Goemon's Great Adventure - Nintendo 64 Review - Ultra HDMI - HD

Goemon's Great Adventure (がんばれゴエモン～でろでろ道中 オバケてんこ盛り～ Ganbare Goemon Derodero Dōchū Obake Tenko Mori, "), known as Mystical Ninja 2 Starring Goemon in Europe, is a video game developed and released by Konami for the Nintendo 64 on December 23, 1998. It is the third game in the Goemon series released in North America and Europe, following Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, released two years earlier. Featuring platform gameplay in 2.5D, it marked the return of the series to a side-scrolling format.
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Goemon's great adventure / mystical ninja 2 starring Goemon review on the Nintendo 64. Recorded using an Ultra HDMI modded N64 console with an Elgato game capture HD60s capture card using a real game cartridge. So who's looking forward to the N64 Mini Classic console? what do you think the top 5 or top 10 platform games of all time are? Like me do you love 2d platform games from the SNES or NES or even Genesis / Megadrive era? Do you prefer this or the 3d mystical ninja on n64? How would you like to see the series return on modern consoles?

[@jubanumidia8460]

This game deserve a remaster or a sequel

[@n64glennplant]

we can only dream it seems

[@taitchartrand9185]

A remaster for Nintendo switch would be awesome! 👍

[@Vinnymanvinny1]

Absolutely!!! This is the most underrated game on the N64 in my opinion

[@Vinnymanvinny1]

I used to play the SNES mystical ninja as a kid. I was a teenager with mystical ninja starring goemon came out and although I liked it I was disappointed that the two player co-op mode was gone period when I found out goemon Great Adventure was going to have the two player mode back, I bought that game on launch day

[@capcaptainmycaptain4771]

It needs a Super Smash Brothers representation

[@Imgema]

The audio is also very high quality, technically, compared to most N64 games.

[@n64glennplant]

yeah 100%

[@71dembonesTV]

Konami has/had a lot of background in music/audio development. I think some of their earliest work was with electronic jukeboxes and the like. Audio is usually top notch in their games for this reason.

[@Imgema]

I remember the USF chip tune set of this game (the N64 native format ripped tunes, kinda like NSF for NES) was 44khz. Same with their previous Mystical Ninja game. Most other N64 games were either 22 or 32khz. It sounds very clean, it's still midi but it's the best kind of midi.

[@alanu4637]

One of the greatest but underrated sidescroller ever made. The best one on the N64 for sure.

[@MyGuyJustinH]

I agree 👍

[@beeny21]

Bloody hell this takes me back to good times

[@n64glennplant]

yeah the music does that instantly to me

[@71dembonesTV]

There's something so special about these games. You can't stay mad when you're playing them. The music and atmosphere is just so relentlessly cheery. I've completed Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon and I'm most of the way thru a co-op of this game. Can't wait to unlock the 4 player mode!

[@n64glennplant]

I think its because as frustrating as some of the platforming is the humour just takes you to a funny place

[@dholmlund]

Me and a friend actually unlocked 4-player mode! :D

[@Vinnymanvinny1]

@@dholmlund Same here, me and a friend unlocked the 4 player mode. It was badass.

[@Imgema]

The soundtrack is underrated. I guess not many people played the game.

[@n64glennplant]

hopefully this video will make people want to track it down

[@danielcapell7444]

@@n64glennplant sadly you only used the soundtrack from the first mystical ninja on n64 and not from this game. The soundtrack of this game is one of my favourites. Especially the castle stages.

[@tomlion0116]

Like ME!!! THX for the great Review. Greetings from Hungary! ;)

[@riggles]

@@danielcapell7444 Yeah, this soundtrack is crazy, day/night cycles with evening themes inbetween. So many hours of music! More than there is on the official soundtrack.

[@MyGuyJustinH]

I agree 👍

[@arturolopez7251]

Been waiting for this review my whole life. There aren't enough Goemon's Great Adventure videos on KZbin IMO.

