#tengo project

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Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

Tengo Project is a small team consisting of developers who worked on Natsume’s 8/16-bit titles and have been remaking their older games for HD platforms, including Wild Guns, The Ninja Warriors, and Pocky & Rocky. Now they’ve reached back further in Natsume’s history to resurrect the NES game Shadow of the Ninja, the co-op side-scroller that pits ninjas Hayate and Kaede against the demonic forces of the Emperor Garuda. Their previous works were all based on SNES titles, with pixel artwork that increased the color depth and detail of the 16-bit games but still looking pretty similar. However, since Shadow of the Ninja was an NES game, they’ve had their work cut out for them to reimagine and update the visuals to put it on par with their other titles.

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Thinking about Doris from Wild Guns Reloaded

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Shadow of the Ninja Reborn releases today for the PS4/5, Xbox Series, Switch and Steam.

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The Ninja Warriors Again: Original & Remake Comparison Despite it being the follow up to a thoroughly mediocre arcade game, The Ninja Warriors Again is an incredible beat’ em up for the Super Nintendo. 25 years after its original release, Natume would release a “remaster” for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC. 

Branding this a remaster does the game a serious disservice. The Ninja Warriors Once Again features two new characters, two player co-op, new techniques, a new arranged soundtrack and brand new graphics.

At a glance, the new version looks pretty similar to the original, but characters have been redrawn to be considerably larger and with much smoother animations.

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Cover art for Kiki Kaikai: Kuro Manto no Nazo, aka Pocky and Rocky Reshrined, by Yoshitoh Asari. Asari also illustrated the cover for Kiki Kaikai on Super Famicom. (Source)

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闇の仕事人KAGE Shadow of The Ninja トレイラー第1弾

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Tengo Project, the devs behind retro remakes/sequels like Wild Guns: Reloaded and Ninja Warriors: Once Again have announced their newest project: a take on the Pocky & Rocky series! The pixel art is quite nice, and while it’s clearly beyond the capabilities of the SNES, it still feels faithful to the originals.