Original Ninja Gaiden Sneaks Onto 3DS Virtual Console

<p>With new games in the <em>Ninja Gaiden<&sol;em> series still appearing today&comma; 3DS owners can now see where it all began&comma; as the very first home console <em>Ninja Gaiden<&sol;em> game is set to appear on Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s 3DS Virtual Console&comma; according to the 3DS eShop&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A previous press release stated that the game was scheduled to appear in November of this year&comma; but November has come and gone and the release date is now listed as December 6th&period; The game is priced at &dollar;4&period;99&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Developed by Tecmo and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988&comma; <em>Ninja Gaiden<&sol;em> was a 2D side-scrolling action platformer which saw the player take control of Ryu Hayabusa&comma; a ninja on a quest for revenge&period; The game was renowned for its brutal difficulty and cinematic cut-scenes&comma; and was successful enough to spawn a franchise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Via&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nintendoworldreport&period;com&sol;news&sol;32661" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Nintendo World Report<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;