Being a kid of the 80's, this is the first arcade game I put my eyes on along with roadblasters so can you imagine how much nostalgia there is in it. Now I play it everyday on my laptop using the linux based retro-gaming console called (Batocera)
Just like shinobi but with a pet. I remember seeing this at arcades but never playing it. Its all coming back to me. Diversions game room. Good times. Im 41 years old btw. That should give an idea of the nostalgia I must be feeling.
Man my dad downloaded it on his computer and he has been having a blast, for he played this in his childhood. I'm happy to see him be happy plus he's actually good at it! I personally really like the theme of this game, the soundtrack is fantastic too.
Early days, great days nothing can compare to the fun factor of the 80s. If only we could return to relive all that was well appreciated compared to the dismal times of now!
I use to complete this with 1 credit and get the highest score which doesn't reset when switched off. I returned the day and my name is still no1! Loved this and shinobi
It also records the number of coins, I use to have a duel at the local arcade with this other guy, eventually we started to no-star trowing most stages to get like a 50,000 score bonus, I ended up with like 1,200,000 as the top score. Fun times...
one of my top favorite games. best memories. i remember the time i played this game 6 days on week. except sundays, because the arcade (place) were closed. lol
Though I never heard of this particular Arcade game, it still hits all the nostalgia vibes. The sound, the graphics, a lot of the arcades were all similar in these aspects. I miss the days of having to go to an arcade to see GOOD games in action.
skillfully done, arcadegamesfreak....I could never get that ninjas bonus stage pattern down...you did it with ease....thx for posting....never seen arcade version beat
155 people are mad that their deadly mission was obstructed. Personally, I liked the Genesis version better, but this has its moments. That music is fantastic... it builds tension by the truckload, as if more tension was needed in a game this tough.
me too, finally see the last boss in 2024... holy shit.. i loss many coin to play this arcade, if captain commando only use 3 coin to last chapter but this game use 10 coins and only see chapter 3,but captain commando the best arcade if u play with 3 player others,mustafa and warrior of fate too
esse foi um dos melhores da minha infancia,varias veses cheguei no final ,perdia e nao tinha uma ficha para continuar,mas valeu a pena, me divertir muito,,,,esse cara que fez essa demonstraçao joga de mais ,,parabens..
This is the first time that I have seen the arcade version of Shadow Dancer. After viewing this and owning the Sega Genesis version, I can't believe I am saying this but I prefer the Genesis version. I think that the home version looks harder than this as well.
@@alucard624 I prefer the arcade however I strongly believe the arcade version is harder one reason one hit your dead vs a life bar on the home version
There's NO WAY the Mega-Drive version is harder. I've played both versions a lot. The Mega-Drive version lasted a weekend with me. A weekend is all I needed to beat it. Arcade Shadow Dancer? I'm yet to beat it. This game is hard as nails and you have no idea up until you tried it.
Damn I remember this was one tough game!! I tried and tried but couldn't get far lol.The Genesis version was wayyyy easier...except the final boss which was quite a challenge :)
In project x zone 2, ingrid calls both hotsuma and strider hiryu "the shadow dancers", besides there's a chapter in the game that has the title "shadow dancer".
Wow! if I had to provide a comparison descriptor for both versions of shadow dancer. Shadow dancer arcade = Joel Schumacher batman Shadow dancer genesis = Christopher Nolan's batman
A closer look at the intricacies and depth of the controls, speed and difficulty of the Arcade version would reveal the Arcade version is Tim Burton's Batman, therefore, the best
Shinobi and Shadow Dancer were great fun in the 80's, but that 'music' was GAWD AWWWFFUL! :/ No joke, it annoyed the living hell out of my brain then, and it still does today, lol. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
I loved this game so much. I never realized it was made back in 1989. I played it in the early 90s and this game looks so much better than the console version.
Just beat Shinobi Arcade version, I have to say it is one of the greatest arcade games ever made and still holds up well to this day. This game is basically a sequel to Shinobi Arcade, but there are too many problems with it. It has the right idea, trying to just be Shinobi but with better graphics and a dog. However, the gritty graphics make things pop out less and more hard to focus on the extremely precise and fast paced strategic gameplay the game has, for instance it's harder to see projectiles, this makes it more frustrating in a bad way. The jumping just doesn't feel as tight as Shinobi, I feel like I have to struggle with the controls and get lucky against the ninjas rather than using my skill and planning. Also the level design is just extremely obnoxious, it doesn't feel as fun and strategic as Shinobi, I feel like they had less time to make this game and go through testing.
