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Ninja Kid

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Also known as
Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkaidaimakyō ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 妖怪大魔境

A side-scrolling action game where you jump and shoot through varied levels, using ninja stars and fireballs to defeat enemies and reach the exit.

Ninja Kid is the North American NES release of Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkaidaimakyō, released for the Famicom/NES in 1986.


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Released
1986
Genre
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
64.14 KB
Rating
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About Ninja Kid

Ninja Kid is a side scrolling action title adapted from a Japanese animated series. The player controls the protagonist through a succession of levels with distinct settings, such as a Blazing Inferno or a Poison Field.

Progression is managed from an overhead map, which provides access to the side scrolling stages. These stages continue until a specific objective is fulfilled, causing a door to materialize. This door may lead back to the map or directly into a confrontation with a boss.

Opposition comes in various forms, including crows, flying demons, Frankenstein monsters, and other ninjas. While the character primarily uses ninja bullets, power ups like boomerangs, ninja stars, and fireballs can be collected during play.

Ninja Kid Screenshots

10 images
Title screen
Overhead map
Starting out in a poison field
Action in the poison field, including rolling eyeballs, flying birds, mystical clouds, and falling hailstones
Hot ninja on ninja action
Laying low in this water level where the enemies don't venture
Indoors
Opening doors
Through the door is this boss level
A forest level