Shadow Dancer

[64k]

Dude it Shinobi...of course he found a way....he only has to blink and the world could fall apart.

if that doesn't work;
you can think of the later games as a prequel. much like Star Wars.

[old man]

I don't like Shadow Dancer. It's easily the worst out of the original games...

Your wrong.

[eyeon]

Reading through too many pages of this thread inspired me to dig out Shadow Dancer. I still have the original cart I bought when it came out, and yes, it's still awesome.

[salsays]

I'm going to rate Shadow Dancer as better than Shinobi 3. In my honest opinion that arcade feel of it is what makes it the winner overall since I love mostly all games with that feel. Also the dog in game earns it plus more points.

[Mr Smith]

I'm going to rate Shadow Dancer as better than Shinobi 3. In my honest opinion that arcade feel of it is what makes it the winner overall since I love mostly all games with that feel. Also the dog in game earns it plus more points.

I don't understand what you said. Shadow Dancer better than Shinobi 3 - this has to be some sort of typo.

[salsays]

Haha I get that all the time but I don't know, I really like Shinobi 3 BUT there is something about Shadow Dancer that gives it a charm as well as the memories from when I was kid, so I give it the edge in the race between it and Shinobi 3.

[David J.]

I bought a complete copy of this the other day to replace my cart only thati s all beatup...

[Mista_Ed]

decent game for sure...altho i find it a little short somehow...

the pal box art is soo lame too...("steve jones!?" - bah!!)

[The Jackal]

Your wrong.

No, I 'm right. You just don't know it...yet...

[Smii]

Jackal is correct. And Mr Smith is, too. Shadow Dancer is lame, short, its bellybutton sticks out, and it's a terrible embarrassment to the rest of its 16-bit Shinobi brethren.

[Genesis Knight]

I wonder if this is the REAL daminmancejin's profile.

http://www.youtube.com/user/daminmancejin

He's an enigma, and always frustrated me b/c he responded with clueless affability to all my flames.

[Joe Redifer]

Hey, I was looking for some place where I could discuss Shadow Dancer. Does anybody know where I could do this? Is Shadow Dancer a good game? I think it is a good game, but I was wondering if it was officially a good game as judged by those officials who declare a game as good.

Has anyone else heard of Shadow Dancer yet?

Also, does anybody have any Game Genie codes for Genesis games, by chance?

[JackieBogard]

Shinobi 3 is light years better than Shadow Dancer. I can't get into Shadow Dancer..but put Shinobi 3 in front of me and I cant stop playing it.

[The Jackal]

Hey, I was looking for some place where I could discuss Shadow Dancer. Does anybody know where I could do this? Is Shadow Dancer a good game? I think it is a good game, but I was wondering if it was officially a good game as judged by those officials who declare a game as good.

Has anyone else heard of Shadow Dancer yet?

Also, does anybody have any Game Genie codes for Genesis games, by chance?

Try the forums over at GameFaqs, bud.

[JRedmond3]

XD

[Baloo]

Your wrong.

You're ≠ Your

[ShadowDancer]

this thread must die

[64k]

why it's fantastic.

[old man]

You're ≠ Your

I'm sorry officer. I won't do it again.

[The Jackal]

This thread will never die, simply because the dude that loves this game will keep bumping it every some months and declare why it's the best.game.EVAR!!...

[Mr Smith]

This thread peaked many, many pages ago. Brilliant banter back then :ok:

[Smii]

Tbh I'd be happier if any/all threads about Shadow Dancer failed to reach even a second page.

So I guess it's ironic that I'm posting in the Shadow Dancer thread in order to complain about it.

Ah, well.

[bohokii]

i hate being "that guy" but i actually like shadow dancer better than revenge of shinobi

i even had shadow dancer on my commodore64

[The Jackal]

Shadow Dancer still sucks major league ballbags in my opinion, that is all...

[Buffster]

shadow dancer will always be in my heart.
LOL your posts in this thread cracked me up :D

[daminmancejin2]

shadow dancer doesnt suck it a great game i love the gameplay i will never let this game die

[Lan-Di]

It's the Shinobi I never had! :P

[Phantar]

The necromancer's back!

[kokujin]

It's my tied with 3 as my favorite Shinobi game.There aren't many games that play like Shadow Dancer, and the soundtrack is awesome.

[daminmancejin2]

its great to be back i still play shadow dancer alot still

[sheath]

Shadow Dancer is awesome. Since the Genesis didn't get a true Shinobi arcade port, this is not only the next best thing, it is its own thing.

[daminmancejin2]

the soundtrack,gameplay,and the barking dog always makes me love this more then shinobi 3

[Smii]

Shadow Dancer taught me that if you shoot a fully grown dog it will turn back into a puppy.

Also, I hope that when I wake up on Christmas morning, Santa Claus has killed this thread.

[Mark Robert]

I like Shadow Dancer but it will always be Revenge of Shinobi > Shinobi III > Shadow Dancer for me.

[TmEE]

Why can't this thread die....

Shinobi III FTW

[Mr Smith]

Why can't this thread die....

Shinobi III FTW

TmEE wins. Close this thread.

[Thenewguy]

I don't think I'll ever understand the love for Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer FTW

Also

Kenseiden > Revenge of Shinobi

[PHANTOM2040]

:ban:
I don't think I'll ever understand the love for Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer FTW

Also

Kenseiden > Revenge of Shinobi

[Mr Smith]

:ban:

The correct icon is:
http://www.megadrivechamps.org/banthisclown.gif

[Thenewguy]

Honestly, I'd be interested in what makes Revenge of Shinobi a classic


Is it the slow shuffling movement?

The limited moveset?

The awkward controls?

The bad graphics?

The boring level themes?

The way that you fly miles through the air everytime you take a hit and usually end up falling down a hole?

:p

To be fair though RoS really was good for the time but as far as I'm concerned ESWAT from roughly the same time period was better, I love that game, and it gets a fraction of the huge praise leveled at RoS.

