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Ganbare Goemon , known as ''Goemon'' and ''Mystical Ninja'' internationally, is a video game series created and produced by Konami. Etsunobu Ebisu is the joint producer of the franchise. These games revolve around the main character, Goemon a ...
'' series (sometimes known in English as ''Mystical Ninja'') and the first to be released on a video game console and home computer. It was initially released for the
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on July 30, 1986 and later released for the
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a year later. The Famicom version was re-released in
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service. A direct sequel, ''Ganbare Goemon 2'', was released for the Famicom on January 4, 1989.


Gameplay

The game revolves around the main character, Goemon, and his exploits. As the name suggests, his character was based on
Ishikawa Goemon was the leader of a group of bandits during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan. Over time, and especially during the Edo period (1603-1867), his life and deeds became a center of attention, and he became known as a legendary Japanese outlaw h ...
, the noble thief of Japanese folklore. Unlike its sequels, this game still doesn't feature the comic situation and strange characters that define the series, and Goemon is portrayed as a noble thief rather than a plain hero. The game plays as a top view action/adventure game (similar to ''
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'') though it is separated by stages. In each level, Goemon must find three passes in order to advance. Some of these passes are found in boxes, secret passages or can be bought. The player will be presented with a new Japanese province (there are eight altogether) after completing all the stages, but the levels will stay the same. The ending, however, will be different. Like the rest of the series, Goemon can be powered-up if certain items are found and/or bought, which can be lost after a few hits. The
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version has the option to be played in turns by two players, with the second player playing as a ninja named
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, which is the basis of Goemon's sidekick Ebisumaru. In addition, unlike the
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version, the game has six more provinces with completely new levels after finishing the game once.


References


External links


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