Nifty post by Andrew Case over at Dreams of the Red King. A 1989 issue of Nintendo Power magazine — LAME ninja on cover, nice art for interior spreads.

OK people, answer me this: why are so many painted and illustrated ninja from the video game industry sleeveless or shirtless? Cases in point:
Well, maybe they learned it from magazines like these:
Ryo Nguyen
Ninja Gaiden RYU is the Best and I know TECMO will Produce A NEW NINJA GAIDEN GAME WITH RYU HAYABUSA.
For PLAYSTATION 5.