[@n64glennplant]

Couldn’t agree more with you! Such a fun game

[@MyGuyJustinH]

@@n64glennplant I agree 👍

[@taitchartrand9185]

Konami needs to revive the goemon series! 🙏

[@n64glennplant]

We can dream!

[@RetroMoments]

One of my favorite N64 right here! Like you said, a must have game for the console! Top notch review!

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks, just a shame it’s so expensive to pick up the physical these days 😔

[@RetroMoments]

@@n64glennplant I know! I am lucky to already own the PAL cartridge. Would love to get my hands on the box and manual but that probably wont happen!

[@UeharaM]

The japanese version is a good pick not only because of the inclusion of the opening, but also for its internal battery for saving progress instead of the unreliable memory pak.

[@n64glennplant]

another great point

[@71dembonesTV]

Good to know although it would be unfortunate to miss out on the storyline if you don't speak Japanese

[@UeharaM]

@@71dembonesTV yeah, I agree! Like glenn said on the review, it could help to have previously experienced the US/EU game first and then delve into the JPN version if you can.

[@random-game-vids]

Been waiting for this review. One of my favorite N64 games and one of the most underrated games ever. Great review!

[@n64glennplant]

thank you random! glad you love this game too its one of my fav also

[@timmer919hep]

I didn't know this game existed until I was well near the end of my emulation days. I wish I knew about it sooner because this game is excellent. It's basically the polar opposite of Mystical Ninja. Instead of a semi easy 3D adventure, you get a pretty tough 2.5 D adventure complete with co-op and unlockable 4 player. I'm glad I have this in my collection (along with the other Mystical Ninja N64 game) and I really need to sit down and finish this one.

[@n64glennplant]

yes you do, the entire game is such a blast start to finish. it does have its extremely hard moments but not so difficult you should give up

[@timmer919hep]

Well now I have to do it

[@NdDMais]

This is one of the best N64 titles for sure and its underrated. Playing it alone is SO DAMM HARD, back in the day i fineshed it alone with big dificulty. Nice Review my friend!

[@n64glennplant]

thank you for watching!

[@ColeFam]

When I was a kid, Sasuke was my favorite, mostly because we could never get to him when renting Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, but now, I love all 4 for different reasons. Goemon needs a return, that's definitely right. Excellent review! Glad to see Goemon fans out there and it really makes me wanna push further on my own review of Starring Goemon. Again, great stuff! I think I found a new channel to frequent.

[@n64glennplant]

Welcome Cole, I really doubt Konami will grace is with another game any time soon but we can only hope 🤘

[@MrSexyRoland]

Man, I love this series. I was super excited to get this game for Christmas after renting Mystical Ninja from Blockbuster a bunch of times. I was confused at first with it being a 2.5D platformer, but eventually ended up loving it just as much as Mystical Ninja. The soundtrack in these games is easily the best on the N64 and definitely one of the best across all consoles. Sasuke was always my favorite character because I was super into ninjas back then. Makes me sad Konami stopped bringing these games to the west.

[@n64glennplant]

Sasuke is awesome, I love his alternate costumes in this including the schoolgirl one which is hilarious

[@Glenn-vz5xx]

This is actually one of the best games on the system.

[@n64glennplant]

Great name 😬

[@Glenn-vz5xx]

@@n64glennplant LOL i know right!

[@FondMemoryGamer]

I remember playing or watching this game back at my old grandma's house (she played these games and has moved onto other Nintendo games). So much nostalgia from seeing games like these again.

[@ScytheDevTeam]

Wait you can change outfits? Have loved this game since 1998. Underrated masterpiece. The gameplay, the levels, the themes, the music, the comedy...gonna have to replay this one.

[@ericyoung3480]

Yet another great review!

