Ninja Gaiden 2 / II (NES) - Speed run - Part 1

[muscleslikeryu]

one of the BEST games of ALL times...where are the GOOD games like this one???? it's all about gfx nowadays...btw, great run, you are truly the chosen one for this game.

[riosbeatz1]

the 8:23 marker was sick. just all kinds of madness going on.

[gdh1984]

i mean an nes isnt worth a ps2 in my opinion

[nsun009]

Hi, please don't take this the wrong way, but are you human-being?

[CHUDscarecrow]

I'm trading my ps2 and all it's games in today to get this game and some other nes games. Who would've thought that in 2011 I'd regret giving my nes and snes away.

[gdh1984]

@CHUDscarecrow get a pc controller and download an emulater and the roms. You'll still have a ps2...and a ps2 isnt worth an nes anyway...i found an nes at some fleamarket with 15 games for 40 bucks the dude hooked it up and showed me it worked and everything, then a week later i found ninja gaiden 1 and 2 at an eb games and i give like 5 bucks for the two of those...but you probably already traded it...and about the roms its all your choice some people prefer the whole system but it dont matter

[doxepin150]

love this game tecmo did a good job

i dont know about rygar though

[megaten666]

The one and true Ninja Ryuukenden. I can proudly say that I actually beat these games when I was a kid (yes all three). I have......

PPPPPAAAAAAAATTTTTIIIIEEEEENNN­NNNCCCCCEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

[jfliguy]

Looking at this game is the reason why I hate NES games. I mean the littlest thing would knock you back and take off about half your energy. I also hated how they had enemies that cheated. I knew those clowns cheated cause when your close to beating them they find away to not allowing you to hit them. Ohh if you had a special power that took from your energy. It was a good thing cause the NES changed gaming but F THEM, and 70% of their games being pathetic.

[shincyriades]

@jfliguy I was almost with you until the last sentence. Care to explain a bit further? The NES paved the way for SNES, arguably one of the best systems in history besides Genesis and Neo Geo.

[jfliguy]

@shincyriades I guess what I meant by 70% of the games was how majority of the games were garbage. I mean there are a lot of can't miss games but then there are games that you are like are you kidding me. You waisted over 50 dollars on a game that was pure trash.

[shincyriades]

@jfliguy Ah - can't argue your point itself, even if I'd personally say around 50% garbage, tops, as far as the licensed games go. Having a lot of trash games is sadly that's a problem that arguably plagues all systems or most of them anyway. I remember back in the day when Nintendo was working on that SNES CD addon, and one of the Nintendo gameplay counselors said there would never be dumb games again because of the power it would have. Oh boy, was that a wrong statement, haha.

[jfliguy]

@shincyriades One game that set me off the most is the Karate Kid, Festers Quest, and as much as I love Ninja Gaiden series they piss me off. I can not stand it how games where a little bird can knock you back and take off majority of your energy. Make it so hard to go thru. I love the NES era. It did change the gaming world, but lets be real. It made life difficult for everyone. From games, to difficulty. I hated it. My opinion and my opinion alone

[shincyriades]

@jfliguy Fair enough. A lot of games were indeed incredibly difficult. Sometimes it was a result of bad design - Karate Kid and Fester's Quest, as you mentioned, suffered from that. Other times it was just about right, with well done gameplay mechanics - Kickmaster, the Mega Man series (generally), Crystalis, etc.

[zerep006]

@jfliguy I get your point but games back in the day were difficult and thats what made gamers true hardcore gamers. Nowadays there's checkpoints, saves every 5 minutes, and a ton of other things to make it easier to beat. NES days you had to be good to beat games not like today where you can reload at a checkpoint til you beat that part. I understand your point though this is just my opinion.

[dynasc11]

so even a pro cant avoid the birds huh?

[jasemac88]

I always thought Ashtar was a cool villain.

[EdgarIX]

this game is ver very very hard, old times

greatings =)

[sanij30]

hold on hw u keep those shadow clones on that long they usally disappear

[uwillnevernoewhoiam]

ive played this a long time ago but i forgot everythin can someone tell me y theres lik a red ninja behind him followin his evry move?

[Hazam123]

@uwillnevernoewhoiam yes, there are two red ninjas following every move

[ACinthemaking]

this is not the nes version, its the snes remake, you can tell because the color of the life bar.

[mrnachocheese]

@ACinthemaking No. It's the NES version. You can tell simply by the music.

[jeffmakesgames1]

2:38 - Wait, the third ninja is now ahead of you! O: Paradox!

[xxXLivebytheSwordXxx]

You sir, are a beast.

Nice playthrough.

[cbb022585]

out of the three, this is my favorite ninja gaiden!

- cool graphics

- fantastic controls

- awesome background music

- not so easy and not so hard enemy from start to finish (balanced)

Thumbs up if you agree!!

