S4E12: Ninja Gaiden II and Super Ninja Boy -or- Widest Kicks U' Throw

Timmy Williams, part of Whitest Kids U’ Know and co-host of the Urn Fulla Popcorn podcast, is ready to enter the ninja games as he makes his return to The Old SwitchAroo to explore the ninja sequels Ninja Gaiden II (NES, 1990) and Super Ninja Boy (SNES, 1993) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog.

In this episode, Timmy shares some of the experiences involved in making Mars, the Whitest Kids U’ Know animated movie that was released to the masses earlier this year with both a limited theatrical run and a Blu-Ray release. Then we get down to business to defeat the games, covering along the way a weird Pepto-Bismol reference, the risque sprites that didn’t make it to the final version of Super Ninja Boy, how Europe had three different non-compatible versions of the NES including one from Mattel, and if anyone working on Ninja Gaiden II was a fan of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond. Find out if Super Ninja Boy is the game that finally breaks Jaymo!

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(0:59) Welcoming Timmy Williams

(3:10) Whitest Kids U’ Know - Mars

(11:12) Super Ninja Boy (SNES)

(51:29) Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)

(1:23:49) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

(1:41:52) Outro

Timmy Williams can be found talking horror movies with his co-host Shandi on Urn Fulla Popcorn: https://urnfullapopcorn.com/  

For more info about the Whitest Kids U’ Know’s final project, the animated movie Mars, check out https://wkukmars.com/ or order it directly from MediaOCD: https://mediaocd.com/product/whitest-kids-u-know-mars-blu-ray/

Ninja Gaiden 2 manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ninja-Gaiden-II-The-Dark-Sword-of-Chaos-Game-Manual.pdf

Super Ninja Boy manual: https://www.videogamemanual.com/snes/Super%20Ninja%20Boy%20(USA).pdf

Proto:Super Ninja Boy | The Cutting Room Floor: https://tcrf.net/Proto:Super_Ninja_Boy

Presidential Props, Season 3, Episode 3 | Whitest Kids U’ Know: https://youtu.be/oTNNQIXK9Nk?si=16yFXjXroB0VBitI&t=42

Office Insubordination, Season 2, Episode 9 | Whitest Kids U’ Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfrsFiBB_wA

Super Ninja Boy Walkthrough by Dalton Of Zeal | RPGClassics: https://shrines.rpgclassics.com/snes/snb/walkthrough.shtml

NES Longplay [058] Ninja Gaiden II: Dark Sword of Chaos | World of Longplays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzb4Tonx0WI

Ninja Gaiden II by TheRetroRunner in 10:49 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1qCrkDvpH8