Ninja Gaiden First Ever! 100% Flawless NES Playthrough [ No Hit / Damage / Death ] 

If Karl Jobst didn't make a video about this i would never found out, congratulations on making history!

Man, how poetic is it that the only way to beat this ninja game in the most ninja way possible is with a secret technique learned and mastered by a chosen few?

The darkness is finally over. Anyone who tried to beat this game as a child knows that this should have been #1 on Trending.

How is this not more famous? This is a legendary run.

Came from Karl Jobst. Congratulations on this amazing accomplishment!

It is rumored that he was freshly shaved when he started trying for that video.

As someone who grew up with this game, what this man has done is insane. It's BRUTAL.

Good explainer✔️ Interactive✔️ No dmg run✔️

You know what’s particularly satisfying about this? It’s the hardest no-hit game from the ORIGINAL era of gaming. Over 30 years to complete is testament to that. So well done, sir.

This is literally gaming history right here and deserves so much recognition

I am not ashamed to say that I have watched this at least 4 or 5 times now... Such a amazing feat!!! Congrats on making gaming history!!!

I love how enthusiastic and positive you are throughout this run despite the fact that it was seemingly such a long haul. Well done and congrats!

One of the more impressive feats in gaming I've witnessed. A truly.....FLAWLESS VICTORY.

Godlike! Not only do you avoid every single hit, you also do it fast as hell. Not only did I have to do it in 3 segments, but I used very slow and playing-it-safe type strategies. You just rush through everything like a true ninja.

congratulations, dude!

Been playing this since '87 and just learned the slash kills the boss in one shot. This guy is legendary.

The man, the myth, the legend. Some say he is still running around not taking damage to this day.

Absolutely incredible job Slackanater. I always thought that the hit from the head was completely impossible to avoid, but you went in there, trashed the place, blasted him to kingdom come, and made him clean up the mess. You completely killed this run and I've never been happier to be proven wrong. Keep up the fantastic work mate.

"The Sun has risen on the very first ever 0 Damage Run of Ninja Gaiden." Highly beautiful and poetic? Understatement. Thank you for opening not just a door, but a portal to even more possibilities.

Just unbelievable. So unreal that the glory of your achievement has spread out around the world, to the very distant places like Russia, where I'm from, and I'm very glad to know that such a cool guy like you finally reached this impossible goal through god knows how many attempts.

Why does this not have a lot more views? This man is a legend.

That unlike was for the frigging demon head LOL

I was the man in high school, just because I beat this game. Yes I'm old, this was a 'new' game then. It's crazy what you new generations of gamers are doing. This was inspiring, amazing work.

13:25 “The Pillars of Shwing” - title of my next album thanks! 🤣

Love the intro explaining the history, solid work as always man.

There is something euphoric about accomplishing something that everyone else thinks is impossible.

One of my favorites on NES growing up! I bought this game brand new at a Sears when I was a young teenager for $39.99 😱

After watching this, the word "impossible" lost its meaning. Congrats!!! That is absolutely legendary.

You've been Jobsted. Congrats on the run!

This deserves far more recognition!

6:41 I love how those ninjas decided to just keep jumping into the pillar. 9:39 Ah Basaquer, my old nemesis... 12:24 Awww... My favorite enemy, and thus the saddest part of any NG playthrough: the Kelbeross. -At least the one on the right didn't suffer.- 16:31 - 16:53 Speed is important for a ninja, but stealth is the more important skill in an either/or. I love that you get that. Not everyone does. 19:34 - 19:39 The moment that Karl Jobst sent so many of us to see. 19:58 Congratulations, you *absolute* legend.

HE DID IT, THE MADMAN ACTUALLY DID IT

Even when knowing that you werent gonna get hit, I was still nervous in the later part of the run lol

"He's making the jump, it's his second time through, and he hasn't even taken a hit yet. He's a wizard."

I stil remember the awesome game review to Ninja Gaiden from The Angry Video Game Nerd: "This game is impossible!" Slackanater: "Impossible? i don´t know what that means"

I don't even watch streamers, ever, and I watched this entire run. Congratulations, sir. That was absolutely incredible.

