Ninja Gaiden (NES)

Ninja Gaiden is an action game by Tecmo that has awesome cutscenes. And ninjas. And more ninjas.

Unfinished Script
A portion of an earlier version of the script is located at in the ROM. The text contains two "forbidden" words and a couple of spelling errors, meaning Nintendo's censors hadn't touched it yet. A couple of credits are different as well.

Interestingly, a variation on this script was used, uncensored, in the Ninja Gaiden Trilogy rerelease on the SNES. r is alive."

"Liar!"

"No, it is not a lie.  If you proceed further, you will see him.

"But it will be the last thing you see."

"Ryu, you deserve praise for making it this far..

"Where are you, show yourself!"

"...but even you cannot defeat "the masked devil"

"No one can beat me."

"Even... your father?"

"What?!"

"Your father was not killed. he has been turned into "the masked devil."

"No!"

"It will be entertaining to watch father and son fight to the death."

"Wake up, Father!"

"No use. He thinks only of killing you.

"So this is the hell that Malth was talking about. What shall I do?

"I've got to think clearly.

"Father's eyes... they show he is controlled like a puppet. If I break the control...

"But What is controlling him?    That's it!"

"Father!"

"... Where am I...?   Ryu... Are you Ryu?"

"Yes, Father."

"Damn, He's awake."

"The Jaquio!"

"You both will die!"

"Watch out!"

"Ugh...!!!!"

"Father..."

"Ryu... you've got to ...get them for me."

"Father!"

"Your day has come, Jaquio!"

"Wake up father, wake up."

"Ryu... I haven't got much longer... This temple is about to breake apart.

"Take that woman and escape."

"What are you saying, father. I can't just leave you!"

"Ryu, you are a man now.  My destiny is tied to the demon statue.

"Ryu, good luck..."

"Father, father...!!!"

"Father!!!"

"Ryu..."

"This is Sea Swallow..."

"This is Foster. We detected the explosion from the satellite.

"Job well done. You are to kill Ryu Hayabusa."

"What? Kill Ryu?

"That's right. Then you are to steal the demon statues."

"So this was your plan all along ... I'll get you for this,Foster!"

"Ryu, you..."

"I get two kinds of payment.     The first I have already received.

"The second... is you, Foster!"

"Ryu... wait..."

"Ryu, what is the payment you have already recieved?

"She's right in front of me."

"I don't even know your name."

"Irene, Irene Lew."

"Well, Irene. Look, the sun is rising. Everything is so bright now.

"the darkness is finally over."

"Ryu!"

"Thank God your safe!"

"Let's go, father. Let's get out of this temple."

"Ryu, wait. Before we do, the demon statues...  we've got to throw them from the temple

"while we've still got time. Before the "black moon" shines."

"Ryu, what's that?"

"Is it a lunar eclipse?! That must be it. That's what the "black moon" meant....

"Oh, no! The demon statue!"

S T A F F

STORY

SAKURAZAKI

SCREENPLAY

SAKURAZAKI

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RUNMARU

ART WORKS

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UMA

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PROGRAM WORKS

MADOKA

SOUTHERNAMI

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ASSISTANT

NOSUKE

NES TRANSLATOR

DAREKASAN

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B.B HAKASE

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