Arcade Video game published 41 years ago:

The Legend of Kage (c) 1985 Taito Corp.

As a Ninja, defeat the evils from Devil's World and save the Princess.

At the end of the Edo Period (late 19th century) in Japan, a Corps formed by the evils, which had come back to life from the Devil's World, was terrifying people all over the country. One day the princess 'Kiri', a daughter of the lord, was kidnapped by the Corps. In order to save her from them, a number of militia were sent to the Corps' Headquarters, but none of them ever returned. Then one young man headed for the Corps' Headquarters to save the princess. His name 'Kage', a ninja from Iga Village.

- TECHNICAL -

Board Number: M4300040A Prom Stickers: A54

Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz), Motorola M68705 (@ 2 Mhz) Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz) Sound Chips: (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 4 Mhz)

Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 2

- TRIVIA -

Even if the title screen says MCMLXXXIV (1984), The Legend of Kage was released in October 1985 in Japan.

- UPDATES -

Bug? feature?: Under attract mode only from the bootleg versions can be played for several seconds until the ninja dies.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

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Open Play on this page to start The Legend of Kage. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

The Legend of Kage is filed in our catalog as a 1984 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Fighter.

Credit line lists Taito Corporation as developer.