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On "Ganbare Goemon", the mobile phone sites of J-Sky, i-mode and EZweb, apps amounting to 12 titles across 8 episodes (a first part and a second part are set for some episodes) were distributed by Konami Mobile Online.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 22.5 out of 30.
The American retro game site Classic-games.net played a fan translation in 2021, praised the exploration elements resembling The Legend of Zelda, the quality of the action and the humour, and said that it "firmly established its position as a hit title of the series on the Super Famicom".
It pointed out the hurried development in the final stretch, saying "unevenness within the scenario cannot be denied", but concluded, "content that combines the action quality and the puzzle-solving elements characteristic of the Goemon series deserves to be called a masterpiece, and even now in 2026 it shines without fading".
Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame ("Shishi Jūrokubē's Mechanical Manji Hold") is an action-adventure game by Konami, which was released for the Super Famicom in 1994.
Nintendo Magazine System described the game as brilliant and original, and as "a must buy for platform fans".
The final secret technique is the "Karakuri Manjigatame" that also serves as the subtitle, but even in the last 2 weeks of development its concrete content had not been decided, and in the main game it ends as a joke in which he tries to land it on Goemon Impact, is beaten back, and it comes to nothing (his pose as he is blown away forms a manji shape).
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