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[pixeltao]

I finally finished my first complete Game Maker game! Ninja Senki is Mega Man type platformer with a theme inspired by classic ninja games such as Ninja Jajamaru-Kun and Ninja Robot Haggleman (Retro Game Challenge). You play as Hayate, the shurikenjutsu master, who embarks on a quest to avenge the death of his beloved.

• Game Name: Ninja Senki
• Category: Platformer
• File Size: 10 MB
• GM Version: GM8
• Vista Compatible: yes
• Screen Resolution: 160x144 (scaled up x5 by default)
• Changes Screen Resolution: no
• Multiplayer: no
• Download Link: www.ninjasenki.com
• More info: http://pixeltao.ca

Screenshots:



Trailer:

[dadio]

Mad pixel skillz on display here.

Very NES retro goodness.
Very Megaman.
Very cool.

+1 for being a Ninja Jajamaru-Kun fan!
Ninjas unite!!!

[Ikarugos]

Just played the first and second level. VERY professional feel to the game. Tight controls, good choice of music, great graphics all blend seamlessly well together.
Enemies are good so far, and I hope future levels present a big of enemy intelligence.

I like how you didn't mess around with the story at the beginning, and still got the message through on what the player has set out to do.

Simple game, that works and is enjoyable. Great work, pixeltao.

-Ika

Edited by Ikarugos, 22 December 2010 - 10:09 AM.

[pixeltao]

I've worked super hard on this (more than full time in the last three months) and I loved it, so hopefully it shows in the final product. Thanks guys, it's really appreciated!

[fyaopo]

Wow, this game is insane! I went to your website after seeing the neat looking graphics, wanting a piece of the action, and was surprised at the amount of apparent work you've put into this. Then I actually played the game. Super awesome.

The art, sound and the gameplay are so polished it hurts. I'm not sure about the difficulty as I've only done the first two levels, although I hated it when I had full health, got hit by a ghost, fell into a pit and died. Perhaps I just suck?

Anyway, this game is awesome. Well done on finishing it!

[Ikarugos]

Yeah I probably should of added, the difficulty curve is quite steep. Often hard to tell by yourself ('cos you made it) if you haven't used testers on your game beforehand. Always a good idea.

Edited by Ikarugos, 23 December 2010 - 12:26 PM.

[pixeltao]

Yeah I probably should of added, the difficulty curve is quite steep. Often hard to tell by yourself ('cos you made it) if you haven't used testers on your game beforehand. Always a good idea.

Yeah, it's really a hard task to balance difficulty all by yourself: you get to know all levels and everything by heart so the entire game seems equally easy... I actually had testers to play the game and I toned it down a lot since the first beta versions. I know that the final version is still hard, but I chose to keep it this way, because it's how I like them. If you think that Ninja Senki is hard, try Ninja Gaiden again (particularly stage 6-2)!

Edited by pixeltao, 23 December 2010 - 08:08 PM.

[Munguia]

i´m agree with all the comments, very cool game, i really enjoy it
but i don´t know if i can save my plays

[skunkchop]

I played this game before finding it here. I didn't realize it was made with GM.
It's really good, holy crap. Best GM game ever. Great last boss.

[hypersonicX]

This game is win! The difficulty totally gives the vibe of a NES game. Also, lots of the things in this game were inspired by Retro Game Challenge's Haggleman.

[decroded]

You've done a fantastic job mate keep it up :-)

[Toadsanime]

Already downloaded elsewhere, seeing as it got coverage on some pretty big sites. Have yet to actually play it though, which is a shame considering it looks amazing.

Oh, and it came out on my birthday apparentely.

[ClysmiC]

I accidentally hit the escape key and deleted all my progress. Not quite sure I understand why there isn't an "Are You Sure?" message. Whatever.

[2DLuis]

Excellent pixel art. +1.

[decroded]

I accidentally hit the escape key and deleted all my progress. Not quite sure I understand why there isn't an "Are You Sure?" message. Whatever.

A true ninja would never accidentally press esc

[ClysmiC]

I accidentally hit the escape key and deleted all my progress. Not quite sure I understand why there isn't an "Are You Sure?" message. Whatever.

A true ninja would never accidentally press esc

Well I just got finished playing a game where "esc" was pause, so when my phone went off a instinctively pressed it. I guess it was my own fault. I've just always found it kind of annoying when games will quit so easily, and you don't get a chance to save or anything.

[decroded]

I accidentally hit the escape key and deleted all my progress. Not quite sure I understand why there isn't an "Are You Sure?" message. Whatever.

Its realistic...one wrong move and its game over lol.

EDIT: This comment was accidental double post, didn't mean to repeat - stupid mobile phone fail...

Edited by decroded, 28 January 2011 - 11:38 AM.

[RpGJuNki3]

Gorgeous game man 5/5
plays flawless.


dude...you work for ubisoft!?...<3 that's too legit yo

- JuNki3

[kkslider55]

This game is awesome. I downloaded it, have been playing it for about two hours now. Haven't even gotten past the second level, and I still love it. You managed to hit the perfect balance between making the game hard without making it cheap.

A solid 9/10 in my books, and one of the best platformers on the GMC!

Excellent job!

[pixeltao]

Thanks guys for all those awesome comments!

About the Esc key thing, I never had any problems with that. However, I guess that it would be safer to have a warning message before exiting the game. I'll keep that in mind next time.

@RpGJuNki3: I've worked at Ubi for a couple of years, but I'm trying to make my own stuff now. Why are you asking? Did you work there too?