This game was one of my best childhood memories.

Probably one of the greatest NES soundtracks. Pure bliss.

Underrated game

I remember playing this at 5-6 years old about 25 years ago and it was buried in my memory, reliving all the game here was awesome not only because I could remember every level and that I beat the entire game, but because as a child I thought this game was super long and it barely takes half an hour to beat in reality. What an amazing thing the memories of childhood are.

Criminally underated game. What you play here is the ultimate hidden gems

God I love this game, the Soundtrack is so epic.

The soundtrack gives me goosebumps....hearing this again after 8 years

Guess what's getting a remake.

Such a hidden Gem on the NES. This one really flew under the radar. Such a shame that it took so long to be reckognized for the amazing game that it is. Sure it borrows heavily from Tecmo's ninja themed game but SOTN holds its own. There are some different gameplay mechanics, the pace is a bit quicker. Stage design is definately different and although enemy design is Similar, still has its own feel. To me it felt like a cross between Batman and Ninja Gaiden with a dash of Strider thrown in. Lastly though, the score if above and beyond and really effects the pace and feeling of the game.

Absolutely marvelous game by Natsume, and the best NES soundtrack to this date.. truly epic stuff

Kaede is a so cool character, she deserves to be better known and to have more fan art.

Loved this game as kid, heavily underrated gem. It's like a Ninja Gaiden/Contra mix. Love it❤️🔥

My childhood right there. I loved this game

I remember playing a ninja game on the NES with my brother in the late 90's, and I have always wondered what the title was since then. I always thought that it was Ninja Gaiden, and I just didn't remember much about it. It was only until I recognised the first level and that Tank boss that this was the very game that I haven't seen for 20 years. I always love coming across old games I have not seen in years on the internet. The closure you feel is immense, and it takes you back to the innocent times of getting through a game back in the day.

Kinda Contra Gaiden to me. Nice video.

i was going through the list of nes games on wiki and was checking every title that seemed to resemble the name and finally i found it today. i remember playing this game back in 98-99 in my friends nes. It being the second game me and my friend completed in co-op mode right after we finished Contra :P PS- great gameplay video enjoyed every bit of it.

The memories.

Great memories came flooding back to me of this game after I picked up Cyber Shadow on the Switch. Definitely a great of the past.

Very underrated, me and my Brother played this for hours!!! Good times!!

This underrated gem had the greatest retro soundtrack ever created.

omg so much memories....... the last boss used to be a pain in the ass!

Im crying...this is my childhood best game ever

this game had the best music out of all the NES games I've played

Nostalgia flash during the intro at 00:14 . Thanks for the memories. The intro bgm stayed in my memory till now. Damn epic!

much forgotten ninja game fucking loved this one as a kid up there with Gaiden

Ive had so many fun childhood memories with this game

I don't remember ever playing this, it looks reminiscent of the NES TMNT, Ninja Gaiden or Batman games (Sunsoft and Konami), which is great! Can't wait to play this on the Switch NES app!

I can't get over the music in this game. It's perfect.

This game bring back all my memories

OMG!!! I finally found this game after a long decade. I had a twisted memory from my childhood with my not so loved polystation but this game is definitely one of my favorites, along with another Contra-like game wich I haven't found yet.

This game is sick

OMG, this game is so good! I used to play it with my brother on Dynavision ;D

Game of my childhood. Loved it so much

Thank you!! I really enjoyed this Longplay!! Didn't remember I played this game when I was 6yo!

What a legendary, gem of a soundtrack we had

One day I will own this game. Much appreciated long play.

Шикарная игрушка. Помню, проходили её на пару с моим братом. Незабываемо.

One of my favorite games on nes wish they would remake it someday😎

I was wondering when someone was going to do a longplay of this awesome game. I used to play through this game constantly with a close friend of mine, each time quite different. For a long time, Kaede was my fave female ninja to play as... until Ayame of Tenchu, that is... :) Great vid!

Definitely buying this game I’m going back to my childhood and buying back the nes I’ve already bought back the Super Nintendo in the box a few days ago!

It has really nice graphics for a 8 bit game. The music is really cool!

Watching in 2024 ❤

You played this game really well

Ohhh old times...i love this game so much,and i love ninjas too!

the bgm when the tall robot guy with the big gun dies is the best feeling in the world.

