The Mystical Web Site of Goemon Presents The Stage Walkthrough for Mr. Goemon! (Arcade) Brought to you by The Mystic Ninja Of The Mystical Team of Goemon -Contents- 1. Disclaimer / Legal Issues 2. Game Info 3. Walkthrough 4. Final Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Disclaimer / Legal Issues This disclaimer follows all of the disclaimer rules of The Mystical Web Site of Goemon. This walkthrough is free use for all. However, it may not be used or posted by another site without the consent of The Mystic Ninja, and it must not be sold or use for profit / barter in anyway (unless approved by The Mystic Ninja, who can be contacted at the_mystic_ninja@goemon.8m.com). DO NOT CLAIM THIS WALKTHROUGH AS YOUR OWN. 2. Game Info The purpose of this game is to get the Golden Lamp at the end of the Final Stage (Stage 4). On each stage, Goemon collects the gold bars at the MIDPOINT (and smokes his pipe), and at the ENDPOINT, he gives all the money to the poor. The farther you jump over the gold bars at the midpoint, the more points that you'll get! There are two methods of attack: *Pipe Attack - Useful only if you do not have a projectile, or the enemy is too close. *Projectile - These are found hanging around in mid-air as you go along a stage. You can only carry one at a time. Good for hitting enemies that are out of range, or for clearing out a series of enemies. The only way you can defeat a boss is by using these. You can also choose not to attack, but this will not help you score (except you might get a higher time bonus). In addition, enemies tend to crowd the screen in the later stages if you take this route, making it hard to survive. If you do decide not to attack, you should stay near the top of the screen. You can also jump on top of an enemies head; this will knock them down to the next lower platforms. If the enemy is on the bottom platform (and you jump on their head), they will fall off the screen (but you will get no points for their demise). You should not go out of you way to kill enemies unless you want a high score; you can often get trapped by several enemies trying to kill one! There are two objects that you can find along the way that will help you to kill enemies AND rack up a high score: *Glowing Hammer - Getting this will give you invincibility for a short time. Anyone that you touch will perish, and you'll get 800 points for each enemy you take down while you are invincible. *Yellow Barrel - Run into this, and it will roll, taking down any enemy in its path! There is a TIME LIMIT; this is shown by the moon crossing the screen. For the first half of a stage (from the beginning to when you collect the gold bars and see the map of Japan) the moon crosses the screen from left to right; you must get to the midpoint before it gets to the rightside of the screen. For the second half (from the midpoint to the endpoint), the moon moves from the right to the left. It's pretty hard not to make it in time, but if you don't, your game is over. If you have some time left by the time you reach the midpoint/ endpoint, the remaining time will be converted into time bonus points (which is added to your score). There are two way that you can be attacked by an enemy: *Strangle - If you let an enemy touch you, he will begin to choke you. Your face will turn purple, and if you wait too long to shake out of it (just wiggle the joystick until you're free) you will lose a life. *Projectile - If an enemy throws something, and it hits you, you lose a life. If you die, but you have more lives left and you come back, you enemies will be laughing at you. You can use this limited time to eliminate them and get some extra points! Hazards - The only real hazard is water. There are usually boats which cover the water and allow you to walk over the water, there are some spaces which leaves open water. You can tell when it is dangerous because there will be a stop sign with a "!" mark on it. If you fall in the water, you will lose a life. Bosses - There is a boss at the end of each of the 4 stages. You can tell that you have reached a boss because the platforms that you are walking on are red, and the music changes to a tribal-like tune. YOU CAN ONLY BEAT THEM USING PROJECTILES. You can pass them by without attacking; when you reach the end and you see platforms which are not red, they will disappear. Unfortunately, you will not get the points usually (1600 points). YOU STILL HAVE TO DEFEAT THE BOSS WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT, so if you find that you do not have enough time to get to the end and defeat the boss, forget about the boss! When you beat the game, it will start over from the beginning, just at a higher difficulty level. Higher difficulty means more enemies and more projectile throwing enemies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Walkthrough *Stage 1 Watch out for Yellow ninja at the top of the screen near the midpoint. He's too high to hit, you just avoid the knives that he throws. Watch out for the Surfer ninjas after the midpoint. You might be able to hit him with a projectile from far away and jump to the next level before the wave gets to you, but it's unlikely. Just stay on the top platforms to be safe. Boss - Green Demon He floats around the screen alot, but you should be able to hit him with a projectile at his feet to defeat him (this is the only place that you can hit him; if the projectile hit him anywhere else, he will unleash his shield and block your attack! Be sure you dodge his lighting bolts also. *Stage 2 Look for your first Glowing Hammer at the beginning of the 2nd housing section. Be sure you watch for the half-invisible red ninja in the bamboo section (after the midpoint). This special ninja throws stars in 3 different directions. Boss - 3 Old Ninjas These guys jump all over the place and throw blue projectiles. This boss is especially hard to kill; all three must be dead at the same time. If you kill two, but one is still alive (and you don't kill him fast), the other two will come back. It's probably best just to past this boss by... *Stage 3 This is the first time that ninjas appear in large numbers. After the midpoint, things get alot tougher; another half-invisible red ninja appears, and the stick-carrying guards start to throw ryo! Boss - Super Green Demon He acts the same way as the Green Demon from the first stage, except he's faster and his lightning bolt attack is faster. He also disappears and reappears at different places on the screen. Yes, he still has the shield, so aim a projectile at his feet to defeat him. *Stage 4 (Final Stage!) This stage has alot of different ninjas that throw alot of stars. They even have another tactic in which they hang from platforms (this makes them hard to attack) and throw bombs. After the midpoint, watch out for more water hazards and half-invisible red ninjas. Final Boss - Glowing Statues They first set of Glowing Statues are gold; they throw gold projectiles and you must defeat them like the Green Demon bosses of the 1st and 3rd stages (this boss has shields also). After destroying a couple of gold Glowing Statues, a red Glowing Statue will appear. He attacks the same way as the gold Glowing Statues and can be defeat in the same way you defeated the gold Glowing Statues. After you defeat the boss, continue on to the end of the stage and grab the Golden Lamp at the top of the castle to beat the game! The game will start you back from the beginning, except this time it will be at a higher difficulty... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Final Notes -Thanks to The Mystical Team of Goemon for all of their support, and their willingness to work on this website. -Thanks to Gerimon Impact for everything she has done since the beginning of the Goemon Import section! -Thanks to Konami for making Goemon games! -Thanks to you, for visiting The Mystical Web Site of Goemon at http://www.goemon.com ! (If you didn't get this from Goemon.com, you should go and visit it now!) -Remember, this is an FAQ, but there is more info on the game at Goemon.com! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS HAS BEEN A PRESENTATION OF THE MYSTICAL WEB SITE OF GOEMON AUTHORED BY THE MYSTIC NINJA ( the_mystic_ninja@goemon.8m.com ) ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS FAQ SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE AUTHOR.