Mini Ninjas

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v07.40.0006 DRM.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)

The Mac OS X version is no longer sold digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip Intro^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Scenes` Delete or rename `legalscreen_eu.zip` and `legalscreen_us.zip`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Eidos\Mini Ninjas\main.ini
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Eidos\Mini Ninjas\playerprofiles.bin
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen		Use the related PCGW community tool as a workaround.
4K Ultra HD		Confirmed
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable Windowed mode and use a third-party application.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8 samples.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Edit main.ini^{[citation needed]}

Go to %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Eidos\Mini Ninjas
Open main.ini.
Add Window at the end of the file.
Save the file and launch the game.

Notes

The game's resolution may need to be lowered to prevent the game from crashing.

The anti-aliasing setting will be grayed out, but it still continues being applied.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		`Space bar` cannot be rebound.
Mouse acceleration		Suffers from negative mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Only when controller input is disabled.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Shows Xbox prompts if "Use Controller" is on
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Which input is received is toggled by the "Use Controller" option

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects, dialogue, music.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output through OpenAL.^[1]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Use OpenAL Soft for binaural HRTF mixing.^[2]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
French
German
Spanish
Dutch
Polish				Retail only. For digital releases use this.
Russian				Fan translation. Available here.

Changing the language

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open main.ini.
Add the following line and replace english with the desired language.

locale=english

Notes

The possible values are english,italian,german,french,spanish and dutch

Issues fixed

No sound during gameplay

This is caused by a missing or outdated OpenAL installation.

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Install OpenAL and restart the game.

Micro stuttering

Use DirectInput FPS Fix.
Download DirectInput FPS Fix. Extract into `<path-to-game>`. Run the game.

Use DInput8Wrapper
Download DInput8Wrapper. Extract into `<path-to-game>`. Run the game.

Use Windows Device Manager.

Push ⊞ Win+R, type devmgmt.msc, then click OK.
Find Human Interface Devices in the list and double click on it.
Right-click and disable the ones on the list with HID-compliant device in their name.
(Optional) Try disabling HID-compliant consumer control device as well, if this doesn't work.
Run the game.

This solution is more time consuming but for some people it works when the first two fixes do not work

Notes

Reverse the changes, when done playing.

Features such as side buttons or special keys, might not work during the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			32-bit only.^[3]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL

Enabling SSAO for Nvidia graphics cards

Change Ambient Occlusion flag in Nvidia Profile Inspector^[4]
Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Under `Profiles` type `Mini Ninjas`. Under `Ambient Occlusion compatibility` insert the flag `0x00000023` (Fable: The Lost Chapters). Under `Ambient Occlusion usage` select `Enabled`. Under `Ambient Occlusion setting` select your quality of preference. Click `Apply changes`.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 3.2 GHz	Intel or AMD Athlon Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1300 Nvidia GeForce 6600	ATI Radeon X1300 Nvidia GeForce 6600 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel 1.4 GHz	Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8 series ATI Radeon HD 2000 series 128 MB of VRAM	512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/35000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (35000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/35000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (35000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[3] Mini Ninjas with 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)

[4] Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News

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Developers

	IO Interactive
macOS (OS X)	Robosoft Technologies
Publishers
	Square Enix
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Glacier
Release dates
Windows	September 15, 2009
macOS (OS X)	July 8, 2010
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Brawler
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Japan