Ganbare Goemon 2: Materetsu Shogun Magginesu

Platforms: Super Famicom (1993)

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Taking a departure from its previous release (known as Legend of the Mystical Ninja in America) this Japan-only sequel deviated from most of the RPG-style elements a bit and changed the structure with a Super Mario World-esque overworld map. The game is quite a bit more straightforward, but in some ways more enjoyable too, as there's less money making to worry about. The graphics are larger and as a cool addition, there are several first-person scenes taking place in a gigantic robot, the Goemon Impact. All of these elements blended together (plus a mini-game of the arcade-only shooter XEXEX) make this my personal favorite Goemon game on the Super Famicom.