YMMV / Shinobi (1987)

• Breather Boss: Lobster is this in the Master System version. Squeezed in-between the infamous Mandara and the brutal four-phase long final boss against the Masked Ninja is by far the easiest boss in the game, who does nothing but slowly walk towards you and raise his sword up and down. When his sword is raised up he blocks your attacks, but all you really have to do is get one hit in and you've already won as he's also vulnerable immediately after being knocked back, making it laughably easy to take him out in seconds. Lobster could also be considered a breather in between the Platform Hell that was just before his fight and the hectic Masked Ninja stages immediately after.
• Good Bad Bugs:
  • In the Master System version of Shinobi, the Mongol at the beginning of level 3-1 on the second floor can be killed with your nun-chaku— by striking the left side of the screen.
  • Mandara in the arcade: if you time your Ninja Magic right and hold in the right direction, it's possible to get bumped into the statues rather than away from them. You can then get bumped around until you come out the other side and can them fight the big head without having to destroy them all.
• Suspiciously Similar Song: One of the stage themes sounds similar to "Everything She Wants" by Wham!.