This is by far one of my favorite entries in the series and my favorite N64 game overall. it's not hard to get your hands on and I highly recommend grabbing a copy and trying it for yourselves!
I absolutely agree. One of my favourite games of all time. I love everything about the game: the characters, the story, the environment, the enemies, the music (!!!), the humor, the endbosses, the mech fights, the collectables. This game is so beautiful!
I rented it as a teen and instantly thought it was just a half notch lower than mario 64, starfox and zelda. It really is that good, especially for it's time.
No one born in the 2000’s maybe! If you were born in the 80’s and before you grew up in the Ninja era. I own and collect all ninja games and Goemon is on my list. I will own every Goemon game, N64 Famicon Super Famicon Gameboy, every Goemon will be Mines! Mwahahahahahahahaaaa 😈😈😈😈
Such a shame this game hasn't seen any re-release/remaster in any way, shape, or form since it's original release. And with the internal politics at Konami, that is unlikely to change any time soon.
Mystical Ninja N64 WAS my introduction to Japanese culture. Like, I played this before I even HEARD of Dragon Ball as a kid. Such a good game man. Ebisumaru my boy.
Say what you want, but this is, at minimum, the best SOUNDTRACK on the N64. Absolutely unmatched in it's technical complexity, ambition, and variety. Seriously, the fact that this soundtrack is over 2 hours long and has MULTIPLE voiced songs is just mind-blowing.
@@beanieweenie1349I second that. I haven't played either game in quite a while and still vividly recall melodies from songs in each game. And the impact song is just ... chef's kiss
I think this one outclasses GGA. This game set a peak for video game soundtracks that very potentially could never be reached ever again, in a particularly unique way. GGA has good music, some great, but there are enough filler songs and overall it feels like it's "trying" to be mystical ninja's OST, but failing. @@beanieweenie1349
One thing I like about the soundtrack of the game is that inside the dungeons it progresses. The tracks starts with a simple melody and a few instruments but get more complex the more you explore. its so genius!
Finally someone who speaks well about this awesome and bizarre title! Man, I love Mystical Ninja! When I was 13 (almost 15 years ago) and I bought this game it took me at leat 10 hours to complete it and I had to do it without saving because at that time I didn't have a Controller Pack xD (yep, I used to play it from dawn to dusk) So I eventually ended up solving the puzzles... :P Aahh... what a experience! I remember some of the dungeons were very much complicated for the games at that time.
I imported this for my Japanese N64 back when it came out and was blown away. I loved this game so much that I decided to start leaning Japanese and it started my fascination with the culture. My Japanese is still only elementary unfortunately, but I am still fascinated by the country. One of my favourite games of all time and by far my favourite game soundtrack. I loved your review. Was nice to see someone else who was (and continues to be) enchanted by this quirky masterpiece!
We literally had the same experience as you with this as kids. We used to rent it for the weekend. Play it and keep our N64 on overnight as we too had no way to save it. We used to rent it every few months too
This game was released over a year before OoT, so the influence from that specific title wouldn't have been there. The overall dungeon design may be reminiscient of Link to the Past, but 3D Zelda was still a ways away.
When you look at this game in context, it kind of had nothing to base itself on in the 3D world. Mario 64 released mid development, which I'm sure influenced things in some way, but 3D gaming (practically speaking) had basically existed barely a year by the time this released.
This game truly is a gem! And came out before Ocarina of Time. Really captures the magic of when games were whimsical and vibrant. Can’t help but love the humor, music, and setting.
This was the game that meant the most to me, growing up. It still means everything to me. Sometimes, I would just power it on and walk around the towns and villages, just exploring and talking to people, no thought given to the quest. The world felt so unique and alive, but it was small and cozy, too. It gave safety to exploring an unfamiliar world.
The atmosphere of this game is truly incredible. While I actually owned this game, I, like you, didn't own a memory card for the longest time, so I was stuck leaving the console on. I still go back and listen to its soundtrack often. I'll always love the Zazen Town and Gourmet Submarine themes.
12:10-12:15 If you were Japanese that would actually make perfect sense to do. Shrines like this where you donate money is really common in Japan, so a lot of Japanese would make the connection.
