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Ninja Kid NES is Bandai’s 1986 action platformer, developed by Tose. It is the US version of the Japanese GeGeGe no Kitaro game, with missions chosen from a map and a tower boss at the end of each stage. You get the loose cartridge only. Ships within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Ninja Kid NES is a 1986 action platformer developed by Tose and published by Bandai for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the American version of a Japanese game based on the GeGeGe no Kitaro franchise. This listing is for the loose cartridge only.
Bandai released Ninja Kid in North America in October 1986. In Japan the game is called GeGeGe no Kitaro: Yokai Daimakyo, and it was based on the 1985 TV series that came from the manga. For the American release, Bandai renamed it Ninja Kid and removed the Kitaro references.
You pick missions from an overhead map. Each mission is a side-scrolling stage. The end of a stage leads to a vertically scrolling tower with a mini-boss.
In the Japanese version the hero is Kitaro, who uses his hair as his main weapon. His helpers are characters from the manga, such as Nurikabe and Konaki Jiji. The Famicom version was the eighth best-selling Famicom game of 1986, with 1,250,000 copies sold.
Fans of Japanese manga often look for this cart because it is a localized GeGeGe no Kitaro NES game. The gameplay is the same as the Famicom original, but the names and Kitaro references were changed for US players. A sequel, Gegege no Kitarou 2, came out only in Japan. It is a role-playing game with an unrelated plot, so this cartridge is the only version of the series released on the NES in America.
Browse all our NES games. For more ninja platforming, see Kid Niki: Radical Ninja or Little Ninja Brothers. Read more about Ninja Kid on Wikipedia.
When was it released?
Bandai released it in North America in October 1986.
Is it the same game as GeGeGe no Kitaro?
Yes. It is the American version of the Famicom game, renamed with the Kitaro references removed.
How many players?
It is a one-player game.
What is included?
This Ninja Kid Bandai cart is sold loose, with no box or manual.
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Loose is the game cartridge only. Complete (CIB) includes the cartridge, the original box and the manual. Brand New is factory sealed. Choose one above; options shown in grey are not in stock right now.
Patrick D. Ward –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
weird game
I actually had this game a long time ago. You are a guy with a big head that can run, jump and shoot daggers out of your eyes. I remember I really enjoyed this game tho