Ninja-Kid

For the Bandai NES game, see Ninja Kid.

Ninja-kun: Adventure of Devil Castle
Developer(s)	UPL TOSE (FC)
Publisher(s)
Platforms	Arcade, Family Computer, Wii (Virtual Console)
Release date(s)	Arcade Family Computer Wii Virtual Console PS4 Arcade Archives
Genre(s)	Platform/action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Cabinet	Upright
Display	Horizontal, 256 x 192 pixels, 60.00 Hz screen refresh, 768 colors

Ninja-kun: Adventure of Devil Castle (忍者くん魔城の冒険, Ninja-kun Ma-jō no Bōken) is the first video game in the Ninja-kun series. It was released for arcades, on the Famicom, and MSX by Jaleco in 1984.

Gameplay

Ninja-kun's Demon Castle Adventure features three upward scrolling levels that repeat and become more difficult. The objective is to defeat the enemies on each screen and advance to the next screen. The player can attack with shurikens and jump on enemies' heads to stun them. Occasionally, an orb will appear and if the player collects three, a bonus level will be unlocked.

Ninja-Kid II

Ninja-Kid II (Rad Action)
File:Ninja-Kun - Ashura no Shou Coverart.png Front cover of the Famicom version.
Developer(s)	UPL Micronics (FC) Opera house (MSX2)
Publisher(s)	UPL, World Games HAL Laboratory,Jaleco HAMSTER Corporation
Platforms	Arcade, Family Computer, MSX2, Wii(Virtual Console), PS4
Release date(s)	1987
Genre(s)	Platform/action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Cabinet	Upright
Display	Horizontal, 256 x 192 pixels, 60.00 Hz screen refresh, 768 colors

File:NinjakidII.png

Screenshot of the arcade version of Ninja-Kid II

Ninja-Kid II, known in Japan as Ninja-kun Ashura no Shō (忍者くん阿修羅の章) and known in North America as Rad Action and JT-104, is a platform action video game first developed and published in 1987 by UPL in Japan. It is the direct sequel of Ninja-Kid.

Legacy

After Jaleco had ported the game and its sequel to the Famicom and MSX in Japan, the company created Ninja-kun's younger brother, Ninja JaJaMaru-kun and created their own series titled Ninja JaJaMaru-kun. The Ninja JaJaMaru-kun series would feature several games released on various consoles and handhelds, many of the games are different genres like role-playing video game gameplay.

External links

• Ninjakun guide at StrategyWiki
• Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou guide at StrategyWiki
• Ninja-Kid at the Killer List of Videogames
  • Ninja-Kid at the Killer List of Videogames
• Ninja-Kid II at arcade-history
  • Rad Action at arcade-history
• Ninja-Kid (VC) HAMSTER page
• Ninja-Kid II (VC) HAMSTER page
• Ninja-Kid (PS4) HAMSTER page
• Ninja-Kid II (PS4) HAMSTER page