[Hazam123]

@cbb022585 this is my favourite out of three

[Albertoctro1]

and the cutscenes?????????????????????­????

[blake102584]

Nerdy fact, in the SNES trilogy version, Level 3-1 is much easier b/c you can see the platforms even when there's no lightning.

[stlcaesar]

1:54 Epic Ninja Gaiden soundtrack tune. The best of the entire series!

[leapjrh]

It takes a lot of practice to be this good. I used to have NG2, back in the day. There was a time when I beat this game all the way through without being hit, not even once... until stage 7-4... I didn't even finish... I just turned it off and sulked. Could I repeat that feat now? Stay tuned and let's find out. I am inspired, thanks Shiny and Danny.

[80s90sRealBasketball]

@leapjrh if you really did go through the whole game without getting hit until stage 7-4....that right there indicated that you're a Ninja Gaiden GURU....shit...i wish i was that skillful....i probably can beat castlevania IV without geting hit, but not NG2...FUCK NO!!...i'm gonna get hit...LOL

[nintendoneil]

how does the difficulty in this game compare to the first ninja gaiden? i just finished the first one...it took many days of blood, sweat, and tears...but i finally finished it..

[mshartz5]

So that's what stage 4 looks like!

[dusantoda]

Fucking Bird,i hate bird in this game :D

[jupiter0225]

If I could take the playable Ryu from NG1 and put him in NG2 this game would be so dust.  Instead I feel that the character was weakened. Still a great game though.

[linkrulessonicsux]

i need a new NES :(

[SEEKEST]

The 2-1 music, i was almost dancing, nes awesome game, hours of my kid free time lol.

[SDSOverfiend]

Music ain't as good as part 1 but the game itself is amazing. Nice trade off lol

!!

[raijuko]

>.> so the three stooges were ninjas all along eh? interesting...

[scruffy688]

I totally wish i was that good, haha... and isn't Ninja Gaiden 2 so much better than the 1st one?

[NightmareJames]

A few notes if you want to improve this (up to 4-3):

1. When you use the Fire Wheel and you get an item you DON'T like, trigger it, then jump over the item. You'll save some seconds while doing that and you're not stuck in place.

2. You've got to learn the "floor-skip" trick, where you take a hit to jump up platforms. This is such an immense time saver, especially in 4-2 where you have plenty of opportunity to do it.

More comments on the other parts.

-James

[RickUsagi]

AVGN owned xD

[swiffstep]

haha i loved the shadows!

[TheNameTooSexyToShow]

OOOOH MYYYYY GOD !!! The memories, my eyes are starting to get watery. I used to play this lovely game when I was a little kid, I played this game through one time.

Those who have played this game (and other NES) in their child hood, we share the same wonderful memories about video games.

[bub777]

I haven't seen this game in ages! I remember when I was little, before I understood what roman numerals were, I called this game (which was my cousin's) "Ninja Gaiden Ay-Ay".

[bbhaver]

Kagebunshin no jutsu

[zeroskater529613]

yes it is not a tas first offical sr ive seen on yt

[denierlexiese]

@anomaly1978 This can't be the hardest of the three if you have never beaten 1 or 2, if you had you wouldn't have such misconceptions.

[marutidriver]

Nice run, you can still improve but you're very good indeed!

I remember this game was always my favourite from the 3. And that I hated that spider tossing wanker from stage 2, ugh!

[anomaly1978]

yeah, i beat this game, to me personally it was the hardest of the orginial 3 NG games. ....but i didn't run thru it like that lol

[gussinajninen]

Are there 2 clones behind the guy? thought it was enemies first

[megamanxtc]

I could just about beat this game...only the last boss stopped me every time.

[phuturephunk]

This run is the business. Mad skills.

[miamimagicians]

This was GREAT game, but part 1 was legendary!

[evil9MMPEARLGRIP]

i could never pass the second level my nintendo would freeze stupid games!

[DrGreenfun]

ahh the spider guy!!!!

[ReconRaptor]

While all the other kids where getting high I was playing this game.

[Poopydadoopy]

When I was a young lad, the only way I beat this game was with a Game Ginie my parents friend lent me.

[Thunderchyld]

Awesome job on the run through!!! Reminds me of how I used to play this series...and I still think that it's one of the best series of its time. I played all of them and enjoyed them immensely!!! Rock on! Oh how I miss those days playing this game. And by the way, 3 ninjas are better than one! What was your favorite weapon on this game? Mine was the Fireball/Invincible Firewheel & the Windmill Throwing Star (boomerang shuriken).

[Donatello97]

@Thunderchyld

The first is the greatest hands down. Has the greatest music, the best gameplay and story if you ask me, it overall just flows really well, yet totaly frusturating at times. Loved it when i was kid.

