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Play Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Online (Japan edition · Japanese)
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Play Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom online (NES). Move above or below pipes and use the sword upgrade to fight from a safer distance.
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Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controllers Setting.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controllers Setting to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Quick start
Start a new game with START. Try B for the sword and A for jumping in the first laboratory. At the top of a wall, direction toward the platform+A climbs onto it. While hanging below a pipe, A climbs up and down+A drops away. For a Japanese password, choose PASSWORD with the pad and press START; left/right selects a slot, up/down changes its symbol, then START submits it.
Controls
Pad: move, crouch and climb walls up/down. A: jump; at the wall top, direction toward the platform+A climbs up. B: sword; up+B: ninja art. Hanging: left/right to move, A up, down+A down, B uses the art. START begins, pauses or skips cinema scenes. SELECT unused.
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom — About this game
Ryu’s investigation of Irene’s apparent murder takes him through seven acts of enemies, machinery and unstable footing. He can climb a wall and step onto its top, or grab the underside of certain pipes and move along them. While hanging, only ninja arts can be used to attack, so choosing the upper or lower route changes how a fight begins.
The sword upgrade extends ordinary attack range, while the previous game’s phantom copies are gone. Orb contents can be seen before collection, helping you avoid replacing a useful special art by mistake. Those arts still spend ninja power and complement normal sword strikes rather than removing the need to judge a landing. Moving platforms and slippery surfaces make the jump’s longer airtime worth learning. In the opening laboratory, practice pulling onto a ledge and moving around a pipe before pressing deeper into the traps.
The Japanese retail edition includes passwords and unrestricted continues, unlike the North American version. Record the four-symbol password shown at GAME OVER to resume a later session.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.