The Last Ninja/Walkthrough

The Last Ninja is divided into six stages: ../The Wastelands/, ../The Wilderness/, ../Palace Gardens/, ../The Dungeons/, ../The Palace/ and ../The Inner Sanctum.

The player is given three lives, and received extra lives by finding apples hidden within each map. When a player runs out of lives, he will restart the level with the starting equipment and number of lives available at the start.

The following items appear in the game:
 * The Sword, a weapon
 * The Nunchaku, a weapon
 * The Pouch, to carry other items
 * The Key, required for ../The Palace/
 * The Smoke Bombs, used to stun the dragon. Has three uses, but can be collected again if you run out.
 * The Shuriken Stars, a thrown weapon that kills guards in one hit.
 * The Claw, used to climb walls
 * The Glove, to avoid poisonous thorns
 * The Staff, a weapon with a long reach
 * The Amulet, used for prayer
 * The Flower, used in the ../The Inner Sanctum/
 * The Rope, used for escape
 * The Bottle, used to put enemies to sleep
 * The Scrolls, the object of the quest
 * The Apple, which provides an extra life.

When you enter certain rooms, you may encounter an enemy. They will approach quickly and block the path. You can fight them, and any wounds they receive will remain if you leave. In some rare cases, some guards will commit seppuku if you ran past them. Enemies will normally remain dead, but will begin to respawn as the game progresses.