c6437d239690b4a15287d841c26
SHA-1 23579c8f7e2396080b478b113aff36d2382395a3
1MB 1993-06 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 5b412816
MD5 6ce59f3e7ee52dc8c6df7b4d8a166826
SHA-1 e3dbe326aa93320d405c561c306fc3954ab8ea7c
1MB 1993-05 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 c47e8aea
MD5 71429f5fb394a1f28caf4784340e185f
SHA-1 e1eca5faec785f4e1093b088421a818e2fab29c1
1MB 1992-11 Page
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 ed32899a
MD5 26e5eab89da62190733ffa83d939f874
SHA-1 bb504d035612daa91c88d4a876a665ffca56efe3
1MB 1993-06-29 CD-R disc Page

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:SuperShinobiII MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ File:ShinobiIII MD KR cover.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 32
  6. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38
  7. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 33
  8. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:40)
  9. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_shinobi2/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-07-08 21:15)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/m119YR7nVb2n5rkbv3FFQUNWshT_28YQ (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:24)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/shinobi_iii_return_of_the_ninja_master (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-04 14:47)
  12. ↑ 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. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-13 23:24)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 http://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:14)
  15. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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)
  18. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/es/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-16 08:11)
  19. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-04 02:56)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20110128005/ (Wayback Machine: 2011-01-31 10:02)
  21. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 00:16)
  22. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-14 14:00)
  23. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 18 (20)
  24. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
  25. ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 36-39 (36)
  26. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 109
  27. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 22-24 (22)
  28. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38/39 (38)
  29. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  30. ↑ GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 58/59 (60)
  31. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 68-71 (68)
  32. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 148-150 (148)
  33. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 28
  34. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 18-21 (18)
  35. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 60-63 (60)
  36. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 98/99 (98)
  37. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 80-82 (72)
  38. ↑ Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 12/13 (12)
  39. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 56/57 (56)
  40. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 38/39 (38)


Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
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Games in the Shinobi Series
Arcade
 Shinobi (1987) | Shadow Dancer (1989)
Sega Master System
 Shinobi (1988) | The Cyber Shinobi (1990) | Shadow Dancer (1991)
Commodore Amiga
Atari ST
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
IBM PC compatibles
MSX
 Shinobi (1989)
Sega Mega Drive
 The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 The GG Shinobi (1991) | The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
Sega Saturn
 Shinobi Legions (1995)
Game Boy Advance
 The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Shinobi (2002) | Nightshade (2003)
Nintendo 3DS
 Shinobi 3D (2011) | 3D Shinobi III (2013)
Nintendo Switch
 Sega Ages Shinobi (2019)
Shinobi related media
Music
 The Super Shinobi & Works (1989) | Shinobi Original Soundtrack (2002) | Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (2009) | Shinobi 3D Original Soundtrack (2012) | Kunoichi Original Soundtrack (2014) | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (2015) | The Revenge of Shinobi (2016)
Book
 Shinobi: The Fear Pavilion (1994) | Shin Shinobi Den Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (199x) | Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) | Shinobi The Complete Guide (2002) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) | Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) | Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)
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