Ninja Gaiden! NES + SNES Versions, Marathon Playthrough

Ninja Gaiden for the NES is such an amazing game. Long cutscenes that were almost unheard of during the NES era really elevate the story. Epic music that's so memorable and adds a sense of urgency. Crisp controls and punishing difficulty. It's definitely one of my favorite games on this platform, you need to concentrate on getting the spin slash powerup, and keep it as long as possible. Most of the boss fights are pretty straight forward. The second form of the last boss is definitely the gatekeeper. You get sent back so far with only a single attempt at learning his pattern. I had a blast playing this again without using sands of time. We just played this again recently so this time I added the SNES version from the collection to see the differences. Unfortunately the music and sound effects were a huge downgrade from the original. There's also some very strange coloring on the sprites. It's cool if you don't have any other options but stay away from this if you can.
Ninja Gaiden | 1988 | NES
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