Ninja Gaiden (Arcade) - Versions Comparison (HD 60 FPS)

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Comparison video of the beat'em up Ninja Gaiden / NINJA 外伝 / Shadow Warriors (Tecmo 1988) that features gameplay of the first level of the following versions:
0:00 Arcade (1989)
5:31 Amiga (1990)
11:45 Atari ST (1990)
16:39 PC DOS (1990)
22:43 Commodore 64 / C64 (1990)
28:22 Amstrad CPC (1990)
33:37 ZX Spectrum (1990)
38:59 Atari Lynx (1991)
NOTE: This video covers the Arcade and its direct ports so please don't ask for the NES version which is not based on the original Arcade game. But don't worry we will make a comparison video of that game soon or later.
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@Dynaman21 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta love how the series evolved from this into a platformer with a fairly elaborate plot for its day.

@AlynRapi 3 жыл бұрын

and an awesome character action series when they went 3d

@MaximRecoil Жыл бұрын

It didn't evolve from this into a platformer. Ninja Gaiden (arcade) and Ninja Gaiden (NES) were developed at the same time by different teams. Brawler type games were big in the arcades during that time frame, such as Double Dragon and Final Fight, and platformers were big on home consoles during that same time frame, such as Castlevania (which Tecmo copied for their home versions of Ninja Gaiden) and many others.

@Hyperbog 2 жыл бұрын

Arcade graphics + Amiga music = Perfection. Strictly for the arcade comparisons. Might even prefer the Amiga music in general across all adaptations.

@SamHammoudeh 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing these other versions make me feel better about my first level arcade remix lol.

@RaposaCadela 3 жыл бұрын

DOS version is adorable

@boscopit 3 жыл бұрын

C64 looks like they're just playing tag

@WadoRyu93 3 жыл бұрын

In the c64 version, the ninja is using farts to beat the enemies.

@retrosutra 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yes! That was much more effective than throwing punches and kicks.

@Games-bw5ee 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think powers Ken's 'Hurricane Kick' in the Street Fighter games? Wind power FTW!

@CloudKrazed 11 ай бұрын

The arcade version is so much more fun than the NES version which was crazy difficult. Wish I had known about this at the time

@darkerfalcon3747 2 жыл бұрын

The first boss seems like E. Honda. If E. Honda was in Street Fighter 1.

@jaitheminecraftgamer5046 3 жыл бұрын

Let’s Compare Ninja Gaiden (Arcade) 1: Arcade (1988) 2: Amiga (1990) 3: Atari St (1990) 4: Pc Dos (1990) 5: Commodore 64 (1990) 6: Amstrad Cpc (1990) 7: Zx Spectrum (1990) 8: Atari Lynx (1991)

@JudgmentStorm 3 жыл бұрын

Other than the arcade, I liked the Lynx port most of all. While it's missing a couple of levels, what's there is nicely done and recognisable as Ninja Gaiden. OTOH I don't care for the PC DOS version. Why not? It generally looks terrible, with jerky scrolling and annoying beeper sound. The hanging kick doesn't knock enemies away in one hit like it should. It's missing about half the game... after completing the first stage you find yourself in round 5. Amiga looks fine, with all the levels and great BGM by Matt Furniss. Unfortunately, the casino level loses its background animations. The Japanese arcade version, Ninja Ryukenden, has some improvements over Ninja Gaiden. It actually came out later than Gaiden. Ryukenden gets a longer version of stage 3's BGM and also better balance. Final stage enemies do normal damage in Ryukenden, unlike Gaiden where one hit can take a full life block away instantly and the final boss can one-shot you. The BGM in stage 4 is changed... YMMV there.

@TheTartKnight 3 жыл бұрын

well, that explains why the US version is ass. so, it's a case similar to Sonic

@jasonlee7816 3 жыл бұрын

Amiga version should have 32 colours instead it is a lazy (rushed) remake of the inferior 16 colour Atari ST version possibly because of deadlines

@PartyDude_19 3 жыл бұрын

0:37 Dayum, Ryu be lookin pretty thicc👌

@scalpey6962 3 жыл бұрын

@JR 1986 chill out its a joke

@Jayce_Alexander 3 жыл бұрын

Thicc thighs end lives

@Games-bw5ee 3 жыл бұрын

"That's -America's,- I mean, Japan's ass."

@20windfisch11 3 жыл бұрын

The Amiga version isn’t a lazy ST port this time for a change, though they could have done better. The Amiga could do more.