Her: wow that was amazing... How are you that good with those hands? Me: i beated ninja gaiden on the NES with zero damage babe

Not only this run is legendary because of no hit thing, it's also very funny with all the talking with the audience. That "i will murder you" song and "pillars of shwing" made me chuckle.

Speed Runner keep doing thing "Impossible" to be "Possible" you guys got my full respect.

That's a world record no one can beat. You're the first that ever did it. Anyone else is second third and fourth.

seeing dislikes on this makes me question humanity in general. Amazing history making run! 🤯

Why is it that Ninja Gaiden runners are always the nicest people on the planet? GGs on the no hit! Incredible landmark.

This is amazing! I remember how hard this game was as a kid. No damage at all is truly a feat.

The Ninja gaiden song brought tears to my eyes and touched my soul in a way no other piece of music ever has. thank you guys for writing that. Thank you

20:35 “RELEASE THE FREAKIN DOVES, WE DID IT!!!” That moment had me in tears

I was looking for Ninja Gaiden speedruns and came across this video, it's insane how after so many years you finally did the impossible! Congratulations!

13:21 The Pillars of Schwing had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣

This is by far the most impressive run in recent history. Concidering it had been universally accepted that the last dmg was completely unavoidable, you literally did the impossible! Even when it was found that you could actually kill the head with "monster mash", nobody could and nobody did. Until you! This video has to get viral! It deserves it! Very very impressive! Also, your personality is great for streaming. Polite, energetic, patient, very articulate, a bit gruffy (in a good way). You are going places :)

I’m old. My time on this earth is limited. It is selectively spent experiencing true greatness such as this.

I just came to pay respect for this godlike run. An 8 year old child from Lima Peru 34 years ago is so so happy right now! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I'm so happy his commentary is entertaining as well. Instead of silent nothing coming from him

This is utterly unbelievable lol... He does this while talking to the chat on original controller... Fucking amazing

This is very, very impressive, to say the least. I had no idea that the demon's head could even be killed. Awesome run, and great commentary throughout

i have seen record speed runs but have never seen someone try there very best with no damage and you did it damn fast! your a true professional Ninja!

I'm imagining Thanos seeing what you accomplished, discarding the Infinity Gauntlet and bowing to you.

Amazing run, I can't believe not only you pulled off this run but to communicate still with the chat and explain everything as was happening.. just wow. You earned a LIKE 👍

Never in a million years would I think this was achievable! You are incredible!

You have made gaming history, i respect you

Amazing display of technique, timing, and control. I played this game back in the NES days, salute!

4:11 - "To nail what we call The Monster Mash" Back in my day . . .

didn't know about this absolute legend til a few minutes ago. Well done!

I'm here thankt to the Karl Jobst's material about your Ninja Gaiden, no-hit run. Amazing stuff man! Great job and congratulations!

This is the most impressive video game feat I've ever seen! And I agree better it's thematically better than speed runs.

just watched jobst video covering this. I remembered this game from my childhood and remembered how hard this game was just in a normal play through, absolutely legendary man!

Tag up ezscape, this run needs known mang!

You're a great guy for going back and _showing in detail_ exactly how you do the trick with such a well edited video. I really appreciate that! Congratulations!

I just wanted to say that over Thanksgiving I grabbed Ninja Gaiden and a few other NES games from my Dad's house when I came home to visit for the holiday. I hadn't played in a long time but have been itching to play the old NES games again (I have a Retron at my place that does NES and SNES games). Anyway, I fired it up the other day and got a 0 damage run to level 2.2 (without the spin attack as I accidentally traded it for something else). That's a big deal for me! Of course once I got that first hit it was game on, followed by too many continues to count. I just wanted to say I guess I absorbed some things and you inspired me. Thank you.

"It's 11 o'clock in the morning but bet your ass I'm gonna have a beer". Cheers bro and congrats.

I would have never known this was possible. When we were kids, we called that head the biggest cheapshot in video games. Congratulations!

