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

Shadow Dancer

Title	Shadow Dancer
First release	1989
Developer	Sega
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, ZX Spectrum, Arcade ADB
Genre	platformer
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	EC Early Childhood
Releases	Amiga: 1989-02-01 Atari ST: 1991-01-01 (PAL) ZX Spectrum: 1991-01-01 Commodore 64: 1991-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q2651563

Shinobi navigates various locations like airports and sewers, utilizing a dog to protect against attackers. Players can cast magic, such as tornadoes or fireballs, to defeat enemies and must disarm several bombs within each level. Completing five missions requires defeating a boss at the end of each stage to progress through the game.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q2651563) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/shadow-dancer) · last updated 2026-10-22 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (53551) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (91210) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (36817) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (32583) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`shdancer`
Title at ADB	Shadow Dancer (World)
Manufacturer	Sega
Year	1989
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 mapped by hand · fetched 2026-10-02 04:58 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): 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

Commodore 64 Longplay [156] Shadow Dancer (EU)

World-of-Longplays · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 36:00auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Shadow Dancer Amiga 500 Playthrough Longplay By Urien84

By Urien84 Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 37:32auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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