Been looking for this game for over a decade.. and now i finally found it! Reason it took so long is because i had the famicom version named kage... I wish they wouldnt xhange the names

I love this game and music BG too

my childhood memories

It's out on Nintendo Online NES for the Switch by February 19.

An honest gameplay. Well done. The ending was realistic, you won the battle on threshold of hp.

Just got one it seems in Cyber-Shadow

Porra que canal maravilhoso e esse ❤❤❤ quanto conteúdo

Games like this need to be on the switch.

Very cool game with that classic essence of nes games of that time.

Still play this game and I wanna pray that one day the game should be remade by the game developers on PS4 platform. This was one of the best game in my childhood , the last stage is my favorite . I must say the final boss was difficult but most coolest antagonist after Ashtar ( in ninja gaiden 2 ).. Viva la "Shadow of the Ninja"

A co-op playthrough is more enjoyable =p

nicely done, dude!

When i was small kid this is my favourite game ever.... I always miss

Man, this was one of the coolest games I played back then. I dunno why, i guess the music and the graphics

I've been playing NES games since '87, and I've only just learned of this. How have I not seen this game in action before?

Decent, solid game. Brings back memories.

Perfect in every sense

Best soundtrack of any NES game out there.

Ого, про секрет на вертушке в 1.3 не знал! 😳 Круто! 😏👍 Игра просто огонь! 🔥

Strictly Limited just announced there doing and releasing a lil remake of this hidden gem, nice it’ll get some more recognition again for a little, hopefully people who never heard of can experience now.

When I first played this game, it was 95 or 96 I thought it was super cool. Now a few decades later after playing bunch of cool games - Last of us, Prince of Persia, Doom Eternal, CoD Warzone and etc . I still do think that Shadow of the Ninja is a cool game.

This game looks cool. I'm surprised I did not hear about it when it came out.

this game looks cool. i need to add it to my collection

Can they make it an HD Remastered for PS5, XBox and Switch?

Rented this game 30 years ago....was a great game!

I can totally see how the GB Ninja Gaiden was originally a portable follow-up to this game.

thanks alote im looking for it along time ...realy thanks

cool game. great music and gameplay. it kind of lacked that certain something Ninja Gaiden had, but still cool and fun.

One of my favorites!

Here to check this out before Tengo Project fully announces the remake

This game is in top 10, surely.

say more than anything this was the game that got me into gaming when my older cousin gave me his nes played this back in like 96 when i was 6 wonder if i could beat it now

memories!

This is my childhood games thanks😭😭😭😭😭😭 bro

May favourite game during 90s

Thanks for posting this. It brings back many fond memories of late nights from over 2 decades ago. I played the Japanese version Kage. When did you first play the game?

I remember playing the japanese version. Was it really more difficult? I couldnt beat the samurai yellow boss back then. I would spent hours playing co op with my cousin.

Joguei muito, saudades da época de ouro dos games. I'played a lot, I miss this golden age of games.

woooooooooooow I totally forgot about this game..

Well done. Souvenir !

Fairly decent game, used to play it a lot as a kid.

Loved playing this game. On the second boss if you destroy the lower cannon and wait long enough the tank would run out of ammo for the artillery cannons. Awesome game both it and shatterhand had great music.

Does anyone recognize the Word Trade Center Tower in opening scene?

To all who loved this game as a kid (and even now), apparently a remake is coming out for multiple consoles in March this year.

What are the names of the protagonist for this games , remind me of Hayate and Kasumi , idk.

Amazing soundtrack

excelente juego y uno de los grandes clásicos

Damn this game is amazing, with a little more flesh on the story end we could have seen shadow of the ninja overtake ninja gaiden. It's like mega man /bionic commando/ninja gaiden/ a lot of components of other games found here. Amazing game I never heard of till now.

I never played this game. Pretty cool. Reminds me of Ninja Gaiden.

I love the music :*:)

I remember seeing this game at Kay bee toy store for 74.99 and this was back in 1990.

My love in the game

Right now i have a ps3 wii ps2 and psp full of games, but im playing this because it kick ass.

agreed ^_^ makes me glad to be born in augest 1985 2 months before the nes was released in america in october and became the first video game console i ever owned back then ^_^ long live the 80s and 90s

this is another best games in NES