[daminmancejin2]

Thats why shadow dancer is always going to be the best the soundtrack and the gameplay made this game GOLD

[sheath]

Okay, that's about enough garbage about Revenge of Shinobi. That game is a side scrolling epic, easily on par with Castlevania IV. Joe fights Ninja, Electra, Rambo, The Terminator, Spiderman, Batman, and Godzilla. His methods for platforming, shuriken throwing, even jumping are unique and very specifically designed compared to other Shinobi games.

Shadow Dancer is too different to compare and still excellent. So is E-Swat, but I would put them as third gen 4mb Genesis games that really did not have the style of the first and second gen.

[tomaitheous]

No doubt. Revenge of Shinobi is a great game. You can't truly call yourself a 16bit Sega fan, if you don't like Revenge of Shinobi. Pfft :p

[Foxysen]

Shadow Dancer is teh best game ever. Everybody knows this and you don't need remind them, so having this thread is heresy. (RoS is awesome)

[-RT]

All 16-bit Shinobi games are awesome, each in its own way. Period.

[BrianC]

Honestly, I'd be interested in what makes Revenge of Shinobi a classic


Is it the slow shuffling movement?

The limited moveset?

The awkward controls?

The bad graphics?

The boring level themes?

The way that you fly miles through the air everytime you take a hit and usually end up falling down a hole?

:p


I don't agree with this list. This sounds more like a description of Cyber Shinobi for SMS. The graphics are very good for early 90s Genesis and the only awkward part of the controls is getting used to the double jump. I remember the move set, while lacking dash, being impressive for the time it came out with the double jumps, throwing multiple shiruken in the double jump, and the ninjitsu. The music is wicked awesome too.

[Assman]

I like this game a lot, which I think is odd because I don't care for the original Shinobi at all.

I still haven't beaten it, though. That last stage with all the different enemy rooms enrages my colon.

[daminmancejin2]

I like the last boss he just sits there while his ninjas do all the work for him

[sheath]

That last boss is the hardest PoS I have ever fought and beaten. Those Ninjas make up most of the difficulty and require a ton of memorization. Loki in Ghouls N Ghosts is the only similar boss I can think of off hand and he is much easier due to the lack of Ninjas.

[sketch]

I love Shadowdancer. I consider it one of the best Genesis games. But this thread is getting ridiculously long...

[Smii]

Kill the thread, please. With hammers, and cyanide. And shoot its corpse into the sun.

Shadow Dancer sucks!

:horse:

[old man]

This thread is a ninja like Shadow Dancer. It will never die.

[daminmancejin2]

i made a game genie where ur dog can attack all enemies on screen ^_^

[sheath]

Pfft, when I was done with Shadow Dancer I was beating it easily on the hardest mode and the dog was just my fan club. ;)

By the way, was anybody else freaked out by the different title screens after beating it? I played through it again just to see if I had unlocked new levels. I was fairly disappointed when the game was just more difficult.

[Foxysen]

i made a game genie where ur dog can attack all enemies on screen ^_^
Soo... I want to try it.

By the way, was anybody else freaked out by the different title screens after beating it? I played through it again just to see if I had unlocked new levels. I was fairly disappointed when the game was just more difficult.
Yep, when after changing difficulty the game showed me different pallete and number at title I was like this: :wtf:. (Lame Shadow Dancer trilogy in one catridge, woohoo... No!)

[-RT]

Honestly, I'd be interested in what makes Revenge of Shinobi a classic


Is it the slow shuffling movement?

The limited moveset?

The awkward controls?

The bad graphics?

The boring level themes?

The way that you fly miles through the air everytime you take a hit and usually end up falling down a hole?

:p

To be fair though RoS really was good for the time but as far as I'm concerned ESWAT from roughly the same time period was better, I love that game, and it gets a fraction of the huge praise leveled at RoS.

I'd bash every of your argument, but I'll just say "fuck you, RoS is awesome" instead and be happy with it.

[daminmancejin2]

shadow dancer is waaaay better then revenge of shinobi

[daminmancejin2]

This game always amaze me with the gameplay ^_^

[hipposticks]

This game contains the best song in the whole Genesis library... wait for it:
hXskjHHFLzc


Also worthy of mention:
j-8Sj4Y4rig

:)

It's a great game, really. I've played it a lot, only finished it once though. The last boss.......

[Olls]

This is the second Genesis game that I finished back then. After Altered Beast, but that one wasn't really a challenge anyway.

[The Jackal]

This game always amaze me with the gameplay ^_^

You started this thread nearly six years ago; how can you still be this enthusiastic over it?

It's not even that great...

[Smii]

98% of Daminmancejin the second's brain has become Shadow Dancer (http://www.theonion.com/articles/half-of-26yearolds-memories-nintendorelated,2361/). :)

[daminmancejin2]

This game contains the best song in the whole Genesis library... wait for it:
hXskjHHFLzc


Also worthy of mention:
j-8Sj4Y4rig

:)

It's a great game, really. I've played it a lot, only finished it once though. The last boss.......

hell yea 5-1 has the best music and 3-3 is the best boss ever in the game

[The Jackal]

daminmancejin2, did you get you're TV fixed in the end? You promised to record yourself playing Shadow Dancer, remember?

I know ALOT of people would like to see you're skills...

[daminmancejin2]

Oh yea! i have a nice Tv and i can record myself playing Shadow dancer with the camera i got but i cant upload the dam thing for some reason don't worry guys i didnt forget

[Smii]

i cant upload the dam thing for some reason

See? Every time you learn a new thing about Shadow Dancer it pushes some old stuff out of your brain!

I think this thread should be kicked over a cliff, it is potentially dangerous to everyone's health ^_^

[gamegenie]

wow this thread is like the Sonic 1 vs Sonic 2 vs Sonic 3 thread where everyone is divided to their own personal favorites.

I never paid any attention to Shinobi until I downloaded that Sega CD 5 in 1 Disc that had Revenge of Shinobi on it.

now I want the Genesis version of Revenge because I heard it has 2 player support which the Sega CD version doesn't.

It's the music in Revenge of Shinobi that really pushes my love for it and made me investigate the Shinobi games that came before it.

