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Ghosts 'n Goblins

Window1990· Expected 1990

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When does Ghosts 'n Goblins come out?

Ghosts 'n Goblins is expected 1990 on Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE — that's a release window, not a confirmed day.

About

Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World. Along the way the player can pick up new weapons, bonuses and extra suits of armor that can help in this task.

The game is often considered very difficult by arcade standards and is commonly regarded as one of the most difficult games ever released. The game is considered by Gametrailers.com to be the world's second most difficult game ever made. The player can only be hit twice before losing a life (the first hit takes away Arthur's armor, and the player must continue on in his underwear until completing the level, or finding replacement armor). If the player loses a life, he is returned to the start of the level, or the halfway point if he has managed to get that far. Furthermore, each life can only last a certain length of time (generally around three minutes), the clock being reset at the start of a level. If the clock does run out, the player instantly loses that life. After defeating the final boss, but only with the cross weapon (if the player does not have the cross weapon, they will be prompted that it is needed to defeat the boss and restart at the beginning of level 5 and must repeat round 5 and 6 again regardless if the weapon is obtained immediately or not) for the first time the player is informed that the battle was "a trap devised by Satan". The player must then replay the entire game on a higher difficulty level to reach the genuine final battle.

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Platform / regionDateStatus
ArcadeJul 07, 1985Confirmed
Amstrad CPC1986Window
ZX Spectrum1986Window
Commodore C64/128/MAX1986Window
DOS1987Window
Atari ST/STEApr 16, 1990Confirmed
Amiga1990Window

Developer CapcomPublisher Capcom

ShooterPlatformerAdventureArcade

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