Ninja Gaiden
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Extra lives
Stage 4 boss tip
Stop enemies from returning
Last boss tip
Enemy tips
Sound test
Kill any boss in a single blow
Extra lives
Sent in by Tom V.
You can collect the 1up in stage 5-3 as many times as you want by
climbing back down the ladder to a lower level and climbing back
up. All the power-ups, 1up included, will return for you to collect again.
Stage 4 boss tip
Sent in by Tom V.
Stage 4 Boss: You can destroy one of the dogs with a single throwing star
so you can concentrate on fighting the one that can actually be hurt.
Stop enemies from returning
Sent in by Tom V.
If enemies keep returning just after you kill them (like the bird at the
final jump in stage 5-2), you need to move forward a little farther to
stop them.
Last boss tip
Sent in by Tom V.
Final Boss Trio: Attack the red nose in the middle of the screen, not
your father who attacks you. Against Jaquio, without a weapon besides
your sword, you need to run in the opposite direction that he does to
avoid his fire, then jump at him as he's moving away. If you attack as
he approaches, he will hit you. Against the demon statue, you need to
attack its head and tail so you can get at the heart, while dodging the
stuff it throws at you.
Enemy tips
Sent in by Greg Smeck
When going into the last enemies make sure you have the Art of Fire,
and lots of it. This works very well against the orb that controls your
father, and the enemy after that. The best weapon to have going into
fight the demon is the windmill star. One hit takes his head off, then
just unload on his unprotected stomach. make sure you have plenty of
windmill stars though. I personally won't go in with less than 60. It's
a breeze when you get the hang of it. Secondly, when you fight Malth
at the end of level 5, it helps greatly to have a controller with turbo,
like the Advantage. go up to him right away and just start hacking away,
he'll run out of life before you do. Thirdly, if you have to make a jump
with an enemy waiting on the other side, move up slightly and slowly.
The enemy will move off the screen and not be there when you go to
make the jump.
Sound test
Sent in by Daniel Myers
At the title screen press A, B, and select at the same time
then press start to get a sound test
Kill any boss in a single blow
To kill any boss in a single blow, use the jumping slash.
This technique is extremely powerful and only uses 5 magic points.