Ninja Hayate
Encyclopedia
is a laserdisc arcade game
first developed and released by Taito
in Japan only. The game became better known when it was released in North America
and Europe
for the Sega Mega-CD
as Revenge of the Ninja.
named Hayate, whose father has been killed by the evil Lougi, infiltrating the villain's Castle of Evil in an attempt to rescue a princess he loves. Hayate must survive a collection of deathtraps and defeat a variety of mythological creatures and other adversaries on his quest to save the princess and destroy the castle.
for moving him around and one button for using weapons through 15 different stages that take place in feudal Japan-based areas. There are three difficulty levels.
Like Don Bluth
's Dragon's Lair
, Ninja Hayate contains traps and creatures that requires players to dodge or attack them by watching for the warning buzzer and flashing objects (e.g. arrows, buttons, light, etc.); if a player makes a mistake, one life decreases, and when players run out of lives, the game ends.
Unlike Don Bluth's laserdisc games, Ninja Hayate is animated with anime
drawings by Toei Animation
.
, Telenet Japan
t's North American subsidiary; this is the only version released internationally.
This game was also later converted by Ecseco to the Sega Saturn
and PlayStation. These versions were released only in Japan as part of a double bill with Time Gal
, another animated laserdisc arcade game conversion made by Taito. The double bill was released as Interactive Movie Action - Time Gal and Ninja Hayate.
Laserdisc video game
A laserdisc video game is an arcade game that uses pre-recorded video played from a laserdisc, either as the entirety of the graphics, or as part of the graphics.-History:...
first developed and released by Taito
Taito Corporation
The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company....
in Japan only. The game became better known when it was released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
for the Sega Mega-CD
Sega Mega-CD
The is an add-on device for the Mega Drive video game console, designed and produced by Sega and released in Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The device was also released in North America under the name Sega CD, for the Sega Genesis...
as Revenge of the Ninja.
Plot
The game tells the story of a skilled and daring teenage ninjaNinja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
named Hayate, whose father has been killed by the evil Lougi, infiltrating the villain's Castle of Evil in an attempt to rescue a princess he loves. Hayate must survive a collection of deathtraps and defeat a variety of mythological creatures and other adversaries on his quest to save the princess and destroy the castle.
Gameplay
The game will draw players to operate Hayate with a joystickJoystick
A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks, also known as 'control columns', are the principal control in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a center stick or...
for moving him around and one button for using weapons through 15 different stages that take place in feudal Japan-based areas. There are three difficulty levels.
Like Don Bluth
Don Bluth
Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated films such as The Secret of NIMH , An American Tail ,The Land Before Time , and All Dogs Go to Heaven ,...
's Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair is a laserdisc video game published by Cinematronics in 1983. It featured animation created by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth....
, Ninja Hayate contains traps and creatures that requires players to dodge or attack them by watching for the warning buzzer and flashing objects (e.g. arrows, buttons, light, etc.); if a player makes a mistake, one life decreases, and when players run out of lives, the game ends.
Unlike Don Bluth's laserdisc games, Ninja Hayate is animated with anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
drawings by Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
.
Ports and related releases
The Revenge of the Ninja Sega Mega-CD version was published by Renovation ProductsRenovation Products
Renovation Products Inc. was the North American subsidiary for Telenet Japan. They published and localized many of the games from Telenet Japan and its subsidiaries for North America, but they never actually developed any games...
, Telenet Japan
Telenet Japan
was a Japanese video game and software developer founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima. The company was also known as Nippon Telenet . The company was best known for the Valis series as well as its Wolfteam & RiOT divisions...
t's North American subsidiary; this is the only version released internationally.
This game was also later converted by Ecseco to the Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
and PlayStation. These versions were released only in Japan as part of a double bill with Time Gal
Time Gal
is an arcade video game developed and published by Taito, and was released in Japan in 1985. It is an adventure game which uses full motion video to display the on-screen action. The player must correctly choose the on-screen character's actions to progress the story.The game is set in a fictional...
, another animated laserdisc arcade game conversion made by Taito. The double bill was released as Interactive Movie Action - Time Gal and Ninja Hayate.
External links
- Ninja Hayate at Dragon's Lair Project
- Ninja Hayate at arcade-history