+BenjamminClark I agree with you 100%. The characters in Shinobi seemed to fit with the ninja theme better as well. It seems in Shadow Dancer, most of your enemies look either like street thugs or mutants. Shinobi, they were ninja's samurai and military soldiers. (Shadow Dancer looks like he has a pot belly too!) Also, I noticed how the controls in Shadow Dancer seem very stiff like you mentioned. Shinobi is far better IMO..
pnsmexico I know your questionwasn't directeded at me but i recommend watching youtube playthroughs where they dont cheat. Shinobi really isnt teriibly difficult for an arcade game. You can play it on MAME.
man, i loved playing this on the Master System when i was a kid. i was actually impressed to figure out that it was a straight (as much as it could be anyway) arcade port while the Genesis one was a totally different game.
I can see Joe Musashi spoiled his son too much. He has a pot belly and relies on his house pet to do most of his work for him. Such a shame he didn't turn out like his father...
although in the Japanese version, Yamato (the dog) is adopted by Joe (while the American and European Genesis version says that he took Yamato after his original owner named Kato was killed in his attempt to rescue schoolchildren who were held hostage by the Union Lizard)
@@KenMasters. Then again, home consoles aren't gonna be as powerful as the arcades, Ken Masters is my favorite Street Fighter! Nice name! Hadouken! 👊 🔥
Este juego no era para cualquiera. En las maquinitas tenías que saber jugarlo bien y ser diestro con las manos o se te iba el dinero en fichas. Era muy innovador y revolucionario para su época lástima que no le dieron más seguimiento. En cambio a Ninja Gaiden a pesar de ser inferior en gráficos lo fueron mejorando en otras versiones.
@@luisomaroddo4473 Está dentro (este videojuego y muchos más) de una aplicación de Play Store que se llama *Arcade Games* , es bastante pesada (98 MB) pero xq puedes descargarte un montón de juegos guapísimos de la época de los salones recreativos. Espero puedas disfrutar
When I played this game on arcade I was so envious to get the exact same game on the Medadrive/Genesis console but I realize now that the console version is far better, at least in terms of graphics and style. Hah!
Being a kid of the 80's, this is the first arcade game I put my eyes on along with roadblasters so can you imagine how much nostalgia there is in it. Now I play it everyday on my laptop using the linux based retro-gaming console called (Batocera)
did you play it today?
Arcade Version Was Okay But Home Version Was Better
Just like shinobi but with a pet. I remember seeing this at arcades but never playing it. Its all coming back to me. Diversions game room. Good times. Im 41 years old btw. That should give an idea of the nostalgia I must be feeling.
I noticed that this game had a lot of sounds and music in the stage map from the Golden Axe Arcade game, love it.
Classic SEGA arcade hit....Shinobi is the truth!!
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That dog at the start, I used to walk by this coin-operated machine as he was barking. Strange memories.
Imagine working in the arcade hearing a dumb dog barking all day long
Man I love this game! So many good memories come to mind.
If you was born in the 80,s this was one of the most played arcade games
This game had ninjas,special powers,bosses and even a cool white wolf to help you.Pure fun
Joguei na adolescência mais nunca tinha visto a última fase.
Obrigado 👍🏼
I like this game for 2 reasons, 1 is for fun and 2 it has a white wolf on it.
It's a dog. Wolves rarely bark and that dog was barking its fool head off the whole gameplay.
Sorry I guenially thought it was a wolf.
It looks more like a white husky to me.
It might be.
I think the most important about this words was the feeling that inspired the game ... wolf or dog who cares
Man my dad downloaded it on his computer and he has been having a blast, for he played this in his childhood. I'm happy to see him be happy plus he's actually good at it! I personally really like the theme of this game, the soundtrack is fantastic too.
Hi there. Back in the day I was a fan of this game. It basically my "chillhood video game". Any idea where I can download it for PC?
@@artbybruno1734 pretty sure you have to use an emulator
My dad uses something called Final Burn, that's all I know
After watching this I realize that perhaps a ninja will be essential for the first trip to Mars.