It certainly was. Holy shit the nostalgia. Going to the rental store over and over to play this gem again and again with no memory pack. One day I rented it and the store closed forever. Eventually I managed to get my hands on one and finish the game. The music was magic. Theme of Koryuta is still in my heart to this day.
I first played this game as a rental as well, but I couldn’t beat it. I couldn’t figure out the robot controls, either. 😅 When I was an adult, I bought what I thought was the game, but actually turned out to be its sequel, Goemon’s Great Adventure. Imagine my confusion when the game suddenly became a side scroller with a completely different plot. I thought for a while The Mystical Ninja was some kind of fever dream I experienced after playing Ocarina of Time for so long. 😂 I eventually got both games and beat them. The Mystical Ninja is one of my favorite N64 games, and the soundtrack is one of my absolute favorites of all time.
When I was little I used to rent this game from Hollywood Video. I always preferred the sequel though, Goemon's Great Adventure. I remember having a big video game crush on Yae way back then and would rush through the game to unlock her.
Want to learn another new thing about the game? Next time you do a playthrough, talk to the Witch with Sasuke after you're done talking to Wise Man's "ghost."
The fact they had a freaking laughing track is what won me over this game. The game doesn't take itself seriously and that's what makes it great. I recommend you try the second N64 installment of Goemon. It is a 2D scroller but set in a 3D background, it's quite the experience! Just as an addition because this idea just popped to me watching this review: The Blonde that appears next to the Blue hair final boss guy, she has a bit of a deep voice. Then I remember that traditionally in japanese theater, women were not allowed to act, _so female roles we're done by men as well._ And considering they had already pulled that joke in a N64 japanese release called _Mononoke Sugoroku,_ yeah, they got away with a really subtle joke at theater, lolz.
@@SuperRADLemon Oh, neat! Yeah, both are very different in play style, but both pack that japanese humor characteristic of the series. And the entire soundtrack is as sick as the first game.
I loved this game so much. Ocarina is incredible, of course, but Goemon gave me a totally different sense of wonder in exploring classic Japan, something I didn't feel again until Okami. The characters all felt so unique and special, and the writing so funny and well done, it was just an incredible experience. I'm sure I barely even scratched the surface, like you, and could still get a lot of play out of it! How crazy were those mech battles? I had Goemon flashbacks when I was doing the Divine Beast missions in Hyrule Warriors, just the scale of it. If anything, this is a criminally overlooked counterpart to Ocarina, just like maybe how Rocket (Robot on Wheels) is that for Mario/Banjo.
That's so crazy man! I grew up with the sequel instead of the original and also had no memory pack to save, so when I got to the end of the first map and finished the super hard burning castle level, I ALWAYS failed the Impact battle and had to regrind over and over for months just to learn the mech controls on the fly. It was also super strange with no context of the first game too.
I live in Japan and was recently shopping in Nakano Broadway which has dozens of second hand anime and game goods for sale. I found a tiny figurine of Goemon in the style of the Konami Baseball games and had memories flooding back to me of this game as a childhood. Similarly to you, SuperRad, I bought this game on New Zealand's version of eBay, TradeMe, simply because the game had "Ninja" in the title, and the box art looked good. When the game finally arrived and I actually played it I didn't have an expansion pack, and couldn't progress. I had to buy an expansion pack and play it a week later, I was so sad and impatient. Back when I played it I didn't understand any of it, and didn't like the campy jokes and over-the-top style. "I want a cool edgy ninja game!!" said child me. But now I have such fond memories of this game, and having lived in Japan I can understand a lot of the folklore references and scenes of the in-game version of Japan. I'm late, but thank you for this video, you painted a great picture of the experience, and I really want to revisit this game some time soon! 🙌🌟
This game filled me with so much magic back in the day! A time where I was falling in love with Japanese culture. Never felt the same feeling since in gaming. I did 100% of this game. A modern take is so needed!!!!!!
Now tell me, how did I beat this game in Japanese back in the day ? I just don’t know. I remember getting stuck at the part where you need the battery on the top of the tree cause I didn’t know I had to take a picture of the tree. Another part that got me stuck was the second visit to mount Fuji to get the second upgrade of goemon’s pipe(I had no idea I had to go back there). Took me several months as my parents would only let me play on the weekends but it was that one experience of gaming in a lifetime.
