Youma Ninpou Chou (Japan)

Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:

Youma Ninpou Chou (c) 1986 Nichibutsu.

Evil demons and enemies are closing into forever confine this world into darkness... but a young and brave ninja arose to conquer the witch castle and defeat the evil.

Fly at full speed on your magic cloud to reach enemy lands and battle your way through a variety of landscapes, shooting plenty of enemies as you go. Grab special ninja scrolls that allow you to use a limited-time power-up weapon. Beat the end boss to move on to the next stage and save the royal princess from the clutches of evil!

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM3526 (@ 4 Mhz), (2x) DAC

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3

- TRIVIA -

Released in September 1986.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Ghost Ninja Arts Scroll'.

This game is known outside Japan as "Ninja Emaki".