game
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title Ninja Spirit
set name nspirit
manufacturer Irem
year 1988
genre Fighter (hof)
category Fighter / 2D (hof)
driver status good
driver source m72.c
snapshots MW: in game / CT: in game | title / EJ: in game
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rating

67.5% after 42 votes
 
clones Saigo no Nindou (Japan)
display
colour emulation good
palette 512
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 384x256
frequency 55.017606Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P alt
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 4
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu V30 @ 8MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.579545MHz
audio YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz
audio DAC
data
version added .036b07
last change(s) .119u3
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
nin-c-h0.rom  65536  035692fa  nspirit    d5ab54488344bf405063737ed55d68ff1e64b55f 
nin-c-l0.rom  65536  9a405898  nspirit    b28d71c1a6410720a37e6b6518b3cc66d4c32972 
nin-c-h1.rom  65536  cbc10586  nspirit    9b1935ea9ebb21fe42ee3a57d6c10f1e8516f23c 
nin-c-l1.rom  65536  b75c9a4d  nspirit    03c28896cbe0c9f778c259d59d2e69796902daa8 
nin-c-h2.rom  65536  8ad818fa  nspirit    dd25e79b656b7fc6c31d1f8971fd0916295ccdb0 
nin-c-l2.rom  65536  c52ca78c  nspirit    2b40cce5a1f5c588b49634e7fd4bc28c9160fe43 
nin-c-h3.rom  65536  501104ef  nspirit    e44e060c072affd359e52bf6606b1dd565368d44 
nin-c-l3.rom  65536  fd7408b8  nspirit    3cbe72835a561c50265a047f0f5cd62db48378fd 
nspirit_i8751.mcu  65536    nspirit  no dump   
nin-r00.rom  131072  5f61d30b  nspirit    7754697e43f6117fa604f50885b76014b1dc5760 
nin-r10.rom  131072  0caad107  nspirit    c4eff00327313e05ac8f7c6dbee3a0de1c83fadd 
nin-r20.rom  131072  ef3617d3  nspirit    16c175cf45559aacdea6e4002dd8a87f16817cfb 
nin-r30.rom  131072  175d2a24  nspirit    d1887efd4d8e74c38c53dbbc541ca8d17f29eb59 
nin-b-a0.rom  65536  63f8f658  nspirit    82c02d0f7a2d95dfd8d300c46312d511524775ce 
nin-b-a1.rom  65536  75eb8306  nspirit    2abc359a0bb2863759a68ed60e730761b9751829 
nin-b-a2.rom  65536  df532172  nspirit    58b5a79a57e71405b3e1abd41d54cf6a4d12873a 
nin-b-a3.rom  65536  4dedd64c  nspirit    8a5c73a024d95e6fe3ab70daafcd5b235418ad36 
nin-b0.rom  65536  1b0e08a6  nspirit    892686594970c264babbe8673c258929a5e480f6 
nin-b1.rom  65536  728727f0  nspirit    2f594c77a847ebee71c9da8a644f83ea2a1313d7 
nin-b2.rom  65536  f87efd75  nspirit    16474c7ab57b4fbb5cb50799ea6a2326c66706b5 
nin-b3.rom  65536  98856cb4  nspirit    aa4fbae972d2e827c75650a71ab4ef73a33cd018 
nin-v0.rom  65536  a32e8caf  nspirit    63d56ad3a63fb089056e4a170159120287594ea8 
cabinet art
additional information
info 0.36b7 [Nao]

0.36b6 [Nicola Salmoria]

NOTE:
  • Service mode freezes after roms check. Press 1+2 to proceed. This is the same in all Irem games
  • On stage 2 where the forest meets the bridge it seems as if there's a tree missing, if you look closely you can see branches coming out of nothing, I don't know if its supposed to be like it or not. That tree "bug" happen on original hardware aswell (see screenshot). Stefan Lindberg
WIP:
  • 0.103u4: Corrado Tomaselli fixed inputs in Ninja Spirit to match the JAMMA button ordering.
  • 0.37b10: Added 'Difficulty' dipswitch.
  • 0.37b3: Added 'Demo Sounds' dipswitch.
  • 0.36b9: Changed description of clone 'Ninja Spirit' to 'Saigo no Nindou'.
  • 0.36b7: Nao added Ninja Spirit (Irem 1988) and clone (Japan).
  • 0.36b6: Nicola Salmoria added Ninja Spirit (Testdriver) and (Japan).
LEVELS: 7

Other Emulators:
  • M72
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Romset: 1664 kb / 22 files / 559.5 zip
history Ninja Spirit (c) 1988 Irem.

A side scrolling ninja action game. You take control of a ninja who has the ability to make shadow duplicates which trail your movements, and attack at your command. In your path are armies of ninjas, samurais and demons who are constantly out to kill you.

- TECHNICAL -

Irem M-72 system hardware

Main CPU : V30 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), DAC (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 384 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 55.00 Hz
Palette colors : 512

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 4

- TRIVIA -

Released in August 1988.

This game is known in Japan as "Saigo no Nindou".

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Image Fight : G.S.M. Irem 1 - D28B0012) on 21/01/1989.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Self defense - Shurikens and other projectiles can be deflected by your sword after you have collected the power-up scroll allowing you to swing your sword in an arc. When walk along, you can shield yourself with this by holding the stick up, and swinging your sword.

* Defeat the first boss with ease - Assuming you have collected the sword powerup and have both shadow duplicates, position yourself in the center of the screen while the boss is rising from the ground and do a super jump (hold up and jump). When you land on the ground, you should have your shadows flatting in mid air above you. Select the sword and hold up and continuously slash - you will damage the demon and his flames will get blocked by your barrage of attacks.

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
NEC PC-Engine (1990)
Nintendo Wii (2007, "Virtual Console" - PC-Engine version)

* Computers :
Atari ST (1988)
Commodore C64 (1990)
Amstrad CPC (1990)
Commodore Amiga (1990)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1990)

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.
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cheats
cheats
code comments
00000000:A39C1:000000DE:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Time
00000000:A0074:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility:See the Dip Switch Menu to enable an alternate Invincibility cheat.
00000000:A0093:0000000F:FFFFFFFF  Always Max Power for all Ammo
62000000:00000:00000000:00000000  Select Shadow Men
00010000:A0073:00000000:FFFFFFFF  None
00010000:A0073:00000001:FFFFFFFF  1
00010000:A0073:00000002:FFFFFFFF  2
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:A38EB:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:A38F1:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
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