[@n64glennplant]

thanks Eric :)

[@LoppartG]

One of my favourite games of all time

[@n64glennplant]

love hearing that

[@LoppartG]

@@n64glennplant Thanks for the awesome reviews. Always takes me back to the good old days

[@Kodamair]

I have very vague, but cherished childhood memories of playing this game co-op at my very first neighborhood friend’s house.. I had never experienced anything like it at the time as a kid and it’s taken over 13 year’s to find the name of the game.. that’s crazy

[@Glenn-vz5xx]

I forgot to mention I really enjoyed your reviews of all N64 titles. I watched nearly all of them looking for hidden gems I never played and found some good ones. Nice work!

[@drew8235]

I wish I had discovered this game as a kid. I'm happy to have gotten to experience some other hidden gems like Klonoa and Tomba on PS1 for example, but I would've loved this one back then too.

[@jubanumidia8460]

I love this game man ! I still play it until now , "que du plaisir" The game also had a lot of annex quests Great review with story elements , thanks

[@n64glennplant]

Glad you enjoyed juma

[@carlo94_]

It's friday night here in brazil and as you requested, here i am to watch your goemon's review. Awesome video! Now waiting for the starring goemon.

[@n64glennplant]

ill try to do that soon enough!

[@Akutsu260]

Seriously, whenever i see you've uploaded a video i stop everything to watch it. Thank you! I've seen this game in some topics but never tried to get into it. I think i felt it would be just another meh game, but this review made me think twice. I will most definitely check it out!

[@n64glennplant]

hope you're wallets fat, its become more expensive as word gets out how good it is!

[@Akutsu260]

Well, you didn't help the prices with your video :P

[@animeruler9511]

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon is not only my favorite game in the N64, but it's my personal favorite game of all time. :)

[@n64glennplant]

It’s such a classic and long overdue on my channel

[@SwausageTV]

Wow, I did not know this existed. Thanks Glenn!!!! SWEET SWEEET CONTENTTTT

[@idolittle1901]

So glad this guy still reviews n64 games. I can't pass by a day without playing some n64 games on an emulator in my phone 😜

[@n64glennplant]

I’m going nowhere 😬👍

[@LydellG4]

Right in the childhood..this game was amazing at the time.

[@n64glennplant]

brings back some pretty cool memories hey

[@aliciac.5808]

One of my favorite games of all time. It can be super difficult at times but makes it no less fun.

[@retroxcellence5186]

Great review, like many of us in the west, the snes mystical ninja game was my introduction to the series. The style and humor was like nothing I had seen before. Keep up the good work.

[@n64glennplant]

thanks retro xcellence

[@retroxcellence5186]

@@n64glennplant will we ever see glendust again?

[@n64glennplant]

someday no doubt! ill ask him next time I see him

[@jeffderiemacker4418]

This dude goes in to such depth and detail as to why the game is cool or not. Or specific things about the game, characters, weapons, day, night, etc. best reviews!

[@n64glennplant]

glad you enjoy it Jeff! thanks for commenting :)

[@StrongKickMan]

i loved the goemon series as a child but I have missed this one

[@yesxplain5965]

im so glad i bought this when i was young. Getting the 4 player mode by collecting every piece was cool

[@mattw6705]

I fell in love with this game as a kid

[@wisedragon2247]

Im so buying this game.

[@n64glennplant]

not a cheap one but I think its worth getting

[@Kelmarth]

GLENN GLENN GLENN!!! lol. Thought u'd like to hear your name chanted like that . Great job on the video. You always like to bring back the best memories of the 64

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks russ! 😍

[@Kelmarth]

Your welcome bro!

[@AugustDreamScape]

Yes!! This is the game from my childhood. I been searching for it!

[@n64glennplant]

Mr bigglesworh approves 🐱

[@cecillewolters1995]

5mins in and I already want to buy this game hahaha! Nice review man :D

[@n64glennplant]

thanks Mathinus :)

[@Ziyoblader]

The music from this game freaking slaps

[@n64glennplant]

Amen to that!

