Kaiketsu(Wonderful) Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu(Showdown)! Zouringen (快傑ヤンチャ丸3　対決！ゾウリンゲン) is the third installation of the Yanchamaru series, which Irem developed for the Famicom and released on March 30, 1993. It has also been called Kid Niki 3, Super Mario 14,¹⁾ or Fight Kid.²⁾

The story follows Yanchamaru rescuing Princess Kurumi, who was kidnapped by Zouringen after his plans to conquer Edo were ruined. Unlike the previous Yanchamaru games, Yanchamaru wields a stick instead of his spinning sword, uses bōjutsu which makes the game feel action-packed, and the art style feels western. It has seven levels, filled with keys and locked doors, and feels quite reminiscent of Mega Man.

A fan translation of Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3 was provided by “Suicidal Translations” on February 28, 2003, long before the “Super Mario 14” hack became well known, and the fan translation patch can be found on Romhacking.net, though my only complaint is that it heavily bases itself on the localization. Arguably, you don't really need a translation as the visuals already give you the gist of the story.³⁾

• For preservation purposes, the Japanese names for the characters mentioned in the story are: “Yanchamaru” (ヤンチャ丸), “Princess Kurumi” (くるみ姫), and “Zouringen” (像林玄).
• If you hold A and B on Controller 2, then press “Start” on Controller 1, you'll be taken to the Stage Select screen. Use A and B to select the level, then press “Start” to begin the level.

• Kid Niki: Radical Ninja on Wikipedia [EN] - Mention only.
  • Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen on Wikipedia [JA]
• Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3 ~Game Manual~ [JA]
• Kaiketsu Yanchamaru on the Game Catalog @Wiki [JA] - Mention only.