Now I read that the first two Shinobi's from the arcades were strict on injury, 1 hit killed you.

Looking at whoever this is playing Shinobi and Shadow Shinobi, they are very good, I haven't saw them get killed yet, but my guess is that if they take a hit they get a game over? Insert tokens?

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Now is that Secret of the Shinobi Shadow Dancer Genesis game strict with 1 hit dead like the Arcade Shadow Shinobi, or is it more like Revenge of Shinobi with a life bar? http://www.systemwars.com/forums/images/smilies/wonder.gif


Pv6tDtDrkkk

[Foxysen]

now I want the Genesis version of Revenge because I heard it has 2 player support which the Sega CD version doesn't.
:wtf: Heh heh. I can't even imagine it! It's a Golden Axe, which don't have 2-player support on Sega CD.

Looking at whoever this is playing Shinobi and Shadow Shinobi, they are very good, I haven't saw them get killed yet, but my guess is that if they take a hit they get a game over? Insert tokens?
You lose life and start from the beginning of the stage . After losing some lifes: "Insert coin".

Now is that Secret of the Shinobi Shadow Dancer Genesis game strict with 1 hit dead like the Arcade Shadow Shinobi, or is it more like Revenge of Shinobi with a life bar?
1 hit - dead. Yep, just like arcade ones.

[Mr Smith]

wow this thread is like the Sonic 1 vs Sonic 2 vs Sonic 3 thread where everyone is divided to their own personal favorites.


No it isn't. It is widely accepted Shadow Dancer sucks and the only arguments here are whether Revenge is better than III.

[108 Stars]

I had to wipe away a tear when I saw that this glorious thread is still aliveand kicking. :)

so wonderful.

Shadow Dancer really is a good game; it just so happens to be inferior to Shinobi III, which in turn is no match for Revenge of Shinobi. :)

[villahed94]

Original Shinobi is better so wait for my port! Probably shipping by 2015.

[Smii]

I had to wipe away a tear when I saw that this glorious thread is still aliveand kicking. :)

It makes me cry, too :Panda:

[daminmancejin2]

i made alot of great game genie codes for shadow dancer im still working more

[Mr Smith]

Make a game genie code that makes Shadow Dancer a good game.

[TmEE]

Make a game genie code that makes Shadow Dancer a good game.

:ok:

[108 Stars]

Make a game genie code that makes Shadow Dancer a good game.

Herr Schmitt, with all due respect; Shadow Dancer IS a good game. You just can´t tell... after all, you somehow got he absurd idea Shinobi III was better than Revenge too.
The plebs of Sega-16 have judged so too, giving Shadow Dancer a well deserved average score of 8.2

Must be something in your tea.
If you want to see a bad Shadow Dancer, go and play the SMS-game of the same name.

Pray to Raul and beg for enlightment.

[Tasuke]

i have U.S. copies of all three Genny SHINOBI titles.

SD is my least favorite, REVENGE is my most, SHINOBI III right behind it.

i need to get around to getting MD copies of SHINOBI II and III...

[daminmancejin2]

i have U.S. copies of all three Genny SHINOBI titles.

SD is my least favorite, REVENGE is my most, SHINOBI III right behind it.

i need to get around to getting MD copies of SHINOBI II and III...

Nice! shadow dancer will always be my number one favorite

[Mr Smith]

Herr Schmitt, with all due respect; Shadow Dancer IS a good game. You just can´t tell... after all, you somehow got he absurd idea Shinobi III was better than Revenge too.
The plebs of Sega-16 have judged so too, giving Shadow Dancer a well deserved average score of 8.2

Must be something in your tea.
If you want to see a bad Shadow Dancer, go and play the SMS-game of the same name.

Pray to Raul and beg for enlightment.

Kaiser, with respect for your Imperial Majesty and the German Empire generally, the fact Shinobi III is a better game than Revenge has nothing to do with Shadow Dancer. Unlike the other two games you cannot follow your nose and use speed, reflexes and cunning, instead you must memorise patterns of attacks otherwise you get killed. The keyword here is "yawn".

I did pray to Raul and he bought enlightenment - I encourage you to do the same :p

[TmEE]

#1 Shinobi III
#2 Revenge of Shinobi
#3 Shadow Dancer

[Mr Smith]

#1 Shinobi III
#2 Revenge of Shinobi
#3 Not playing Mega Drive
#4 Shadow Dancer

Fixed :ok:

[daminmancejin2]

1) Shadow Dancer
2) Shinobi 3
3) Revenge of shinobi

much better ^_^

[daminmancejin2]

I use to have the box and everything in it but threw it away and kept the cartridge

[Joe Redifer]

I was just looking at my Genesis library and found a game called "Shadow Dancer". Has anyone here ever heard of it? Is it any good? Should I play it?

[108 Stars]

I use to have the box and everything in it but threw it away and kept the cartridge

Why did you do that? If you really loved Sadow Dancer you would have kept the box and manual.

[Mr Smith]

I was just looking at my Genesis library and found a game called "Shadow Dancer". Has anyone here ever heard of it? Is it any good? Should I play it?

Shadow Dancer isn't a Genesis game, it a dance routine only l33t people know about. I believe it was popularised by the Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff.

[daminmancejin2]

Why did you do that? If you really loved Sadow Dancer you would have kept the box and manual.

I dont know i didnt think it was worth it

[AngelaBelmont]

Shadow Dancer is a good game. I especially like how you can fight with a Wolf sidekick. I suck pretty badly at it, though. I can only get to Stage 2 or 3 on my best day. :daze:

[kokujin]

The only part I have trouble with is that ridiculous final boss.It still gives me trouble today.

[gamegenie]

I was just looking at my Genesis library and found a game called "Shadow Dancer". Has anyone here ever heard of it? Is it any good? Should I play it?

you should have blew the dust off of the game a little bit more. You would see that it wasn't the "Shadow Dancer" game that you were holding, it was a "Shadow Madness" game. You weren't looking at your Genesis library, at closer examination you are staring at your PlayStation library. :D

[Joe Redifer]

Hi there! I want to play a game that is based on shadows. I am a big fan of shadows and I think that a shadow videogame would simply be awesome! However I can only afford ONE videogame. Which should I get: Shadow Dancer or Shadow Blasters????

