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Shadow Dancer History: The Ninja, The Dog, and Sega's Forgotten Sequel

Before John Wick had his dog, there was Shadow Dancer . Released in 1989 as the true arcade sequel to Sega ’s legendary " Shinobi ," Shadow Dancer changed the game by giving the player a lethal canine companion . But why is this masterpiece often overshadowed by its predecessor? In today’s video, we take a deep dive into the history of Shadow Dancer. From its technical roots on the Sega System 18 board to the iconic Mission 2 train sequence , we explore what made this ninja-action game a standout in the golden age of arcades . We’ll break down: • The Dog Mechanic : How the German Shepherd changed the tactical flow of Shinobi’s gameplay. • The Missions: A tour from the Airport terminal to the Space Shuttle launch . • The Locomotive Boss : A detailed look at the legendary Level 2-4 train fight . • The Soundtrack Debate : Why many fans believe the Amiga port actually sounds better than the Arcade original. • The Console Remakes : The massive differences between the Arcade v...
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It's a Pixel THING Complete Season One




This is the entire first season of It's a Pixel THING, over 6 hours of content compiled into one single video for your viewing convenience and pleasure!

It's cool to watch the evolution on presentation from the host (myself!) and video and audio quality.

There's other alternative ways for watching the episodes, like using the series playlists below or go directly to the "videos" tab on my channel.

The "Pick Ups" videos and other "special" episodes are not included in this compilation.

Thanks for watching!


 It's a Pixel THING Episodes PlayList (newest to oldest): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArECn6rOyzfVqBVa8EgeZPvLt5v0kUCV


 • 0:25 - Episode 1: My 4 Favorite Arcade Off Road / Rally Racing Videogames of All Time

• 10:16 - Star Wars: Dark Forces [1995, MS-DOS] Review

• 17:41 - My 4 Best Sim Racing Videogames

• 29:33 - Ocean Software: Rise and Fall of a Giant

• 40:02 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [1989, MS-DOS/Amiga] Adventure Game Review

• 46:05 - Ugh! [1992, Amiga/MS-DOS] Review

• 52:18 - Big Red Racing [1996, MS-DOS] Review

• 56:22 - Commodore and the Amiga Mistakes

• 1:11:16 - Fuzzball [1991/1992, Amiga] Review

• 1:17:10 - 5 Playstation 2 (PS2) Underrated Games

• 1:26:00 - Batman: The Movie [1989, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 1:30:24 - Top 6 Mountain Bike Videogames

• 1:39:38 - FUEL: a thought [2009, PC • XBOX360 • PS3]

• 1:44:52 - ALIEN 3 [1993, SNES] Review

• 1:49:02 - Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine [1999, PC/Windows] Review

• 1:55:40 - Rick Dangerous [1989, Amiga / ZX Spectrum / C64 / DOS] Review

• 2:01:34 - Rock'n'Roll [1989, Commodore Amiga] Review

• 2:05:54 - Deathchase [1983, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 2:12:24 - Myth - History in the Making [1992, Amiga] Review

• 2:19:28 - Micro Machines [1994, MS-DOS] Review

• 2:24:17 - ALIEN [1984, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 2:28:57 - Trials Fusion [2014, PC] Review

• 2:34:44 - The Great Escape [1986, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 2:41:21 - The First Samurai [1991, Amiga / SNES] Review

• 2:48:37 - Late 90s PC gaming Rig - IBM NetVista [type 6793]

• 2:57:39 - The Untouchables [1989, C64] Review

• 3:02:58 - 10 Must Have PS2 Games

• 3:17:03 - WolfChild [1992, Amiga / SNES] Review

• 3:23:29 - 10 Arcade Games for Xmas

• 3:34:04 - Dakar [Off-Road Rally] Games Overview

• 3:45:19 - MX vs ATV Unleashed [2006, PC] Overview

• 3:51:16 - Personal 10 Best 8 & 16 bit Intro Tunes [Home Computers]

• 4:01:31 - Assassin [1992, Amiga] Review

• 4:07:22 - 15 Video Games for Valentine's Day

• 4:19:21 - Castlevania: Spectral Interlude [2015, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 4:23:42 - Video Games based on Oscar Winning Movies for Best Picture

• 4:36:00 - Lookback at Europress Software & Mini Office Amiga Review

• 4:46:55 - Rally Trophy [2001, PC/Windows] Review

• 4:53:50 - Targa [2014/1995, Super Nintendo] Review

• 4:58:43 - Gotek Floppy Amiga Emulator Review

• 5:07:16 - Restoring my old IBM PS/1 486DX2 66MHz

• 5:17:37 - War In Middle Earth [1988, ZX Spectrum / MS-DOS / Amiga] Review

• 5:24:27 - 6 Amazing Games that are still Exclusive to the Playstation 2

• 5:33:31 - TOPO Soft and ERBE Software in the Golden Age of Spanish Video Games

• 5:50:51 - IBM Model M Mechanical Keyboard

• 2:57:50 - Celebrating 30 Years of the Amiga: My Top 26 Games


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