System 3 are to run a Kickstarter crowdfunder to fund The Last Ninja Collection. The collection will compile all of System 3’s Last Ninja titles from the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Commodore Amiga for the first time, including The Last Ninja, Last Ninja 2, Last Ninja 3 and Ninja Remix, plus some other well-remembered bonus games from the home computing era, such as Bangkok Knights, International karate and International karate +.

Diamond Ultimate supporters will also receive access to Last Ninja 4 work in progress code and demos from 2002 and 2018, as well as IK++, which are both exclusive never-before-seen developments not available to the public.

System 3 plan to release The Last Ninja Collection for on PC and Nintendo Switch in early 2025. The Kickstarter campaign will begin on 10th September 2024, but you can follow the project on Kickstarter now.

Mark Cale, CEO of System 3, said, “I’m really excited to bring The Last Ninja Collection to Kickstarter. Before Souls-like was a genre, The Last Ninja defined it, and to bring these titles and more, including the International Karate series to Nintendo Switch and PC is a real salute to Archer Maclean and his legacy. Video games must be preserved at all costs, and I’m thrilled we’re able to lead the way in securing a physical legacy for years to come.”