Shinobi
Along with Alex Kidd and Sonic, Shinobi’s Joe Musashi has to be one of SEGA’s most iconic characters, and it’s time to celebrate it properly with a legacy collection.
There weren’t many SEGA published games of the that Nintendo went out of its way to port to the NES system during the console wars of the eighties, but Shinobi commanded such popularity that it earned that honor. Starting life as a smash-hit arcade game, the Shinobi series grew into one of SEGA’s most beloved franchises, and was a mainstay on all of their home consoles during the eighties and nineties. It was very much part of the push for more mature content on Genesis that gave the company its identity during the nineties. From the Master System to the Saturn, Shinobi is firmly part of SEGA heritage.
Like Castlevania, Shinobi was known for its brutal difficulty, but its platforming was a little more fluid to control. The emphasis was firmly on ninja-like spinning and grappling, which only got more athletic throughout the years. High jumps, low kicks, shuriken throwing, and Katana slashing, Musashi was a bad-ass that needs his own collection ASAP.
Possible Legacy Collection:
- Shinobi
- Shinobi II: The Silent Fury
- The Revenge of Shinobi
- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Shinobi Legions
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