Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Daibouken

Title	Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Daibouken
First release	1986
Developer	Vap
Publisher	Vap Inc.
Platform	NES / Famicom
Genres	role-playing video game, action role-playing game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1986-11-21

Navigating an overworld map as Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, allows players to guide Xuanzang on a journey from China to India. Players recruit additional guardians to expand their party while managing the quest to collect Buddhist sutras. This action RPG blends exploration with party-based combat to survive the long trek across the landscape.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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REG-Vault (nes/ganso-saiyuuki-super-monkey-daibouken) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (26885) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Daibouken – box art (front)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Vap · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Vap Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Vap Inc. · internal use only.

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Videos

NES Longplay [461] Ganso Saiyuuki - Super Monkey Daibouken

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 30:21auto-matched
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