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Super Ninja Boy came out for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, developed and published by Culture Brain. It was part of that early wave of SNES games, arriving when developers were still figuring out what the console could do. You got a lot of action RPGs then, and this one fit right in with its mix of exploration and combat.

You control one of two ninja brothers, Jack or Ryu, as they travel across a world map and through towns and dungeons. Your main goal is to stop an evil emperor, which involves exploring areas screen by screen, fighting monsters in real time with a short sword or a bow, and delving into multi level dungeons to find key items. The combat is simple but requires you to get close to enemies, and you can switch between your two characters on the fly, which is useful for solving minor puzzles. The pacing is generally brisk, though some dungeons can feel a bit long, and the difficulty is manageable without being too easy. It feels like a straightforward, cheerful adventure from that era.