The 2nd SNES game had a similar plot but with a bunny man instead. Apparently Konami's western branch thought it was severe enough that they decided to not bring the sequel, and wait until the N64 to release anymore Goemon games.
11:35 Not quite correct. It's true you can get it early at said random inn/café, but it's not the only way. If you don't have the map by the time Koryuta (the kid who can turn into a dragon) gives you the flute. If you don't have the map by then, he'll also give you a map of Japan. 12:10 There's an NPC in either the town or the shrine near it (I think?) who talks about it. This one is definitely vauge and kinda hard to figure out, but it's atleast hinted and spoken about in the game. 20:00 The circle trick isn't terrible, but throwing 2-3 boxes on each hole completely dunks them back in where they started, no matter how far up they got. 21:10 I think it IS technically optional. You find it in the Submarine dungeon, which disappears/blows up after you're done with it. So yes, I believe it's actually possible to completely miss Yae's Bazooka. It's not hard, but you can. 22:40 Fun Fact: It's best to do the minigame with Ebisumaru, because he throws the Achilles Heel' log faster than Goemon or Yae does! (Same goes for when recovering when landing very high jumps. Ebisumaru recovers the fastest.) That said, Mystical Ninja IS truly one of the best N64 games ever! The music, charm and insanity is just so lovely. How many games features a laugh track? Good video, dude! Between this and New Vegas, you clearly got some good taste.
Mystical Ninja was one of my favourite games. I seen it in a N64 magazine as a kid, just a small corner piece on a page. I randomly asked my mam if I could get it for my bday....Needless to say I got it and loved it. Still have my original copy now.
I thought this was about the second game, goemons great adventure, which was one of my top n64 games. Never played this one and didnt realize it was all 3d, the second one was surprisingly more 2.5d with the mech battles
13:10 Ah, I see you too used the "jumping repeatedly while climbing so you can hear the character's huphuphuphuphup grunts" technique. Clearly, a man of culture
This 1000%!!! This game is such a gem! The Style, the humor, the soundtrack! I play a japanese instrument called the Shamisen and I attribute my love for it's sound to the hours I spent playing this game!
At the beginning of the video, you described my Friday evening perfectly; heading to Blockbuster to play a game right after school. I wish Mystical Ninja was on NSO, I never made it far either because I didn't understand why my game couldn't save until years later.
It was one of my favorite game when I was a kid, English is not my main language and at the time I didn't understand everything and never could finish it because of that, but I loved it so much, the absurdity, the humor, the characters, the music, everything was so charming. Really a hidden gem of that era, thank you very much for that love letter Rad 💙
This game had the best songs. Ganbare so ganbare akiramenaide kuuchibue fuuki sa aruki dasou yo going now! Sa goran ku-kumo no sukima kara hora. Miete kuru haruka sora no kanata. Tatoei tsumetai kaze ni sarasarete mo jibun urashiku ikite yuku ga ichiban! Dakara ganbare so ganbare, yume wa hitotsu ja nai sa! Te wo no baseba tsukameru yo take a chance! Ganbare so ganbare akiramenaide kuuchibue fuuki sa aruki dasou yo going now! Da-da-dash! Moeru taiyou sen ni ukete. Yukuzo hashin, machine ga unaru. Ore wa kikai da tetsujin da (hei) ima tokihanate yo hagane no tamashii (ikuzee)! Breakdown! Warui yatsura o buchikowase. Hisatsu hisatsu genkai power hyakuretsu punch! Ore wa gorgeous! Ah Impact! Da-da-dash!
SuperRAD I think you’ll be able to get that mystical ninja sense of wonder once again when Elden Ring releases in Feb! The game is shaping up to be Fromsoft’s opus for sure.
24:44 shout out for Takarazuka theater production (Takarazuka is a one of the keys for understanding Japanese culture and anime jokes but not a lot of people know about it...)
