Sega Ninja

Sega Ninja
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Artist(s)Rieko Kodama
Platform(s)Arcade, SG-1000, Master System, MSX
ReleaseMarch 1985 (Arcade)[1]
February 1986 (SG-1000)[2][3]
8 Nov 1986 (SMS)
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Arcade systemSega System 1[4]

Sega Ninja, originally released as Ninja Princess[a] in Japan, is a run and gun video game released in arcades by Sega in 1985. The game features Princess Kurumi (くるみ姫 Kurumi-Hime), the titular female ninja, battling enemies using throwing knives and shurikens.[5] The game was originally released in arcades as Ninja Princess in Japan and Sega Ninja internationally. In contrast to most later games in the genre, Ninja Princess has a feudal Japan setting with a female ninja protagonist.[6]

A revised edition for the Sega Mark III console titled Ninja Princess 1 Mega Ban - Ninja (忍者プリンセス1メガ版 忍者) was released in 1986, replacing the female protagonist with a male ninja protagonist who has to rescue her. This version was later released as The Ninja for the Master System internationally.

  1. ^ "Ninja Princess". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Home Video Game Console(Japanese, top-right)". Game Machine Magazine 1st May '86. Amusement Press Inc., Osaka, Japan. 1 May 1986. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ Marley, Scott (December 2016). "Essential Games: The Titles that Made the SG-1000 Shine". Retro Gamer. No. 163. Future Publishing. p. 59.
  4. ^ "System 1 hardware (Sega)". Retrieved 2006-06-18.
  5. ^ "Sega Ninja/Ninja Princess". Emulation Status. Retrieved 2006-06-18.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference HG101 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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