King Atari Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 For those that don't know, there were two versions of Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis). The original had Spiderman morphing into Batman as one of the bosses, the second had Spiderman morphing into a generic bat creature. Aside from playing through the game up to that point, how can you tell which version is which? My copy does not have a copyright screen with 1989, 1990 dates, it instead goes straight to the title screen and says 1989 at the bottom. Would this be the original, or do I HAVE to play through it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 There should be a notice of Spiderman and Marvel comics in the copyright text that appears when you boot the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I might add, that Revenge of Shinobi was also re-released later on as a Sega Classic. That version definitely does not have Spider Man in it. If you have an original 1989 copy, then the aforementioned copyright screen will tell you if yours does or does not have SpiderMan in it. No Marvel/Spiderman text in the copyright notice = no SpiderMan in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Ack...where's the edit button when you need it? I just re-read your question and I phrased my responses incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I have my copy on a 6pak cart and has the Evil Bat-Like Creature in the Spiderman disguise. And not Batman! Didn't even know there was a version with Batman in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 There should be a notice of Spiderman and Marvel comics in the copyright text that appears when you boot the game. Actually I bought Revenge of Shinobi the week of it's release. It had Spiderman and Batman in it..(which I noticed, but figured they were sort of "borrowed" and not really those characters.. but I guess everyone figures they are) Anyway, I really don't recall reading ANY copyright from Marvel or Spiderman in any part of the game. Otherwise I definitely would have noticed and said "ahh yes then it IS Spiderman. etc." Don't forget that a Spiderman-ish figure crawled the walls in the original Shinobi right there in the first stage.. So I kind of just made the connection at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avid Fan Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 there is definately a mention of Spider-Man in the original text of the opening screen. I remember this vividly because the day I bought my Genesis, I picked up Golden Axe 2, and Spider-Man, only when I got to the car, I noticed that I grabbed the Game Gear version of Spider-Man. I went to exchange it, and I was told that the Genesis one wasn't even out yet. So I picked up Revenge of Shinobi since I enjoyed the original arcade Shinobi I got hope and popped in Revenge of Shinobi and noticed the spider-man text. and for a second I thought for some dumb luck reason that I had spiderman, but alas it wasn't. Its a good thing too because Spider-Man for Genesis sucks ass, but I hear the CD version is pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 According to an old Electronic Gaming Monthly, Spiderman was in both the original and rerelease versions, it was Batman that was cut out of the rerelease, because Sega refused to pay DC for the rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 there is definately a mention of Spider-Man in the original text of the opening screen. I remember this vividly because the day I bought my Genesis, I picked up Golden Axe 2, and Spider-Man, only when I got to the car, I noticed that I grabbed the Game Gear version of Spider-Man. I went to exchange it, and I was told that the Genesis one wasn't even out yet. So I picked up Revenge of Shinobi since I enjoyed the original arcade Shinobi I got hope and popped in Revenge of Shinobi and noticed the spider-man text. and for a second I thought for some dumb luck reason that I had spiderman, but alas it wasn't. Its a good thing too because Spider-Man for Genesis sucks ass, but I hear the CD version is pretty good Golden Axe 2 and Spider Man came out WAY later than the original Revenge of Shinobi. You probably got a later release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avid Fan Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Well I know for absolutely sure there was a mention of Spiderman in the opening text (copyrights and all that). I got to the level with Spider-Man in it. It had the Man-Bat thingy, but no Batman. I never claimed to have the original one, I just said it had the spiderman text. I never bought Spiderman for Genesis, it was for gamegear that I accidentally bought it, because it wasn't out for Genesis at the time (or so the clerk at Tous R Us told me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Well I know for absolutely sure there was a mention of Spiderman in the opening text (copyrights and all that). I got to the level with Spider-Man in it. It had the Man-Bat thingy, but no Batman. I never claimed to have the original one, I just said it had the spiderman text. I never bought Spiderman for Genesis, it was for gamegear that I accidentally bought it, because it wasn't out for Genesis at the time (or so the clerk at Tous R Us told me Right. And what I was saying is I don't think there's any mention of Spiderman in the original release at all. Actually I'm pretty sure of it now. Once the game had been out for a while, they popped it in there into the intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Any screenshots known of this Batman and / or Bat Man Creature that everyone is talking about? I'm interested in what we're all talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sega Ages Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 And what I was saying is I don't think there's any mention of Spiderman in the original release at all. Actually I'm pretty sure of it now. Once the game had been out for a while, they popped it in there into the intro. Yes that's what I happened I think. I had the original japanese cart and it didn't have any copyright notices either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Yes - There is definitely Spider-Man...I have played and beat him. The only version I've played or seen is the one where Spider-Man turns into a bat creature. However, here's some other info on the game: http://ryangenno.tripod.com/sub_pages/Revenge.htm In part: "The Revenge of Shinobi is an 8 level mission with 2 stages each and a boss battle. Each level as a certain theme to it like level 1 starts in residential Japan with rival ninjas and samurais as your enemies while level 3 takes place in a training base and now you have to worry about various gunmen and guys with flame throwers. The bosses were not only tough as 2 month old French bread; the bosses were some of the coolest I have ever seen in a game. Who can forget that giant fire breathing dinosaur in level 7! Heck, Sega even included the legendary Spider Man as the Level 6 boss, strange but true!" Additonally, with a little searching (and no I will *not* post the links) you can find the following - There are *not* difficult to locate: Revenge of Shinobi, The (REV 00) (JUE) [R-USA-Jap][!] 374 kb Revenge of Shinobi, The (REV 00) (JUE) [R-USA][p1][b1] 360 kb Revenge of Shinobi, The (REV 01) (JUE) [R-USA][!] 360 kb Revenge of Shinobi, The (REV 02) (JUE) [R-Eur][!] 361 kb Revenge of Shinobi, The (REV 03) (JUE) 359 kb Revenge of Shinobi, The (REV 03) (JUE) [p1] 359 kb The above are zipped file sizes. And it's not like you need a ROM NATION to find them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hate the no editing.... argh! Anyhow, in case you don't know the version which *probably* has Bat-Man I would try the earliest revison (REV 00): This one: Revenge of Shinobi, The (REV 00) (JUE) [R-USA-Jap][!] 374 kb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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