Virtual Console Mondays

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja was originally released in 1992 by Konami. The game is a one to two player action-adventure game where you play as either Kid Ying or Dr. Yang. The adventure takes you through 10 levels set in feudal Japan on a mission to rescue princess Yuki. Typically each level starts off inside a town where you learn new attacks, buy items, and gather information. The second part of the level consists of platformer type game play where you fight enemies until you reach the end boss for the level. While playing with another player one player can ride piggy back on the other, when doing this the top player controls the fighting actions while the bottom player controls movement. While the piggy back combination doesn’t increase any attacks it can come in handy when making tricky jumps.

Players: 1-2

Cost: 800

Controllers: Classic & GameCube