[Mr Smith]

Wait for Shadow Dancer II to come out on X-Box. The previews say it will contain 43% more shadows than your next leading shadow game.

[daminmancejin2]

Shadow Dancer is a good game. I especially like how you can fight with a Wolf sidekick. I suck pretty badly at it, though. I can only get to Stage 2 or 3 on my best day. :daze:

you can do it just know the enemies patterns

[daminmancejin2]

Wait for Shadow Dancer II to come out on X-Box. The previews say it will contain 43% more shadows than your next leading shadow game.

X-Box!!!!!!!!!! NOOOoooo

[108 Stars]

Shadow Dancer is a good game. I especially like how you can fight with a Wolf sidekick.

Shadow Dances with Wolves?

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7032/danceswithwolves1990kev.th.jpg (http://img841.imageshack.us/i/danceswithwolves1990kev.jpg/)

[daminmancejin2]

did you know there are green ninjas in shadow dancer?

[Mr Smith]

Shadow Dancer is an environmental game? Do the green ninjas recycle all those discarded shuriken?

[synapse]

#1 Shinobi III
#2 Revenge of Shinobi
#3 Shadow Dancer

I wholeheartedly agree. I still like Shadow Dancer, but The Super Shinobi II (aka japanese Shinobi 3) just rocks.

[The Jackal]

did you know there are green ninjas in shadow dancer?

No way! What level?

[daminmancejin2]

I guess the makers of the game added them but forgot to take em out i guess you need a game genie code to see em

[gamegenie]

I am certain the true Sequel to Shadow Dancer is Ninja Spirit on the Turbo. Have anyone seen the intro of Ninja Spirit? :D

[The Jackal]

I guess the makers of the game added them but forgot to take em out i guess you need a game genie code to see em

Do you have that Game Genie code - I'd love to see it!

[daminmancejin2]

Do you have that Game Genie code - I'd love to see it!

yes i sure do buddy
enemies are replace with green ninjas
STVA-DGB8
BJVA-CVCA

[kokujin]

yes i sure do buddy
enemies are replace with green ninjas
STVA-DGB8
BJVA-CVCA
This is just awesome.Thank you so much.

[daminmancejin2]

ur very welcome

[QuickSciFi]

I just bought it and I love it. I sure hope there's a double jump feature, though...

[daminmancejin2]

no double jump buddy

[QuickSciFi]

figures

[arnold_the_bartender]

That would've been killer with the double jumping and the shuriken throwing just like in Shinobi III but it's one of those early Genesis games so I don't know.

[QuickSciFi]

Or like in Revenge of Shinobi. I'm enjoying it, though.

[daminmancejin2]

i had a game genie code to jump higher but you die going off screen which sucked ...lol

[Foxysen]

Cool find with green ninjas!
No wonders that they weren't used, because when I simply standed on one place, they couldn't even touch me. Though, they could support a group of enemies.

[daminmancejin2]

yea they do but it was awsome fighting them

[kokujin]

This brings me back to my idea of a Shadow Dancer map creator.You make an entire stage, it would be cool.

[108 Stars]

Hey daminmancejin2, happy birthday to you!

Hope you´ll play some Shadow Dancer today!

And maybe some mod could finally sticky this thread as a b-day-present? :D

[daminmancejin2]

Thank you

[djshok]

I've led a deprived life and only just tried this game now. I like it a lot, but how do you use the dog? (My manual hasn't come in yet).

[PHANTOM2040]

In my opinion this game is better than the SMS Shinobi games.

[Arkanoid]

I've led a deprived life and only just tried this game now. I like it a lot, but how do you use the dog? (My manual hasn't come in yet).

To use the dog you just hold down the shuriken/attack button until the dog gauge charges up and starts flashing, then you let go and he lunges at an enemy.

[daminmancejin2]

i just made 800 game genie codes for shadow dancer im going for 900 now damn i love shadow dancer :D

[Joe Redifer]

Can you make a code that turns the dog into a cat?

[daminmancejin2]

Was that a joke or your trying to be funny?

[oldskool]

The thread tthat never dies even when the forum does.

[Joe Redifer]

Was that a joke or your trying to be funny?

If it was a joke, wouldn't I be trying to be funny? And vice-versa?

[daminmancejin2]

theres no cat in the game but you can make the dog stay as a puppy

[sheath]

If Shadow Dancer were a Jedi, well, he didn't really need to be because he had a dog for those Alzheimer moments.

[old man]

Shadow dancer is better than a Jedi. He can use the dark force without turning evil. It just makes him cooler.

[daminmancejin2]

Anyone have a favorite boss on here? mine is 3-3 Bladesaw babe :)

[hipposticks]

The flaming wheel. :) Nice setting with the falling rock. It reminds me of a level in World Of Illusion.

[daminmancejin2]

did you know there are 3 Raccoons on the wheel

[sheath]

I'm not going to call any one of them my favorite. They were all like a nightmarish horror version of the boss fights in the original Shinobi and they tore me up until I figured out their patterns. The last boss is the only boss fight I have ever had to scream after dieing just to burn off some steam to eventually win the fight. Aside from that I find the Joan of Ark with the ban saw blades on top of the Statue of Liberty to be a very fine and memorable boss fight.

F2A38SDfaE8

[daminmancejin2]

why everytime i see a video of shadow dancer its always on the easy mode

[Mr Smith]

The bit I most enjoy about Shadow Dancer is switching the game off.

[sheath]

why everytime i see a video of shadow dancer its always on the easy mode

I don't know, but it has been many years since I could beat this game on the hardest difficulty.

[sketch]

I still haven't beat that last boss...

[daminmancejin2]

you think hes very difficult now try one of my game genie codes when he move alot faster im challenging myself to complete that task

[sheath]

I still haven't beat that last boss...

The last boss requires youth and too much time, or whiskey in appropriate moderation.