[@Nicolas-yd2mw]

My favourite platformer adventure game on N64. I super happy that you've praised the quality of the OST. I've just sold my copy of this game. Feels like a legacy of fun given to someone else to enjoy it. DRAKSHALL !! (Goemon is the best).

[@n64glennplant]

Glad you enjoyed this one, I still need to get around to reviewing the first one you know!

[@kyokari4]

i love these games

[@n64glennplant]

glad theres more fans around here :)

[@Morshu316]

Ah, I fondly remember playing as Ebisumaru and using his megaphone to push my brother off of the many cliffs in the game. Def my favorite game on the console. If only the Goemon franchise returned...

[@n64glennplant]

haha I never thought of even doing that in coop - you must have been a sinister child haha

[@jesusnavarro1101]

Heck I remember playing this as a kid. It was my favorite game and it also ended up being a favorite or my parents. Even my dad after he was stuck at home due to a work related injury. I remember we all only got as far as the fourth world the underworld level. We could never get to the castle because we couldn't find enough passes. Time skip a few years later I found out this game was a sequel after finding the first game at a swap meet. Both of these games sadly got put on hold for a couple of years until I finally felt like playing them. Took some time, but I managed to pass them both. Man I'm so glad that they put up guides for some of those side quests. Oh and before I finish up. Goemon deserved a better TV show than what we ended up getting. I would have liked a show where they use the characters from the game boy game. The one that has impact become neo impact. I swear if your going to make an anime like opening for a game you need to make an actual anime out of it. I think it was call Goemon Shin shuumei something.

[@Monsterinabox89898]

Goemon for smash!

[@n64glennplant]

that would be mega

[@Monsterinabox89898]

Giant robot as a final smash? yes please!

[@evilmidget]

I actually really prefer this one over the first game. Extremely challenging, fantastic old school style co op, and AMAZING soundtrack. If it wasn't for Nintendo Power, I'd have never heard of this game. I didn't get to play it until I was 22, though. Still, it's easily one of my all time favorites

[@ericwosinski9430]

I loved this game as a little kid playing with my older brother. It was so difficult back then.

[@8thLife]

My first introduction to Goemon was with the SNES game. I played it at a neighbors house and thought it was cool but it didn't grip me in. However I decided to rent Mystical Ninja for the N64 and instantly fell in love. It's still one of my favourite adventure games today [I ended up buying it later] and I have replayed it multiple times I have to say I was disappointed that the sequel went back to 2-D because I viewed the last entry as incredible so this one never really drew me in.

[@n64glennplant]

I bet like me you'd love a 3d follow up in this style and not like the ps2 one they made

[@8thLife]

@@n64glennplant Yess. It would probably make my top 10 list of games I would love to see made!

[@IceHedge]

I'm right there with you! I didn't know about the PS2 game.

[@realamericannegro977]

Konami is sleeping on too many good IPs. We need more Goemon games

[@n64glennplant]

Agreed but they just don’t care anymore

[@JorgeLopez-kl5bz]

this game and bomberman 64 are 2 games i vividly remember renting back in the day not really knowing what to expect and being incredibly surprised just how good they were

[@maxwelljacobs961]

This game and Streets of Rage 2 were some of the go-tos for playing 2-player with my brother.

[@FoguYanker]

Now I want to play this game!

[@n64glennplant]

Do it! 😬

[@Squadalha]

Wow, a mermaid with a bazooka! Haven't seen this before.

[@n64glennplant]

its a bit like splash but with weapons haha

[@ivanorozco9673]

haha true dat

[@Squadalha]

@@n64glennplant What is Splash?

[@n64glennplant]

Joshua Fireseed a movie when Daryl Hannah was unreal hot. She was a mermaid watch it 👍

[@Squadalha]

@@n64glennplant OK, thanks. So she is equipped with ballisticts too, in some way. ;)

[@georgielockhart6686]

I love this game. I always used to play this with my brother on 2 player. In fact I would love the chance to play it again, It's been a good 22 or more years.

