Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom
NES-3N-USANinja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of DoomTecmo(r)Instructions---1. The tale of the Dragon Sword   Long before the civilization of mankind, extremely fierce yet primitive lifeforms roamed the earth and battled for supremacy. Thousands of years ago, thefinal battle took place. One side, after using all its strength, perishedwhile the other was sent to and sealed off in a different dimension. The taleof this battle was preserved in legend after mankind began to populate theearth and the two forces, known respectively as the gods of the Dragon andthe demons of Darkness, came to be revered by certain clans among the people.   By the summer of AD 1988, even this ancient great tale had almost beencompletely forgotten. However, one very evil being appeared and, with the helpof his followers, began to build an Empire of Darkness. That being was Jaquio-a member of the Demon clan who plotted to bring the demons of Darkness backto the earth. He secretly schemed to steal and bring together, for the firsttime in aeons, the two "Statues of Light and Darkness" said to contain greatmagical power. This would open the passageway between the dimensions.   There was, however, one man who would stop at nothing to foil Jaquio's evilplans - head of the Dragon clan, Ken Hayabusa. After entrusting the DragonSword, an heirloom of the family and clan so old that no one knew when it hadbeen made, to his son Ryu, Ken left for the fateful battle. Unfortunately,Ken was defeated by a powerful warrior and the Statue he was protecting fellinto the hands of Jaquio.   After hearing of his father's death, Ryu took the Dragon Sword and went toAmerica. Aided by a female CIA spy, Irene, Ryu stealthily infiltrated Jaquio'ssecret hideout.   The inevitable duel between them ended in victory for Ryu. Jaquio was van-quished along with his Empire of Darkness. Or so it seemed....   Watching this duel from afar was the real evil, the head of the Demon clan,the Evil Lord himself, Ashtar. As it turned out, Jaquio was nothing more thana pawn of this greater power.   Ashtar hid himself in the darkness, assessing his enemy. His eyes shinedand he licked his lips. He had only to wait for his enemy.   A year passed.   While pursuing her investigation into the movements of the mysterious Ash-tar, Irene suddenly disappeared. A super-secret CIA special force platoon thenbecame pinned down in front of some old ruins that were believed to house Ash-tar's headquarters. The situation looked desperate.   At this point, Ashtar, who himself had actually seen the birth of the DragonSword and know of its potentially awesome powers, emerged again from the depthsof his dark realm. Ryu, who knew nothing of all this, was in grave danger asAshtar worked his black magic to destroy him.   And now, the saga continues with the final tale of battle for our bravehero. After Ryu's victorious duel with Jaquio, Ashtar returned to the bowelsof darkness and bided His time. But another evil creature was already on itsway as another adventure awaits the unsuspecting Ryu Hayabusa...   ... in this, the final chapter of Ninja Gaiden.---2. Continue modesYou will be give only 5 chances to continue your game. Push the Start buttonwhen you reach the GAME OVER screen!---3. Explanations of screen symbols1. Score display while you are playing.2. The stage number while you are playing.3. If the time drops to 0, you lose one life.4. When the number of lives is 0, the game is over.5. Ninja power: the left side shows the power now, and the right side the   maximum power. You cannot have more power than the maximum amount.6. Types of special weapons you can now use.7. Your player's strength. This goes down if he's hurt. If it reaches 0, you   lost one life.8. Strength of the enemy Boss. This goes down if he's hurt. If it falls to 0,   you have overcome the enemy.---4. Operation of the game console.Start button: Press this when you want to start the game. If you press itduring a game, you can pause the play. - You can use it to skip the cinemascreens.Select: Not usedControl Pad: Controls RyuA: JumpsB: Attacks with the Dragon SwordsYou can jump onto a wall or post and hang on. While hanging on, you can climbor descend by using the control pad. Or if while you are grasping a wall, youpress the control pad in the opposite direction Ryu is facing, and at the sametime press the A button, you can jump down from the wall.Attacking from a wallWhile you are hanging onto a wall you can only attack with special weapons. Bypressing the pad left or right, and pressing the B button, you can attack withweapons in the direction the pad was pressed.If you press the B button without pressing the pad, Ryu will attack with