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Shinobi (1987 video game)

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Summary

Shinobi (1987 video game) is a video game[1]. Shinobi (1987 video game) has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: unlicensed video game[3]
  • Composer: Yasuhiro Kawakami[4]
  • Publisher: Sega[5], Tengen[6]
  • Genre: platform game[7], action game[8]
  • Developer: Sega[9]
  • Part of the series: Shinobi (series)[10]
  • Operating system: iOS[11]
  • Platform: ZX Spectrum[12], Commodore Amiga[13], Nintendo Entertainment System[14], Atari ST[15], Commodore 64[16], TurboGrafx-16[17], Amstrad CPC[18], iOS[19], Master System[20]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[21]
  • Review score: 74%[22], 88%[23], 53%[24]
  • Input device: joystick[25], touchscreen[26]
  • Country of origin: Japan[27]
  • Publication date: November 16, 1987[28], December 1989[29]
  • Distributed by: App Store (Apple)[30]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone 10+[31]
  • Title: Shinobi[32]
  • Different from: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade[33]

Why It Matters

Shinobi (1987 video game) is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 1053
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Abandonware-france game id: 1053, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 22d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 74%, 88%, 53%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  3. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Shinobi
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14470: Games/Shinobi, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Shinobi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Shinobi, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Shinobi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Shinobi, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 14w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nintendo gameid (gamecube/wii) → E63E8P, E63J8P, E63P8P
    Youtube channel id → UC-nlToDHvvIj6v4sRDTnoyA
    Developer → Sega
    Game classification game id → 1337
    + 77 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Tasvideos game id: 2728, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151161613|Shinobi (#151161613)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5864|TASVideos game]] #mix'n'ma"
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