[@samgittins3522]

Such an excellent and well-produced review there Glenn, I've been checking out your videos a lot over the past few months, your N64 reviews are easily the best I've seen. I'm still working my way through your past N64 videos, sometimes in order but then other times when I just want to know about a particular N64 game to know if it's worth either picking up and/or playing then I will seek it out on your channel. I had to check out this review right now though as I've been meaning to play Goemon's Great Adventure, plus I wanted to comment on your most recent video purely to let you know that your reviews are greatly appreciated and that partly because of them, I intend to play a lot more N64 games going forward, beyond the usual ones which I know and love from back in the late-Nineties and just after. Keep up the fantastic work and until next time, Sam.

[@n64glennplant]

thank you sam, this kinda positivity is what keeps me pushing through the many hours it sometimes takes for even a single video

[@samgittins3522]

You're most welcome, I think with Goemon's Great Adventure, I'll probably keep it on a list of game to play co-operatively on the N64, even though it looks like it will be fun in single player, I may play it with my brother later on in the year. Probably after I've played it a bit myself first though... I've got many N64 games to catch up on, despite owning the console since late 1998. I can't wait to play some of the great shooters and racers on the machine which I've bought/rebought over the past few months. Both of the Goemon games are definitely at the top of the list now though for certain, along with both Castlevania titles which I've always wanted to play as well, I look forward to your review of those if they are in the pipeline.

[@MichaelLeroi]

Still waiting for your review of Mystical Ninja starring Goemon. Your N64 reviews are just about my favourite gaming content on KZbin

[@CharlieHuang]

It was the same with me. I saw it on the shelf on the release day by chance and I immediately snapped it up!

[@Korncakes1]

I unfortunately didn't grow up with this series but ever since being introduced to it by another RetrowareTV reviewer, I can't remember who at the moment, I fell in love with it. Don't have a whole lot of experience with the N64 titles but god damn the music in this series is some of the best video game music ever recorded in my opinion. Gonna have to check this one out.

[@n64glennplant]

Probably derek I think or goemon047

[@Korncakes1]

N64 Glenn Plant Derek was my number one guess but I couldn’t be bothered to go back and check. I figured it was either him or Roo though.

[@Korncakes1]

KZbin won’t allow me to edit my comment but I searched and it was indeed Roo that introduced me to this fantastic series.

[@LordRoto]

My fav character in the series was Sasuke. I used to draw him all the time when I was in school lol. But yeah I remember renting the first N64 game from the local blockbuster over and over, and I could never get past the first robot battle. So I would just constantly play through the opening area cuz it was so neat. Then I found the game in a mom and pop game store and I finally had it! I stayed up constantly playing it till I beat it. What a good time. I really wish they would remaster these games, I would love to see them polished up and brought back for new players to try it. Great video!

[@n64glennplant]

He’s a bad ass, such a cool character

[@Bladerunner-yd5lk]

Picked both of them up recently. Not cheap but I had to have them

[@n64glennplant]

definitely not cheap but so much fun to be had

[@bluejokelpie1044]

This game is the only thing that made me laugh and feel happy during a year that was literally hell. I was a Goemon fan before that experience but now I am a die hard.

[@n64glennplant]

Come back to the channel in a couple of hours 😃

[@bluejokelpie1044]

@@n64glennplant you teaser! ;) I promise I will. I am in the process of buying up all the N64 games that I wanted as a child but couldn't afford or that I come across now and that peak my curiosity. So I am going through your catalogue bit by bit to help me decide what I want! So I surely would have dropped by later on anyway. Now I am just all the more excited! 😄

[@Pimpjira87]

I loved this game. Back in the day I was initially disappointed it wasn't a 3D adventure like Mystical Ninja but the fun 2D platforming and co op drew me in. My brother and I had a lot of trouble with the Impact fights because we didn't know about the baton pass. lol Goemon and Yae are my favorites and I change up who I play as every few levels or so.