I played this game as a kid without knowing what I was doing (the game being only english and it not being my first language didn't help), I played it as a teenager when i finally understood what's going on and I will play it again and again until I die of old age. While I'm not playing it, I'm probably listening to its phenomenal soundtrack. This game is love. I'm so glad I'm not the only person that feels this way.
This was my favorite game as a kid I used to beat this game in a day no need for a control pack. Once I got the control pack I got all the lucky cats and unlocked the Robot Boss Mode on the menu screen.
Impact!!!!!! I remember getting this game and slammed my right thumb nail into the car door when i got saske. Then i finished he game with a bruised thumb and missing nail. My thumb hurt with the joy stick but it was worth it.
Man I have so many memories with this game. One time my cousin locked himself in the room cause he didnt want the game to be returned to block buster. His mom whooped his ass.
Wish this series would come back. It’s been since 2005 on DS since the last game came out. Also “this game is cheap” is a massive lie, people overprice the holy hell out of this one and it’s sequel. 🤣🤣🤣
This is by far one of my favorite entries in the series and my favorite N64 game overall. it's not hard to get your hands on and I highly recommend grabbing a copy and trying it for yourselves!
Best but it became less popular since some Goemon fans claim him as dead.
I absolutely agree. One of my favourite games of all time. I love everything about the game: the characters, the story, the environment, the enemies, the music (!!!), the humor, the endbosses, the mech fights, the collectables. This game is so beautiful!
Sorry you are cringe for complaining about old jokes. It makes you look like a Karen.
This game is the best, especially the soundtrack and setting!
Agreed I had the ill always remember then last boss with the dash dash dash dash bit
Telling everyone about this game as a kid was my mission in life. I will forever love this gem.
I found this video looking for evidence to confirm why I've been telling my friends this since the 4tg grade lol. Cheers to great taste!
and it’s like no one’s ever heard of it. Wtf
I rented it as a teen and instantly thought it was just a half notch lower than mario 64, starfox and zelda. It really is that good, especially for it's time.
No one born in the 2000’s maybe! If you were born in the 80’s and before you grew up in the Ninja era. I own and collect all ninja games and Goemon is on my list. I will own every Goemon game, N64 Famicon Super Famicon Gameboy, every Goemon will be Mines! Mwahahahahahahahaaaa 😈😈😈😈
Such a shame this game hasn't seen any re-release/remaster in any way, shape, or form since it's original release. And with the internal politics at Konami, that is unlikely to change any time soon.
Mystical Ninja N64 WAS my introduction to Japanese culture. Like, I played this before I even HEARD of Dragon Ball as a kid.
Such a good game man. Ebisumaru my boy.
Same. It wasn’t anime that made me want to visit Japan. It was Ganbare Goemon!
Hey! Me too!
DItto! I freaking LOVE this game! It was such a joy to play when I still had my N64. The wild humor, the fun game play, the sound track!
Say what you want, but this is, at minimum, the best SOUNDTRACK on the N64. Absolutely unmatched in it's technical complexity, ambition, and variety. Seriously, the fact that this soundtrack is over 2 hours long and has MULTIPLE voiced songs is just mind-blowing.
I'd say it's a toss up between this game and the other Goemon game on N64, Goemons Great Adventure
@@beanieweenie1349I second that. I haven't played either game in quite a while and still vividly recall melodies from songs in each game. And the impact song is just ... chef's kiss
GaMetal has a metal cover of the last dungeon. worth checking out.
I still get many of this games' songs randomly stuck in my head legitimately every week.
I think this one outclasses GGA. This game set a peak for video game soundtracks that very potentially could never be reached ever again, in a particularly unique way. GGA has good music, some great, but there are enough filler songs and overall it feels like it's "trying" to be mystical ninja's OST, but failing. @@beanieweenie1349
One thing I like about the soundtrack of the game is that inside the dungeons it progresses. The tracks starts with a simple melody and a few instruments but get more complex the more you explore. its so genius!
This really is one of the best games on the N64 and really an underrated game at that.
Its the epitome of underrated.
You know the game is a masterpiece when it has it's own laugh track
Finally someone who speaks well about this awesome and bizarre title!
Man, I love Mystical Ninja!
