What video game are these ninjas in Pixels from?

What video game are these ninjas in Pixels from? - Unrecognizable couple playing video game with gamepads at home

As asked by JoshDM on Movies.SE:

In the movie Pixels, Josh Gad's character battles several chibi-style ninjas that are assaulting a school bus. I do not recognize what video game these ninjas are from.

screencap of a ninja from the trailer

In the film, all the games that appear are from the 80's.

What game are they from, or are they from a fictional game like the "Lady Lisa" character, or were they sourced from 1980's pop culture, like the Smurf must have been?






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What game are the ninjas from in Pixels?

To promote "Pixels," Sony released a side-scrolling mobile game resembling "Dojo Quest."

What games are represented in Pixels?

Combining computer-animated video game characters and visual effects, the film follows an alien race misinterpreting video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, resulting in them invading Earth using technology inspired by 1980s games such as Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Arkanoid, Galaga, Centipede and ...

Is Dojo quest a real game?

Dojo Quest is a 2D retro platformer game for Sony Pictures' upcoming film, Pixels, released to theaters for Summer 2015. Reminiscent of classic arcade games from the 80\u2032s and available in the Apple and Android marketplaces, Dojo Quest promises old-school action for your modern device!



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