[@n64glennplant]

I think because I loved coop so much I think that was a big seller for me

[@snoleygames]

This game is bae.. absolutely adore it, and the series!

[@Oblomow]

Gotta love that Game Over screen (though you might see it more often than you'd want during the game...) 😂

[@n64glennplant]

or perhaps you may enjoy watching it haha

[@LegallyInsaneGamer]

Bro.. this is one of the most underrated hidden gems of ALL TIME across ALL consoles

[@n64glennplant]

A great title isn’t it

[@frostrhino]

This looks awesome. Didn't care to get it as a kid as I was disappointed over it not being a full 3D adventure like Mystical Ninja was. I'm very happy to have been reminded that this exists; would love to play it someday.

[@n64glennplant]

100% you need to go back and play this, your disappointment its not 3d will soon fade when you see how good it is

[@Darro85]

I am a big fan of Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (3rd favourite game on the system) and when I saw that there was a sequel, I had to get it but I was a bit disappointed to find out that it wasn't exactly like it and it was more in line with the original Legend of the Mystical Ninja and Goemon games that never saw the light of day in the west. I've only finished it once and I still think it is a great game but I am in the group that likes the first N64 one more. I just loved the way it was like Zelda with the castles that were like dungeons and getting new weapons and abilities that helped you get to areas you couldn't beforehand. Never knew about the cut intro and that so have to check that out online if possible since the songs in the first game are perhaps my favourite thing about it. It is a good thing I have a copy of it since I know it goes for a pretty price online nowadays. Great review and it is a shame that this is the last Goemon game we got here in the West. I do have the PS2 Goemon game that was supposed to come out here but never did.

[@n64glennplant]

you have the ps2 Goemon? see I didn't like what they did to Yae in that game but the graphic style was pretty cool. Just didn't have the same feel as the n64 goemons games for me

[@almuhaaajir]

I remember playing Goemon on SNES, PS1 and N64. The games remind me of the Konami I loved.

[@n64glennplant]

Tell me about it - better days wasn’t it

[@Jorgemagottnumber9]

That day and night system its like the one in castlevania 2, but without the text and the typos

[@n64glennplant]

haha now you mention it....

[@ivanorozco9673]

my thoughts exactly

[@Jp-gc6bh]

this game was my childhood lolol, playing it on an emulator currently

[@kaldo_kaldo]

Wow, great throwback. I had no idea which game came first back in the day because I rented them both at the same time, and after renting them enough times the video store told me to keep them lol. I actually would have assumed Mystical Ninja would have been the second game considering that it pushed more into the 3D area. I played both games, but it was probably a 70/30 split favoring Great Adventure - maybe more. I'm sad I didn't know you could change costumes in the game, it would have been so hilarious to play with different outfits. I'm also guilty of not knowing about 4 player mode, but for this specific game it was just me and my brother into it, everyone else was too weirded out by it.

[@delgrady10]

New glenn plant n64 review!!! Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

[@n64glennplant]

Lol I’ve been quite active recently I’m Not sure if you’ve just been missing them in your feed

[@delgrady10]

N64 Glenn Plant yeah i am for some reason. Didnt realise you did a donkey kong review recently. I got caught up on them earlier tho. Keep up the smashing work.

[@superbn0va]

Coop sidescroller/platformer that looks, sounds and plays excellent

[@Heynowrcp]

I love the mystical ninja series so much. The 64 games bring back so much nostalgia, my friends and I played the absolute shit out of this game together.

[@n64glennplant]

Me too man, nostalgia hurts for the n64 goemon big time!

[@moki4011]

Great review! We need more people talking about these games. Just have to say... the pronunciation of some names being off and the use of the first game’s soundtrack throughout the video was strange.

