Shinobi (Sega System 16B) for Amiga

# Shinobi (Sega System 16B) for Amiga

Sega's 1987 arcade classic running natively on your Amiga: the original 68000

game code executed on your machine, the original System 16B video model, and

the arcade soundtrack rendered from your own ROMs through Paula.

## What's in the bundle

| File | What it is |

|---|---|

| `Shinobi` | AGA executable   real A1200/A4000, Amiberry AGA configs |

| `ShinobiRTG` | RTG/Picasso96 executable   Pimiga and other RTG-first setups |

| `BuildPack` | One-time tool that renders the soundtrack from your ROMs |

| `Shinobi.info` | Workbench icon |

| `docs/ROM_FILES.txt` | Exact ROM filenames with SHA-256 checksums |

| `roms/shinobi6/` | Empty   you fill this with your own ROM files |

| `README.md` | The bundle's own readme |

**No ROMs and no ROM-derived data are included.** You must own the game's

arcade ROMs.

## Requirements

- AGA Amiga (A1200/A4000 class) with a **68040-level CPU** and **64 MB fast

  RAM**   Amiberry, PiStorm and emulator setups qualify; a stock A1200 does

  not.

- Kickstart 3.0+.

- The Shinobi arcade ROMs (merged MAME `shinobi.zip` set)   **not included**.

- Best experienced at 60 Hz (NTSC-capable display or emulator).

## Install

1. **Extract the bundle** into a drawer on any Amiga drive (or mount the

   folder as a directory in your emulator).

2. **Supply your ROMs.** From your legally obtained merged MAME

   `shinobi.zip`, copy these files into `roms/shinobi6/` next to the

   executable   flattened, by filename, regardless of the zip's internal

   subfolders (they come from its `shinobi6` and `shinobi4` member paths;

   full list with checksums in `docs/ROM_FILES.txt`):

   ```

   epr-11359.a5  epr-11360.a7  epr-11361.a10  mpr-11362.a11  mpr-11363.a14

   mpr-11364.a15 mpr-11365.a16 mpr-11366.b1   mpr-11367.b2   mpr-11368.b5

   mpr-11369.b6

   ```

3. **Run `BuildPack` once** (Shell or Workbench). It renders the entire

   soundtrack from YOUR ROMs   the same Z80 + YM2151 + uPD7759 sound board

   the arcade ran   and writes `shinobi.pcm` next to the game. Takes several

   minutes; it never needs to run again.

4. **Run the right executable** for your system:

   - `Shinobi`   AGA machines and emulators showing native screens.

   - `ShinobiRTG`   RTG/Picasso96 environments where native screens are not

     shown (Pimiga and similar).

## Controls

**Joystick / CD32 pad (port 2)**

- Move: stick / d-pad

- Red = attack, Blue/Yellow = jump, Green = magic (ninjutsu)

- L or R shoulder = insert coin, Play = start

- L + R + Play = DIP switch menu; hold the combo ~2 seconds to quit

**Keyboard**

- `5` = insert coin, `1` = start (standard MAME-style keys)

- `F10` = DIP switch editor (difficulty, lives, demo sounds and more)

- `F5` = save state, `F6` = load/resume state

- `ESC` = quit

## Troubleshooting

- **"missing Shinobi ROM assets" at startup**   the ROM files are absent or

  in the wrong place. Extract from the merged `shinobi.zip` so that

  `roms/shinobi6/` contains exactly the files listed in

  `docs/ROM_FILES.txt`. The loader verifies each file's checksum at startup

  and reports any mismatch on screen.

- **Game is silent**   you'll see "No sound pack (shinobi.pcm) found.

  Continuing without sound." Run `BuildPack` once to render the soundtrack

  from your ROMs, then restart. If sound ever misbehaves, delete

  `shinobi.pcm` and re-run `BuildPack` to regenerate it.

- **Very slow or won't run**   this port needs a 68040-class CPU and 64 MB

  fast RAM. A stock A1200 (68020, no fast RAM) is not enough; PiStorm,

  accelerated machines and emulators are.

- **Black/no screen on Pimiga or other RTG systems**   you ran the AGA

  build. Use `ShinobiRTG` on RTG/Picasso96 environments.