I actually just realised that I have the coveted Batman Version, albeit loose and crummy-labelled! It's been kicking around in one of my boxes of spare crud (mainly full of sports games, half-destroyed Sonics etc) for ages - found it when I was having a sort out, and I got round to playing it last weekend. Batman and his bat friends were fun to kill. :)
I still hate that stupid maze level. It made me have to create a sort of crude map and everything.
The labyrinth level is really that difficult. There's a fairly simple linear path through that area, you just have to remember which doors to take. The second time I got to that area, I blasted through it pretty easily. The difficult part IMHO is making sure you're stocked up with the right items before engaging the final boss.
Now if the labyrinth level had had doors that you needed to activate by going through other doors or flipping switches, then it would've been really difficult.
So is the only difference between 1.00 and 1.01 is Batman and the Rambo enemies?f
Yup.
And wasn't there something about a Godzilla enemy too?
its been awhile since i last read this stuff.
Yes, Godzilla is the boss of level 6, but he was replaced by a skeleton brontosaurus in version 1.03. All the earlier versions have Godzilla as he should be.
Actually, let me just sum up all the differences for easy reference:
Version 1.00 (1989)
- Copyright notice on the title screen.
- Rambo look-a-like flametroopers on level 3 and beyond.
- Hulk/Terminator boss on level 4 (he never changed).
- Spider-man boss on level 6, morphs into Batman.
- Godzilla boss on level 7.
Version 1.01 (1989)
- Rambo flametroopers are now bald.
- Spider-man boss now leaves the battle and returns as a demon-like creature, instead of Batman.
Version 1.02 (1990)
- Copyright notice is moved to a separate screen before the intro, acknowledges Spider-man copyright.
- Some say Spider-man was redesigned, but I'd have to see a side-by-side comparison to see if there are any differences.
Version 1.03 (1990)
- Godzilla boss is replaced by a brontosaurus skeleton.
Version 1.04 (2009, Wii VC only)
- Spider-man boss is now colored pink (ack).
It's weird that they bothered to recolor the Spider-Man sprite. Does it still have the copyright acknowledgment for him?
Thank you Devil N for clarifying the differences between versions. :D This game sure has gone though a lot of edits in its history.
Cool, I just checked mine (Jpn copy) and after battling my way through to Stage 3 it turns out I have a Rev 1.00 as well... I'd never really bothered playing it much before as I am rubbish at it.
Still, nice to know there's different bosses in there that I'll probably never reach :D
Which version is on the Sega CD collection?Quote:
Originally Posted by Devil N
Version 1.03, if I'm not mistaken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zz Badnusty
Anybody know which version is on the Genesis 6-Pak cart?
I knew it wasn't the original one,Quote:
Originally Posted by Devil N
And what really stinks, I had the original release - it was one of the first games I purchased for my Genesis.
But I then sold it to Funcoland when I got my SegaCD. :daze:
Great thread! I'm a long-time Genesis fan (bought my first in 1990) and I never knew about the different versions of Shinobi. I popped in my cart last night and saw the copyright 1989 screen, but playing up to level 3 I ran into the bald flamethrowers. No Rambo and no Batman for me, rats. Although I'm still pretty good at this game, surprisingly. I still remember the first time I beat it, and then the first time I actually saved the chic. Good times.
Here's something else I noticed. I still have the original box for mine, and it's the Sega Classics version. Since my cart is 1.01, wouldn't the 1.00 have to be the one with the original (non-classic) box art? I'm thinking of buying a complete in the original box off Ebay to test my theory. Does anyone have a 1.00 complete or know which box it came in?
I had a brand new Sega Classic version, and it was REV03 (1.03). I thought that all the Sega Classic were REV003? And the original versions were REV00 REV01 and REV02...