Ghostbusters (Mega Drive)

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Ghostbusters

Publisher: Sega

Sound driver: SMPS Z80

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-06-30	¥6,0006,000	G-4030
US	1990-08^[4]
EU	1990-12^[1]^[2]
PT	1990		MDJ1007
CA	199x
BR	1991-06^[5]
KR	199x		GM4062JG

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Ghostbusters (ゴーストバスターズ) is a Sega Mega Drive game developed jointly by Compile (though they are not credited and do not credit themselves on their website, some of the names in the Production Credits are Compile employees) and Sega and released in 1990 by Sega. It is a Mega Drive exclusive — a completely different title from the Master System game with the same name despite both being developed by Compile. It is a platformer which stars the Ghostbusters Peter, Ray and Egon, though for some reason omits Winston.

During development it appears the game was known as Ghostbusters II.

Gameplay

The player starts by choosing either Peter, Ray, or Egon. Each of the three characters has different health and power attributes. They remain with this character through their whole gameplay session until either game over or game clear.

The plot starts with the Ghostbusters seeking a profit from their business, and then the world map appears. The player can access four of the levels or a shop from which to buy items. The player starts with little money to buy items, though; one must clear levels to get money. Each level has its own pre-set monetary reward, which also reflects their difficulty level; the lowest-rewarding stage is easy, while the highest-rewarding stage is hard.

Once the player selects a level, a dialog appears where the resident explains the haunting conditions. Afterwards, gameplay begins. The player platforms left and right, shooting at enemies, dodging obstacles, and occasionally looking for secrets. In many instances, items from the shop provide helpful functions, such as freezing flames, spread shots, or temporary invincibility.

In many rooms, the player will encounter sub-boss characters, who, once defeated, will turn into ectoplasm and try to escape. In this sequence the player aims his Proton Pack diagonally to try to zap the ghost and suck it into the Ghost Trap which appears on the screen. Succeeding in this task will reap major bonuses for the player.

Bosses are huge monsters that take up large portions of the screen, and have small weak-points like in shmup games. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, for example, has his weak point be at his eyes. After defeating each boss, the player receives a Stone Tablet which is used to advance the plot.

After the first four levels are cleared, a new plot revelation happens and the final level is unlocked, upon clearing it the player reaches the end.

Production credits

Planner: Okaru.
Programmer: Ryu Ohmori, Healthy Toyama, Mizutan, Tantan, Jemini Hirono, Kawauso, Com Blue, K.K., K.Koba
Designer: Doro Pi, Locky P, Sakatsu Rimo
Sound: Nav.
Special Thanks: Arishi, Levin, Idaten, Onion
Presented by: Sega 1990

Magazine articles

Main article: Ghostbusters (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-04: "April 1990" (1990-03-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-06: "June 1990" (1990-05-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-07: "July 1990" (1990-06-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[18]

ACE (UK)

82

^[6]

Ação Games (BR)

92

^[5]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[7]

Buzz! Computers (UK)

79

^[19]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

82

^[20]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

82

^[9]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

82

^[21]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

58

^[22]

Cool Gamer (RU)

40

^[23]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

82

^[10]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

73

^[24]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[25]

The Games Machine (UK)

78

^[11]

Joystick (FR)

82

^[12]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

48

^[26]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[27]

Mega (UK)

PAL

62

^[28]

Mega (UK)

PAL

62

^[29]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[30]

MegaTech (UK)

82

^[13]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

70

^[31]

Mean Machines (UK)

80

^[14]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

82

^[32]

Megazone (AU)

83

^[33]

Player One (FR)

84

^[15]

Raze (UK)

PAL

72

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[34]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[35]

Sega Pro (UK)

64

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

28

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

57

^[37]

Tilt (FR)

75

^[38]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

28

^[39]

User (GR)

90

^[40]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

80

^[41]

	69
Based on 36 reviews

Ghostbusters (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Mega Drive, CA

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	792df93b
MD5	d73f3b9feac4734e9a391aa211a88159
SHA-1	6fceffee406679c0c8221a8b6cfad447695e99fb

512kB

1990-05

Cartridge

v01

✔

CRC32	00419da3
MD5	270637399377cfe1b926ec5f664471f0
SHA-1	2a1589781fc4aca2c1ba97ec9ecf1acf563b7bfb

512kB

1990-04

Cartridge

v00

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:ACE UK 40.pdf, page 165
↑ Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 66
↑ Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 25
↑ File:EGM US 011.pdf, page 67
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:ACE UK 36.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 36.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:BeepMD JP 1990-07.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:BeepMD JP 1990-07.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:CVG UK 106.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 106.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 The Games Machine, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 62
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 File:Joystick FR 009.pdf, page 107 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 009.pdf_p107" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 File:MeanMachines UK 03.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 03.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 File:PlayerOne FR 005.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 005.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 File:Raze UK 06.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 06.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 19 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p19" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 87
↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 76
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 92
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 50
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20
↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87
↑ Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 29
↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 112
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Megazone, "June/July 1991" (AU; 1991-0x-xx), page 25
↑ Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 24
↑ 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 87
↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 85
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 80
↑ User, "Fevrouários 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 66
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "June 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 56

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[:File:ACE_UK_40.pdf_p165-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:ACE UK 40.pdf, page 165

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_03.pdf_p66-2] Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 66

[:File:SegaPower_UK_18.pdf_p25-3] Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 25

[:File:EGM_US_011.pdf_p67-4] File:EGM US 011.pdf, page 67

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_002.pdf_p12-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ACE_UK_36.pdf_p56-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:ACE UK 36.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 36.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-07.pdf_p16-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:BeepMD JP 1990-07.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:BeepMD JP 1990-07.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-8] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p30-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_106.pdf_p92-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:CVG UK 106.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 106.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:TGM_UK_34.pdf_p62-11] 11.0 ^11.1 The Games Machine, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 62

[:File:Joystick_FR_009.pdf_p107-12] 12.0 ^12.1 File:Joystick FR 009.pdf, page 107 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 009.pdf_p107" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-13] 13.0 ^13.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_03.pdf_p64-14] 14.0 ^14.1 File:MeanMachines UK 03.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 03.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_005.pdf_p53-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:PlayerOne FR 005.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 005.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Raze_UK_06.pdf_p54-16] 16.0 ^16.1 File:Raze UK 06.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 06.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p19-17] 17.0 ^17.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 19 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p19" defined multiple times with different content

[18] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 87

[buzz1991-01-18-19] Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:CGtC_UK_03.pdf_p76-20] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 76

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p47-21] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p130-22] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

[23] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 92

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p50-24] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 50

[25] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-26] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-10.pdf_p79-27] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p20-28] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20

[:File:Mega_UK_16.pdf_p87-29] Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87

[:File:MegaPlay_US_01.pdf_p29-30] Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:MegaTech_UK_20.pdf_p112-31] MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 112

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-32] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:Megazone_AU_16.pdf_p25-33] Megazone, "June/July 1991" (AU; 1991-0x-xx), page 25

[:File:SegaPower_UK_18.pdf_p24-34] Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 24

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-35] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-36] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Tilt_FR_081.pdf_p85-38] Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 85

[39] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 80

[:File:User_GR_11.pdf_p66-40] User, "Fevrouários 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_17.pdf_p56-41] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "June 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 56

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Ghostbusters (Mega Drive)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References