[@n64glennplant]

Sadly the soundtrack for 2 kept getting copyright flagged so I had to change it to the first one which didn’t for some reason.

[@Puck90a]

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon is in my top 10 favorite games of ALL TIME. I never had the chance to play Goemon's Great Adventure back in the day. It wasn't available to rent or buy most places. But I bought it recently, and tbh, I was disappointed. Mystical Ninja was an absolute joy to play. It was kind of easy, but it was such a pleasant story and overall experience that I have very fond memories of. The game just made me HAPPY, and it still does. Goemon's Great Adventure on the other hand is rage-inducing. It's SO much harder, and it doesn't feel hard in a rewarding way to me. It feels like cruel difficulty, where you die and there was no way of knowing what was coming. So I have to replay levels to avoid not dying to a surprise hazard, only to die by a different surprise hazard feet ahead. Then when I finally get to the end, I die at the boss because i don't know the pattern, then start all over. And the overall world doesn't feel nearly as joyful or immersive as Mystical Ninja. It's just a bland side scroller with a sky that is barely visible. The towns feel like they have burdensome conversations. It doesn't feel like a happy fantasy world. I feels like a torture chamber. I actually resorted to using a Gameshark to try to get through some of it, but the game glitches very badly with Gameshark, and it's impossible to finish levels with it. So that's a no-go. I may try to give it another shot one day.

[@n64glennplant]

Try playing with yae and use her homing bazooka by holding Z it makes things somewhat easier

[@darrenmoran3375]

Dis game is so rare not 1 that pops up often price tag is nuts for some of dis games great game great reviews

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah I remember I paid £120 for a CIB copy way back in like 2013 or something

[@darrenmoran3375]

@@n64glennplant 300 plus for good cib now

[@MegaCaza1]

Never knew about this game, that's why I really love this channel, except that "OK" flashing is really of putting in this game.

[@n64glennplant]

you dont really notice it when playing if that helps

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

The whole Goemon/Mystical Ninja series and its lack of western support is a crying shame. One of my favorite series as a kid and a big reason I got into emulation, since we got 3 of the titles and there are WAY more in Japan. I don't know where Konami is these days in terms of game development and publishing, since I thought they went full pachinko, but recently they've been re-releasing some of their old library of title in steam collections, and if there's one collection I want way more than Castlevania or Contra, it's a full and complete Goemon collection.

[@nickkeith5147]

How do you remember all the details of your first time hearing of these games back in the 90s? Crazy good memory.

[@n64glennplant]

I have an almost photo memory of long term events but my short term is terrible. That’s why in my day job I need to take so many notes 😂

[@kurisu7885]

Honestly with the popularity of the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series I could see Goemon doing really well in the west.

[@sketchgamer6147]

such a great series and this is the best in the franchise...

[@OKaFee]

Just started playing this recently. Had tried it when I was a kid, after playing the first game (which I loved) but I think I was a 3D snob and didn't appreciate the 2.5D style at the time. The off the wall sense of humor mixed with awesome music is enough to lock me in. Kind of reminds me of Earthbound now that I think about it. PUULLAAZZAAMAAA!! Haha

[@ahatch3086]

I loved The Mystical Ninja on N64 but unfortunately never played this one:(

[@n64glennplant]

even a few years ago it was super expensive to get in the UK

[@ivanorozco9673]

great review once again glenn i never knew that this game had 4-player co-op once you unlocked it i used to think the game was only a 2-player co-op game like most of the previous 2d goemon games except for ganbare goemon 4 for the super famicom which i think it was techniclly the first goemon game in the series to have 4-player co-op at least that's what i recall from reading a wikipedia article years ago but in recent years for whatever reason wikipedia delated the ganbare goemon 4 article which im already aware that wikipedia is not always known to have acurate information which anyone can write a wikipedia article that tends to be vague at best but i couldve sworn that ganbare goemon 4 had 4-player co-op which i could be wrong but either way im sold that goemon's great adventure actully had 4-player mode which makes me wish that konami shouldve re-release this game in some form more then ever which i hope if its possible to add this game on the n64 classic mini even though its a niche n64 game just like mischief makers but still konami need to take a break from there pinkchiko slot machines and mobile games business model and just re-released goemon's great adventure on a modern console like the switch or something already lol but i digress so anyway look foward to your mystical ninja staring goemon review ^_^