When I was 13 (almost 15 years ago) and I bought this game it took me at leat 10 hours to complete it and I had to do it without saving because at that time I didn't have a Controller Pack xD
(yep, I used to play it from dawn to dusk)
So I eventually ended up solving the puzzles... :P
Aahh... what a experience!
I remember some of the dungeons were very much complicated for the games at that time.
I imported this for my Japanese N64 back when it came out and was blown away. I loved this game so much that I decided to start leaning Japanese and it started my fascination with the culture. My Japanese is still only elementary unfortunately, but I am still fascinated by the country. One of my favourite games of all time and by far my favourite game soundtrack. I loved your review. Was nice to see someone else who was (and continues to be) enchanted by this quirky masterpiece!
がんばれごえもん！
We literally had the same experience as you with this as kids.
We used to rent it for the weekend. Play it and keep our N64 on overnight as we too had no way to save it.
We used to rent it every few months too
This game was released over a year before OoT, so the influence from that specific title wouldn't have been there. The overall dungeon design may be reminiscient of Link to the Past, but 3D Zelda was still a ways away.
When you look at this game in context, it kind of had nothing to base itself on in the 3D world. Mario 64 released mid development, which I'm sure influenced things in some way, but 3D gaming (practically speaking) had basically existed barely a year by the time this released.
I’ll be honest I kinda wanted goemon as a character I’m super smash bros XD
We got ripped off with the mii costume
This game truly is a gem! And came out before Ocarina of Time. Really captures the magic of when games were whimsical and vibrant. Can’t help but love the humor, music, and setting.
Man I forgot it came out BEFORE OoT. Was basically 3d Zelda before 3d Zelda.
This was the game that meant the most to me, growing up. It still means everything to me. Sometimes, I would just power it on and walk around the towns and villages, just exploring and talking to people, no thought given to the quest. The world felt so unique and alive, but it was small and cozy, too. It gave safety to exploring an unfamiliar world.
I would do the exact same thing, even in more "barren" areas like Musashi or Awaji Island!
@@bobbysworldofficial I would love finding little empty corners of the world and just hanging around them... like they were "mine."
"Orc Arena of Time" I would play that
Beat me to it lmao!
lol That's funny. I always fuck up this pronunciation too.
Game needs an HD remaster with a full orchestra soundtrack
God I love this game. I just wish they could bring them back. Also I wish to have an amiibo of all the characters.
Anytime I see the word "plasma", I ALWAYS need to yell "PURASUMA!!!!!!"
This is my favorite N64 game. Thanks for spreading the love.
I grew up on SNES and N64 games, would love to see you cover more of these type of games :) your commentary is incredibly well done!
Thank you!!
This was my hidden gem growing up playing on n64. I told people about it and they just looked at me weird haha one of the greatest games of all time!
The atmosphere of this game is truly incredible. While I actually owned this game, I, like you, didn't own a memory card for the longest time, so I was stuck leaving the console on. I still go back and listen to its soundtrack often. I'll always love the Zazen Town and Gourmet Submarine themes.
12:10-12:15 If you were Japanese that would actually make perfect sense to do. Shrines like this where you donate money is really common in Japan, so a lot of Japanese would make the connection.
It certainly was. Holy shit the nostalgia. Going to the rental store over and over to play this gem again and again with no memory pack. One day I rented it and the store closed forever. Eventually I managed to get my hands on one and finish the game.
The music was magic. Theme of Koryuta is still in my heart to this day.
I first played this game as a rental as well, but I couldn’t beat it. I couldn’t figure out the robot controls, either. 😅 When I was an adult, I bought what I thought was the game, but actually turned out to be its sequel, Goemon’s Great Adventure. Imagine my confusion when the game suddenly became a side scroller with a completely different plot. I thought for a while The Mystical Ninja was some kind of fever dream I experienced after playing Ocarina of Time for so long. 😂 I eventually got both games and beat them. The Mystical Ninja is one of my favorite N64 games, and the soundtrack is one of my absolute favorites of all time.
When I was little I used to rent this game from Hollywood Video. I always preferred the sequel though, Goemon's Great Adventure. I remember having a big video game crush on Yae way back then and would rush through the game to unlock her.
