Why is Ninja Masters so underreated??

Stromkabel0605 · Nov 22, 2015

Hi

For me Ninja Masters is the best Fighting Game on the Neo Geo. What do you all think.

regards

madman · Nov 22, 2015

I think you need to try some other fighting games.

wyndcrosser · Nov 22, 2015

Ninja Masters would have made a better Beat 'em up (i.e. Final Fight), than a Fighter.

evil wasabi · Nov 22, 2015

Stromkabel0605 said:
Hi

For me Ninja Masters is the best Fighting Game on the Neo Geo. What do you all think.

regards

People hate what they don't understand.

wyo · Nov 22, 2015

Some cannot get past the poor grammar in the game title's.

BLEAGH · Nov 22, 2015

Isn't the full title "ninja master's book of secrets" or something?

I don't know anyone that doesn't like the game after playing it. It's no last blade, but I would say it is far from underrated.

Ip Man · Nov 22, 2015

for me the best thing about ninja master's is the kick ass intro.that is only thing the game does better then any other neo game.

as for the game itself?,it just feels like a fighter that belongs on the super famicom and not on the neo imho.

evil wasabi · Nov 22, 2015

bogard said:
for me the best thing about ninja master's is the kick ass intro.that is only thing the game does better then any other neo game.

as for the game itself?,it just feels like a fighter that belongs on the super famicom and not on the neo imho.

The atmosphere and music is top notch.

Fighters that belong on the super famicom? Ha. Maybe fatal fury special and earlier. But after that, not ninja masters.

Ip Man · Nov 22, 2015

Evil Wasabi said:
The atmosphere and music is top notch.

Fighters that belong on the super famicom? Ha. Maybe fatal fury special and earlier. But after that, not ninja masters.

of course the super famicom can't produce the visuals of a game such as ninja master.and i agree on the music.but what i meant was that the controls and game play of ninja masters feel like a fighter that belongs on the super famicom and just doesn't feel like a neo game.

wyo · Nov 22, 2015

bogard said:
for me the best thing about ninja master's is the kick ass intro.that is only thing the game does better then any other neo game.

as for the game itself?,it just feels like a fighter that belongs on the super famicom and not on the neo imho.

No way any other 16 bit console could handle Ninja Master's.

ggallegos1 · Nov 22, 2015

bogard said:
of course the super famicom can't produce the visuals of a game such as ninja master.and i agree on the music.but what i meant was that the controls and game play of ninja masters feel like a fighter that belongs on the super famicom and just doesn't feel like a neo game.

What does that mean? I'm not even trolling, I legitimately want to know as Idk how a SFC fighter should feel versus a neo fighter should feel.

ForeverSublime · Nov 22, 2015

I like Ninja Masters' dial-a-combo system better than Last Blade 2's, but I haven't heard people say that game belongs on anything other than the Neo.

wyo · Nov 22, 2015

ForeverSublime said:
I like Ninja Masters' dial-a-combo system better than Last Blade 2's, but I haven't heard people say that game belongs on anything other than the Neo.

Surely you've been around here long enough to know people can and will say the most random shit imaginable at any given moment

RAZO · Nov 22, 2015

Evil Wasabi said:
The atmosphere and music is top notch.

You hit the Nail on the head. The atmosphere and music makes the game feel special. To me it's a bit like Samsho 3, very dark and serious with no trying to be cute business. I know I'm in the Minority but I would definitely put Ninja Masters in my top 10 Neo Fighters.

xsq · Nov 23, 2015

and so this thread proved Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō ("Ninja Master's Scrolls of the Supreme Ninja Arts") is not underrated.

ForeverSublime · Nov 23, 2015

xsq said:
and so this thread proved Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō ("Ninja Master's Scrolls of the Supreme Ninja Arts") is not underrated.

