Shinobi

For the home computer versions, see Shinobi (home computers).

For the PlayStation 2 game, see Shinobi (2002).

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Shinobi

System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Master System, NES, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade

Publisher: Sega,

Tengen,

Asmik

Developer:

Sega AM1

Sega R&D2

Sanritsu?,

Asmik

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1989	$?	?
JP	1989-12-08	¥?	?

JP	1987-11^[1]	¥?	?
US	1987	$?	?

JP	1988-06-19	¥5,500	G-1353
US	1988-09	$44.95^[2]	7009
UK	1988	£24.95^[3]More...^[4]	MK-7009-50
FR	1988	?F	MK-7009-50
DE	1988	DM ?	MK-7009-50
ES	1988	?Ptas	MK-7009-50
BR	19xx	R$?	026090
KR	19xx	₩?	GB-2353


JP ▼ (Arcade)	2009-07-14^[10]	800pts
US ▼ (Arcade)	2009-12-07^[12]	800pts
EU ▼ (Arcade)	2009-10-23^[13]^[14]	800pts

ESRB

PEGI

OFLC

CERO

Tectoy

Shinobi (忍) is a Sega System 16 arcade game developed by Sega. It follows the journey of a ninja called Joe Musashi who must free children from his clan from the evil Zeed organisation.

Story

“	赤忍者、青忍者、黄忍者、そしてアウトローたちが集合した極悪非道のシンジケートに、子供忍者が囚われてしまった。体術、忍術の奥義を極めた“ジョー・ムサシ”は、救出とシンジケート壊滅のため単身敵地へと向かう。ムサシよ、正義の忍術で悪を断て。	„

“	A dangerous group of evil criminals has taken people and are holding them as hostages. Musashi, a master of Ninjutsu and other martial arts, fights single handedly in the opponent's territory on a mission to rescue the hostages and wipe out the band of villains.	„

Gameplay

Missions

	Mission 1

	Mission 2

	Mission 3

	Mission 4

	Mission 5

Achievements

Main article: Shinobi/Achievements.

History

Legacy

As well as being released in arcades, the game was brought to the Sega Master System in 1988. It was also brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS computers, MSX, NES, TurboGrafx-16, and ZX Spectrum. More recently the arcade version has been released on the Xbox Live Arcade and Virtual Console services for the Xbox 360 and Wii consoles respectively.

A number of sequels followed, the first two being developed together and released in 1989: Shadow Dancer for the arcade, and The Revenge of Shinobi for the Sega Mega Drive (and later the Mega-Tech).

Production credits

Arcade version

Staff: Sugachan 26, Wagamama Kenchi, Topi, Gyofunori, Hanachan, Super Haggar, Fanta Jijii, Yamiagari, Shinjuku Otoko
Special Thanks: Pachinker Uke, Ponchan 25

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinobi/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

System 16 JP flyer

System 16 EU flyer (Super conversion kit)

NES US print advert

Physical scans

System 16 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Commodore User (UK)	80	№54, p103

	80
Based on 1 review

System 16, US


Manual

System 16, JP

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)	67	№1988-11, p85^[16]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	87	№1, p70^[17]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	87	№4, p106^[18]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)	87	№1, p62Media:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf^[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	80	№84, p119^[20]
The Games Machine (UK)	82	More...^[4]
Génération 4 (FR)	88	№7, p59
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	87	№1, p136^[21]
Sega Power (UK)	100	№23, p59
Sega Power (UK)	100	№46, p101^[22]
Sega Pro (UK)	89	№6, p28^[23]
Sega Pro (UK)	81	№13, p25

	86
Based on 12 reviews

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU "No Limits" variant
Cover

Master System, EU ® variant
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU 8 Languages variant
Cover
Manual

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart Case

Master System, BR (cardboard)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover

Master System, BR (re-release)
Cover
Cart

Master System, KR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, KR (Alt)
Cover
Manual

Master System, SE

Manual

Master System, Benelux Union
Cover

NES version

NES, US
Cover
Cart

PC Engine version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Computer & Video Games (UK)	81	№100, p96^[24]
The Games Machine (UK)	88	More...^[25]
Power Play (DE)	78	№5/90, p120^[26]
Tilt (FR)	85	№76, p82^[27]
Zzap! (IT)	90	№45, p28/29^[28]

	84
Based on 5 reviews

PC Engine, JP
Cover
Card Manual

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	0C6FAC4E
MD5	3DD2C025185E19AC9BF1ED16B695C629
SHA-1	7C0778C055DC9C2B0AAE1D166DBDB4734E55B9D1

256kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	E1FFF1BB
MD5	789B285290688CBD0A786F888F9DADA1
SHA-1	26070DEAA2D3C170D31AC395A50231204250BDF3

256kB

Cartridge (JP)

✔

CRC32	EB0BDA7E
MD5	3BC8F6E9E606E28F40655531CB5CC5EE
SHA-1	66662F77437A69A9BA0470F877754E7946C157D7

256kB

Cartridge (US)

?

