Konami's 2001 PlayStation title Goemon: The Grand Cycle of Oedo has received a full English fan translation, with the release of a patch published online by ROM hacker AceDiez.
The PS1 release, known in the West as Go For It!
Goemon: The Grand Cycle of Oedo, joins a long list of Goemon entries that have attracted dedicated fan translation efforts due to Konami localizing only a handful of series entries outside Japan.
Patch release and development timeline
On 26 March 2024 the English translation patch for the PS1 game was made available via archive.org, with a Romhacking.net link to follow.
The patch is the work of a small ROM-hacking team that includes AceDiez and contributor RetroTranslator, both of whom previously participated in fan translation projects for other Goemon releases.
Progress updates from the team
In mid March 2024 the lead hacker reported that the translation work was effectively complete and undergoing a final round of playtesting and adjustments before publication.
The developer team noted there were a few remaining technical issues to resolve on the hacking side, but confirmed those were minor and being actively addressed.
These statements were presented by the team as status updates ahead of the final patch distribution.
About the game
Goemon: The Grand Cycle of Oedo shipped for Sony's PlayStation in 2001 and continues the series' blend of side-scrolling action and character-driven humor.
The plot follows Goemon and his friends as they confront the Steel Five and the King of Recycling Ecorori, who have kidnapped a princess.
The title borrows musical themes and character references from earlier Goemon games and leans into a recycling-themed premise, while offering gameplay in the style familiar to fans of the SNES/Super Famicom Goemon entries and the Nintendo 64 release Mystical Ninja 2 Starring Goemon (released in North America as Goemon's Great Adventure).
Why this matters
Fan translations remain important for series like Goemon, where many entries never received official Western releases.
This patch expands access to a late-era PS1 Goemon release and preserves a slice of Konami's franchise history for English-speaking audiences.
The translation is available now on archive.org, with a Romhacking.net mirror expected shortly.
The PS1 release, known in the West as Go For It!
Goemon: The Grand Cycle of Oedo, joins a long list of Goemon entries that have attracted dedicated fan translation efforts due to Konami localizing only a handful of series entries outside Japan.
Patch release and development timeline
On 26 March 2024 the English translation patch for the PS1 game was made available via archive.org, with a Romhacking.net link to follow.
The patch is the work of a small ROM-hacking team that includes AceDiez and contributor RetroTranslator, both of whom previously participated in fan translation projects for other Goemon releases.
Progress updates from the team
In mid March 2024 the lead hacker reported that the translation work was effectively complete and undergoing a final round of playtesting and adjustments before publication.
The developer team noted there were a few remaining technical issues to resolve on the hacking side, but confirmed those were minor and being actively addressed.
These statements were presented by the team as status updates ahead of the final patch distribution.
About the game
Goemon: The Grand Cycle of Oedo shipped for Sony's PlayStation in 2001 and continues the series' blend of side-scrolling action and character-driven humor.
The plot follows Goemon and his friends as they confront the Steel Five and the King of Recycling Ecorori, who have kidnapped a princess.
The title borrows musical themes and character references from earlier Goemon games and leans into a recycling-themed premise, while offering gameplay in the style familiar to fans of the SNES/Super Famicom Goemon entries and the Nintendo 64 release Mystical Ninja 2 Starring Goemon (released in North America as Goemon's Great Adventure).
Why this matters
Fan translations remain important for series like Goemon, where many entries never received official Western releases.
This patch expands access to a late-era PS1 Goemon release and preserves a slice of Konami's franchise history for English-speaking audiences.
The translation is available now on archive.org, with a Romhacking.net mirror expected shortly.
