Despite having a massive hard on for anything feudal Japan related,

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You don't really have to play the games in any order, but I'd recommend starting with what's available in english first, I have played and liked the SNES Mystical Ninja (which I think is a good starting point), and both N64 games. I haven't tried the Game Boy games, I hear one of them isn't that good, but the others are, I think the GBC game was only released in english in Europe.

I've beaten Mr. Goemon, SNES GG, NES GG2, Mystical Ninja 64, and Goemon Dynamite, and of those, the N64 game is the best. I heard the SNES sequels and GGA are even better though. There's also one on PSX I'd like to try, but it has adventure elements and it's only in Japanese.

>>4088832
The Goemon games on N64 and the main reason I kept the console.

>>4088832
everyone I knew had legend of the mystical ninja and that's as good a game to start as any, from what I have played of the other games very few of them are similar to each other beyond side scrolling platforming sections however.

GG1 on SNES, and two games on N64. GG2 and GG4 (SNES, no English version) are pretty cool. GG1 imo is just ok. GG3 is an adventure-type game so unlike 2/4 on SNES it isn't really playable without knowing Japanese. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for N64 is a 3D platformer adventureish kinda game. It's funny and has good music, but it's not as tightly designed as the platformer games. Goemon's Great Adventure for N64 however is really good. It's a platformer like most of the SNES games but everything about it is just awesome. Definitely play this one at least.

Also, GG2 for NES is fan translated and it's fine. It's less of a platformer though.

Dynamite, Great Adventure, and Dochu Dancer are the holy trinity of Goemon.

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>>4088832
Pocky and Rocky and Far East of Eden might be right up your alley.