Ghouls'n Ghosts

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Ghouls'n Ghosts

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Virtual Console

Publisher:

Sega

Developer:

Sega R&D2

Original system(s): Capcom CPS-1

Publisher(s) of original games: Capcom

Developer(s) of original games: Capcom

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-08-03	¥6,800	G-4013
US	1989-10^[2]	$44.95^[1]
CA	199x	$?	?
UK	1990-11More...^[5]	£44.99^[3]^[4]
FR	1990-11More...^[5]	449^[6]F
DE	1990-11More...^[5]	DM ?
ES	1990-11More...^[5]	?Ptas
AU	199x	$?	?
BR	199x	R$?	?
KR	199x	₩?	GM5008JM


US	1991-01^[7]	$?	7055
UK	1991-04	£29.99^[8]More...^[9]	7055
FR	1991-04	?F	7055
DE	1991-04	DM ?	7055
ES	1991-04	?Ptas	7055
AU	199x	$?	?
BR	1991-06^[10]	R$?	025170
KR	199x	₩?	GB-2006


JP ▼	2007-07-31^[14]	600^[15]pts
US ▼	2007-08-27^[13]	800^[13]pts
EU ▼	2007-09-07^[11]^[12]	800^[11]pts

PEGI

OFLC

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	Daimakaimura (大魔界村)	Great Demon World Village

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Programmer: Yuji Naka

Source: Uncredited^[16]

Magazine articles

Main article: Ghouls'n Ghosts/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Print advert in ACE (UK) #37: "October 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)^[17]

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
ACE (UK)	89	№26, p144^[18]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)	75	№10/89, p60
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	80	№1990-02, p70^[19]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	76	№, p83^[20]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	98	№1, p38^[21]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	93	№4, p30^[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	96	№95, p116-117^[23]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)	90	№bg93, p46^[24]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)	90	№1, p51^[25]
Weekly Famitsu (JP)	78	№80, [1]
Games Preview (DK)	95	№8, p70^[26]
Hobby Consolas (ES)	93	№5, p84^[27]
Joystick (FR)	94	№8, p90
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	86	№2, p78^[28]
Mega Action (UK)	90	№1, p65
MegaTech (UK)	93	№1, p78^[29]
Mean Machines (UK)	92	№1, p74-76^[30]
Player One (FR)	90	№2, p56^[6]
Power Play (DE)	72	№11/89, p58^[31]
Raze (UK)	93	№3, p60-61^[32]
Sega Power (UK)	92	№15, p18-19
Sega Power (UK)	100	№23, p53
Sega Power (UK)	100	№46, p97^[33]
Sega Pro (UK)	93	№3, p19^[34]
Sega Pro (UK)	90	№18, p65
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)	90	№12, p50^[1]
Zzap! (IT)	94	№51, p70-71

	90
Based on 27 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

File:Ghouls N Ghosts Megadrive AU Manual.pdf Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, Benelux Union
Cover

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Ação Games (BR)	75	№2, p16^[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	81	№114, p74^[8]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)	79	№1, p21Media:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf^[35]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)	75	№18, p20^[36]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)	75	№bg93, p45^[37]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)	80	№1, p137^[38]
GamePro (US)	84	№21, p44-45^[39]
Games-X (UK)	60	№6
Hobby Consolas (ES)	87	№3, p86^[40]
Joystick (FR)	83	№16, p173^[41]
Micromanía (Segunda Epoca) (ES)	70	№38, p36
Mean Machines (UK)	80	№7, p80-82^[42]
Player One (FR)	84	№10, p24-25^[43]
Power Play (DE)	38	№5/91, p138
Raze (UK)	54	№10, p47^[44]
Sega Power (UK)	90	№19, p18-19
Sega Power (UK)	80	№23, p57
Sega Power (UK)	80	№46, p100^[45]
Sega Pro (UK)	90	№3, p19^[34]

	76
Based on 19 reviews

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

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

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Daimakaimura.

Ghouls'n Ghosts

[:File:VG.26CE_US_12.pdf_p50-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:VG&CE US 12.pdf, page 50

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p14-2] File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf, page 14

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p61-3] File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 61

[:File:ACE_UK_37.pdf_p51-4] File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 51

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p76-5] Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_002.pdf_p56-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:PlayerOne FR 002.pdf, page 56

[:File:EGM_US_018.pdf_p24-7] File:EGM US 018.pdf, page 24

[:File:CVG_UK_114.pdf_p74-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:CVG UK 114.pdf, page 74

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p19-9] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 19

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_002.pdf_p16-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf, page 16

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170722151553.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com:80.2Fgames.2Fmegadrive.2Fghouls_n_ghosts-11] 11.0 ^11.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/ghouls_n_ghosts (archived: 2017-07-22 15:15)

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[:File:ACE_UK_26.pdf_p144-18] File:ACE UK 26.pdf, page 144

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-19] File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf, page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-20] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p38-21] File:CompleteGuideToConsoles UK 01.pdf, page 38

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p30-22] File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 30

[:File:CVG_UK_095.pdf_p116-23] File:CVG UK 095.pdf, page 116

[:File:EGM_US_BuyersGuide_1993.pdf_p46-24] File:EGM US BuyersGuide 1993.pdf, page 46

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p51-25] File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf, page 51

[:File:GamesPreview_DK_08.pdf_p70-26] File:GamesPreview DK 08.pdf, page 70

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p76-27] File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf, page 76

[:File:MDAG_UK_02.pdf_p78-28] File:MDAG UK 02.pdf, page 78

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-29] File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p74-30] File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf, page 74

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_020.pdf_p58-31] File:PowerPlay DE 020.pdf, page 58

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p60-32] File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 60

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p97-33] File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 97

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p19-34] 34.0 ^34.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 19

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p21-35] File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 21

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[:File:EGM_US_BuyersGuide_1993.pdf_p45-37] File:EGM US BuyersGuide 1993.pdf, page 45

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Ghouls'n Ghosts

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Stages

History

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References