The GG Shinobi

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The GG Shinobi
System(s): Sega Game Gear, Palm OS, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega CS M2
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-04-26 ¥3,8003,800 G-3302 US 1991-06 $39.9539.95 2402 EU 1991-07 2402 UK 1991-07 £24.9924.99 2402 BR 199x 012110 US 2003-04-14 $19.9519.95 JP ▼ 2012-03-14 ¥286 (300)286 (300) US ▼ 2012-03-15 $3.993.99 EU ▼ 2012-03-29 €4.004.00 DE ▼ 2012-03-29 €4.004.00 UK ▼ 2012-03-29 £3.603.60 AU ▼ 2012

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The GG Shinobi (Ｔｈｅ ＧＧ忍), also referred to simply as Shinobi on western game covers, is an entry to the Shinobi series. Released exclusively on the Sega Game Gear in 1991, it sees the player rescue different coloured Shinobi characters, each completely playable with their own special skills.

The GG Shinobi was followed by Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (The GG Shinobi II in Japan), another exclusive Game Gear game.

Gameplay

Characters

The Red Ninja is initially available, but the others must be unlocked by completing stages.

	Red Ninja
	Main Weapon: Short-ranged, 180-degree sword slash towards the front. Special Technique: None Ninjutsu: Earthquake. Damages all enemies on the screen and destroys cracked boulders.
	Blue Ninja
	Main Weapon: Manriki-kusari. Blade with a long chain. Powerful and has better range. Special Technique: Can use his weapon to swing from grappling points. Ninjutsu: Tatsumaki. Turns into a whirlwind and flies around the screen. Can be controlled. Use it to reach high places. Also damages enemies it touches while flying.
	Yellow Ninja
	Main Weapon: Chi blasts. Medium-range weak projectiles fired from hands. Holding the attack button allow firing a more powerful blast. Special Technique: Walking over water. Ninjutsu: Ikazuchi. Creates a lightning barrier that protects the user from damage until it takes enough damage or disappears.
	Pink Ninja
	Main Weapon: Short-ranged but powerful bombs. Special Technique: Can walk on ceilings. Ninjutsu: Flash. Creates a blinding light that stuns the enemies and illuminates dark areas.
	Green Ninja
	Main Weapons: Shurikens, long range but weak power. Special Technique: Double Jump. Pressing attack button during double jump fires 5 shurikens towards the ground, similar to the special attack in Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi III. Ninjutsu: Mijin. Creates a powerful blast that will kill all enemies on the screen and cause heavy damage to bosses. Costs one life.

Rounds

The first four rounds are available immediately and can be played in any order. Each of them unlocks a different ninja as a playable character once completed, and Neo City is unlocked once they have all been completed. Some of the rounds contain obstacles and hazards that are trivialized by a ninja's abilities, so there is an element of strategy in selecting the optimal order in which to play the rounds. Additionally, each of the initial four rounds contains a Power-Up item, which permanently extends the player's hit point gauge by two points, and some of them can only be accessed by certain ninjas.

	Highway
	Unlocks the Pink Ninja upon completion.
	Harbor
	Unlocks the Yellow Ninja upon completion.
	Valley
	Unlocks the Blue Ninja upon completion.
	Woodland
	Unlocks the Green Ninja upon completion.
	Neo City
	Unlocked once the other four rounds are completed.
	Final Boss

History

Legacy

The game was later re-released as one of the four games pre-installed on the red model Game Gear Micro.

Production credits

• Planning: The Hase, K.O.B.
• Program: Lunarian SG, Yuichi.M
• Artwork: Kudor-Yo, 7July Big King
• Sound: Yuzo Koshiro
• Sound Management: TN
• Special Thanks: LLG, Asohy, B.Back Stage
• Presented by: Sega

One of these aliases is Yukio Futatsugi

Magazine articles

Main article: The GG Shinobi/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-05: "May 1991" (1991-04-08)
also published in:

• Mega Drive Fan (JP) #16: "May 1991" (1991-04-08)

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score ACE (UK) 70 Ação Games (BR) 92 Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 83 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 63 Consoles + (FR) 91 Console XS (UK) PAL 84 Computer & Video Games (UK) 94 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 92 Excalibur (CZ) 88 Game Mania (UK) 90 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 96 Gamers (DE) 73 Games-X (UK) 78 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 80 Hobby Consolas (ES) 92 Joystick (FR) 97 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 72 Mean Machines (UK) 90 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 91 Power Play (DE) 83 Raze (UK) 82 Sega Power (UK) 73 Sega Power (UK) PAL 100 Sega Pro (UK) 79 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 93 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 84 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 76 User (GR) PAL 92 Video Games (DE) 84 Zero (UK) 90

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The GG Shinobi

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 83926bd1 MD5 21d2e4e7c508e6abbb12bb96c7aac868 SHA-1 c5e1c2329f94f0804140792a3e3d5be2ac0d5d0d	256kB		Cartridge (JP)
?	CRC32 6201c694 MD5 48d741774004eab9c19c1dd43758bf2b SHA-1 cd57301d16202ea02d9f97bd8b17d71772782c94	256kB		Cartridge

External links

• Sega of Japan 3DS VC catalogue pages: Game Gear
• Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US, UK, AU