The 500 Greatest Video Games of All Time - Ninja Gaiden

00:02:00 - Act I 00:10:59 - Act II 00:27:07 - Act III 00:41:59 - Act IV 00:59:10 - Act V 01:20:20 - Act VI A couple of my proudest video game achievements from youth are finishing The Lion King, TNMT and Battletoads - notoriously difficult. Despite the warnings, I don't think anything prepared me for what I would find in the later levels of Ninja Gaiden. Released in 1989, Ninja Gaiden tells the story of Ryu Hayabusa, who receives a letter seemingly written by his late father, urging him to travel in order to stop an evil dude from summoning demons. Unlike other games of the period, Tecmo was the first ever NES game to feature its narrative told in anime comic book like cut segments. Before thia, you would only ever see this depth of storytelling in RPGs and the like. The action platforming is extremely fast paced, due to the use of minimised frames - Ryu must jump, hack and slash his way through a ridiculous amount of enemies, each with their own (oftentimes annoying) attacks. There are 6 acts in total, progressively getting harder due to enemy placement and variety, as well as challenging gaps. Each act is finished with a boss, and you have an assortment of pickups that will aid you. I am not ashamed to say that I tapped out at the final boss after overusing the Switch rewind function, but have so much respect for those that can finish it. It is ludicrously difficult and I would say sometimes unfair and punishing. Oh you can finish Dark Souls? That's cute, kiddo. Ninja Gaiden changed the game as far as storytelling in these games goes, and is beautiful graphically considering the limitations of the platform. And before I grade it, I must say... the music absolutely slaps. #nes #ninjagaiden #platformer #tecmo #nukeboxharris #twitch #greatestvideogames #nintendo Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at   / nukeboxharris