Game:

Shadow of the Ninja (1990)

Duration: 12:42

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This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see https://tasvideos.org/3153M

This movie has been obsoleted by https://tasvideos.org/4280M
TAS originally published on 2016-06-10

In the year 2029, evil Emperor Garuda somehow establishes a dictatorial government in the United States. After many lives are lost, two ninjas attempt to overthrow him.

Shadow of the Ninja is one of the rare games in which constantly jumping and slashing is faster than regular running. The author makes sure to use this move extensively both to travel and to deal damage to enemies, and so it may seem that the ninja has a severe case of ADHD ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder#Signs_and_symptoms ).

This game was released in Europe as Blue Shadow and in Japan as Kage.

TASeditor ( https://tasvideos.org/Users/Profile/TASeditor ) improves the previous run ( https://tasvideos.org/948M ) by 17.91 seconds, thanks to new tricks and better optimisation in many places.