Picture this: you just beat Ninja Gaiden II at a friend’s house, spent a solid month bragging about it, and then Tecmo drops episode three
You finally beat the first Ninja Gaiden. You watched the ending, you earned the bragging rights, and you figured Ryu Hayabusa’s story was over. Then
Ask ten NES collectors which game broke more controllers and you will start an argument that never actually ends. Some swear by the drawbridge sequence
Picture 1989. You rent Ninja Gaiden from the video store expecting a straightforward ninja brawler, the kind of thing the arcade original already gave you.