is the fourth Ganbare Goemon

Ganbare Goemon

, known as Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Mystical Ninja, and Goemon in North America and the PAL region, is a long-running video game series produced by Konami....

game released for the Super Famicom

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...

 on December 22, 1995.

Summary

At the request of Impact, Goemon and his friends travel to several planets in order to defeat the evil commander Harakiri Seppukumaru. The game introduced the "Oni Oni Rendezvous" and title themes which would be used in later titles. The anime based on the series also uses some elements from this game, including the appearance of Seppukumaru and his followers.

Kirakira Dōchū returns to the map-based gaming of Ganbare Goemon 2

Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu

is a Super NES game by Konami released only in Japan, and the second of the SNES Ganbare Goemon games. This game was re-released along the first SNES Ganbare Goemon: Yuki-Hime Kyūshutsu Emaki in a Game Boy Advance compilation, which also remained in Japan...

and the inclusion of mini-games. Each character is assigned a different world, with several side-scrolling levels and 1-2 towns. Each world has a castle stage, in which the boss fights consist of mini-games. The game also features voice-acting.