Want to learn another new thing about the game? Next time you do a playthrough, talk to the Witch with Sasuke after you're done talking to Wise Man's "ghost."
The fact they had a freaking laughing track is what won me over this game. The game doesn't take itself seriously and that's what makes it great. I recommend you try the second N64 installment of Goemon. It is a 2D scroller but set in a 3D background, it's quite the experience!
Just as an addition because this idea just popped to me watching this review: The Blonde that appears next to the Blue hair final boss guy, she has a bit of a deep voice. Then I remember that traditionally in japanese theater, women were not allowed to act, _so female roles we're done by men as well._ And considering they had already pulled that joke in a N64 japanese release called _Mononoke Sugoroku,_ yeah, they got away with a really subtle joke at theater, lolz.
I actually own both games, though I've never finished Great Adventure
@@SuperRADLemon Oh, neat! Yeah, both are very different in play style, but both pack that japanese humor characteristic of the series. And the entire soundtrack is as sick as the first game.
"This song played 3 times throughout..."
You're welcome?
I loved this game so much. Ocarina is incredible, of course, but Goemon gave me a totally different sense of wonder in exploring classic Japan, something I didn't feel again until Okami. The characters all felt so unique and special, and the writing so funny and well done, it was just an incredible experience. I'm sure I barely even scratched the surface, like you, and could still get a lot of play out of it! How crazy were those mech battles? I had Goemon flashbacks when I was doing the Divine Beast missions in Hyrule Warriors, just the scale of it. If anything, this is a criminally overlooked counterpart to Ocarina, just like maybe how Rocket (Robot on Wheels) is that for Mario/Banjo.
Nobody I know excpet one person shares my absolute love for this game. I just replayed it last week and it still holds up....Yae tattoo incoming
Think I sold this off as a kid...now cant find it ANYWHERE. or even a decent price online bleh.
Best game brings back so many memories 😢 ugh. Almost hurts.
Outdated jokes my ass, the jokes that are ‘not suitable today’ are baby compared to what there is now. Honestly their still pretty funny.
That's so crazy man! I grew up with the sequel instead of the original and also had no memory pack to save, so when I got to the end of the first map and finished the super hard burning castle level, I ALWAYS failed the Impact battle and had to regrind over and over for months just to learn the mech controls on the fly. It was also super strange with no context of the first game too.
Oh yeah getting a game over was hell
Without a doubt THE best N64 game! Glad I'm not alone in thinking that!
This game’s OST is toe to toe with Donkey Kong Country.
My God. I adored this game and played it more than mario 64. It was a hell of an experience. I would love to play this game again.
Babe wake up! New SuperRAD upload!
I live in Japan and was recently shopping in Nakano Broadway which has dozens of second hand anime and game goods for sale.
I found a tiny figurine of Goemon in the style of the Konami Baseball games and had memories flooding back to me of this game as a childhood.
Similarly to you, SuperRad, I bought this game on New Zealand's version of eBay, TradeMe, simply because the game had "Ninja" in the title, and the box art looked good. When the game finally arrived and I actually played it I didn't have an expansion pack, and couldn't progress. I had to buy an expansion pack and play it a week later, I was so sad and impatient.
Back when I played it I didn't understand any of it, and didn't like the campy jokes and over-the-top style. "I want a cool edgy ninja game!!" said child me.
But now I have such fond memories of this game, and having lived in Japan I can understand a lot of the folklore references and scenes of the in-game version of Japan.
I'm late, but thank you for this video, you painted a great picture of the experience, and I really want to revisit this game some time soon! 🙌🌟
DAMMMN that intro theme sounds like a Dragon Ball Z song probably the same artist I'll have to try this game out.
SuperRAD what the hell bizzaro world did you live in that you never had access to a memory card for any game system? Lol
I honestly don't know. I didn't get one until kingdom hearts released
This game filled me with so much magic back in the day! A time where I was falling in love with Japanese culture. Never felt the same feeling since in gaming. I did 100% of this game. A modern take is so needed!!!!!!
Now tell me, how did I beat this game in Japanese back in the day ? I just don’t know. I remember getting stuck at the part where you need the battery on the top of the tree cause I didn’t know I had to take a picture of the tree. Another part that got me stuck was the second visit to mount Fuji to get the second upgrade of goemon’s pipe(I had no idea I had to go back there). Took me several months as my parents would only let me play on the weekends but it was that one experience of gaming in a lifetime.
