My favorite game ever. I beat it just yesterday, at the age of 39.

I love this game. The music absolutely blew me away when I was a kid.

Unlimited shurikens: In the options menu, set the shuriken level to "00" and wait about ten seconds. The zeros will morph into an infinity (Lemniscate) symbol and your shurikens count will remain at 999.

I remember playing Shinobi for hours back then. The Genesis had a lot of games, and Shinobi was truly one of the games at the top of the food chain. Graphics, music, gameplay, it had everything you wanted from a video game. A classic game that belongs in the Hall of Fame of Videogames, if there was such a thing.

One of my childhood favorites, man I miss Classic Game Room.

What's more classic than this great game! Classic Game Room videos when they were good! I saw this one a while ago though I had no idea it was over 12 years old! Mark the intergalactic space arcade crashed, though you can return to glory.

I spent a good portion of my youth playing this game. Best soundtrack ever.

A timeless classic, perfect game in every respects! And it also has the status of being an early Mega Drive game, released at the end of 1989, and it established new standards in console gaming.

the technical prowess being showcased in this game was out of this world in yesterday's standard. I still remember being amazed by the arcade quality graphics produced on a home console. Also, the music written by the famed composer Yuzo is probably one of the most memorable bgm that I have ever heard in a videogame.

I'm surprised he doesn't mention the shuriken trick. You go to the options screen, select 00 for shurikens and let it sit there for about 10 seconds. The 00 will turn to an infinity sign. I never played this game without doing that. Possibly the best action 16 bit title ever. I use to plug in my earphones to my Genesis console and just listened to the music in the options screen.

One of the best Mega Drive/Genesis games ever made, the music is outstanding. This one really shows the potential of the Sega 16-bit system.

It's nice to see someone review a game they actually enjoy for a change.

15 years later, this is the review that ended up convincing me to play what turned out to be one of my favorite games of all time.

go to options put the shuriken to 00 and leave the arrow on it, wait a couple of seconds the 00 will turn into infinite :)

Shinobi III Return of the Ninja Master is my favorite in the series.

I remember playing this. The final boss (can't remember his name) was hard-as-hell to beat. Loved this game.

I remember playing this game it was so awesome...ahhhh the good old days :*)

Wow I remember this.. Got kind of Nostalgic and looked up some old timers like Sonic and this :D Good times!

Wow!!! Ninjas who blow up! Best of both worlds.

Brings back some memories I remember you fought the terminator and batman on one level lol

the game intro brings back a great memory

Love the music when you fight the bosses

This was the game that made my buy a Genesis, after seeing it over a friends house.

If you really do keep making Classic Game Room reviews for 30 more years, I'll be very happy indeed!

I remember this game was ultra popular in my country (El Salvador) along with Contra III, Super Castlevania IV, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles In Time, Battletoads & Double Dragon, Batman Returns, Super Street Fighter II, Gradius III, Mortal Kombat II, Ninja Gaiden and Megaman X2. Those were by the far most popular games at the time. Of course after Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Super Mario World.

Not only is this a great game, it also has one of the most memorable boss battle encounters; some of which consists of popular comic book superheroes and film villains. Sorry if I was a bit nerdy there, but hey.

I had this on the Sega Classics Arcade Collection, I can remember when my TV broke and I was playing this game on a black and white TV.

I love this game so much. The music, enemies, bosses, and gameplay is so badass! It's maybe a little too hard at some parts, but with practice and plenty of lives it's bearable.

Spent so much of my young life playing this great game. Love it!!!!!

In case any of you didn't know this already ,that's Sonny Chiba (Martial Artists and Actor) in the intro that is dressed up as Shinobi and is deflecting the Shurikens with his Katana blade. =)

Imagine if this game was re-released today, better sound quality and higher resolutions I think the fans would take into it totally!

A thing i remember about the game is how good the soundtracks/music is. Damn is enjoyable!

When I got my Genesis it came with the 6-pack. This game was one of the 6. I fell in love with this game the moment I selected to play it.

Can't wait for the 2nd part! Also please do a Shinobi III mega review in the future!