Especially a female ninja
I remember playing this in time out arcade
I was 8 when this game opened my eyes to the wonderful arcade world.
Early days, great days nothing can compare to the fun factor of the 80s. If only we could return to relive all that was well appreciated compared to the dismal times of now!
I use to complete this with 1 credit and get the highest score which doesn't reset when switched off. I returned the day and my name is still no1! Loved this and shinobi
It also records the number of coins, I use to have a duel at the local arcade with this other guy, eventually we started to no-star trowing most stages to get like a 50,000 score bonus, I ended up with like 1,200,000 as the top score. Fun times...
How i install this game in my mobile when i write this game name other games is show on screen
....did you know anyone who could do all the levels on Shinobi expect the bosses with special bonus? (without using a ninja star and magic?)
Holy shit i've been looking for this game for years.
Thanks for posting this... I could never finish it back then!
one of my top favorite games. best memories. i remember the time i played this game 6 days on week. except sundays, because the arcade (place) were closed. lol
Though I never heard of this particular Arcade game, it still hits all the nostalgia vibes. The sound, the graphics, a lot of the arcades were all similar in these aspects. I miss the days of having to go to an arcade to see GOOD games in action.
skillfully done, arcadegamesfreak....I could never get that ninjas bonus stage pattern down...you did it with ease....thx for posting....never seen arcade version beat
This is one of the few rare and unique examples when a Sega Megadrive
version of the game significantly outshines it's arcade counterpart.
Agreed.
Secret of shinobi is actually a completely different game then this one ,however I agree it’s a better game then shadow dancer
Ninja magic right at the end kill! 😎
I remember playing this as a kid. So retro much retro feels
155 people are mad that their deadly mission was obstructed.
Personally, I liked the Genesis version better, but this has its moments. That music is fantastic... it builds tension by the truckload, as if more tension was needed in a game this tough.
For a 1989 arcade game, it had great graphics.
13:06 Into the poop, Lady!
Or to quote Dr Huffhurrr. "Into the mud, scum-queen!"
21:26 this part is what I came for. This game also used the xscream.wav
Why Does that?,
Its from inseminlid
Uhm inseminoid and fnaf 1
I loved this game as a kid.
I need this game and I no finde it in play stor
I Never knew it was this easy! I spent a bucket of coins at the arcade and never finished it. Nice seeing how it ends 30 years later 🥳
Facts 💯
me too, finally see the last boss in 2024... holy shit.. i loss many coin to play this arcade, if captain commando only use 3 coin to last chapter but this game use 10 coins and only see chapter 3,but captain commando the best arcade if u play with 3 player others,mustafa and warrior of fate too
esse foi um dos melhores da minha infancia,varias veses cheguei no final ,perdia e nao tinha uma ficha para continuar,mas valeu a pena, me divertir muito,,,,esse cara que fez essa demonstraçao joga de mais ,,parabens..
Eu terminei o jogo e chorei de emoção
The arcade version of shadow dancer looks excellent. 😀👍🎮
The last boss scream tho
This was so much better than the Master System version.
Gran juego, que gran recuerdo jugándolo en las arcadias y luego en el Sega Genesis
the best game of this platform for the arcades produced by Sega, a great classic.
golden axe 2 was stupid good
you played like a total...PRO! GREAT GAME!!
This game was so cool in the arcades. Although I never could get past the train with the fireballs… :(
This is the first time that I have seen the arcade version of Shadow Dancer. After viewing this and owning the Sega Genesis version, I can't believe I am saying this but I prefer the Genesis version. I think that the home version looks harder than this as well.
Both are fun to play but I also prefer the Genesis version as well.
@@alucard624 I prefer the arcade however I strongly believe the arcade version is harder one reason one hit your dead vs a life bar on the home version
Name bootleg version good sound music
I prefer the bosses in the acrade over the Genesis version.
There's NO WAY the Mega-Drive version is harder. I've played both versions a lot. The Mega-Drive version lasted a weekend with me. A weekend is all I needed to beat it.
Arcade Shadow Dancer? I'm yet to beat it. This game is hard as nails and you have no idea up until you tried it.
