Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame

Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
DirectorEtsunobu Ebisu
ProducerShigeharu Umezaki
DesignerKoichi Ogawa
Composers
  • Kazuhiko Uehara
  • Yukie Morimoto
  • Noriko Takahashi
SeriesGanbare Goemon
PlatformSuper Famicom
Release
  • JP: December 16, 1994
GenreAction-adventure
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame (がんばれゴエモン3 獅子重禄兵衛のからくり卍固め lit. "Go For It Goemon 3: Lord Jurokubei's Mechanical Octopus Hold") is an action-adventure game by Konami, which was released for the Super Famicom in 1994.

It is the third game in the Japanese video game series Ganbare Goemon to be released on the Super Famicom, and the sequel to Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shōgun McGuiness, and the ninth mainline installment overall. The game is a top down action adventure that gives the ability to switch characters in order to access different powers. The game was re-released in 2026 via the Ganbare Goemon! Daishūgō compilation.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

Goemon 3 is an action-adventure game with many different play styles, including platforming, 3D chases, one on one fighting, mech sequences and isometric RPG sequences.

Plot

The Wise Old Man has invented a time-traveling device and sent himself into the future. Initially using it for some romantic escapades, he soon faces a problem when Bisumaru, a French-Catholic nun and Ebisumaru's descendant, who hijacks the device. The sinister Juurokubei orders her to wreaks havoc on Japan. Goemon then travels to the futuristic Neo Edo in order to stop her.

Development and release

Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame was developed by Konami. An English fan translation was created by DDSTranslation and released in 2020.

Reception

Nintendo Magazine System described the game as brilliant and original, and as "a must buy for platform fans". Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101 described it as a "pretty decent game".

Sequel

A further sequel was released for the Super Famicom, Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake in 1995.

References

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  10. ↑ Hellot, Grégoire (February 1995). "Super Famicom Import: Gambare Goemon III". Joypad [fr] (in French). No. 39. Hachette Disney Presse. p. 64.
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