[Gentlegamer]

I'm so glad this thread survived the site outage!

[sketch]

^^Yes, what a relief;)^^

[Mr Smith]

This thread would survive nuclear war and winter... lousy tosh Shadow Dancer!

[daminmancejin2]

the green leapers in this game kind of piss me off because you cant not
bump them you get too close and they kill you just by one touch

[Phantar]

This thread would survive nuclear war and winter... lousy tosh Shadow Dancer!

I agree, if there'll ever be a nuclear holocaust, only two things will survive: Cockroaches, and this thread...

[oldskool]

LOL I know right? Who would have ever even thought that the worst Shinobi game on the Genesis would get this much attention? (Not saying it's bad by any means)

[daminmancejin2]

i made 900 game genie codes for shadow dancer yay ^_^ shadow dancer will always be here because i love it ^_^

[Mr Smith]

900 game genie codes? Do you seriously have nothing better to do with your life?

[tisurame]

i made 900 game genie codes for shadow dancer yay ^_^ shadow dancer will always be here because i love it ^_^

Could you share the best codes?

[profholt82]

^I 2nd this. Unleash the fury my man.

[daminmancejin2]

Could you share the best codes?

just go to
www.gshi.org all my shadow dancer codes are there im still making more up too 1000

[dolphinkiller24]

people who can finish it without use shiruken please make a video of your run ( no tas ) ! it must be very spectacular to watch

[Zebbe]

http://www.gshi.org/?s=v2&sys=8&gid=1216

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/128366815449780000WowJustWow.jpg

[daminmancejin2]

people who can finish it without use shiruken please make a video of your run ( no tas ) ! it must be very spectacular to watch

i can do that and with out using my dog or magic

[Zebbe]

Did you know they also made a movie based on Shadow Dancer? For some reason, the ninja game turns into an erotic thriller. Check it out:

http://www.tradera.com/Shadow-Dancer-Erotic-thriller-NY-sexig-DVD-svensk-text-auktion_130109_100409645

:D

[Phantar]

@Zebbe: I guess what we all want to know is: Does it have the dog in it, and does he also join in on the "action"?

[tisurame]

just go to
www.gshi.org all my shadow dancer codes are there im still making more up too 1000

What are your favorites codes?

[Phantar]

I had a look at the list. Let's see what the most usefull of these over 900 GG-Codes are... (my thoughts on those added in italics)

No Dog 5BTA-AEBR (meh, I don't need the pooch anyway...)
Dog Falls From The Sky NFTA-AAAR (hm, gives a new meaning to the term "It's raining cats and dogs...")
all object enemies hostage dog shaking on platforms or ground RL3A-AATT (random objects start shaking? You know, I wouldn't necessarily call "glitching out" a viable cheat code...)
Bladesaw babe make enemys come out when she throw her saw AE4A-A42R / BE4A-A42R / CE4A-A42R / CA4A-A42R / DA4A-A42R / AJ4A-A42R / BJ4A-A42R / AN4A-A42R / BN4A-A42R / AT4A-A42R / BT4A-A42R / CT4A-A42R (translation: I have a couple of codes and don't know what they do, why don't I enter all at once, play through the game, and see what happens...)
Bladesaw babe saw doesn't make noise when spinning GE4A-A42T (wow. It's almost as if this code does hardly do anything at all!)
Bladesaw babe saw doesn't move GE4A-A420 (what's up with the fixation on Bladesaw Babe anyway?)
Dog Gets Big And Small Repeatedly E3TA-AA94 (or the dog, for that matter...
Lives Increase When You Die A42A-AAB8 (that... um, wow... this is actually kinda helpful! I'm speechless...)
Red ninjas jump for 1 sec C2SA-AAPN (um... does it actually DO anything?)
Red ninjas jump for 2 sec GJSA-AAPN (huh, apparently it does...)
Red ninjas jump for 3 sec LYSA-AAPN (um, why would I want them to do that? I mean, if I were a NBA coach I'd hire them on the spot! They got some great hangtime...)
Red ninjas jump for 4 sec SASA-AAPN (Red ninjas become the envy of all olympic High Jumpers...)
Red ninjas jump for 5 sec ZASA-AAPN (...or Pole Vaulters, for that matter...)
Red ninjas jump for 7 sec 5ASA-AAPN (Wait, what happened to 6? And did he seriously sit down and TIME all of these??)
Red ninjas jump for 8 sec AASA-AAPN (This is getting ridiculous...)
Walk differently Codes # 1 - #16 (Screw this! I quit!)

[tisurame]

The "enemies appears on different stages" (AART-CAD2) seems to be an useful code to increase the difficult, but there are some really bad situations where that guy with the shield fall from the sky and kill you.

[daminmancejin2]

there are alot of awsome code i made for shadow dancer my favorite one is where you get too hit em anywhere

[Zebbe]

@Zebbe: I guess what we all want to know is: Does it have the dog in it, and does he also join in on the "action"?

I think the dog joins in on some "doggy style action" ;).

[tisurame]

there are alot of awsome code i made for shadow dancer my favorite one is where you get too hit em anywhere

Game is too easy and not fun.

But that "most enemies are red ninjas" code can be a lot of fun.

[Mr Smith]

But that "most enemies are red ninjas" code can be a lot of fun.

:o Lies!

[Da_Shocker]

61 pages for Shadow Dancer!?

[Phantar]

61 pages for Shadow Dancer!?

Yup. You should read pages 15 - 25. Those were the best... I think this was one of the first thread I ever posted in back when I joined in...

Wait a minute, I've been posting in this thread since 2007? Damn, I'm spending way too much time at this place...

[Bastardcat]

I think you meant to say "Only 61 pages for Shadow Dancer!?"

[hipposticks]

It's undeniable that Shadow Dancer is the best Shinobi game.

[daminmancejin2]

theres alot more codes for shadow dancer but i won't be able to finish making em i have to leave tomorrow-_-

[Mr Smith]

Is there a code to make Shadow Dancer a fun game?

[Sega Genesis]

I'm confident this must be the best game ever made in the universe.

