The Ganbare Goemon series (known as the Mystical Ninja series in North America and Europe) is a long-running video game series produced by Konami. Although it has gained little popularity in North America and Europe, the series is very successful in Japan, with a total of 29 games being created. "Ganbare Goemon" translates into English as "Do your best, Goemon!".

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (がんばれゴエモン〜ゆき姫救出絵巻〜 Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyūshutsu Emaki^?) is the first game in the Ganbare Goemon series for the Super NES, as well as the first to be released in North America. It was released in Japan on July 17th, 1991, in America on June 30th, 1992 and in Europe in 1994. Later, it was re-released on the Game Boy Advance with its sequel, Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu, as Kessakusen! Ganbare Goemon 1+2. However, this remake was not released outside of Japan. It was released a third time for the Virtual Console in 2007, this time available to other countries.