Christmas arrives early for Ninja Gaiden fans with "Ninja Gaiden Shadow DX" colorization hack by Marc Robledo

Romhacking veteran Marc Robledo and graphic artist NiO107 have given Ninja Gaiden fans quite a surprising and outstanding gift in preparation for the holidays, with their collaborative colorization project of the original Game Boy title, Ninja Gaiden Shadow.

Marc Robledo (also known as @marc_max), in collaboration with NiO107, who is currently working on an original homebrew Game Boy game titled Cosmo Knight ZiON, released today "Ninja Gaiden Shadow DX", a brand new colorization romhack for Ninja Gaiden that remasters the original Game Boy title into a fully colorized title, fully compatible with emulators and real Game Boy Color hardware.

Hack's description said:

Ninja Gaiden Shadow is a unique entry in the Ninja Gaiden series that was released exclusively for the original Game Boy. Guide Ryu Hayabusa through five stages packed with pure ninja action and save the world from the evil Emperor Garuda!

This new remastered version enhances the visual experience by giving it a new coat of color!

Marc's polish and quality from his previous romhacks can be expected in full with this new release, with outstanding visuals and coding prowess that is sure to impress with the quality of the colorization in a Game Boy Color title.

Those interested in trying out this romhack can download the patch, or even patch their own provided ROM right from the hack's page, directly from Marc Robledo's website. As it's the case with any other romhack, the user must provide their own ROM of the game in order to patch it accordingly.

Ninja Gaiden Shadow DX hack page on Marc Robledo's website