[Olls]

Is there a code to make Shadow Dancer a fun game?

You disappoint me, Mr Smith.

[Phantar]

Maybe there's a code that makes the dog hump your enemy's leg...

[Mr Smith]

You disappoint me, Mr Smith.

If the choice is disappoint you or like Shadow Dancer then I will disappoint you every day of the motherfucking week!

[grape]

Bladesaw babe

[108 Stars]

grape, just PISS OFF!

Nobody here cares for Bladesaw Babe or the freaking US-cover of Street Fighter II.

[Thunderblaze16]

I can't do it, I just can't beat this fucking game without getting hit, so frustrating atm!

[sheath]

Even when they try, they can't make games as hard core as Shadow Dancer is anymore. I am confident that no "Core" gamer can handle it.

[Bablefish]

The only way I can play Shadow Dancer is with a Game Genie period.

[fr@ser]

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/165/d/b/shadow_dancer_sega_by_tonatello-d3ivuxl.jpg

[Mr Smith]

All the fancy HD in the world wouldn't make Shadow Dancer a good game.

[sheath]

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[The Jackal]

Bladesaw babe

Is really a dude.

[sketch]

Is there a code to make Shadow Dancer a fun game?

Enter the following letters exactly:
S-K-I-L-L

[genesisguy]

I missed out on the Shinobi series as a kid and got Revenge of Shinobi a few years ago. I liked it a lot, or enough to purchase Shadow Dancer. I finally got in the mail a few weeks ago and finally got around to playing it... one hit I'm dead? I hate memorization games.:daze:

[sheath]

Shadow Dancer isn't about memorization, it's about perfecting the gameplay. Once you learn the various strikes you will do them instinctively, don't just throw shuriken all day, use the sword and the jump kick as well. Also note that you can land on enemies and not get hurt.

[TheFace]

I missed out on the Shinobi series as a kid and got Revenge of Shinobi a few years ago. I liked it a lot, or enough to purchase Shadow Dancer. I finally got in the mail a few weeks ago and finally got around to playing it... one hit I'm dead? I hate memorization games.:daze:

Nothing about memorization here. Just touching enemies doesn't kill you, just has a little knockback. You just have to have reflex to dodge the attacks. Also, the game is MORE than fair, as 1ups and 2ups are hidden throughout the levels. And you can get another after the boss fights.

It really is an excellent game. I finally managed to find a copy a few weeks ago and haven't been able to put it down when I budget for some Genny time.

[genesisguy]

Nothing about memorization here. Just touching enemies doesn't kill you, just has a little knockback. You just have to have reflex to dodge the attacks. Also, the game is MORE than fair, as 1ups and 2ups are hidden throughout the levels. And you can get another after the boss fights.

It really is an excellent game. I finally managed to find a copy a few weeks ago and haven't been able to put it down when I budget for some Genny time.

Well I wont give up on it just yet. I really just prefer a more organic style of platforming where getting hit doesn't automatically kill you and you have some sort of a life bar and the memorization aspect of what attack is coming next isn't such an integral part of the game play. It controls well and the graphics are great, I don't hate it. I won't be reselling it or anything. But I just really liked Revenge of Shinobi and was hoping for something more similar to that.

[TheFace]

Well I wont give up on it just yet. I really just prefer a more organic style of platforming where getting hit doesn't automatically kill you and you have some sort of a life bar and the memorization aspect of what attack is coming next isn't such an integral part of the game play. It controls well and the graphics are great, I don't hate it. I won't be reselling it or anything. But I just really liked Revenge of Shinobi and was hoping for something more similar to that.

I find the control to be tighter in Shadow Dancer as compared to Revenge, which helps quite a bit.

[Mr Smith]

What? Shadow Dancer is nothing but a memory test game - it certainly isn't one of those titles where you can follow your nose and reflexes (unlike RoS and Shinobi III).

[sheath]

What do you have to memorize in Shadow Dancer? It plays pretty much like the first Shinobi, just walk right, duck or jump up a level, etc, but now there is a snap kick for when you come down on an enemy.

[Aarzak]

Looking at the credits, it looks like "Shadow Dancer" and the Genesis port of "Strider" (both released around the same time) shared several personnel in common. Perhaps Genesis "Strider" was handled by AM7/Team Shinobi, hmm...

[Bastardcat]

I always thought it was amusing that its called Shadow Dancer, as he's wearing a BRIGHT WHITE outfit.

[sheath]

I always thought it was amusing that its called Shadow Dancer, as he's wearing a BRIGHT WHITE outfit.

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[Bastardcat]

...Yeah, pretty much that!
Well at least he's not a loud screechy voiced teenager in a neon orange jumpsuit.

[oldmanwinters]

If I remember, Shadow Dancer runs much smoother than Strider. No silly pause and "load" screens!

EDIT: Dang, this thread has nearly 950 posts since 2005! Some people must really like Shadow Dancer!

My order of the Genesis Shinobi classics:
#1 Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
#2 Revenge of Shinobi
#3 Shadow Dancer

I'm still trying to beat the Saturn version (which I think is hilarious!) and have recently picked up the PS2 version (which I'm lovin'!)

[The Jackal]

So...is this worth buying? Not really a fan of it, but it's Shinobi. Guys?

[Bastardcat]

If you like brutal difficulty, then yes. It is a game that will challenge you.

[hipposticks]

I find Shadow Dancer a lot easier than the other Shinobi games, with which I get frustrated. Remember to use shurikens liberally.

[DarkDragon]

Not worth buying because it's too short and inferior to the arcade version.

[sheath]

I was afraid this thread had died out. Shadow Dancer, he's never too busy to stop a mugging in the ole hood.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Shadow_Dancer_(Sega_Genesis_cover).jpg/255px-Shadow_Dancer_(Sega_Genesis_cover).jpg

[Bastardcat]

Shadow Dancer on the Genesis, is like watching someone do a backflip out of a bowl of rice. Looks awesome, but its just no fun.

[sketch]

This thread just won't die!

And Shadow Dancer is a great game. One of the best on the Genesis and my favorite Shinobi.

