Update []: The Shinobi Neo Geo port has been released. You can download it here.
"This port was made by disassembling the arcade back into source code, which ensures all gameplay logic is exactly like the original game," says developer h0ffman.
It is compatible with all NeoGeo systems (MVS/AES/CD).
Original Story: The classic System 16 arcade title Shinobi has been ported to SNK's Neo Geo system by h0ffman.
The footage of the game shown here has been captured on a Neo Geo CD, with the data being loaded from a physical disc. However, h0ffman says that there are plans to port the game to the MVS and AES Neo Geo systems, too.
No release date has been given, but h0ffman says it's "very soon."
Originally released in 1987, Shinobi marked the debut of Joe Musashi, and the character would appear in multiple sequels over the years across systems such as the Genesis / Mega Drive, Game Gear, PS2, GBA and 3DS.
A new Shinobi game is currently in development at Wonder Boy: Dragon's Trap / Streets of Rage 4 studio Lizardcube.
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With all these ports coming from one retro system to another in modern times, I actually think the Neo Geo AES would be the best choice going forward for most of them to be honest. Other than some transparency effects and aspects of the particular Mode 7 background scaling and rotation that the SNES is specifically good at, it's the system than can not only replicate basically anything from all the other 2D systems, but in many cases even go well above and beyond what would ever be possible on any other systems of the time. If we're going to continue to port all these games across from various systems to other systems, I personally want to see Neo Geo get a whole lot of support going forward so I can get the best ports possible rather than versions that are often compromised in one way or another when they move onto another console. And the best thing is I'll still be able to play them all on my SNES Mini, which is how I'm playing all these retro games in modern times.
Why not port it to the Sega Genesis first and then NeoGeo, Super NES, Turbo Grafx-16, and then GBA after?
Thanks for the heads up, definitely will check this out.
@Serpenterror Well, good news. There does actually happen to be an unrelated port of classic Shinobi to the Sega Genesis in development too.
I love this game, so glad to see it still getting some love.
More Neo CD games would be great, I have the system. Really pisses me off that it's not supported.
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