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In July 1990 [[Scholastic Corporation]] published a novelization of ''Ninja Gaiden'' under the ''[[Worlds of Power]]'' series of NES game adaptations, created and packaged by [[Seth Godin]] under the pseudonym F. X. Nine. Godin and [[Peter Lerangis]], under the pseudonym A. L. Singer, wrote the novelization.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nine |first1=F. X. |last2=Singer |first2=A. L. |title=Ninja Gaiden |publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation]] |date=July 1990 |location=New York, NY |isbn=0-590-43776-3}}</ref> As with the other ''Worlds of Power'' books, the amount of violence present in the video game was toned down in the novelization, because Godin and Scholastic were concerned that some of the material in the video game was inappropriate for a young audience. The novel did not adhere strictly to the game's storyline; for instance, the ending was changed so that Ryu's father survived.<ref name="WorldsofPower1">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3152540 |title=8-Bit Lit: Inside the NES' ''Worlds of Power'' Series |last1=Struck |first1=Shawn |last2=Sharkey |first2=Scott |date=2006-08-03 |access-date=2008-06-27 |website=1UP.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522132227/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3152540 |archive-date=2011-05-22 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Godin believed the revised ending was consistent with the ''Worlds of Power'' character. As real-life fathers Godin and Lerangis were reluctant to leave Ryu fatherless.<ref name="BehindWorlds3">{{cite web |title=8-Bit Lit: Behind the Worlds of Power |website=1UP.com |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=2&cId=3152540 |access-date=2008-11-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709142922/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=2&cId=3152540 |archive-date=2011-07-09 }}</ref> On the book's cover, otherwise a copy of the North American box art, the [[kunai]] held in Ryu's front hand was airbrushed out, leaving him prodding the air with an empty fist.<ref name="WorldsofPower1"/>
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