I was about 10 when my dad bought this for me... I got this and golden axe 2 and they were my first games on the system. Wow memories going back all those years... to this day it was one of the only games I never finished... I remember getting past the dinosaur and then I got to the maze level but never managed to beat that. Luckily I just got the mega drive collection for my switch with all the shinobi and shadow dancer games so that's my Xmas holidays all sorted with what I'm going to do!

way ahead of its time this game was absolutely BRILLIANT! and thats just the music lol

Wow Mark got through a whole review without mentioning Truxton. I'm impressed

Thanks for bringing back the time of Sega 16 I loved this game also. When i bought Sega, this game was in the default games together with Sonic. Finishing took a bit of time. I remember clearly how the Sega would be burning to reach the end of the game. Has anyone ever noticed that Sega instructions said, to not keep it on more than 1h (i think it was 1h) but many of the games could take 6h or more to finish (no saving in that time of age) :)

i remember when i was 4 or 5 i played this at my aunties house ever since i couldnt remember the name im going to buy a sega genisis with shinobi

I bought an import Japanese Sega Megadrive, and Super Shinobi came free with this wonder 16 bit console. China town is the best ost of this game.

I always loved how the enemys would explode when you killed them,lol,realism has took a lot of the fun out of modern games IMO.

I bought this game for a quarter at a yard sale back in the 90's, the lady that sold it didnt know what it was, I was so happy playing it on my Genesis maybe one day i can find it again :-\

i remember that this was one of the toughest games i have ever played. The fact it was a platform game (not my strongest game genre) made it so challenging for me. It was good at the time

one of my favorites along with STREETS OF RAGE.

This is one of my top 2 favorite games for the Genesis, I still cant believe I got my copy for a quarter at a yard sale...by the away Mark I think I'm your latino clone!

Lol, I always used to like how Sonny Chiba was in the intro.

Also, Sega just recently released this on the PS3 (put together by the folks at M2) and its the ultimate emulated version to own. It has a great front end complete with music jukebox, movie recording, unlimited save states, both versions (USA) ROS & (JPN) The Super Shinobi w/ extended ending. The video options let you run it in 1080p without filtering so it won't look blurry. Trophy support is also fun.

Ahhh, It brings back some old memories. I was never able to clear that round in which there is water and you have to jump over it.

The main Character's name is Joe Musashi. Its a common mistake many people make when they call him Shinobi. Shinobi is his title as a ninja.

I used to love the music of this game. When my cousin loaned the game to my brother and me I wouldn't play it much (big surprise) but just sit and listen to the music on sound select. ^_^

Brings me back to my childhood, awesome game.

It's such a shame that the Shinobi franchise died out as it is among one of the best classic gaming series along with Golden Axe and Streets of Rage, I dont get why all 3 of these series dont make a come back as there's obviously still a audience for these games among retro gaming fans. If only Sega would return to their heyday and release the 4th installment of each of these games and release them on XBLA and PSN.

20 years old & still the greatest

wow the music and intro still capture me

I think I played this game more times than any other Genesis game. Very addicting and fun.

I forgot how much I loved this game when I was little until I bought the Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection and replayed Shinobi III. It's a shame they didn't include The Revenge of Shinobi in that collection. Good times.

Awesome game! I like the enemies/enviroments in this game. Ther Termimator dude who literally goes incredibly HULK lol, the ninja nun babes, fat biker dudes with flamethrowers, even our home boy Godzilla makes an appearence! Also why the hell did Spider Man show up in a ninja side scrolling game, I never quite got why he was a boss lol. Still one of the best games for the Genesis, Shinobi 3 for the Genesis is also a really great game that follows this one more closely than the other sequal did.

Damn right!! This game rocks! Long overdue for a new Shinobi!!!

Whoever is the guy talking is funny as hell I started buggin when he started dancing to that ninja disco song.

I'd played the original NES version for years, just got the Master System version in a box of yard sale goodies and I was blown away....Everything looks so much better on Sega. Now I have to track this one down after seeing this.

i just stumbled across your video and this is a game i have been searching for for years because i could not remember the name of the game. thank you so much for reminding me of this games name.

Also consider the graphics, if I am not wrong Sega CD were already out, with much better graphics, however I remember for the era and the hardware the graphics were excellent, most people can’t notice today but compare the looks of this game with other videos with Genesis games; also fun and challenging, the music was cool. I agree with what this guy says the game was excellent.

Before you start to play, go into the options menue and change the shuriken number to zero, then wait. After a few seconds,c you hear a sound and the icon changes. Now you have unlimited shurikens. I still remember this after about 16 years :-)

Revenge of the Shinobi was my second favorite game on genesis (the first is the original Sonic the Hedgehog of course :P).

I got this game along with my brand new sega genesis+sonic the hedgehog game on christmas of 1991, I just loved my genesis, it made me a very happy 6 year old kid lol

i luv classic game room and u filmed this one day before my b day

holy shit i still cant believe i used to play this game when i was five and i passed it all!

