<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ganbare	B-Device
Goemon	I-Device
series	O
(	O
sometimes	O
known	O
in	O
English	O
as	O
Mystical	O
Ninja	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
and	O
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
1986	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
under	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
label	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
under	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ganbare	B-Device
Goemon	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
top	O
view	O
action/adventure	O
game	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
)	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
separated	O
by	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
turns	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
playing	O
as	O
a	O
ninja	O
named	O
Nezumi	O
Kozō	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Goemon	O
's	O
sidekick	O
Ebisumaru	O
.	O
</s>
