Enemy artwork from the Legend of the Mystical Ninja SNES manual.

Ganbare Goemon 2, Famicom.

Mr. Goemon, arcade.

Ganbare Goemon 3, Super Famicom.

Konami Wai Wai World, from here.

Characters from the Konami Wai Wai World 2 manual: Goemon from Ganbare Goemon, Bill Rizer from Contra, Getsu Fuuma from Getsu Fuuma Den, Upa from Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Simon Belmont from Castlevania, the Vic Viper from Gradius and Twinbee.

Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Castle, Famicom.

Artwork from Konami GB Collection Vol. 1 - 4.

Ganbare Goemon 2 ad.

Ad for Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, and yet again I’m left disappointed that didn’t get to go to a ninja high school and had to make do with a bog-standard British comprehensive.