21:25 WTF type of death scream was that?! 😳😳😳HAHAHAHA!!! 😂😂😂
Jumpscare sound
had this on master system. my record was out of lives at 2-2 stage. This was good game to make 8 year old me boil in anger and rage 😂😂
Wow, your gameplay was smooth! Thank you for uploading it, I finally got to see the ending of Shadow Dancer. 😃
Clasicazo
why don't we have ninja video games on modern consoles?
Damn I remember this was one tough game!! I tried and tried but couldn't get far lol.The Genesis version was wayyyy easier...except the final boss which was quite a challenge :)
never seen this game before
The death moan when the player dies always sounded like an old man who'd pulled his back out to me.
1:27 - That airplane has NO FUTURE (read the airline name backwards)
In project x zone 2, ingrid calls both hotsuma and strider hiryu "the shadow dancers", besides there's a chapter in the game that has the title "shadow dancer".
But this game and Shinobi is from Sega and Strider is from Capcom.
Great gameplay.
One of my fav arcade game. You should let the villain thru in the bonus game. I like the look of their mask when their attack got thru 😁
I was TODAY years old when I found out Shadow Dancer on the Genesis came from an arcade port.
Wow bro,you really play this good.
01:27 "Erutufon Airlines" - No Future, backwards. A tip - Don't fly with this airline...
Oh wow, I never caught that! Thanks!
Reminds me of comedian George Wallace and his objections to flying "flight 5050." He didn't like those odds...
ارجوا منكم ان ترسلوا الي هده العب لانها لا تريد ان تدخل الى هاتفي
Look those wrecked F40s and 959s ..lol
I'm 43 years old and i'm still playing this game and other mame games🙂
Wow! if I had to provide a comparison descriptor for both versions of shadow dancer.
Shadow dancer arcade = Joel Schumacher batman
Shadow dancer genesis = Christopher Nolan's batman
Yeah, but I'd pick a much better name for an evil organization than Union Lizard. Jeez!
That ending tho...so oscar worthy.
mark s They both bow down to Shinobi 3
A closer look at the intricacies and depth of the controls, speed and difficulty of the Arcade version would reveal the Arcade version is Tim Burton's Batman, therefore, the best
@@chaosgreyblood The Union of the Snake is on the cliiiimb!
I fucking love the magic/ninjitsu in this game.
SENSACIONAL ESSE GAME...NOS ANOS 90 ERA O TOP DOS GAMES!!!!
Vdd eu me lembro de chegar da aula e correr p fliperama p jogar, sera que consigo baixar ele no iOS?
Great gameplay and great memories :)
Ilove shadow dancer
So, the ninjas can walk faster than bullets.
21:20 gets me everytime XD
The girl sounds like an animatronic of Five Nights at Freddy's when she dies.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
LOL
i think she died, not sure tho; let's space shuttle o.0
It's actually from the Alien rip off Inseminoid.
Shinobi and Shadow Dancer were great fun in the 80's, but that 'music' was GAWD AWWWFFUL! :/ No joke, it annoyed the living hell out of my brain then, and it still does today, lol.
🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
Srill surprising how many of these old games i've never seen before
I loved this game so much. I never realized it was made back in 1989. I played it in the early 90s and this game looks so much better than the console version.
Just beat Shinobi Arcade version, I have to say it is one of the greatest arcade games ever made and still holds up well to this day.
This game is basically a sequel to Shinobi Arcade, but there are too many problems with it. It has the right idea, trying to just be Shinobi but with better graphics and a dog. However, the gritty graphics make things pop out less and more hard to focus on the extremely precise and fast paced strategic gameplay the game has, for instance it's harder to see projectiles, this makes it more frustrating in a bad way. The jumping just doesn't feel as tight as Shinobi, I feel like I have to struggle with the controls and get lucky against the ninjas rather than using my skill and planning. Also the level design is just extremely obnoxious, it doesn't feel as fun and strategic as Shinobi, I feel like they had less time to make this game and go through testing.
BenjamminClark by the way theirs C4 instead of little ninjas
+BenjamminClark I agree with you 100%. The characters in Shinobi seemed to fit with the ninja theme better as well. It seems in Shadow Dancer, most of your enemies look either like street thugs or mutants. Shinobi, they were ninja's samurai and military soldiers. (Shadow Dancer looks like he has a pot belly too!) Also, I noticed how the controls in Shadow Dancer seem very stiff like you mentioned. Shinobi is far better IMO..
