The Ninja Warriors

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The Ninja Warriors
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Taito
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade Boards
Developer(s) of original games: Taito
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥7,8007,800 T-11024

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The Ninja Warriors (ニンジャウォーリアーズ) is a beat-'em-up originally developed by Taito for the arcades. It was brought to the Sega Mega-CD in 1993 exclusively for Japan.

Gameplay

Playable characters are two androids called Kunoichi (female ninja, red color) and Ninja (male ninja, blue color). Both characters play identically.

To emulate the three-screen setup of the original arcade game (three 288x224 screens arranged in a horizontal line like with the Darius games), porters Aisystem Tokyo simply capped the screen resolution in software, resulting in the entire game running in a small window.

As indicated by the boxart, one of the game's main selling points was the soundtrack composed by Taito's inhouse band Zuntata. The game includes both the arcade versions's soundtrack as well as remixed tracks. An exclusive Zuntata mode was also included, which is bascially a movie scene that explains the game's backstory. Members of Zuntata served as actors.

To this day, this is the most faithful port of The Ninja Warriors.

Production credits

Cast
"Prologue" Staff
  • Director: H.Tonomura
  • Photographer: K.Matsubara
  • Lighting: H.Matsui
  • Music: H.Ogura, T.Kawamoto
  • Photo Design: M.Nakanishi
  • Object Design: H.Takahagi, M.Ogata
  • Screen Play: Y.Watanabe, K.Ishikawa
  • Make-Up: Y.Chika
  • Sound Engineer: K.Ohnui
  • Sound Effect: K.Ishikawa, H.Takahagi
  • Special Thanks: Office Misumi, Kiryo Video Inc., Take Off, Noah-Project
Source:
In-game credits (Zuntata Mode)
NinjaWarriors MCD JP SSCredits zuntata.pdf
[1]


The Crew
  • Produced by: Yoshio Imamura
  • Directed by: Takashi Shiokawa
  • Written by: Onijust
  • Director of Software: Mutsushige Tsuji
  • Character Designers: Shrine, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoko Gotan, Satomi Yokose
  • Sound Software: Daikoku Hisaya
  • Music Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura (Zuntata)
  • Drama Music Composed by: Tamayo Kawamoto (Zuntata)
  • Music Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
  • Synthesizer Manipulated by: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Teruo Konishi, Katsuhisa Ishikawa (Zuntata)
  • Engineered by: Masao Saotome, Kazuyuki Ohnui (Zuntata)
  • Musicians
    • Drums: Atsuo Okamoto
    • Bass: Naoki Watanabe
    • Guitar: Takashi Masuzaki
    • Tsugaru-Shamisen: Katsunari Sawada
  • Game Checker: Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Tatsuya Kitazawa, Yoichi Sato
  • Special Thanks: Keishi Itoh, Yuji Koga, Takahisa Horimoto, Tohru Kawaishi, Makoto Saitoh, Pony Canyon Inc., Scitron & Art Inc.
  • Game Designed by: Eiji Takeshima
© Taito Corporation 1993 All Rights Reserved
Source:
In-game credits (Ending)[2]

Track list

1. [data track]  
2. AD1993 (Arrange) (01:13) 
From: Opening Demo
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
3. Daddy Mulk (Arrange) (05:01) 
From: Stage 1
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
4. Are You Lady? (Arrange) (03:17) 
From: Stage 2
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
5. Che! (Arrange) (02:13) 
From: Stage 3
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
6. Japanese Smile (Arrange) (02:15) 
From: Stage 4
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
7. Motherless Children (Arrange) (03:20) 
From: Stage 5
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
8. Paradox (Arrange) (02:25) 
From: Ending
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
9. AD1993 (00:41) 
From: Opening Demo
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
10. Daddy Mulk (04:27) 
From: Stage 1
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
11. Are You Lady? (03:10) 
From: Stage 2
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
12. Che! (04:00) 
From: Stage 3
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
13. Japanese Smile (03:46) 
From: Stage 4
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
14. Motherless Children (02:54) 
From: Stage 5
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
15. Ending～Paradox (02:38) 
From: Ending
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
16. Up Stairs (01:06) 
From: Naming
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
17. Zuntata Mode 2 (03:00) 
From: Zuntata Mode
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
18. Zuntata Mode 1 (03:34) 
From: Zuntata Mode
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
19. Coin (00:10) 
From: Coin
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
20. Game Over (00:05) 
From: Game Over
Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
► Running time: 49:15

Magazine articles

Main article: The Ninja Warriors/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
73 [3]
78 [4]
78 [5]
47 [6]
50 №222, [1]
40 №1993-03, p39
15 №11, p48
61 №4, p24
41 №18, p70/71
30 [7]
48 [8]
Sega Mega-CD
 51
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
78
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
47
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[12]
GameFan (US)
88
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[14]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
15
[15]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-J
61
[16]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
63
[17]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
41
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
30
[19]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-J
48
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[21]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
19
[22]
Sega Mega-CD
 53
Based on
15 reviews

The Ninja Warriors

Mega-CD, JP
NinjaWarriors MCD JP Box Back.jpgNinjaWarriors MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
TheNinjaWarriors MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
536,077,248 CD (JP) T-11024

References

  1. ↑ File:NinjaWarriors_MCD_JP_SSCredits_zuntata.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyeXqk2EGDY
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 22 (24)
  4. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 70-72 (70)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 90
  7. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 44-46 (44)
  8. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 40/41 (40)
  9. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 24
  10. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 70
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
  12. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1993-03-05), page 1
  13. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 5: April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
  14. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 39
  15. ↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 48
  16. ↑ Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 24
  17. ↑ Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 77
  18. ↑ MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 70
  19. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 44
  20. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 40
  21. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  22. ↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 51
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