The Last Ninja

A masked hero in light blue walks right through a moonlit castle gallery. Missiles fly in from the right, a wisp and a spinning star, and open pits in the floor must be leapt. Every so often a foe comes: ten in all, each tougher than the last, from rival fighters with staffs to dragons and finally the master, each needing one more hit than the one before. Strike with the sword or throw a star to land a hit. You can leap forward, jump in place or crouch. Hits, missiles and pits drain your chi; beating a foe restores some. Beat all ten, or run out of chi, and the game tells you the rank you reached, from ADEPT through NINJA, SHINOBI and SENSEI up to JONIN.

Controls: Use controller 1 or 2. Push the stick right or left to walk, up-right to leap, up-left to jump in place and down to crouch. Hold up and press the button to throw a star; press the button alone to strike with the sword. On the title, up and down choose and a button selects.

ColecoVision version credited in the source to Claude (an AI made by Anthropic) for Amy Studio, in Amy, the language by Amy Bienvenu, 2026: a reimagined adaptation of the published rules. From Ahoy! No. 33, September 1986, page 85: original Commodore 64 program by Cleveland M. Blakemore. This is a modern homebrew adaptation, not a commercial Coleco release.