<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
System	O
3	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
in	O
1988	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
series	I-Device
in	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
(	O
as	O
Last	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
)	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Last	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Last	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
protagonist	O
Armakuni	O
on	O
his	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
palace	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
shogun	B-Language
Kunitoki	O
to	O
assassinate	O
him	O
,	O
avenging	O
his	O
clan	O
,	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
sacred	O
scrolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
,	O
Kunitoki	O
's	O
henchmen	O
become	O
more	O
challenging	O
as	O
they	O
learn	O
the	O
ways	O
of	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftView	O
developed	O
it	O
in	O
its	O
proprietary	O
Forth-like	O
language	O
as	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
portability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vision	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
as	O
an	O
isometric	O
adventure	B-Application
was	O
something	O
I	O
was	O
very	O
passionate	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
there	O
really	O
is	O
no	O
better	O
subject	O
matter	O
than	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
controlling	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
warrior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
wanted	O
to	O
combine	O
an	O
arcade	O
experience	O
with	O
adventure	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
like	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
where	O
you	O
just	O
go	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
,	O
move	O
,	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
,	O
move	O
…	O
The	O
whole	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
simple	O
but	O
realistic	O
adventure	B-Application
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
we	O
were	O
essentially	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
was	O
take	O
the	O
square	O
cursor	O
blob	O
from	O
Adventure	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
turn	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
fully	O
interactive	O
3D	O
adventure	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
subsequent	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
original	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
for	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
and	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superior	B-Device
Software	I-Device
published	O
conversions	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
in	O
1988	O
,	O
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
in	O
production	O
but	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Commodore	O
64	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Commodore	O
64	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
exaggerating	O
the	O
graphic	O
excellence	O
of	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
UGO	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
20+	O
year	O
old	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
surprisingly	O
advanced	O
,	O
sporting	O
a	O
combat	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
specific	O
body	O
parts	O
to	O
be	O
targeted	O
,	O
environmental	O
obstacles	O
,	O
multiple	O
weapons	O
and	O
hidden	O
items	O
galore	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
