About Ninja Hattori-kun: Ninja wa Shuugyou de Gozaru no Maki

The game Ninja Hattori-kun is based on some manga/anime series for kids. You control a ninja from left to right through scrolling platform levels, avoid or kill enemies (mostly other ninjas) by throwing shuriken at them. The game was a million seller in Japan, although one might wonder why. The controls are quite poor, the graphics and sound are also on the weak side. Maybe the game profited from being released in the wake of Super Mario Bros..