The Last Ninja Longplay (C64) [QHD]
289Game Info
---------------------------------------------------
Developer: System 3
Publisher: System 3
Year of Release: 1987
Coding: John Twiddy
Graphics: Hugh Riley
Music: Ben Daglish, Anthony Lees
Game Review & Impressions
---------------------------------------------------
The original game that kick-started the Last Ninja trilogy is groundbreaking in many ways. Its impeccable presentation was a considerable step forward for C64 games, and was as about as triple-A as you could get for a 8-bit home microcomputer in 1987.
The story of revenge, in this case ninja Armakuni seeking vengeance against shogun Kunitoki for invading his homeland and murdering his clan, was nothing new, but nothing with this level of detail or polish had really been seen before.
It's also a bittersweet celebration of the creative talents of composers Ben Daglish and Anthony Lees, both of whom passed away in recent years. The game's soundtrack remains one of the most influential on the Commodore 64, undoubtedly among the best of the composer's respective portfolios.
I wrote an article on the game and its development here: https://vintageisthenewold.com/retro-revisted-the-last-ninja-c64/
Information & Trivia
---------------------------------------------------
- Composer Anthony Lees passed away August 2016 following a road traffic accident (https://bit.ly/3K0ejQx)
- Composer Ben Daglish passed away October 2018 following battle with lung cancer (https://bit.ly/33oXQ7t)
Video Notes
---------------------------------------------------
Related Longplays & Videos
---------------------------------------------------
Chapters
---------------------------------------------------
00:00 The Wastelands Loader (music by Ben Daglish)
04:21 Level 01: The Wastelands (music by Ben Daglish)
08:46 The Wilderness Loader (music by Anthony Lees)
13:48 Level 02: The Wilderness (music by Ben Daglish)
17:44 Palace Gardens Loader (music by Anthony Lees)
22:20 Level 03: Palace Gardens (music by Ben Daglish)
26:28 The Dungeons Loader (music by Ben Daglish)
30:08 Level 04: The Dungeons (music by Anthony Lees)
33:24 The Palace Loader (music by Anthony Lees)
37:29 Level 05: The Palace (music by Anthony Lees)
39:22 The Inner Sanctum Loader (music by Anthony Lees)
43:59 Level 06: The Inner Sanctum (music by Ben Daglish)
#thelastninja
#c64
#retrogaming
Other Videos By AL82 Retrogaming Longplays
Other Statistics
The Last Ninja Statistics For AL82 Retrogaming Longplays
AL82 Retrogaming Longplays currently has 121,616 views spread across 5 videos for The Last Ninja. The Last Ninja has approximately 2 hours of watchable video on his channel, less than 0.20% of the total video content that AL82 Retrogaming Longplays has uploaded to YouTube.