Hopefully Team Ninja sees this achievement.

This is a work of art. I'm legit on the edge of tears.

I love the speedruns of this game but this is by far my fav run of this game. I can't imagine telling my young self 30 years ago that someone would do this damageless. Thanks Slack. Also I just realized I have not commented on this video until now so here we are :)

Well done...ive managed to do a No Death run and beat the game...but this is legendary!

I love how a damageless run was still theoretical even NOT COUNTING the demon head because no one had actually done it in a verified single run AFAIK. So this lunatic did two unmatched accomplishments at once. Meanwhile, I never even beat this goddamn game with a game genie lol.

I usually stop watching movies after about a couple minutes and start a new one on Netflix. The level of focus and commitment by guys like this is hard to comprehend for me. Enviable.

favourite child hood game on the nes next to battle toads. major congratz on the 100 % NO HIT RUN on Shadow Warriors

This video worth millions views

At 18:47: "Ruy... Are you Ruy?" Yes, yes _I_ am.

Wife: did you do it? Gamer: yes Wife: what did it cost you.... Gamer: everything....

You have got to be one of the humblest pros out there that made history! It's mind blowing a human can pull that off.

This guy deserves some sort of trophy or something. A living legend.

Insane man. Congratulations on in my opinion of the most if not the most technical runs ever performed. Absolutely mind blowing to consider what you put together.

Awesome run. I am 48 and I was just ecstatic that I beat the game when I did. Also, it made me laugh when you said that the live stream was only in 480p. When I was a kid, we were just glad to have the channel come in as static-free as possible via the use of a pair of rabbit ears.

IGN Brazil wrote about your achievement. I didn't know about it even thought I played Ninja Gaiden a lot and already saw some speedruns. I watched Karl Jobst talking about this and I couldn't resist seeing the whole thing. Man, this is amazing!

this absolute legend doesn't even watch what he's doing for the majority of the run and still clutched a no damage run

Really like the way he is remembering all the "sequencies" with small "songs"^ - how about a "pacifist"-run next? (probably difficult killing the end boss then mhm)- "Death from above"-thats a reference to PhilPlaidt's book? guess no..

[Mission Impossible Sequel] MI5: "Hello Agent Hunt. The next mission, if u choose to accept it, is to finish Ninja Gaiden without damage." Ethan Hunt: "that's impossible, mission declined" Slackanator: "Challange Accepted" 😎 Ps: that's just the beauty of Speedrunning, pushing and breaking records. Huge congrats on achieving something that was literally impossible 👏😊👌

An unbelievable run. This is up there in all-time amazing NES history.

Karl Jobst enters chat.

This game was a scourge to younger me; so rewarding to see it get rammed back after all this time. Nicely done.

First played this game when I was 11. I'm 20 and still haven't beaten it, let alone without getting hit. Impressive doesn't even scratch the surface. Certain parts had my mouth agape in absolute amazement. Congrats on the record, you've more than earned it sir.

Technical ur the first and only person to beat the game flawlessly also fastest run also now,so fastest run with no damages... congratulations sir,u r part of history

Damn that was awesome! This game seemed IMPOSSIBLE to me as a kid. You, sir, have avenged 10 year-old me!

His comments about slashing, moving, jumping, cankle and such, it reminds me so much about Edge of Tomorrow movie with Tom Cruise when he has mastered every single thing in a day without dying. :)

Used to just leave the Nintendo on over night just to not have to start over. To eventually being able to finish it in one sitting. But never imagined someone doing it without being hit. Amazing.

I remember playing this game as a child, I never manage to finish it, you deserve my respect! You are a monster! CONGRATULATIONS!

The word legend is bandied about far too easily these days........ Not in the case tho. You sir are a legend.. Props

Commenting again to say this legit deserves a million views by the end of the year

I called BS on this claim without hesitation. Literally thought it impossible. I was wrong and I prostrate myself before you and beg your forgiveness lol. You are a God, sir.

Heard about this accomplishment. Had to come by and give you props and congratulate you. Good shit.