Included is maps for all zones with markings for all items to help you look for and plan backup and alternate routing.

Maps created by Rick Bruns of NESmaps.com

All Maps with Item Markers

Contains savestate for each level and boss with optimal subweapons and ninpo based on standard strats. Boss states start just before entering so you can enter on various global timers.

FCEUX Save States For All Levels and Bosses

This straddles the line between game and tool. It is for testing mash speed. You set a mash button (A, B, Start, Select or “B with down” to simulate Ninja Gaiden Jaquio mashing. You set a time limit (1, 2, 5 or 10 seconds). Once time is complete, it will display the number of buttons mashed and the rate of button pushes per second.

MashyMashy v1.0

Newest version of Mashy Mashy. 
New feature: Press select to reload all settings for another round of practice.

MashyMashy v2.0 - Select to Restart

Works for Nestopia 1.40, FCEUX 2.2.3 and 2.6.4, mesen 0.9.8, mesen 0.9.9, and mesenRTA.

I place this in the livesplit folder Resources/Splitters (which I think I just made). You have to manually add it to the layout as a component by going to Edit Layout/+/Control/Scriptable Auto Splitter.

NG Auto-splitter

Ninja Gaiden (NES) rom hack for endless backflip practice. Backflipping is entering a slow backwards jump by holding forward, pressing jump and then pressing back in the air. If the player continues to hold back and jumps frame-perfectly, they will continue doing a slow backward jump. See how many you can get in a row!

NG1 - Endless Back Flipping

Ninja Gaiden (NES) rom hack for endless ladder climbing practice.

NG1 - Endless Ladder v2.0

Based on the original NG1 - Hitbox Viewer.lua

It fixes the sword hitscan visualization to more accurately represent what's happening in the game.

See the readme.txt for details on how to use.

NG1 - Hitbox Viewer - Fixed Sword Visualization

A LUA script that allows you to see all the enemy, player, sub-weapon, and boss hitboxes.

NG1 - Hitbox Viewer - LUA Script

A LUA script that allows you to see all the enemy, player, sub-weapon, and boss hitboxes.  This also gives a host of other detailed info like wall, platform, etc. sprite boxes. Very detailed info.

NG1 - Hitboxes + Detailed info - LUA Script

Tutorial how to load savestates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QguxPfeKXuU

NG1 Savestates for Everdrive

A patched practice ROM with no music.  Scumtron made the rom, insane firebat modified the original

Ninja Gaiden Practice ROM with no music

Allows for the player to choose any boss or level to practice on with a lot of different options, including freezing/unfreezing the global timer.  (The first slash after loading practice ROM will not register, much like the normal game ROM)

Ninja Gaiden Practice v4.02

Savestates for each stage and final bosses usable on PowerPak flashcart.

Ninja Gaiden Savestates for PowerPak

Ninja Gaiden Speedrunning Discord

Practice Rom that focuses on the main any% trick areas and wall climbing practice.

Mode A : Tries to compact most of the different sorts of wall-climbing situations into short levels and should take around 3 minutes to play through. 

Mode B : Five single-screen levels (endless ladder included).

Start: pause
Select: enables/disables restarting current level when you reach its exit (indicated by ENEMY health bar)

While paused:
Select: reset game
A+B: restart current level

Name	Manager
All Maps with Item Markers by Sideswipe	Sideswipe 3 years ago
MashyMashy v1.0 by mitch3a	twin0mega 8 years ago
MashyMashy v2.0 - Select to Restart by mitch3a	twin0mega 6 years ago
NG Auto-splitter by Bumbledon	Bumbledon 1 year ago
Ninja Gaiden Speedrunning Discord	sabefx 8 years ago

Name	Manager
FCEUX Save States For All Levels and Bosses by Sideswipe	Sideswipe 3 years ago
NG1 Savestates for Everdrive by Sideswipe	ShuriBear 2 years ago
Ninja Gaiden Savestates for PowerPak by beerfullofbelly	beerfullofbelly 4 years ago

Name	Manager
NG1 - Endless Back Flipping by Scumtron	twin0mega 7 years ago
NG1 - Endless Ladder v2.0 by Scumtron	twin0mega 7 years ago
NG1 - Hitbox Viewer - Fixed Sword Visualization by Slush.filter	Slush.filter 4 years ago
NG1 - Hitbox Viewer - LUA Script by Unknown (if you know· get in touch with twin0mega)	twin0mega 7 years ago
NG1 - Hitboxes + Detailed info - LUA Script by Unknown (if you know· get in touch with twin0mega)	twin0mega 7 years ago
Ninja Gaiden Practice ROM with no music by InsaneFirebat	InsaneFirebat 1 year ago
Ninja Gaiden Practice v4.02 by Scumtron	twin0mega 6 years ago
Ninja Gymnasium by Scumtron	Slush.filter 3 years ago