I could not imagine beating this game without knowing the language. Too many things are so obtuse
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
SuperRAD: "Mystical Ninja starring Goemon is better than Ocarina of Time and Mario 64"
Fact
Its about Japanese is taken by the West thats why the Japanese HQ at the beginning was transformed into a European style Castle 🏰.
The 2nd SNES game had a similar plot but with a bunny man instead. Apparently Konami's western branch thought it was severe enough that they decided to not bring the sequel, and wait until the N64 to release anymore Goemon games.
11:35 Not quite correct. It's true you can get it early at said random inn/café, but it's not the only way.
If you don't have the map by the time Koryuta (the kid who can turn into a dragon) gives you the flute. If you don't have the map by then, he'll also give you a map of Japan.
12:10 There's an NPC in either the town or the shrine near it (I think?) who talks about it.
This one is definitely vauge and kinda hard to figure out, but it's atleast hinted and spoken about in the game.
20:00 The circle trick isn't terrible, but throwing 2-3 boxes on each hole completely dunks them back in where they started, no matter how far up they got.
21:10 I think it IS technically optional. You find it in the Submarine dungeon, which disappears/blows up after you're done with it.
So yes, I believe it's actually possible to completely miss Yae's Bazooka. It's not hard, but you can.
22:40 Fun Fact: It's best to do the minigame with Ebisumaru, because he throws the Achilles Heel' log faster than Goemon or Yae does!
(Same goes for when recovering when landing very high jumps. Ebisumaru recovers the fastest.)
That said, Mystical Ninja IS truly one of the best N64 games ever! The music, charm and insanity is just so lovely. How many games features a laugh track?
Good video, dude! Between this and New Vegas, you clearly got some good taste.
Mystical Ninja was one of my favourite games. I seen it in a N64 magazine as a kid, just a small corner piece on a page. I randomly asked my mam if I could get it for my bday....Needless to say I got it and loved it. Still have my original copy now.
And it has now been decomped! No emulation necessary!
WAIT WHAT?!???
I thought this was about the second game, goemons great adventure, which was one of my top n64 games. Never played this one and didnt realize it was all 3d, the second one was surprisingly more 2.5d with the mech battles
13:10 Ah, I see you too used the "jumping repeatedly while climbing so you can hear the character's huphuphuphuphup grunts" technique. Clearly, a man of culture
Goemon’s Great Adventure and Mischief Makers was all kid me needed. This was my Super Mario🙌🏽
This 1000%!!! This game is such a gem! The Style, the humor, the soundtrack! I play a japanese instrument called the Shamisen and I attribute my love for it's sound to the hours I spent playing this game!
I played this throughout my childhood, but I didn't realize just how perfect the soundtrack for this game is until now. The Impact theme is godlike.
At the beginning of the video, you described my Friday evening perfectly; heading to Blockbuster to play a game right after school.
I wish Mystical Ninja was on NSO, I never made it far either because I didn't understand why my game couldn't save until years later.
You are a legend! My favorite game for the rest of my life and you nailed every detail. Thank you ❤
It was one of my favorite game when I was a kid, English is not my main language and at the time I didn't understand everything and never could finish it because of that, but I loved it so much, the absurdity, the humor, the characters, the music, everything was so charming. Really a hidden gem of that era, thank you very much for that love letter Rad 💙
Man I got a GameCube but no memory card for like 3 months lmao
Back in the day....
This game had the best songs.
Ganbare so ganbare akiramenaide kuuchibue fuuki sa aruki dasou yo going now! Sa goran ku-kumo no sukima kara hora. Miete kuru haruka sora no kanata. Tatoei tsumetai kaze ni sarasarete mo jibun urashiku ikite yuku ga ichiban! Dakara ganbare so ganbare, yume wa hitotsu ja nai sa! Te wo no baseba tsukameru yo take a chance! Ganbare so ganbare akiramenaide kuuchibue fuuki sa aruki dasou yo going now!
