Some games from the 80s are hardwired into my brain. I hear two seconds of their soundtrack and I’m right there again. I see a screenshot and it instantly teleports me back. One of those is The Last Ninja, developed by System 3 and published in 1987.
I was simply blown away by the graphics (isometric on the C64 with such an amazing level of detail - simply gorgeous) and mesmerized by the kickass sound. What Ben Daglish and Anthony Lees conjured up musically will forever be part of gaming history - an absolute iconic masterpiece.
The game itself was pretty straightforward: a mix of action-adventure and a bit of puzzle-solving, nothing groundbreaking. But that didn’t matter, because very few games made you feel so immersed the way The Last Ninja did. Though a single-player game, it was often our choice when my friends and I met up after school to play, taking turns and seeing how far we could get together as a team. When you weren’t playing, you could just watch (and listen!), and it was an absolute joy.
Which 80s game had a similar effect on you? One that totally blew you away.