I missed out on NGII though on the Nes. Finally got around playing yesterday and beating it. overall solid game...But there are few things that were annoying about it. The main thing is the clone item,it becomes too much on screen especially during boss battles and gets...

[Donatello97]

@Thunderchyld

....In the way and causes crazy character flicker on the screen. I hate that item with a passion and i always tried to avoid getting it ;p it makes the game even more frusturating. Also items themselves look the same based on the screen icon. They all look like Fire icons...It was so hard to tell which was which, lazy graphics design if you ask me. AND in the first ninja gaiden it was great how each level had their own thing to break to get an item, like the street lamps and...

[Donatello97]

@Thunderchyld

Dragon flies ect. In 2, they're all just red Spheres...lame and they stick out like a soar thumb. Negatives aside, the game has some pretty rad music, it's not quite as frusturating as the first unless you get the clone item hehe. And the level design is great and overall it's pretty damn fun. But i had a better time with the original.

NOW, i'm playing III...i played the first 2 levels, and it's weird compared to the first 2;p i dont like the floaty jumping ;p

[jameshensley777]

I remember this when I was a little kid and it was one of the first games I ever played and one of the most difficult.

[thirtyminbreak]

unreal

[betoneto666]

9:02 nice!!

[hiperzone]

one of my favourite nes games.

Ninja gaiden, ninja cat, ninja turles, contra are just a good example of pro games back in the old days.

and ofc insane dificulty <3.

games today are for pussies that cant handle frustration

[davidevgen]

this game was my favorite back in the day although i never like how enemy's respond every time you leave there position. nice job

[soulstunner]

This is real old school. Good job doing it. I beat this game before I beaten the first. In fact I never beaten the first and I needed the game genie to beat the third. I know where my major mistake was. Trying to kill everything on screen made the games harder than it needed to be

[tevinjg91]

when i was little i never culda passed the stage aftr the train.

[AdanChalinoOrtiz]

Nicely done.

[Redwolfxx]

could never beat this as a kid lol the game would freeze mid way XD woo

[retrogamer2007452]

lol story with most of these games but still fun but mad annoying

[silmusashi]

nice speed run :D I have my own speed run too. However, only Ninja Gaiden 3 is the only game that I cannot have my own speed run. It's the hardest game in the series.

[ManicPulse]

i love this game. i don't think there's any game more pattern-based. once you learn the patterns playing it really does feel like using instinct, going through the levels without thinking about it.

[SwimThisMutha]

after like 19 years since this games i've beaten it zero times....

[Omegax9000]

i beat this game for the first time last year

[MoldyOnions]

I've been playing NGII for ....13 years now (started when I was 5) I can speedrun that bitch in 30 mins now :)

[himortal7]

did he use codes?

[shincyriades]

No sir, this is all skill and practice. From watching it you can tell the time he put into playing it! Anyone can do the same with lots of practice. My friend Daniel T and I always hope to inspire!

[elloyou007]

@shincyriades so it wasnt you playing

[ehorpeda]

this was one of the hardest games ive ever played i think. well hardest to beat anyway without codes or GG.

[PeinWithoutLove]

nice!!! this game was very hard... i only one time beat secon boss ^^

[cannonballkid]

As a six year old I could never get past the third stage.

[CantStandIdiots94]

Is this game rare?

[peliparado94]

nah

[CantStandIdiots94]

So its not worth 30$ in mint condition withe the box in mint too? and manuals and instructions

[ehorpeda]

well in mint condition with original box and instructions maybe, collectors would eat that up for only 30 bucks. but just the cartridge itself i think is pretty common

[ahmadsz21]

man this game was tight back in the day.... crazy hard though...

and sweet sound track...

[Malagant1979]

Thank you very much for the videos, brings sweet memories :)

[gaffelnskje]

forget my comment XD

i just read the description.. you were playing on a nes :D

sorry :( you are bether tne me anyways ;:D

your movies are great ^^

[shincyriades]

Actually, as noted in the description, this run was performed on an actual nes :)

And with practice, I'm sure you can do very well with the game!

[gaffelnskje]

man. you are a pro in this game ^^ :D

i have it my self on the NES :D

but i must admit, you are bether on a emulator then i am on a regular NES :O

5\5

[Laveticus]

Wow.

Pretty slick.

By the way, which emulator were you using to record this?

I can't figure out how to record with the two NES emulators I hav. Nestopia ans FCEU.

[shincyriades]

As stated in the description, a real NES was used. However, to record from an emulator, I would recommend using a screen capture program such as fraps or snag it.

[Laveticus]

Thanx. I'll try one of those. Hope I know how to use em though.

[shincyriades]

Well I use FRAPS personally. Should be easy for you to set up. The interface is tabbed, and without lots of complicated options - very straightforward. Plus you can just leave it running in the background as you go full screen with your game, hit F9 key to start recording, F9 to stop.