Da-da-dash! Moeru taiyou sen ni ukete. Yukuzo hashin, machine ga unaru. Ore wa kikai da tetsujin da (hei) ima tokihanate yo hagane no tamashii (ikuzee)! Breakdown! Warui yatsura o buchikowase. Hisatsu hisatsu genkai power hyakuretsu punch! Ore wa gorgeous! Ah Impact! Da-da-dash!
Man I never got to play this as a kid, thankfully I had Ocarina of Time to play every day.
Fun Fact: This game made me into the weeb I am today back in the late 90's when I was a little boy
SuperRAD I think you’ll be able to get that mystical ninja sense of wonder once again when Elden Ring releases in Feb! The game is shaping up to be Fromsoft’s opus for sure.
24:44 shout out for Takarazuka theater production
(Takarazuka is a one of the keys for understanding Japanese culture and anime jokes but not a lot of people know about it...)
I played this game as a kid without knowing what I was doing (the game being only english and it not being my first language didn't help), I played it as a teenager when i finally understood what's going on and I will play it again and again until I die of old age. While I'm not playing it, I'm probably listening to its phenomenal soundtrack. This game is love.
I'm so glad I'm not the only person that feels this way.
Probably my favourite game of all time. Maybe Majoras Mask takes the lead? Not sure.
I loved this game so much I rented it multiple times without owning a memory card, begging my mom to leave my console on so I didn't lose my progress
This was my favorite game as a kid I used to beat this game in a day no need for a control pack. Once I got the control pack I got all the lucky cats and unlocked the Robot Boss Mode on the menu screen.
Impact!!!!!! I remember getting this game and slammed my right thumb nail into the car door when i got saske. Then i finished he game with a bruised thumb and missing nail. My thumb hurt with the joy stick but it was worth it.
mysical ninja was the game for me. I never finished it because my dad would always turn the console off before I could. darn electric bill
My friend used to say there's something in the onigiri 😅 something nostalgic. I used to play the game JUST to eat sushi 🍣
Remember those days going to Blockbuster renting games man those were the good ole days.
Hands down my favourite N64 game. I even had a special technique for the Impact fight for firing the pellets really fast xD
Go Go Go! I love this game. It's music lives rent free in my head and I have zero issues with that
Lol I rented this when I was like 12 and best it in a week. I also had to keep my console on the whole time. Is still my fav N64 game too.
Playing this game when I was a kid is the reason I live in Japan now
ORCarina of time….lol
Just drafted this in the 20th round of the best video games of all time draft 🔥
I still have my og copy of this game and play it from time to time. Def one of best N64 games ever.
I have zero memory of needing a gamepack to save my game in this or any other n64 game I played
NGL, sometimes i just turned it on for the theme song.
Man I have so many memories with this game. One time my cousin locked himself in the room cause he didnt want the game to be returned to block buster. His mom whooped his ass.
Real
I would pay money for a remake of this game. It's perfect in so many ways.
Wish this series would come back.
It’s been since 2005 on DS since the last game came out.
Also “this game is cheap” is a massive lie, people overprice the holy hell out of this one and it’s sequel. 🤣🤣🤣
Wow yeah it went way up since I bought it
This needs a remaster
never played this one but goemon great adventure is so goated and my personal favorite n64 game
Playing 4 players in the sequel was one of the most fun experiences you can have as a couch co-op experience
I found out about this game throgh the smash remix rom hack.
The character of this game and how well it played are what made this better than Ocarina for me.
I've been trying to find this game for so long forgot its name the music is instant nostalgia
Wouldn't it be great if Konami brought this game back to the Switch!
Man older games sure had a lot of charm didn't they
My favourite game.
Oh god. I loved that game. Everything was just perfect
More like SuperCHAD
I hope they bring this and the sequel to Nintendo Switch Online
This is such a cute video, I really love the energy! I like to see positive, passionate videos about games people love!
Mystical Ninja is top 20 N64 game for sure
This is one of my favorite games ever and I try to replay it from time to time. Good to know I'm not alone in liking it so much!
This is my favorite N64 game hands down.
100% a gem. Still shocked to this day they haven’t done a sequel or a remake . We need to rally together and make it happen !!!!