Last Ninja
Release Date  never
Original Publisher  System 3 Software Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Gang
Max. Players  1
Inspiration for  Ninjakul 2: The Last Ninja
Original Price  £9.99
Graphical Views  Isometric 3D Graphics
Themes  Ninja
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, NES, PC/DOS

Authors/Contributors
     Steinar Lund (Norway) - Inlay/Poster Art

Remarks
     The game was advertised for ages and previewed in most major Spectrum magazines. Basically, the game ran into a number of problems and System 3 ended up developing and releasing Last Ninja 2. Issue 54 of Crash says that the first game was "half written".

Series "Last Ninja"
     1. Last Ninjaby System 3 Software Ltd (UK)
     2. Last Ninja 2(1988)by System 3 Software Ltd (UK)
     3. Last Ninja Remix(1990)by System 3 Software Ltd (UK)
     4. Last Ninja 3by System 3 Software Ltd (UK)

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     LastNinja.jpg180,641OriginalAdvertisement
     LastNinja_2.jpg266,208OriginalAdvertisement

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #69-1987/Julpage 16- Review - not a Spectrum article

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #68-1987/Junpage 116- Preview - not a Spectrum article
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #70-1987/Augpage 52- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #71-1987/Seppage 63- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 77- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #81-1988/Julpage 85- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #42-1987/Julpage 100- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #61-1989/Febpage 30- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #30-1987/Jul/31 special "week#5"page 7- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #60-1987/Marpage 108- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #67-1987/Octpage 104- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #68-1987/Novpage 12- Preview
     Sinclair Userissue #68-1987/Novpage 69- Feature - The Games Time Forgot
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 9- Preview

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #63-1987/Janpage 90- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #64-1987/Febpage 6- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #65-1987/Marpage 18- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #76-1988/Febpage 66- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 112- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #37-1987/Febpage 58- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #38-1987/Marpage 4- Two-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #49-1988/Febpage 80- Two-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #25-1987/Jun/26 special "week#4"page 28- Two-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #26-1988/Febpage 28- Two-page ad

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