[cowboyscowboys]

I would have preferred another Super Shinobi style game over Shadow Dancer, but it's still a solid game. Also as you get better you can challenge yourself by playing without shorukens spl?

I think a huge miss for the Genesis was not releasing a 16-Meg Super Shinobi game. Imagine a sprite around the size of Alien Solider would have been pretty sweet. Instead they opted for Mortal Kombat Shinobi on the Saturn.

[sketch]

I would have preferred another Super Shinobi style game over Shadow Dancer, but it's still a solid game. Also as you get better you can challenge yourself by playing without shorukens spl?

I think a huge miss for the Genesis was not releasing a 16-Meg Super Shinobi game. Imagine a sprite around the size of Alien Solider would have been pretty sweet. Instead they opted for Mortal Kombat Shinobi on the Saturn.

I've never played Shinobi on the Saturn but have only heard bad things about it. Is it really that awful?

[Breetai]

I like Shinobi on the Saturn...

Yeah, it uses digitized characters, but they do move very fluidly. The backgrounds look great. Overall, I really like the graphics. I also like how the sword now takes precedence over ninja stars. The different types and strikes and slashes are pretty sweet and fun to do. I say, if you haven't played it, have an open mind and give it a try.

[sketch]

I like Shinobi on the Saturn...

Yeah, it uses digitized characters, but they do move very fluidly. The backgrounds look great. Overall, I really like the graphics. I also like how the sword now takes precedence over ninja stars. The different types and strikes and slashes are pretty sweet and fun to do. I say, if you haven't played it, have an open mind and give it a try.

If I still had my Saturn, I would:) I was just curious. I've heard other strongly negative opinions about it.

[sheath]

I recently picked up the UK version, Shinobi X, or the Richard Jaques soundtrack. It is actually a nice extension of Shinobi III's gameplay. With decent music it is more possible for me to overlook the overly animated live actors in the game. I swear it's like they all have 60 frames of animation for every little movement. There's nothing wrong with the game itself except that the digitized characters and cutscenes expose how dorky Musashi/Sho would look in real life.

Also, Shadow Dancer on Genesis is categorically better than the Arcade/Master System version. The levels are more complex, the gameplay is faster, the bosses are better designed, they went all out and on top of that Shadow Dancer is a true sequel to the original Shinobi.

[sketch]

I recently picked up the UK version, Shinobi X, or the Richard Jaques soundtrack. It is actually a nice extension of Shinobi III's gameplay. With decent music it is more possible for me to overlook the overly animated live actors in the game. I swear it's like they all have 60 frames of animation for every little movement. There's nothing wrong with the game itself except that the digitized characters and cutscenes expose how dorky Musashi/Sho would look in real life.

Also, Shadow Dancer on Genesis is categorically better than the Arcade/Master System version. The levels are more complex, the gameplay is faster, the bosses are better designed, they went all out and on top of that Shadow Dancer is a true sequel to the original Shinobi.

I looked up the gameplay of Saturn Shinobi on Youtube. The graphics do look funky; I'm not big on the digitized characters. The gameplay seems like standard shinobi fare.

I never played the arcade version of Shadow Dancer (or even seen it). I would be curious to try that game as well.

[SEGA-Jorge]

I'd be perfectly fine with a hd re-release of this or saturn shinobi (with redrawn sprites). I love both these games.

[sheath]

Yeah, I would be all over a Shin Shinobi Den with hand drawn sprites, it actually is a very good game, it's just no Shadow Dancer.

[daminmancejin2]

Shadow Dancer is one of the best ninja games ever on the sega genesis!

[Genesis Knight]

Haha, yes! He's returned!

[sheath]

Shadow Dancer makes Shinobi PS2 and Ninja Gaiden on Xbox look like kids games.

[TmEE]

Shadow Dancer - definition of "suck"

bite me :P

[sheath]

Shadow Dancer is meant to be played without shuriken.

[hipposticks]

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[Bloodreign]

I like Shadow Dancer on the Genesis, love making the dog distract the bad guys so I can slice them.

[daminmancejin2]

sorry i been away for so long i moved to pasadena texas.
but my love for shadow dancer will always stay with me forever^_^

[sheath]

Hey, Texas has plenty of ninja lovers. Wait, that doesn't sound right.

[Mr Smith]

Didn't Shinobi retire to Texas?

[sheath]

I know of at least one that did. But then his official role was Navy Seal.

[old man]

Shadow Dancer isn't just a game. It's an experience!

[Cucollins12]

shadow dancer its UNDERRATED and I mean UNDERRATED

[The Jackal]

shadow dancer its OVERRATED and I mean OVERRATED
FTFY.

[sheath]

When I was 14, I didn't use the dog in Shadow Dancer after my first few plays, it just rooted me on.

[old man]

I think people who hate Shadow Dancer are cat people.

[StarMist]

I think people who hate Shadow Dancer are cat pony people.:yuck:

[daminmancejin2]

the boss on stage 3 is awsome i love her

[Phantar]

the boss on stage 3 is awsome i love her

Someone get the man a Bladesaw Babe love pillow!

[daminmancejin2]

that would be so cool to have one with t-shirt

[sheath]

Shadow Dancer isn't on Sonic's Ultimate Collection because gamers today are lame, shorter than gamers back in the day, and cannot possibly understand such a brilliant action game.

[Olls]

Shadow Dancer is pure gaming bliss.

[sketch]

Shadow Dancer isn't on Sonic's Ultimate Collection because gamers today are lame, shorter than gamers back in the day, and cannot possibly understand such a brilliant action game.

Truth.

What annoys me is that it *is* included on Sonic's Ultimate Collection on the PSP. Of course, they left off the Streets of Rage Series on the PSP version. Neither decision makes any sense.

[old man]

Shadow Dancer isn't on Sonic's Ultimate Collection because gamers today are lame, shorter than gamers back in the day, and cannot possibly understand such a brilliant action game.

And nobody wants to clean that many diapers.