@Jayce_Alexander 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, they didn't have that much to work with. Even the arcade version wasn't that good of a game. When you think about it, that so many of the Amiga's arcade conversions were ST ports, and when you find one that isn't, it's a port of a fairly mediocre arcade game. :P Ah well. At least we got Moonstone. Moonstone makes up for a lot. 😂

@jasonlee7816 3 жыл бұрын

+Windfisch1981 how do you know if the Amiga port (version) wasn’t a lazy Atari ST port (version)?

@Games-bw5ee 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jayce_Alexander I agree, when you compare the arcade version of Ninja Gaiden to Capcom's 'Final Fight' from the same time, Tecmo's game pales in comparison to the Capcom classic in practically every department, imo. As for Moonstone, I remember playing this as a kid and thought it was a lot of fun and very 'gory' for the time. :)

@20windfisch11 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonlee7816 It has proper music and the scrolling is better. That shows that at least some effort was put into the Amiga version.

@jasonlee7816 3 жыл бұрын

@@20windfisch11if the Amiga port didn’t lack sound effects i might agree some effort is (was) put into it like a MB Megabyte version

@Comkill117 3 ай бұрын

It’s always fascinating seeing how classic arcade games were adapted to consoles of the time. The Lynx version actually looks pretty cool despite being a weaker system. Amiga’s music is also pretty awesome. Personally the only version I played was the arcade one since Ninja Gaiden Black had it as a bonus unlockable game. Can’t say how good the rest play but it’s still cool to see.

@michael-dm2bv 3 жыл бұрын

the lynx version was insane. a bit slow. why it came on the lynx.

@Jayce_Alexander 3 жыл бұрын

The lynx was a little powerhouse. It's a shame it never got much in the way of third party developers.

@DouglasZwick 3 жыл бұрын

I could really go for some IceCeCrem right about now

@gravious 3 жыл бұрын

really enjoy your comparisons, but you should use bilinear filtering or integer scaling to avoid mis-shaped pixels and scrolling artefacts. That, or record at 4k and scale the footage down :)

@user-ti8fn2rk4u Ай бұрын

El sountrak del primer juego y primer esenario es un tremendo cañonazo cuando va a la mitad del escenario

@TheStuka41 3 жыл бұрын

Buenas conversiones en Amiga y Atari ST, las de 8 bits dan pena, sobre todo la de C64, y la de PC-Dos es peor que el Covid. El arcade, genial.

@retrosutra 3 жыл бұрын

Qué te voy a contar de la de C64... La única forma a avanzar es con el penoso ataque del lanzamiento y tienes que ser muy preciso para poder hacerlo con éxito... Ufff

@NonbinaryFelineArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Table sound effect: 44:33

@gacakawiarnista9269 2 жыл бұрын

Wow ! I'm impressive zxspextrum version. Great screen scroling !!! - mass respect for this version.

@stephenhumphrey7935 2 жыл бұрын

The first level boss on the Amstrad CPC. LOL, he looks like a big baby.

@stephenhumphrey7935 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I just seen the Spectrum version. I nearly pissed myself laughing.

@shotgunl 3 жыл бұрын

I got the NES version of Ninja Gaiden for Christmas in '90, but was not familiar with the arcade version. After playing the NES version, my youngest uncle (just under 3 years older than I am...sadly, R.I.P.) loved it, and my dad got him the PC version when my dad saw it for sale sometime in the next year. We were surprised about how different it was, but we still had a ton of fun playing it on his Packard Bell 286. Was it a great port of the arcade version? Nah, but we had no idea at the time, since we'd never even seen the arcade version. I have a lot of good memories with him and some cousins of playing a games like this port, the Bad Dudes port, Winter Games, P.T. 109, F15 Strike Eagle II, Wolfenstein 3D, etc.

@terrys3496 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I dl the original 1988 shadow warriors for my game box emulator, haven't gotten it yet so I'm not sure if it's on there.

@maxpops8427 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the song you played at the beginning

@mleolv426 3 жыл бұрын

Lynx version is awesome. Unlike many other versions game logic is similar to the arcade. Did the creator of the video not know how to to do the throw move on the arcade and Lynx version? Team that did the Lynx version should have done the Lynx version of double dragon and ditched the zoomed in look of that game.