+BenjamminClark wow, how did u beat that? i envy you. and which system did you play it on? [:-(
pnsmexico I know your questionwasn't directeded at me but i recommend watching youtube playthroughs where they dont cheat. Shinobi really isnt teriibly difficult for an arcade game. You can play it on MAME.
+Joel A cool, thanks guy. nice friend you are! have a nice day!
Love this. 20+ years later though and I still don’t know what the men with the green throwing things are :(
man, i loved playing this on the Master System when i was a kid. i was actually impressed to figure out that it was a straight (as much as it could be anyway) arcade port while the Genesis one was a totally different game.
bring back the classics one of my all time favourites
Man you play perffect :) its my game on childhood
the dog turn in to a mouse....love things about my childhood
That's censorship for you. Sega didn't want PETA to come down on them for harming an animal.
I would say that this is one of the few Sega Arcade games where the Sega Genesis home version was better.
Not for me ... this one is much better than sega genesis
The Shuttle at the end was the best part of it.
Hermoso juego juego cuantos recuerdos. Horas jugando a este juego gracias por compartir
I remember when I used to go to the arcade, in my memory this game look harder, it took ages for someone finish it with just one coin.
My favorite part is when the dog barks
Concorde and columbia are here. Love it
I know this game and i've played it on my Sega Genesis too and i got through level 1 100% with 1 life left
That was AWESOME!
This game & character design always reminded me of Sho Kosugi in the 80's cult classic ninja movie "Pray for Death" (watch/search UA-cam trailer)
I can see Joe Musashi spoiled his son too much. He has a pot belly and relies on his house pet to do most of his work for him. Such a shame he didn't turn out like his father...
+Joel A Ahah
although in the Japanese version, Yamato (the dog) is adopted by Joe (while the American and European Genesis version says that he took Yamato after his original owner named Kato was killed in his attempt to rescue schoolchildren who were held hostage by the Union Lizard)
I never knew that there was a Shadow Dancer arcade, i only remember the Genesis version
Most of the early games on the Genesis/MegaDrive are from the arcade.
Half of them sucked.
@@KenMasters. Then again, home consoles aren't gonna be as powerful as the arcades, Ken Masters is my favorite Street Fighter! Nice name! Hadouken! 👊 🔥
de morro me gustaba mucho este juego, 👍😎,
gracias, por los recuerdos,,
Este juego es difícil en cualquier nivel :D gracias por el video!!
Este juego no era para cualquiera. En las maquinitas tenías que saber jugarlo bien y ser diestro con las manos o se te iba el dinero en fichas. Era muy innovador y revolucionario para su época lástima que no le dieron más seguimiento. En cambio a Ninja Gaiden a pesar de ser inferior en gráficos lo fueron mejorando en otras versiones.
I used to have this for the Commodore 64. Hours of fun!
Think your getting confused, no way Commodore 64. Maybe Nintendo 64 ???
A ninja and his dog....I think I've seen this before...
GALFORD!!
Technically, you saw it after, since Samurai Shodown came out four years later.
los mejores años de mi vida buen video
Como lo busco para descargarlo en play store??
@@luisomaroddo4473 Está dentro (este videojuego y muchos más) de una aplicación de Play Store que se llama *Arcade Games* , es bastante pesada (98 MB) pero xq puedes descargarte un montón de juegos guapísimos de la época de los salones recreativos.
Espero puedas disfrutar
I played actual arcade game of this. So much money went into it.
This game deserve remaster/remake with a great storyline
sega arcade = top quality
someone can tell me what the ninja says during the 'special attack'?
This was an awesome game . A good version of Shinobi
When I played this game on arcade I was so envious to get the exact same game on the Medadrive/Genesis console but I realize now that the console version is far better, at least in terms of graphics and style. Hah!
the magic chant made me laugh hard
Utoooooooo! is the only thing i remember of the magic chant XD
Bien bon énorme ensemble ambiant
awesome run
He hits the first boss with the "Ad Ninjitsu" !
O melhor jogo de todos da época 👏👏👏👏
Listen to the shout of the falling final boss. How creepy!
That was the fnaf 1 jumpscare
This a great ninja game this ninja game reminds me of ninja gaiden of ryu he is the greatest ninja of all time
Wait a min! You mean this game only takes 22 mins to complete.. why did I spend all summer on this!