Goemon as a J-RPG: Konami transposes the famous thief into a turn-based RPG. Unexpected and successful. Humor intact, engaging combat. Japanese only but a treat for the initiated.
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Action Adventure1 player7+
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Action RPG featuring Goemon and Ebisumaru investigating the disappearance of a golden pipe in medieval Japan. Published by Konami, released in Japan in 1990. Top-down exploration of Edo-era towns, real-time combat and Japanese humor. First Goemon series RPG spin-off on Famicom.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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A Famicom RPG spin-off in the Konami series, never released outside Japan, that breaks radically from the action-platform main line. The Japanese cart is less common boxed than the main entries, and the Rev 1 preserves first-pressing quirks. Wii and Switch Virtual Console exposed the title abroad without weighing on the Japanese physical cote. An identity piece for Goemon purists.
Is Ganbare Goemon Gaiden - Kieta Ougon Kiseru still worth playing in 2026?
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden - Kieta Ougon Kiseru relocates Konami's famous thief into a turn-based JRPG. Unexpected and successful, the title keeps the franchise's offbeat humour and adds an engaging combat system, narrative exploration and a charming cast. Japan-only, it asks for a fan patch but richly rewards the curious. A treat for fans of overlooked Famicom JRPGs and experimental Konami today.