@jasonlee7816 3 жыл бұрын

certain features in the arcade game were excluded in the Lynx port because of hardware limits 64 KB RAM or the media limited storage Lynx game cards 2 MB ROM storage in 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB sizes

@ChicagoBulls2007 9 ай бұрын

I wanted a Lynx for my birthday when I was a teen cause of the Ninja Gaiden port. It’s a great version excluding some levels, animations and no 2 players co-op which was disappointing

@celinesenden4142 3 жыл бұрын

Compare road rash versions

@ryzmaker11 3 жыл бұрын

The sumo boss will return in the Master System exclusive Ninja Gaiden game :)

@neomarseiler1955 3 жыл бұрын

Pls make the NES Veraion differences

@KillThad 3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't there also a Genesis version in development?

@AirFerno 3 жыл бұрын

Tem uma versão para o Genesis(Mega Drive), mas não sei se é um port ou feito por fans

@michaelhall6178 3 жыл бұрын

34:50 - breakdance!

@joaovitorsamurai2715 6 ай бұрын

MS DOS É UM COCO

@sergiomanzano2191 3 жыл бұрын

El de máster system está muy bien pero creo que tampoco es igual al arcade

@retrosutra 3 жыл бұрын

Diría que ese está basado en el NES, que es un juego completamente distinto. Ya le haremos un vídeo más adelante.

@gaminglazarus4343 3 жыл бұрын

nice video. can you make more videos about amiga, c64, atari st games on youtube

@313Games 3 жыл бұрын

Amstrad Icecrem lol

@randomfandom53 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do Popeye?

@retrosutra 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, It is already in our kilometric to-do list, haha

@luisonl1563 3 жыл бұрын

q recuerdos y q vicios, con 25 pts recuerdo llegar solo hasta el 3 nivel, con dos monedas al 4, era bastante dificil. Respecto a las versiones. La de spectrum la recuerdo gratamente jugarla, y envidiar en micromania las versiones de 16bit, pero no llegan al level del arcade. En consolas, son ports de la NES y en megadrive se canceló el juego , menos mal, porque era muy regulero.

@rolingthunder8612 3 жыл бұрын

dat continue screen in the arcade version...give us your money or suffer a chainsaw to the chest!

@user-uw5ri4xo4q 3 жыл бұрын

not on my requests

@A_humble_glowing_man-1980-dede 11 ай бұрын

why did they go from this good 0:06 to this bad 38:59

@Jayce_Alexander 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think this is a particularly brilliant game in any of its incarnations, even in the arcade, but I do enjoy the arcade version, if mostly for historical significance. But this was one game where I was really glad the NES version wasn't based on the arcade game, as it's clearly the best Ninja Gaiden game. It's a vastly superior game to this beat ' em up, and I think it can stand comfortably next to Castlevania 1 & 3 in the NES library. Even the PC-engine and SNES "upgrades" of the NES game don't play quite as well as the NES one. The Master System and Game Boy games are also superior to this one, and both excellent games in their own right, although they don't quite reach the incredible heights of the NES game. Great video, though. It's always interesting seeing all the different ports next to each other.

@xddddd4579 3 жыл бұрын

Aquí los que hablamos español no estamos adueñando de los vídeos gringos jajaja buen video

@specularr 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen the Amstrad version before. I love how colorful and well animated it is.

@Hengsbr 3 жыл бұрын

How the arcade can be the best version and it was made in 80s someone knows why?

@Comedy-xo1xp 3 жыл бұрын

Probably because the 'arcade' versions were the 'gold standard' original creations, and therefore were almost always also the 'best' incarnations of the games. Hence, the common 80s and 90s gaming term of "arcade perfect", meaning that the desired goal for all subsequent versions of the games on home computer formats, would be to strive to re-create the arcade original, with varying degrees of success/failure, as demonstrated in such comparison videos as this. In modern gaming, the Coin-operated Arcade scene is nothing close to what it was in the 80s/90s, and so super powerful game consoles (and PC) are the main focus for all gaming. Nowadays, 'home versions' (console/PC) are usually the 'best' versions, often with additional features and enhancements added to already 'arcade perfect' versions. This wasn't the case in past eras, when simply trying to achieve what the arcade original had delivered was a mighty struggle in itself, given the often vastly inferior hardware available for the home computers/game consoles.

@Estlib 3 жыл бұрын

IceCeCrem

@wishusknight3009 3 жыл бұрын

The obligitory zx spectrum port.. The guardian is my fat aunt martha trying to give me a hug? wtf..

@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக் 5 ай бұрын

Ninja Gaiden and Contra have to be the only 2 bad games that accidently became classics because of downgraded NES Ports.

@luisreyes1963 3 жыл бұрын

In a race to see who made the more cringe version of Ninja Gaiden, the PC DOS version takes the lead, with the C64, Amstrad & ZX Spectrum bringing up the rear.