I'm a long time fan of I-Ninja since I was young, looking to have a better opportunity to replay the game and try speedrunning. I have been able to get a copy for Windows and have it installed properly, but I am having some troubles:

1. Because my computer uses Windows 10, it obviously isn't perfectly compatible since the game is intended for performance on Windows 98 through XP. I'm sure there's a simple answer, but I want to ask if there's a way to improve compatibility to have the game work optimally.

2. There are also issues coming from the star-force copy protection, since the game refuses to "complete installation" because of what I'm guessing is a false flag from the copy protection. The window that the program is stuck on whenever I open it is this: I'm wondering if there's any way to solve this or if I'd need an entirely new copy. (The latter of which I really don't want to do because I've already had to hunt down one copy of the game for PC.)

If there's any assistance that the runners on PC can provide, it'd be greatly appreciated. I'm also hoping I can hear something from iexrrr, since he's not only a runner for PC but also a moderator of the game's speedrun side.

I had a file on either my harddrive or some random usb drive that fixes the installation, but I can't seem to find it :(

If I can find it I'll let you know.

Alright, thank you very much! When I have the game ready to play I can go through with a 100% playthrough and then start speedrunning.

Whether just this thread or having a guide, it'd still be good to have a resource for troubleshooting that other people wanting to try the game out can look to.

I think I found it. Replace the exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\I-Ninja with the one in here, and replace the data files as well. Let me know if this works. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vjmix0qrmul09rr/I-Ninja%20CD%20patch.7z?dl=0

Can Someone help everytime I run I ninja I get a black screen but I can still hear the sound in game

btw stichlord I know I'm not the OP but thanks to your method I got i-ninja working on my new computer. Thanks!

The linked Patched worked for me! Thank you