Play Shinobi on nes Online

Shinobi on the NES came out in 1989, a Sega game that made its way to Nintendo's console. It was part of that era where side-scrolling action games were really finding their footing, offering a straightforward but demanding challenge without a lot of the frills you'd see later.

You control Joe Musashi, a ninja moving screen by screen to rescue children held captive. You throw a limited supply of shurikens, use close-range slashing attacks, and can perform a screen-clearing magic technique when things get too crowded. The pacing is relentless, with enemies attacking from all angles and bosses that require precise pattern recognition. It feels tense and deliberate, where every jump and every throw has to count.