Goemon (series)

Ganbare Goemon (Japaneseがんばれゴエモン, outside of Japan Mystical Ninja ) is a video game franchise from Konami. The games are about the adventures of the main character Goemon and his companions. The start of the series marked the arcade machine Mr. Goemon (1986, Japan only).

The protagonist loosely based on Goemon Ishikawa Goemon, the noble thief of Japanese folklore. While the previous games Goemon still represent a noble thief, he became increasingly becoming the standard video game hero throughout the series. Typical of Goemon is his blue bushy hair and a Kiseru used as a weapon. The universe of games is located in a cartoon stick, mystical, feudal Japan, where again allusions to folklore and legends of Japan are made. Although the series has its roots in the genre of action-adventure, there are now a wide range of Ganbare Goemon - games such as role playing, puzzle games or board games. Ganbare Goemon is extremely popular in Japan, there is a wide range of merchandise, as well as various anime and manga.

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• Ganbare Goemon! Dochu Karakuri (Japaneseがんばれゴエモン!からくり 道中) is a 1986 published only in Japan action-adventure for the Famicom home console. In 1987 it was released as a plug-in module for home computer after MSX2 standard.

• The Legend of Mystical Ninja was released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo (Super Famicom in Japan) and presented itself as an action -adventure in bird's eye view.

• Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - (also Mystical Ninja Goemon called 64 or 64) was released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 and was the first Mystical Ninja part in 3D. A sequel was released in 1998.

• Bouken Jidai Katsugeki: Goemon was released in 2000 in Japan only exclusive for the Playstation 2 It is a rather serious Mystical Ninja game and is very similar to the Nintendo 64 parts of the series.

• Mystical Ninja DS was released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS, also only in Japan. You can see the game world from a bird's perspective. It is very reminiscent of earlier SNES parts.