"Ninja Master's is underrated" deserves a 15 year badge by now.

oliverclaude · Nov 23, 2015

The game came in '96. A big year for the Neo, as it meant peak & death at the same time. It's also the problem of making a stance in an overpopulated genre, would NM's be an action jump'n run, with equally high production values, the game would be the second MS, spawning a long series. Anyway, it's a sleeper hit now, which ultimately lead ADK to greatness, together with TSS, so kthx.

evil wasabi · Nov 23, 2015

oliverclaude said:
The game came in '96. A big year for the Neo, as it meant peak & death at the same time. It's also the problem of making a stance in an overpopulated genre, would NM's be an action jump'n run, with equally high production values, the game would be the second MS, spawning a long series. Anyway, it's a sleeper hit now, which ultimately lead ADK to greatness, together with TSS, so kthx.

People didn't think 1996 was the peak in 1998. 1998 gave us some amazing games that felt like massive upgrades. Kof 98, last blade 2, blazing star, asura zanmaden, and the neo geo pocket.

StaticX · Nov 23, 2015

To me it felt like if Ninja Scroll was turned into a neo fighter. Love it.

oliverclaude · Nov 23, 2015

Evil Wasabi said:
People didn't think 1996 was the peak in 1998. 1998 gave us some amazing games that felt like massive upgrades. Kof 98, last blade 2, blazing star, asura zanmaden, and the neo geo pocket.

You're absolutely right and I was too unclear with my expression. I was referring to the change of mind of the mainstream consumer taking place at this time, due to the 3D polygon revolution established by the 32bit generation consoles. It had advantages & disadvantages. The rejection of sprite based games being part of the latter.

LoneSage · Nov 23, 2015

Evil Wasabi said:
People hate what they don't understand.

1996 wasabi liked Ninja Master's, but I think 2015 wasabi has outgrown it.

andsuchisdeath · Nov 23, 2015

madman said:
I think you need to try some other fighting games.

You do too.

wyndcrosser said:
Ninja Masters would have made a better Beat 'em up (i.e. Final Fight), than a Fighter.

Makes no sense

bogard said:
it just feels like a fighter that belongs on the super famicom and not on the neo imho.

Oh lemme guess, Breaker's plays like SFII? There are no differences between FFS and RBS other than the graphics? Sam Sho III and IV are the same games? They all belong on the SNES!

You're statement makes it clear that you lack the ability to identify very clear and era defining hallmarks in fighting games.

EDIT:
Ninja Master's is an arcade game to the bone that would even melt a 32-bit console. Super Nintendo?!

FilthyRear · Nov 23, 2015

andsuchisdeath said:
Oh lemme guess, Breaker's plays like SFII? There are no differences between FFS and RBS other than the graphics? Sam Sho III and IV are the same games? They all belong on the SNES!

Your statement makes it clear that you lack the ability to identify very clear and era defining hallmarks in fighting games.

This made me laugh harder than I care to admit.

Shanadria · Nov 23, 2015

I think you need to try some other fighting games.

Indeed

flashbackx · Nov 23, 2015

I always loved the look of this game. It's one of the few MVS games I will still bust out on MAME; since it's not on any of the multis and the cart still eludes me.

Why is Ninja Masters so underreated??

n00b

Blame madman, You Know You Want To.,

Baseball Star Hitter

The Jongmaster

King of Spammers

Haomaru's Blade Shiner

BBLLOOOO__HHAARRDDDDDD!!!!,

The Jongmaster

BBLLOOOO__HHAARRDDDDDD!!!!,

King of Spammers

Cholecystectomy Required.,

6400|!!|Kyo Clone

King of Spammers

Mayor of Southtown

Thou Shalt Not, Question Rot.,

6400|!!|Kyo Clone

General Morden's Aide

The Jongmaster

The b00bs., Z'OMG The B00BS!,

General Morden's Aide

A Broken Man

General Morden's Aide

Neo-Geo.com's, Top Rated Bully.,

New Challenger

Crossed Swords Squire