Action adventure

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

Goemon’s N64 adventure with native rendering, remappable input and modern display options.

Goemon stands inside a food-themed room with the N64 game’s health and item HUD visible. Original-game reference.SetupYour game files required
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Credits

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon original-game reference; not a Goemon 64: Recompiled capture.

Game imagery remains copyright its respective rights holders. Image published at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mnsg_gourmet.png.

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About this version

Goemon’s N64 adventure with native rendering, remappable input and modern display options. Goemon’s Great Adventure is planned, not supported. Very wide displays can expose cutscene animation quirks.

Original game
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

The first N64 Goemon adventure, specifically

Goemon 64: Recompiled brings Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon to native systems through N64Recomp and RT64. The supported game is the North American Nintendo 64 release. Goemon’s Great Adventure is a future goal, so this download is not a collection of both adventures.

The launcher reads assets from your own supported ROM. It can convert accepted ROM byte-order formats automatically, but format conversion does not add support for another region or another game. You do not need to compile the engine when using a suitable release package.

Goemon 64: Recompiled · project documentation

Choose smooth motion or the original cadence

The project offers higher display frame rates and an option to retain the original cadence. Its documentation says the frame-rate choice does not change gameplay speed. Widescreen and ultrawide presentation are supported, with an option to keep the HUD within a 16:9 area on a wider monitor.

Some cutscenes reveal animation quirks at extreme aspect ratios. If the edges distract from a scene, a narrower presentation is a useful first adjustment. For stutter, the project recommends the in-game frame-rate limiter instead of an external graphics-driver limiter.

Goemon 64: Recompiled · project documentation

Adjust the controller in the game’s menus

Input mappings, audio and graphics can be changed through menus usable with a mouse, keyboard or controller. Stick deadzone is adjustable, which is useful when a modern controller’s stick response differs from the original N64 pad. The project also provides Linux and Steam Deck installation guidance.

On PC, the renderer needs a supported modern graphics API and x86-64 CPUs need SSE4.1. The Mac requirements specify compatible Apple Silicon or newer Intel hardware and macOS 13 or later. Check the package and requirements together before starting.

Goemon 64: Recompiled · project documentation

Keep optional changes and progress together

Mods and texture packs can be installed through the mod menu or by dragging files onto the launcher before starting the game. They can then be enabled or disabled individually. Ray tracing and replacement models are listed as planned work, not a feature to expect from the base release.

Portable mode stores saves, settings and mods beside the executable when portable.txt is present. That is a convenient way to keep an installation together; preserve the whole folder when moving it rather than only the program file.

Goemon 64: Recompiled · project documentation

Before you play

Do I need the original game files?

The North American N64 ROM of Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. Supported ROM formats are converted automatically; other games and regions are not accepted.

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How do I get started?

Extract the platform release and select the supported ROM in the main menu.

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Which devices and browsers work?

Windows, Linux and macOS builds are available. Graphics requirements include Direct3D 12, Vulkan 1.2 or Metal Argument Buffers Tier 2; macOS requires 13 or later.

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What are the controls?

Menus support mouse, keyboard and controller, with input mappings and stick deadzones configurable.

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How do saves work?

Portable mode uses portable.txt; otherwise saves use the platform directories listed in the README.

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What should I know before playing?

Goemon’s Great Adventure is planned, not supported. Very wide displays can expose cutscene animation quirks.

Creator-reported · Project guide
Project & original game credits
    Original project
    Goemon stands inside a food-themed room with the N64 game’s health and item HUD visible. Original-game reference.

    Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon original-game reference; not a Goemon 64: Recompiled capture. Game imagery remains copyright its respective rights holders. Image published at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mnsg_gourmet.png. Source · Editorial-use framework