[daminmancejin2]

video games now days sucks really bad its not even funny thats why i stay with the old sega genesis i grew up on shadow dancer when it first came out and never let the game go since

[TheSonicRetard]

Everybody shitting on modern games obviously hasn't played Valkyria Chronicles, Sonic Generations, Yakuza 4, Binary Domain, any of the Platinum games (but especially Bayonetta), or really anything Sega has put out this generation. Modern games still kick ass, and Sega is still pumping out hits.

[sheath]

I beat Bayonetta, thought it was the easiest most ridiculous story game I have ever played. All the goofy poses in the world can't make up for the fact that its cinematics took precedence over its gameplay. I traded it as soon as I beat it. Despite Arkham City PC's stupid and UN-advertized security lock out "features", it and Arkham Asylum are better games than the entire DMC series, Yakuza series, and whatever else barely eeks out "action" gameplay these days.

There are still good Action games today, they are just too far and few between.

[TheSonicRetard]

All the goofy poses in the world can't make up for the fact that its cinematics took precedence over its gameplay.

Yeah, I'm gonna guess you played on the easy difficulty and just button mashed, because Bayonetta has a ridiculously deep fighting engine. It has gameplay out the ass.

[sheath]

Yeah, I'm gonna guess you played on the easy difficulty and just button mashed, because Bayonetta has a ridiculously deep fighting engine. It has gameplay out the ass.

And you would be guessing wrong. By ridiculously deep fighting, I take it you mean gobs of xxxyyy combos with variations on how long you pause between button presses. More moves does not make a fighting engine more deep if the AI can't handle even the basic set of combos. Bayonetta had 'tude and weirdness out the ass, not gameplay.

Either way, assuming I would claim to have beaten a game on easy is kinda silly. Haven't you seen me describe enough complex group fighting engines to know better?

[TheSonicRetard]

And you would be guessing wrong. By ridiculously deep fighting, I take it you mean gobs of xxxyyy combos with variations on how long you pause between button presses. More moves does not make a fighting engine more deep if the AI can't handle even the basic set of combos. Bayonetta had 'tude and weirdness out the ass, not gameplay.

Either way, assuming I would claim to have beaten a game on easy is kinda silly. Haven't you seen me describe enough complex group fighting engines to know better?

That you think the fighting system is nothing more than string combos and frame counting is telling me all I need to know about how much you went into the fighting engine. There is more to the fighting engine than the standard Tekken gameplay.

[sheath]

That you think the fighting system is nothing more than string combos and frame counting is telling me all I need to know about how much you went into the fighting engine. There is more to the fighting engine than the standard Tekken gameplay.

The key difference between a game like Bayonetta and games like the Arkham games, Spikeout Battlestreet, and Golden Axe Beast Rider is this, necessity. You can keep on pretending you understand the game more than me, I really don't care, the fact is, the game didn't give me any reason to keep learning odd-ball combos, I leveled the entire game with the basic moves and combos no_problem. Serious action games won't let you get away with that. Even Darksiders isn't letting me get away with that.

I'm not calling Bayonetta a bad game here, I'm just saying it was absurdly easy and silly to me, and barely qualified as an action game. The DMC games are the same way, not surprisingly, they are all about the cinematics whether or not the fights are difficult, cinematics were the focus not gameplay.

[old man]

This thread is about Shadow Dancer not GAYonetta.

[sheath]

In Shadow Dancer, you need Shuriken, the Sword, the Snap Kick and the jump, and he game is 100% Action. The Dog and the Ninja Magic are the only frills, aside from the Shadow Dancer II and III unlockable difficulties I mean.

[daminmancejin2]

there is a code i was trying to make on the bouns stage to get a perfect with just hitting a few ninjas on the way down but never did get it right.

[Olls]

I bet that all of your 402 posts were made in this thread, lol.

[daminmancejin2]

what can i say i love shadow dancer

[sheath]

I'm glad Sega made Shadow Dancer a unique game on the Genesis. It allows me to play it three times, in MAME for the Arcade original, on the Genesis in its own version, and on the Master System for a Batman Revenge of the Joker quality 8-bit game. I'm glad this game was made so I can a spiritual successor to the original Shinobi on the Genesis, and they must have found Yuzo Koshiro's clone for the soundtrack because it is awesome.

[Joe Redifer]

They did the same thing with E-SWAT yo. Totally different from the arcade, but the SMS version is a Batman Revenge of the Joker-quality translation of the arcade. Wurd.

[sheath]

I picked up the Master System version of Eswat last year because its level designs were more like the Arcade. The sprites are tiny and badly animated though, it looks like its using the same port engine as Ghouls N Ghosts and Strider are on the Master System. Shadow Dancer is an amazing conversion.

[kokujin]

I'm glad Sega made Shadow Dancer a unique game on the Genesis. It allows me to play it three times, in MAME for the Arcade original, on the Genesis in its own version, and on the Master System for a Batman Revenge of the Joker quality 8-bit game. I'm glad this game was made so I can a spiritual successor to the original Shinobi on the Genesis, and they must have found Yuzo Koshiro's clone for the soundtrack because it is awesome.

It's actually Keisuke Tsukahara, also I didn't know Batman RotJ on Master Sysytem was like Shadow Dancer.

http://vgmdb.net/artist/830

[sheath]

It's actually Keisuke Tsukahara, also I didn't know Batman RotJ on Master Sysytem was like Shadow Dancer.

http://vgmdb.net/artist/830

They're totally different games, but in regard to them being "16-bit" on an 8-bit system they are the same quality. Batman Revenge of the Joker was advertized as that, that's the only reason I brought it up.

[kokujin]

They're totally different games, but in regard to them being "16-bit" on an 8-bit system they are the same quality. Batman Revenge of the Joker was advertized as that, that's the only reason I brought it up.

I'm confused, I also can't find Revenge of the Joker for the Master System.

[sheath]

I'm confused, I also can't find Revenge of the Joker for the Master System.

Batman Revenge of the Joker is an NES game that was later ported to the Genesis. I was only mentioning it because it has a reputation for being a 16-bit quality game on the NES, I was comparing that quality of graphics and sound to Master System Shadow Dancer.