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Ninja Kid (USA)

NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in
1986
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Ninja Kid is the western Bandai NES version of Ninja-kun with its young ninja facing demonic creatures in platform and shuriken combat. The representation chains fixed pattern levels with jumps and throws in a ported UPL arcade formula. Honest for ninja NES platform fans, curiosity of the 8 bit Bandai catalog.

Your verdict
Category
Action 1 player 7+
Description
Vertical action game where a ninja climbs a haunted castle dodging traps and supernatural foes. Published by Bandai, released in 1986 in the USA. Western adaptation of Ninja-kun - Ashura no Shou with a darker mood and stiff difficulty.

Ninja Kid review

2/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,04 MB 📅01/09/1986
Published by Bandai

Ninja Kid (NES) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $14 Q6 complete
 $97 Q10 new
 $387 !
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Collector interest

A Western adaptation of Ninja-kun - Ashura no Shou published by Bandai as early as 1986, Ninja Kid sits among the early American NES titles, tying it to the console's first wave. Its darker tone versus the original and steep difficulty appeal to arcade-action fans. More than its quality, the early-NES anchoring and the Bandai imprint justify its place in a chronological collection.

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