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[BenT]

I would love to grab the MP3's from the European version...the couple I do have sound terrific.

Hmm, the European version of Shinobi Legions had different music?

 

[Instigator]

One thing Ido miss from arcade Shinobis and (Genny) Shadow Dancer are the bonus rounds.

 

[Deleted member 284]

I cannot agree with anyone outranking Revenge over the Arcade original. But then again, I'm in the same camp that likes Super Castlevania over SOTN.

 

[midnightguy]

I think that Genesis should have had a direct 8-meg port of the first arcade Shinobi, and that should've been the pack-in game instead of Altered Beast.

Shinobi on Genesis given free to all who bought the system could've been a nice way to get players to buy Revenge of Shinobi... 'the sequel to Shinobi - only available on Genesis!'.


I was dismayed that Sega completely changed Shadow Dancer for Genesis. I also thought that the SegaCD was harmed by not having its own Shinobi game. I never played Legends but will someday.

 

[Instigator]

I think that Genesis should have had a direct 8-meg port of the first arcade Shinobi, and that should've been the pack-in game instead of Altered Beast.

8-meg was a big deal in 1988-89 hence why most cart stayed at 2 and 4 megs, for cost concerns. Strider was the first 8-meg cart on the Genny and that was in late 1990. It wasn't the cheapest game around either.

People seem to forget how expensive many of those cart games were. SFII on the SNES was a third-party, 16-meg cart in 1992 and it was one of the most expensive (cart) games outisde of Neo Geo titles.

 

[sprsk]

the demon thing looks like he took one too many bong hits

 

[Laurent]

The new Shinobi design is so much better... Sorry!

 

[Shinobi]

Hmm, the European version of Shinobi Legions had different music?

Yep...Richard Jacques did the score for that version. Here's the ending credits tune from his website.

http://www.richardjacques.co.uk/RichardJacquesImages/shinobix.mp3

His page also has MP3's from Sonic Blast, MSR, Headhunter and a couple other games, as well as movies and TV commercial pieces that he's done.

The new Shinobi design is so much better... Sorry!

Nah...he still looks ridiculous compared to Joe Musashi.

The one...the only.

 

[midnightguy]

do you guys notice that on the back covers (and ad) for Shinobi III / Super Shinobi II that it looks like a NEO-GEO game? the quality is not actually that high during most of the game, but at times it does. the horse riding level, and the biological boss creature.

 

[Instigator]

do you guys notice that on the back covers (and ad) for Shinobi III / Super Shinobi II that it looks like a NEO-GEO game? the quality is not actually that high during most of the game, but at times it does. the horse riding level, and the biological boss creature.

Subjective...