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Ghouls'n Ghosts
System(s): Sega Mega Drive , Sega Master System , Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega R&D 2
Original system(s): Capcom CPS-1
Developer(s) of original games: Capcom
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1989-08-03
¥6,8006,800
G-4013
US
1989-10[4]
$44.9544.95[5]
EU
1990-11[1]
AU
199x
CA
199x
BR
199x
KR
199x
GM5008JM
US
1991-01[9]
7055
EU
1991-04
7055
AU
199x
BR
1991-06[10]
025170
KR
199x
GB-2006
UK
19xx
£?
?
JP ▼
2007-07-31[14]
600pts600[15]
US ▼
2007-08-27[13]
800pts800[13]
EU ▼
2007-09-07[11] [12]
800pts800[11]
AU ▼
2007-09
800pts800[16]
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.
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.
Stages
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
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
Also known as
Language
Localised Name
English Translation
English
Ghouls'n Ghosts
Ghouls'n Ghosts
English (US)
Ghouls'n Ghosts
Ghouls'n Ghosts
Japanese
大魔界村
Daimakaimura
Production credits
Mega Drive version
Source : Uncredited [17]
Magazine articles
Main article: Ghouls'n Ghosts/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
Print advert in
ACE (UK) #37: "October 1990" (1990-09-xx)
also published in:
Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1991-08-28 (1991-08-28)
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart
Mega Drive, AU
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Manual
Mega Drive, CA
Cover
Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart
Mega Drive, Benelux Union
Cover
Master System version
Master System, US
Cover
Manual
Master System, EU (6 languages)
Cover
Cart
Manual
Master System, EU (8 languages)
Cover
Cart
Master System, AU
Cart
Manual
Master System, BR (cardboard)
Cover
Master System, BR
Cover
Cart
Manual
Master System, BR (re-release)
Cover
Master System, KR
Cover
Cart
Mega-Tech version
Technical information
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
✔
CRC32
4f2561d5
MD5
c61ff4bcdf10813c74f36ab57e29f646
SHA-1
aab6d20f01db51576b1d7cafab46e613dddf7f8a
640kB
1989-06
Cartridge (US/EU)
v02
✔
CRC32
d31bd910
MD5
815aab1193bf534063e8f032ec76852a
SHA-1
3a3e9eb5caaf6cfb75e99ed2843d58b3dda7284f
640kB
1989-06
Cartridge (US/EU)
v01
✔
CRC32
5659f379
MD5
203213c107fc17731dc7953343b5ffab
SHA-1
a08a5764dc8651d31ef72466028cfb87fb6dd166
640kB
1989-06
Cartridge (JP)
?
CRC32
7a92eba6
MD5
85707b3a74483910699ccc4ba20c64ff
SHA-1
b193e624795b2beb741249981d621cb650c658db
256kB
Cartridge (EU/US)
External links
Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US , UK , AU
References
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↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19745&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 02:06)
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