Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Shinobi

Title	Shinobi
First release	1987
Developer	Sega
Publishers	Sega, Tengen
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, NES / Famicom, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum, Arcade ADB
Genres	action game, platformer
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	ZX Spectrum: 1987-11-01 Master System: 1988-09-01 (NTSC-U), 1988-09-01 (PAL) Amstrad CPC: 1989-01-01 Atari ST: 1989-01-01 (PAL) Commodore 64: 1989-01-27 (PAL), 1989-12-08 (NTSC) NES / Famicom: 1989-06-15 Amiga: 1989-12-08 PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16: 1989-12-08
Wikidata ID	Q2468410

Joe Musashi navigates five missions to rescue kidnapped children from the Zeed organization. Players use shurikens, melee attacks, and screen-clearing ninja magic to fight through stages guarded by sword-throwing enemies and gunmen. Rescuing all hostages within a stage is required to progress, eventually leading to boss confrontations at the end of each mission.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2468410) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atarist/shinobi) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (c64/shinobi) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/shinobi) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/shinobi) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/shinobi) · last updated 2026-10-08 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Arcade Database (ADB) (shinobi) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`shinobi`
Title at ADB	Shinobi (set 6, System 16A) (unprotected)
Manufacturer	Sega
Year	1987
Genre	Platform / Fighter Scrolling
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:29 UTC · filled here: platform

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (20): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Sega · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

Master System Longplay [029] Shinobi (1987)

World-of-Longplays · Master System version · longplay · 25:55auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Shinobi (NES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 19:12auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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