Just rememberd the Commodore 64 game as well that had this very iconic image of a ninja on the cover. I suspect the cover alone contributed to its huge commercial success back in the days. It's been overly used and copied since, aye, but it's interesting to study it and figure out what makes it work and what made it so strong.

https://ursimon.musichall.cz/wp-conte.../LastNinja.jpg
https://www.aladinolamp.com/budo/LAST_NINJA_big.jpg