When did The Ninja Warriors release?

The Ninja Warriors was first released on December 31, 1988.

The Ninja Warriors

Dec 31, 1988FightingPlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em upArcadeCommodore C64/128/MAXZX SpectrumWiiAtari ST/STE

The Ninja Warriors — frequently asked questions

What platforms is The Ninja Warriors on?: The Ninja Warriors was released on Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Sega CD, Amstrad CPC, PC Engine, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did The Ninja Warriors release?: The Ninja Warriors was first released on December 31, 1988.

About The Ninja Warriors

The Ninja Warriors presents side-scrolling hand-to-hand combat. Players take control of Kunoichi or Ninja and fight wave after wave of Banglar forces across five levels.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Sega CD, Amstrad CPC, PC Engine, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Developer: Taito
Publisher: The Sales Curve
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

72/100

from 13 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega CD	1993	$51	$101	—	Low

Also released on: Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Wii · Atari ST/STE · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · PC Engine · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

$51

Complete

$101

Sealed

—

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a year
Complete: about 2 times a year
Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $44 in Apr 2021, $44 five years ago, and $51 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2022	$50	$114
Jan 2023	$105	$164
Jan 2024	$77	$78
Jan 2025	$88	$90
Jan 2026	$62	$118
Nov 2026	$51	$101

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	MSRP
Japan	12 March 1993	T-11024	¥7,800

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: JP
Released: 1993
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega CD prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A Japan-only Mega-CD conversion of Taito's arcade brawler, squeezed from three screens to one.

This is the Mega-CD version of The Ninja Warriors, developed by Aisystem Tokyo and published by Taito. It came out only in Japan, on 12 March 1993. The arcade original spread the action across three connected screens; Sega Force noted the Mega-CD version uses just one. It has six levels of martial arts action for one or two players, with knives and throwing blades against soldiers, dogs and killer robots.

Electronic Gaming Monthly's staff, previewing it, were not won over: they complained of poor control and said it plays almost like an 8-bit game.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · Amiga · Atari ST · ZX Spectrum · Commodore 64 · Amstrad CPC · PC Engine · Windows · Genesis

How the other versions reviewed

Atari ST	ACE	830
Commodore 64	ACE	825
Amiga	Amiga Action	77%
Amiga	Amiga Computing	93%
Amiga	Amiga Format	88%
Arcade	Computer and Video Games	Positive
TurboGrafx-16	Computer and Video Games	84%
ZX Spectrum	Crash	69%
Arcade	Your Sinclair	Positive
ZX Spectrum	Your Sinclair	75%
Amiga	The Games Machine	90%
Atari ST	The Games Machine	90%
Commodore 64	The Games Machine	85%
Windows	The Games Machine	58% (CPC)
Amiga	Zzap!64	82%
Commodore 64	Zzap!64	79%
Arcade	Commodore User	8/10
Amiga	Commodore User	92%
Genesis	Mega	15% (CD)

These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.

Before you buy

It came out only in Japan, so you need a Japanese Mega-CD to play the disc. Among Japan-only Sega CD games its loose price sits above the middle, and copies sell infrequently, so be patient and compare listings that show the disc's printed side along with the case.