America's Missing "Mystical Ninja" | Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon | PS2, 2000

Among the PlayStation 2's earliest titles in the year 2000 was Konami's Bouken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon, an epic 3D action RPG that's a spin-off/re-imagining of its popular Ganbare Goemon series. It's famously the last title that American game publisher Working Designs was working on before they folded in 2005, and there's a fascinating story behind it. More fascinating than that, however, is that a prototype of the localized game, Mystical Ninja Goemon Zero, was released online in 2021, and is fully playable in English with just a few minor errors/blemishes regarding text and many gameplay improvements over the original Japanese title that makes it the definitive version...which sadly never saw an official release. Here's a bit of the history behind the game and a review--enjoy. Hidden Palace articles: https://hiddenpalace.org/News/Go_Go_G... https://hiddenpalace.org/Mystical_Nin...) 2001 E3 footage:    • E3 2002 - Part 2 -   Support/Social Links: Channel member:    / @importgamingftw   Patreon:   / importgamingftw   X (Twitter): https://www.x.com/importgamingftw Ganbare Goemon series playlist:    • Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja Series by Im...   Gameplay was captured on real hardware using official Sony brand component AV cables via the Elgato HD60 S+ through OBS and video/audio was edited using Davinci Resolve Studio 19. Voice over was recorded using the Rode NT-1 microphone in Audacity. Just in case you were wondering. All background music tracks are from the game featured. Other titles shown in this video include Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (Nintendo 64), Castlevania (N64), Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (N64), Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Game Boy Advance), Konami Krazy Racers (GBA), Ganbare Goemon: Seikuushi Dynamites Arawaru (Game Boy Color), Ridge Racer V (PS2), The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES), Growlanser II/Generations (PS2), Goemon: Shin Sedai Shuumei (PS1), The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64), Superman (N64), Ganbare Goemon: Ooedo Daikaiten (PS1), Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (GB), Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (PS1), Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (Sega Saturn) and Goemon: New Age Shutsudou (GBA). All my own captures...that took a long time to get. Japanese title: 冒険時代活劇ゴエモン Release date: 12-21-2000 Publisher: Konami Developer: KCEK (Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe) Platform: PlayStation 2 Thank you for watching! Chapters 0:00 Game Background & English Prototype 2:13 The Story of Working Designs' Localization & Playing the Prototype 5:31 Starting the Journey (Story Setup & Gameplay Basics) 12:47 The Journey Continues (Characters) 15:37 Problems & Wasted Potential 20:20 The Prototype: Fixes & Remaining Blemishes 21:54 Conclusion & Legacy #goemon #ps2 #retrogaming