Ninja Warrior

Ninja Warrior is a basic side scrolling jump and shoot game, similar in
concept to Moon Patrol. The difference, of course, being that you are a Ninja,
and you are crushing rocks, spearing fireballs, deflecting arrows, etc. The
game runs it’s title and option selection screens in a semi-graphics mode, so
you can’t see the whole screen on a Coco 3, but the main gameplay is in a
“normal” mode which runs fine on all Coco’s.

The game’s levels are based on your belt color (like real martial arts have),
and as you progress, you go up through the belt ranks (white, yellow, 2nd
level yellow, etc.). Each level also introduces a new “opponent” to worry
about, and combinations of “opponents” that you have encountered in the
earlier levels. Some examples from the early levels are: White Belt – Rocks,
and occasional holes in the ground; Yellow – adds stationary fireballs on the
ground; 2nd level Yellow belt – adds fireballs being flung at you from off
screen, and many more as you progress up into the black belt ranks.

While the graphics are decidedly lo-resolution (128x96x4, to help the game fit
into 16K RAM), the game play is actually a lot of fun, especially when you
reach higher levels for the first time and you have no idea what new surprise
you will encounter next.

Ninja Warrior