Wow, An awesome review of the awesome Revenge of Shinobi, and a reference to 'Disco Godfather' in one video. You sir, are pretty amazing. PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT!

Childhood? I still play this on the emulators ;) This really needs an HD remake for current consoles...

I agree with you on that. Damn the copyright laws! I want them to bring this back in a classic collection.

2:09 just caught myself saying WOW when he shot after powering up lol. Great Game Great Memories

I still can't believe that title screen was from a game from 1989!

God this game used to be my favorite when i was a kid

beautiful! i couldnt narrate such a wonderful game better myself. this man knows all games from all different genres and respects all aspects of gaming. im subscribing, if u are a true gamer or if u practice ninjitsu u would totally respect this guy and his videos. thanx 4 posting

Wow! I remembered every section you showed here! This must have been one of the last games I played before giving up Gaming in 1990ish (only to return to the fold in 2004!.........And, yeah, 2004 games (Like GTA 3 / Call of Duty 1 / Operation Flashpoint ) _blew my mind!_ :D) The SHINOBI music just *Reeks* of the 80s for me!

It's sad, because not many people knew that the Shinobi-series would be resurrected on Nintendo 3DS. Soon after its release, the price dropped and new copies can be found for around €20,- here. I really hope you'll try it out and see what a wonderful game it is! Just don't watch too many videos of it here on KZfaq, because it's much better to experience it yourself. :) I'm hoping to hear from you!

I must have completed this game about 20 times when I had the megadrive version,probably my fav' megadrive game,I wish they included it on the 360s ultimate megadrive collection,but the inclusion of shinobi 3 & the arcade original kind of made up for it. A TRUE CLASSIC!!

GREAT review. I'm so glad to see a review in American English.

There's a trick to have infinite shirukens... just go to the options and set it to 00 and wait... goes to infinity symbol after 5 seconds. I however loved playing with zero. Loved getting the power up and blocking everything with a sword. Made it soooo much fun!

wow 1 year after I was born... this is insane... I mean I grew up with a regular nes. then moved to snes and gen. I never really think about how the gen was already out when I was only a year old. blows my mind... lol

if ther was a stealth element i would be 10/10 but i still love it good memories

One of the best game soundtracks of all time! Yuzo Koshiro was the rock star of the gaming world back then. I miss the days when video game music was like this. As for the game, it is the best Shinobi game AND best ninja game ever, hands down. As for Ninja Gaiden, all it was was hard. I defeated the original NES game with no cheating. It was the hardest game I have ever beaten. However, this game was a true next-gen experience from top to bottom at the time...more polished, more fun.

I love shooters that let you get in and out of vehicles. That's why I love games like Saint's Row, GTA4, and Scarface.

This game took me hours to finish (when I could finish). One of the games that marked my childhood. Today, finish this game seems easy, but would be a good idea if I play this game again after many years without playing.

I love this guys taste in music! :3

the story-song in the begining always reminds me of the "gyges"-theme from Tyrian :) it's so AWESOME

@Caluma122 That could very well be it. Considering ClassicGameRoom has grown and included a larger cast of peeps, it's reasonable to assume that. I don't mind the new people, I just want the old Mark back.

Shinobi 2 was an excellent game. Highly-addictive and hard as well. The perfect combo. I always use to get stuck on the level before the final boss where you're in a maze and you have to go through those rotating doors. I hated doing that. I also hated the highway level because it was either double-jump over the highway and fall or get run over by the cars lol

yes i remember them ,,,the puzzle game called columns ,, there was a motor bikes race game too

I just got Shinobi III for my Genesis and it kicks ass. I should probably pick this one up as well. It looks like it's just as good.

OH man that would be so cool to have a Genesis with a digital output for the audio! Dam! You could get your Genesis with the S-Video and then put the digital out on it as well! That would be sooooo rad! The Genesis has awesome stereo sound its a dam shame it can not be shown off on youtube.

An absolute classic!As you said one of the best games ever made!

Shinobi III is one of the best games ever created.

Shinobi for the PS2 kicked major ass as well. Plus you play as play as Joe Musashi as a unlockable character.

oh man i remember playing this on genesis, I loved it, and it had a great soundtrack

I can proudly say that I beat Shinobi III with my dad when I was younger..

What an awesome review! Those words could be my own. The best Mega Drive game and one of the best games of all time. And the music oh my god......amazing.

one of my childhood memories !!!

i used to finish this game every day.....i'm not joking sonic too... wow! great games, great memories.

Aahhh que des bon souvenir ,dommage que ta pas mis la suite du jeu