Only tough part is encoding since FRAPS captures uncompressed. But even if you are not familiar with encoding, you can use something simple like DiVX. Send me a message if you need further help or tips!

[JOSEJUAN2888]

ooooooo!!!

[kampa81]

COMPLETELY OWNED AT 9:09

[BaBaBaBlazin]

i have a really noob question: how do you use magic while running/standing? i thought you could only do it while climbing...

[shincyriades]

Hold up and press the attack button.

[gaffelnskje]

nicley done :D

i just got this game for my NES :D ^^

but i am not as good ass you tho, but i managed to beat the last boss after 6 tries XD

[littleerik08]

this game kick ass

[Nockgale]

i think these games r semi difficult but it dudn't matter cuz they kick ass

[monkeyfuckingtweetle]

I dont think the ninja gaiden games were as easy as all of you say. I think they were difficult, but really forgiving compared to other games. For example, unlimited continues. The levels themselves could be pretty aggrivating, but you had so many attempts at the levels they became simple to memorize.

[trihahd]

lol my version of this game is called shadow warrior:P

[revnge]

my version of this game was called ninja ryukenden

[sora117]

kage bunshin no jutsu

[zelda1ftw1imo]

nice sountrack

[SouksamraneEnt]

This game was not hard to end back in the days but I must admit they dont make games like these anymore forshame =(

[Omegax9000]

by far one of the toughest games ever

they dont make games challenging enough anymore

id love to see a new school gamer play this w/o cheating

[niadzz]

shadow clones are tooooo coooooool loool

[fukkfacee112]

lol i used to call em turd warriors or poo warriors... Dont ask me why! i was just a kid!

[xrangerx]

this game was pretty easy

[Omegax9000]

yea maybe at 24 but when i was nine it was hell incarnate

[ehorpeda]

hah! it was easy with codes maybe

[himortal7]

did he use any?

[hermanoarnoldo]

Sort of reminds me of the shadow clone jutsu...

[francoacosta1979]

"The Parasprinter" is the soundtrack of world 3-2

[RomMast3r]

i get owned at this game

[BoomMonkeyKing]

wow the game is ancient and it still looks really fun to play.

[Aurone]

My favorite Music for this game was at 3-2.

[francoacosta1979]

Is true

[justin1287]

me and my buddy beat this game a couple times every day for a month before going to happy hour. 26 minutes was my best.

[shincyriades]

I know what you mean. I used to play this game quite a bit as well!

[gtg22]

you=GOD at this game =( i suck lol

[shincyriades]

A bit of practice and I'm sure you'd be good at this game as well :)

[zakionix]

you are good . Pero puedo superarte

[Maximum549]

Awesome run DTysonator

[6812223]

It's was my favourite game when I was a child.

[simplegent]

me too. But is there any way Tecmo would have this revived in some advance format say xbox or ps3 etc but same graphics with updated features such as new bosses/enemies and extended challenging stages? kinda like an expansion or something...

[newsweekrocks]

do you know where i can get the soundtrack for this game? the one that starts from 4:20 is simply amazing T____T

[DTysonator]

Hi newsweekrocks, I saw an official soundtrack on eBay that covered the first two Ninja Gaiden games, but it was priced at over $100 or so.

Someone might have already bought it though, seeing as how it isn't listed anymore.

[newsweekrocks]

i actually found the NSF format of the game's soundtrack. It was hard as hell to find and also needs its own player. It's a small file that can be changed to MP3 format. In anycase, I'm happy with my find! :)

[DTysonator]

Alright cool, I'm glad that you were able to find the soundtrack!

[kimsey0000]

yeah zophar's domain do a search for it, and download slickNSF there too

[shincyriades]

There should also be a winamp plugin or two that plays NSF files. The one I prefer is NotSoFatso.

[007Cloud]

3 ninjas ROCK!!!! its funny how the other 2 follow u up on latters.

[DTysonator]

Well, it's definitely slower than your incredible speed run, vgmrsepitome, just to let you know ;).

I clocked it at 19:01.50 minutes from pressing start at the title screen up until the beginning of the ending sequence. That might be unofficial though, but not very far off from the actual finishing time.

[shincyriades]

Thanks to you as well as Daniel T!

[garstradamus]

pretty good speed run

[DTysonator]

Thanks, I appreciate the comment, garstradamus! Hey wait a minute, don't I know you from somewhere!? Yes of course, it's none other than one half of the A & C crew in the house, yeah! Nice to see you here man!

[shincyriades]

This isn't my speedrun (Daniel T's), but the total time (as close as I can approximate) from the title screen to the ending screen is 26:56.

[vgmrsepitome]

What's your final time?