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Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghosts 'n Goblins - Japanese Title

Ghosts 'n Goblins - marquee

Manufacturer: Capcom
Year: 1985
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Scrolling Fighter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: Capcom Classic
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls:
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 2 [Fire|Jump]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Ghosts 'n Goblins


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Ghosts 'n Goblins Description

You play Sir Arthur, a knight who must run and jump through six horziontally- or vertically scrolling levels to rescue his sweetheart, Princess Guinevere. Throw lances, axes etc. to kill zombies, bats, demons and other assorted foes. You must defeat the end-of-level boss before you can move on to the next stage.

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

In the cave on level three, go to the upper level and move your character to the right of the rock, just to the left of the second ladder. Move left and right, shooting rapidly. A Zombie will keep appearing and you can score 100,000 points before time runs out, but you will also get two extra lives in the process.

Game Introduction

The game has you controlling a knight who throws his currently picked up-weapon (axe, lance, cross, dagger, or firebrand) to kill enemies (zombies, bats, demons and ghosts). Two hits from an enemy attack will kill him. The first destroys his armour and then he runs around in underpants. There are six levels with a halfway restart point on each. A map shows your progress throughout the levels at start of each life.

Game Play

A map represents the kingdom with various themed levels:
  1. Graveyard and Forest
  2. Town
  3. Caves
  4. Bridge
  5. Castle (lower level)
  6. Castle (upper level)
  7. Final Boss

At the end of each stage an end-of-level monster must be destroyed (Orges, Dragons, etc.). Bonuses and new weapons are picked up by killing a monster that is carrying a pot. Only one weapon is availble at a time. Armour can be replaced by jumping up at certain hidden spots on some levels. This action causes a pot to appear. On level one, the spot is just after the halfway flying demon, just before the gravestone (see http://www.wwnet.com/~grimrod/roms/gngdrops.html for more information). Shooting a gravestone fifteen times sumons a demon who casts a spell that turns you into a frog for a limited time.

Miscellaneous

COPY OF IMakaimuraIPLicenced to Taito for US manufacture and distribution. It was also licensed to Romstar for US distribution.

VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,978 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,014 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,113 machines (3,796 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 116 known instances of this machine owned by Ghosts 'n Goblins collectors who are members. Of these, 21 of them are original dedicated machines, 12 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 83 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 3 VAPS members with Ghosts 'n Goblins machines for sale. There are 3 VAPS members with extra Ghosts 'n Goblins circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Wanted - There are 8 VAPS members currently looking for Ghosts 'n Goblins. There are 5 VAPS members looking for Ghosts 'n Goblins board sets.

This game ranks a 65 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 32 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Trivia

The original Japanese name, Makaimura, literally translates to Demon World Village.PMany people including staff members at Capcom USA and Nintendo of America believe this is Arthur from the Athurian legend, but he is really just a knight who is trying to rescue his beloved princess.

Legacy

  1. Ghosts 'n Goblins
  2. Ghouls 'n Ghosts

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Ghosts 'n Goblins - Title screen image
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