weapons in the direction he is facing.Climbing on top of a wallWhen you climb to the highest point of a wall or column, press the pad in thedirection Ryu is facing, and press the A button to enable Ryu to climb on topof the wall.Hanging downIf there are pipes or jungle ivy, press the A button to jump, fly, and hangdown. While hanging down, press the pad to move left or right. Also press theA button, and you can climb up onto the pipe. Press the pad down and the Abutton and you will jump down.When you are on top of the pipes, you can move just like at other times. If you press the pad down and the A button you will jump down from the pipes. Ifyou let go of the pad in the middle of jumping down, you can hang down fromthe pipes. If you keep holding the pad down, you can descend to the bottom ina single bound.While you are hanging down you can only attack with special weapons. Press theB button to attack in the direction Ryu is facing.---5. ItemsWhen you come upon a Dragon Spirit Crystal ball, a special weapon or an itemwill appear. Use them effectively to press the fight to your advantage. (Youmust slash or use a special weapon to release the power of the crystal. Movequickly, before the power of the crystal disappears.)Ninja Power - This is the special power necessary when Ryu uses Ninja arts.Take it, and his Ninja power revives.  There are two types, blue and red. Blueis worth 10 points, and red brings you back to full power.Recovery Medicine - This pill will heal Ryu's fighting fatigue. Take one ofthese and 6 units of the strength meter scale will be restored.The Scroll of the spirit of the Dragon - Take one of these and overall Ninjapower for Ryu will increase.1-up - This item increases you supply of lives by one. This is an item youdefinitely want to take.Dragon Spirit Sword - The power of the dragon god dwells in this powerfulsword. Take this and you'll widen your range of attack.---6. Special weaponsTake a power increase, and you will be able to use Ninja arts. However, whenyou do, your Ninja power will be used up. You can use Ninja arts by pressingthe pad up, and the B button. The number in parentheses is the amount ofNinja power that will be consumed each time you use the weapon.- Windmill Throwing Star (10 points)  These will fly straight and pierce the enemy, go as far as the edge of the  screen and return. During this flight it will damage all enemies it strikes.- Fire Wheel Art (8 points)  This is the secret art Ryu invented at the end of his special training. You  can throw a flame at an upward angle and burn the enemy.- Fire Dragon Balls (8 points)  Only the person carrying the Dragon Sword is permitted to use this art. The  power dwelling in the dragon sword is changed into a ball, which you can   throw downward at an angle.- Vacuum Wave Art (10 points)  This is the art where you can transform the "spirit" that dwells within you  into a vacuum blade and throw it up and down at the same time. This cuts all  enemies who touch it.- Invincible Fire Wheel (20 points)  Ryu can call up fire, have it rapidly revolve around him, and inflict fatal  wounds on the enemy. This art lasts for 4 seconds and destroys all enemies.  But take other special weapons and this will lose effect, so use it with  care.---7. The castRyu Hayabusa - Descendent of the Dragon clan. In the fight with Jaquio, thespirit of the Ninja Dragon was awakened. He was falsely accused of Irene'smurder, and sets out to find the truth.Irene Lew - CIA special task force analyst. She met Ryu through the Jaquiocase. She was said to have died in the process of further investigation ofJaquio, but...A. Foster - High ranking CIA staff officer. He uses Ryu to crush the evildesigns of Jaquio. He discovers a certain fact. What would that fact be?H.P. Clancy - A mysterious person Ryu meets. It seems he knows something aboutIrene's case, but...---8. The four great beastsStage 1 Boss - Mantiss Warrior  A mantiss bionoid, the beast commander of fire. With sabers on both arms,  he guards himself against attacks by Ryu's sword. The fire that comes out  of his chest crawls along the ground and attacks Ryu. Not good at close  combat.Stage 2 Boss - Night Diver  The beast commander of the sky. Able to fly freely through the sky, he is  especially good at surprise attacks from the sky. Death blows are dealt out  with tremendous momentum, and like a glowing bomb he attacks Ryu!Stage 3 Boss - Great Koganei  The beast commander of water. A lizard bionoid skilled in Ninja arts. He can  split his body and use Windmill Throwing Stars to plague Ryu.Stage 4 Boss - Sandeater  The beast commander of earth. He is ranked as the leader of the four main   unit beast commanders. He can move freely through the earth and attack with  Ryu's Ninja "Fire Wheel Art".