NEO GEO Premium Selection just dropped Ninja Master's: The Scroll of the Ninja Emperor on Steam, complete with rollback netcode and a 25% launch discount that brings the price down to $14.99 until July 12. The 1996 ADK fighter keeps its original pixel art and arcade feel while adding nine-player lobbies, Practice Mode with speed sliders, Tournament Mode, and a Gallery packed with art and design docs. SNK's pushing the serious tone and that instant armed-to-unarmed combat switch as the main draw for anyone tired of button-mashing modern fighters.

Community chatter is mostly hype for the rollback finally letting old-school fans play without the ancient netcode pain, though a few are already memeing about needing physical Switch versions next. No big drama yet—just the usual retro revival energy with folks dusting off their tournament brackets. It's the kind of port that respects the original while actually making it playable online in 2026.

SNK's Neo Geo Premium Selection keeps cooking, and this one lands right in time for summer fighting game season. If you've been sleeping on 90s ninjas with actual mechanics, now's your cheap shot to jump in.