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Play Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū
“Good luck Goemon! Play ``Karakuri Dochu'' online. Travel around Japan with Kiseru and Jump, collect the Koban and 3 Passage Bills, and conquer the castle.
Browser play

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu
Quick start
In the first town, defeat the enemies with B's Kiseru attack and collect the Koban, then recover your health at lodging and meals and look for information on the handprints. Use the cross button to move in four directions, and press A to jump to overcome enemies and obstacles. They also investigate tool shops and secret mazes, gather three passes from each country, and head to the checkpoint. Since the time remaining is decreasing, the shortcut is to remember the locations of the necessary stores and bills and try again instead of walking aimlessly in the same place. Even after obtaining a projectile, do not waste it on continuous attacks, but leave it on distant enemies or dangerous areas of the castle.
Controls
Cross button: Move up, down, left and right, select items in stores and menus. A button: Jump, select item. B button: Attack with current weapon such as Kissel. When you have a projectile, use the corresponding attack. START: Game start/pause. If you overlap the entrance of a building or store, you will go inside, and you will be able to talk and shop according to the options on the screen.
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu — About this game
“Good luck Goemon! Karakuri Dochu is a top-down Japanese-style action game where you control Goemon and travel around Japan. A variety of enemies appear in towns and roads, including government officials, ronin, and animals, and when you attack them with Kiseru, they drop small coins and tools. The coins you collect can be used at inns, restaurants, tool shops, mazes, etc., and you can cross the checkpoint by matching the three travel bills hidden in each country. If you touch an enemy or trap, you will lose your physical strength and remaining time, so it is important to make decisions to efficiently collect the necessary funds and notes rather than defeating everyone. In the castle, you will have to overcome the mazes and contraptions, defeat the bad guys who control each region, and advance to the next country.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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