Ghouls'n Ghosts
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Developer: Sega R&D2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Capcom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ghouls'n Ghosts, known as Daimakaimura (大魔界村) in Japan, is a platform game developed and published by Capcom for its CPS arcade system in December 1988 as a sequel to the earlier Ghosts'n Goblins (Makaimura), released in 1985. Its popularity saw it ported to many home systems of the era, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System in 1989 and 1990, respectively.
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Gameplay
Ghouls'n Ghosts features the knight, Arthur who must restore souls stolen by the evil Lucifer (including that of his lover, Princess Prin Prin). Though it is considered a classic, Ghouls'n Ghosts is notoriously difficult thanks to the constant waves of enemies and traps despite Arthur only having a couple of hit points.
and jump, attacks. In the Master System version attack and jump.
History
The Mega Drive release of Ghouls'n Ghosts, handled by Sega, was a notable milestone in the console's first couple of years as for the time, it was considered the most accurate home version of the game. In the west, it was billed as selling point for the Mega Drive system during its first few months, retailing at a higher price than most games available for the console at the time. It also marks the beginning of Sega's relationship with the then-industry powerhouse Capcom, who until this point had avoided releasing games for Sega systems.
The Mega Drive version has since been re-released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Ghouls'n Ghosts | Ghouls'n Ghosts |
English (US) | Ghouls'n Ghosts | Ghouls'n Ghosts |
Japanese | 大魔界村 | Daimakaimura |
Production credits
- Programmer: Yuji Naka
Magazine articles
- Main article: Ghouls'n Ghosts/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)[14]
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Master System version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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640kB | 1989-06 | Cartridge (US/EU) | v02 | |||||||||
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640kB | 1989-06 | Cartridge (US/EU) | v01 | |||||||||
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640kB | 1989-06 | Cartridge (JP) | ||||||||||
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256kB | Cartridge (EU/US) |
External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
References
- ↑ File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 61
- ↑ File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 51
- ↑ File:EGM US 004.pdf, page 36
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aI9Z0vELsfnXIv8965H4zUj9rHC01wIm (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:20)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:40)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_daimakaimura/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-08-13 07:56)
- ↑ File:UltraGamePlayers US 103.pdf, page 36
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122
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- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 62
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- ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 90
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1990" (JP; 1989-12-08), page 73
- ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
- ↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 42
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- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
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- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
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- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 50
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- ↑ User, "Mártios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 87
- ↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 76
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