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.
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jump,
attacks. In the Master System version
attack and
jump.
Stages
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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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
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Ghouls'n Ghosts
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Ghouls'n Ghosts
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English (US)
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Ghouls'n Ghosts
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Ghouls'n Ghosts
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Japanese
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Daimakaimura (大魔界村)
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Great Demon World Village
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Production credits
Mega Drive version
- 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
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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ACE (UK)
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89
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№26, p144[18]
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Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
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75
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№10/89, p60
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Beep! MegaDrive (JP)
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80
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№1990-02, p70[19]
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Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)
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76
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№, p83[20]
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Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
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98
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№1, p38[21]
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Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
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93
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№4, p30[22]
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Computer & Video Games (UK)
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96
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№95, p116-117[23]
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
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90
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№bg93, p46[24]
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Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
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90
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№1, p51Media:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf[25]
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Weekly Famitsu (JP)
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78
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№80, [1]
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Games Preview (DK)
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95
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№8, p70[26]
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Hobby Consolas (ES)
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93
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№5, p84[27]
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Joystick (FR)
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94
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№8, p90
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Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
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86
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№2, p78[28]
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Mega Action (UK)
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90
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№1, p65
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MegaTech (UK)
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93
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№1, p78[29]
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Mean Machines (UK)
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92
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№1, p74-76[30]
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Player One (FR)
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90
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№2, p56[6]
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Power Play (DE)
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72
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№11/89, p58[31]
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Raze (UK)
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93
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№3, p60-61[32]
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Sega Power (UK)
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92
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№15, p18-19
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Sega Power (UK)
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100
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№23, p53
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Sega Power (UK)
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100
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№46, p97[33]
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Sega Pro (UK)
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93
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№3, p19[34]
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Sega Pro (UK)
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90
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№18, p65
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VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)
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90
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№12, p50[1]
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Zzap! (IT)
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94
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№51, p70-71
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Mega Drive, US
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Mega Drive, EU
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 Cover
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 Cart
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Mega Drive, JP
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 Cover
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  Cart
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Mega Drive, BR
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 Cover
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 Manual
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Mega Drive, CA
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 Cover
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Mega Drive, KR
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 Cover
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 Cart
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Mega Drive, Benelux Union
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 Cover
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Master System version
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Ação Games (BR)
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75
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№2, p16[10]
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Computer & Video Games (UK)
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81
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№114, p74[8]
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The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
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79
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№1, p21Media:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf[35]
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
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75
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№18, p20[36]
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
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75
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№bg93, p45[37]
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Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
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80
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№1, p137Media:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf[38]
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GamePro (US)
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84
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№21, p44-45[39]
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Games-X (UK)
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60
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№6
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Hobby Consolas (ES)
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87
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№3, p86[40]
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Joystick (FR)
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83
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№16, p173[41]
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Micromanía (Segunda Epoca) (ES)
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70
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№38, p36
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Mean Machines (UK)
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80
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№7, p80-82[42]
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Player One (FR)
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84
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№10, p24-25[43]
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Power Play (DE)
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38
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№5/91, p138
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Raze (UK)
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54
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№10, p47[44]
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Sega Power (UK)
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90
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№19, p18-19
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Sega Power (UK)
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80
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№23, p57
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Sega Power (UK)
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80
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№46, p100[45]
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Sega Pro (UK)
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90
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№3, p19[34]
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Master System, US
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 Cover
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 Manual
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Master System, EU (6 languages)
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Master System, EU (8 languages)
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 Cover
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 Cart
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Master System, AU
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 Cart  Manual
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Master System, BR (cardboard)
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 Cover
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Master System, BR
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Master System, BR (re-release)
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 Cover
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Master System, KR
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 Cover
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 Cart
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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✔
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CRC32
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4f2561d5
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MD5
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c61ff4bcdf10813c74f36ab57e29f646
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SHA-1
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aab6d20f01db51576b1d7cafab46e613dddf7f8a
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640kB
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1989-06
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Cartridge (US/EU)
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v02
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✔
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CRC32
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d31bd910
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MD5
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815aab1193bf534063e8f032ec76852a
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SHA-1
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3a3e9eb5caaf6cfb75e99ed2843d58b3dda7284f
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640kB
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1989-06
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Cartridge (US/EU)
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v01
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✔
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CRC32
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5659f379
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MD5
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203213c107fc17731dc7953343b5ffab
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SHA-1
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a08a5764dc8651d31ef72466028cfb87fb6dd166
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640kB
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1989-06
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Cartridge (JP)
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?
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CRC32
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7A92EBA6
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MD5
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85707B3A74483910699CCC4BA20C64FF
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SHA-1
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B193E624795B2BEB741249981D621CB650C658DB
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256kB
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Cartridge (EU/US)
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External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
- Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:VG&CE US 12.pdf, page 50
- ↑ File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf, page 14
- ↑ File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 61
- ↑ File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 51
- ↑ Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:PlayerOne FR 002.pdf, page 56
- ↑ File:EGM US 018.pdf, page 24
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:CVG UK 114.pdf, page 74
- ↑ Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 19
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf, page 16
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/ghouls_n_ghosts (archived: 2017-07-22 15:15)
- ↑ https://archive.is/bnqWP
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aI9Z0vELsfnXIv8965H4zUj9rHC01wIm (archived: 2010-11-23 02:20)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (archived: 2018-03-05 23:40)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_daimakaimura/ (archived: 2007-08-13 07:56)
- ↑ File:UltraGamePlayers US 103.pdf, page 36
- ↑ File:CVG UK 107.pdf, page 122
- ↑ File:ACE UK 26.pdf, page 144
- ↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf, page 72
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
- ↑ File:CompleteGuideToConsoles UK 01.pdf, page 38
- ↑ File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 30
- ↑ File:CVG UK 095.pdf, page 116
- ↑ File:EGM US BuyersGuide 1993.pdf, page 46
- ↑ File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf, page 51
- ↑ File:GamesPreview DK 08.pdf, page 70
- ↑ File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf, page 76
- ↑ File:MDAG UK 02.pdf, page 78
- ↑ File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78
- ↑ File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf, page 74
- ↑ File:PowerPlay DE 020.pdf, page 58
- ↑ File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 60
- ↑ File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 97
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 19
- ↑ File:TheCompleteGuideToSega UK.pdf, page 21
- ↑ File:EGM US 018.pdf, page 20
- ↑ File:EGM US BuyersGuide 1993.pdf, page 45
- ↑ File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf, page 137
- ↑ File:GamePro US 021.pdf, page 62
- ↑ File:HobbyConsolas ES 003.pdf, page 78
- ↑ File:Joystick FR 016.pdf, page 173
- ↑ File:MeanMachines UK 07.pdf, page 80
- ↑ File:PlayerOne FR 010.pdf, page 24
- ↑ File:Raze UK 10.pdf, page 47
- ↑ File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 100