{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9bb5f5803998a69a26b42d82","clusterId":"c_0c9f1450ccd3c16e01989b87","slug":"nintendo-classics-adds-ninja-gaiden-iii-rage-and-dragon-buster","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nintendo Classics Adds Ninja Gaiden III, Rage, and Dragon Buster","summary":"Nintendo added three titles to the Family Computer Nintendo Classics library on September 2, 2026. The additions are Rage, Dragon Buster, and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, all playable by Nintendo Switch Online subscribers at no extra cost on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Rage is SNK's top-down action shooter, released in 1986. Players control Ralph and Clark as they infiltrate an enemy base, resupplying with ammunition dropped by enemies and using power-up items, tanks, and helicopters. Dragon Buster is the action adventure from Namco, ported to the Famicom in 1987 after its 1985 arcade release. The player is the swordsman Clovis, choosing routes on a map and clearing side-scrolling action sections to reach and defeat dragons. Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom is Tecmo's 1991 side-scrolling action game, in which Ryu Hayabusa is framed for killing Irene and pursues the truth, using pipe and vine climbing, ninjutsu, and a strengthenable Dragon Sword.","whyItMatters":"Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom is the draw of the batch, since used copies trade around 5,000 yen and sealed copies for tens of thousands of yen, making the subscription the cheapest way to play it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe September 2 drop spans three publishers and a five-year window of Famicom history: SNK\u0026#39;s 1986 shooter Rage, Bandai Namco\u0026#39;s 1987 action adventure Dragon Buster, and Koei Tecmo\u0026#39;s 1991 Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers get all three at no additional cost on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRage\u003c/strong\u003e: SNK\u0026#39;s 1986 top-down action shooter; players control Ralph and Clark infiltrating an enemy base\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Buster\u003c/strong\u003e: Bandai Namco\u0026#39;s action adventure, ported to the Famicom in 1987 after its 1985 arcade release; player is swordsman Clovis hunting dragons\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNinja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom\u003c/strong\u003e: Koei Tecmo\u0026#39;s 1991 side-scrolling action game; Ryu Hayabusa is framed for killing Irene\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom joins Nintendo Classics today. Used copies run about 5,000 yen and sealed ones go for tens of thousands, so the Switch Online subscription is the cheap way in.","twitterPost":"Three Famicom classics land on Nintendo Classics today: SNK's Rage (1986), Namco's Dragon Buster (1987), and Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden III (1991). One drop, three publishers, five years of Famicom history, free for Switch Online subscribers.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Nintendo dropped three Famicom classics into the Nintendo Classics service on September 2: Rage, Dragon Buster, and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. The batch spans SNK, Bandai Namco, and Koei Tecmo, and the Ninja Gaiden entry is the one collectors pay thousands of yen for elsewhere.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2137563.html\",\"title\":\"Switch Online「ファミリーコンピュータ＆スーパーファミコン＆ゲームボーイ Nintendo Classics」に「怒」「ドラゴンバスター」「忍者龍剣伝III」が追加\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260902p\",\"title\":\"\\\"Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom\\\" added to \\\"Family Computer Nintendo Classics\\\"! 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