CRC32	BC655CF3
MD5	1659D9FA2ED7628D342FD7C7FBE6D439
SHA-1	C219F8477DC2B34B53C25A419332595835D1F5EC

384kB

Card (JP)

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Arcade
Nintendo catalogue pages: US
Shinobi on Xbox Marketplace: JP, US, UK, AU

References

↑ https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/shinobi.html
↑ File:VG&CE US 05.pdf, page 30
↑ File:ACE UK 16.pdf, page 166
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 The Games Machine, "January 1989" (UK; 1988-12-15), page 58
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (de-DE; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2013-08-13 02:55)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-US; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2010-11-01 18:24)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-GB; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2011-01-01 03:42)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ja-JP; SHINOBI-忍/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2011-11-14 05:22)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-AU; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2011-11-12 01:45)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/10.html (archived: 2018-03-05 23:33)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vca_shinobi (archived: 2009-07-18 15:08)
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/UFn5-0Pxr-smpT9rLnc-YIdawDyG8KiJ (archived: 2010-11-22 22:47)
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/vcarcade/shinobi (archived: 2017-09-15 13:08)
↑ https://archive.is/3S2My
↑ http://mamedb.com/game/shinobi
↑ File:ASM DE 1988-11.pdf, page 68
↑ File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf, page 70
↑ File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 106
↑ File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 62
↑ File:CVG UK 084.pdf, page 119
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf, page 136
↑ File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 101
↑ File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 28
↑ File:CVG UK 100.pdf, page 96
↑ The Games Machine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-08), page 52
↑ File:PowerPlay DE 026.pdf, page 120
↑ File:Tilt FR 076.pdf, page 82
↑ File:Zzap IT 45.pdf, page 28

Shinobi

Games in the Shinobi Series
	Shinobi (1987) \| Shadow Dancer (1989)
	Shinobi (1988) \| The Cyber Shinobi (1990) \| Shadow Dancer (1991)
	Shinobi (1989)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) \| Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) \| Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
	The GG Shinobi (1991) \| The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
	Shinobi Legions (1995)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
	Shinobi (2002) \| Nightshade (2003)
	Shinobi 3D (2011) \| 3D Shinobi III (2013)
	Sega Ages Shinobi (TBD)
Shinobi related media
	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)
	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)

[https:.2F.2Fsega-interactive.co.jp.2Fspecial.2Fhistory.2Ftitle.2Fshinobi.html-1] ttps://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/shinobi.html

[:File:VG.26CE_US_05.pdf_p30-2] File:VG&CE US 05.pdf, page 30

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p166-3] File:ACE UK 16.pdf, page 166

[:File:TGM_UK_14.pdf_p58-4] 4.0 ^4.1 The Games Machine, "January 1989" (UK; 1988-12-15), page 58

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130813025518.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fmarketplace.xbox.com:80.2Fde-DE.2FProduct.2FShinobi.2F66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (de-DE; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2013-08-13 02:55)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20101101182445.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fmarketplace.xbox.com:80.2Fen-US.2FProduct.2FShinobi.2F66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-US; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2010-11-01 18:24)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20110101034205.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fmarketplace.xbox.com:80.2Fen-GB.2FProduct.2FShinobi.2F66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-GB; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2011-01-01 03:42)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20111114052234.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fmarketplace.xbox.com:80.2Fja-JP.2FProduct.2FSHINOBI-.E5.BF.8D.2F66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ja-JP; SHINOBI-忍/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2011-11-14 05:22)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20111112014517.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fmarketplace.xbox.com:80.2Fen-AU.2FProduct.2FShinobi.2F66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-AU; Shinobi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109a4) (archived: 2011-11-12 01:45)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180305233321.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F10.html-10] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/10.html (archived: 2018-03-05 23:33)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20090718150852.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvca_shinobi-11] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vca_shinobi (archived: 2009-07-18 15:08)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20101122224739.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2FUFn5-0Pxr-smpT9rLnc-YIdawDyG8KiJ-12] 12.0 ^12.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/UFn5-0Pxr-smpT9rLnc-YIdawDyG8KiJ (archived: 2010-11-22 22:47)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170915130804.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com:80.2Fgames.2Fvcarcade.2Fshinobi-13] 13.0 ^13.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/vcarcade/shinobi (archived: 2017-09-15 13:08)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2F3S2My-14] ttps://archive.is/3S2My

[http:.2F.2Fmamedb.com.2Fgame.2Fshinobi-15] ttp://mamedb.com/game/shinobi

[:File:ASM_DE_1988-11.pdf_p68-16] File:ASM DE 1988-11.pdf, page 68

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p70-17] File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf, page 70

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p106-18] File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 106

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-19] File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 62

[:File:CVG_UK_084.pdf_p119-20] File:CVG UK 084.pdf, page 119

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-21] File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf, page 136

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p101-22] File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 101

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p28-23] File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 28

[:File:CVG_UK_100.pdf_p96-24] File:CVG UK 100.pdf, page 96

[:File:TGM_UK_28.pdf_p52-25] The Games Machine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-08), page 52

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_026.pdf_p120-26] File:PowerPlay DE 026.pdf, page 120

[:File:Tilt_FR_076.pdf_p82-27] File:Tilt FR 076.pdf, page 82

[:File:Zzap_IT_45.pdf_p28-28] File:Zzap IT 45.pdf, page 28

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Games in the Shinobi Series
	Shinobi (1987) \| Shadow Dancer (1989)
	Shinobi (1988) \| The Cyber Shinobi (1990) \| Shadow Dancer (1991)
	Shinobi (1989)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) \| Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) \| Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
	The GG Shinobi (1991) \| The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
	Shinobi Legions (1995)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
	Shinobi (2002) \| Nightshade (2003)
	Shinobi 3D (2011) \| 3D Shinobi III (2013)
	Sega Ages Shinobi (TBD)
Shinobi related media
	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)
	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)

Shinobi

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Missions

Achievements

History

Legacy

Production credits

Arcade version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

System 16 version

Master System version

NES version

PC Engine version

Mega-Tech version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References

Shinobi

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 19:17, 21 January 2019 by Hivebrain (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Missions

Achievements

History

Legacy

Production credits

Arcade version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

System 16 version

Master System version

NES version

PC Engine version

Mega-Tech version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References

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