<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
by	O
Jaleco	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Ninja	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Ninja-Kid	B-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Jaleco	O
had	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
created	O
Ninja-kun	O
'	O
s	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
JaJaMaru-kun	I-Application
and	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
series	O
titled	O
Ninja	B-Application
JaJaMaru-kun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninja	B-Application
JaJaMaru-kun	I-Application
series	O
would	O
feature	O
several	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
various	O
consoles	O
and	O
handhelds	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
different	O
genres	O
like	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja-Kid	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Rad	B-Application
Action	I-Application
and	O
JT-104	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
first	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
UPL	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
of	O
Ninja-Kid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Ninja-Kid	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Sammy	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Taro	I-Application
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Ninja-kun	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Taro	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