[@n64glennplant]

if they rereleased this now with 4 player online coop and perhaps a scaling camera system to make it work then I think it would be a great title indeed and would probably make them a ton of cash

[@ivanorozco9673]

i absolutely agree with you 100 percent having 4-player online and a scaling camera system is essential and it would definitely make a ton of money indeed i mean if capcom can add online multiplayer from the street fighter 30th anniversary collection and capcom beat um up bundle including nintendo adding online multiplayer from the nintendo switch online service nes games line-up thing why not konami should do the same for the re-release of goemon's great adventure

[@S3lph131]

I saw the first game in a littlwoods catalogue as a teen and to my surprise I got on my birthday, after getting ocarina of time for xmas. This game I rented for 3 days and loved it.. Just a shame it was over school nights XD

[@RobinE_Art]

I need these fellas to return in a new game. The Goemon franchise is a gem. Love em to death.

[@n64glennplant]

it would be so awesome wouldn't it

[@MyGuyJustinH]

I agree 👍

[@SRPC21]

I LOVE the first game, it’s one of my favourite ever. I bought this recently and haven’t really been getting on with it so far (I’m finding it a bit repetitive/hard, albeit I’m playing on my own). Your review has convinced me to persist though, I had a similar issue with Doom Eternal (when I loved Doom 2016) but now I love Eternal more than the original.

[@claytonmaddrey6950]

This game was the bees knees on my life the remake most likely be legendary

[@n64glennplant]

That would be amazing right

[@davidgolbeck294]

An absolute underrated gem that sadly, not many people know about. I think it’s by far the best 2D platformer on the N64 and I’ve played them all.

[@ComicBooksandVideoGameNerd96]

I remember playing this random game with my cousins as a little kid

[@PikaLink91]

I always loved music with Japanese instruments in videogames, namely Goemon and Naruto.

[@n64glennplant]

I really need to check out Naruto many people have recommended it to me

[@PikaLink91]

You should, both the anime and games have great music. If I may recommend you one track to get you started, one of my favorites is Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 - Survival Excercise Field. For as mundane as the title sounds, I love the pure and calm nature of this track.

[@anonconspicuous6910]

Best 2.5D platformer!

[@n64glennplant]

I think so too, much more in depth than Yoshi or Kirby

[@gustavocve1779]

I was a big fan of mystical ninja goemon back in the day, but i learned about the sequel just ten years later when i started collecting for the n64. I got a bit disapointed the sequel wasn't in 3D though, not gonna lie. But the game is amazing noneless.

[@n64glennplant]

We’re still waiting fir a proper 3D one as the ps2 reboot was horrible

[@RichardCraig]

Has the Ultra HDMI had an update or something? I used to notice artifacting around static 2D objects from the VI filter removal, but lately it's been looking much sharper and stable without any artifacting that I can see.

[@n64glennplant]

Hmm not that I’m aware of but I did do some post processing on this footage

[@GagzGaming]

I played the mystical ninja one, and I do prefer 3d for n64 games. But after this review I’ll be in the lookout for this title as well and love the fact that it’s still the same characters and similar music, and the towns are still 3d.

[@levisummers4900]

Very good game took me forever to beat it would totally buy a remastered version

[@n64glennplant]

take my money!

[@AndrewANIMETOYS]

GOEMON!!

[@Treyworld]

Yae is Bae.

[@n64glennplant]

Word life! 👍😬