Ghosts'n Goblins (NES)

Ghosts'n Goblins
Also known as: Ghost'n Goblins (EU box art), Makaimura (JP) Developers: Micronics, Capcom Publisher: Capcom Platforms: NES, FamicomBox Released in JP: June 13, 1986 Released in US: November 1, 1986 Released in EU: March 23, 1989 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a Data Crystal page

A conversion of the Arcade original. Ghosts'n Goblins is one of the most brutally difficult NES games ever released. You feel strongth welling in your body, Return to starting point. Challenge again!

Level Select

Hold Right and press A or B or both three times. Release Right and press Up, B (x3), Left, B (x3), Down, B (x3), Start. After the "PLAYER READY" screen, a number and a letter will appear. Press A or B to select a starting level and press Start to begin the game.

Hidden Credits

Complete both quests, then at the "...CHALLENGE AGAIN!" screen, press A, B, Up, Down, A, B, Left, Right and wait for the "GAME OVER" message. Instead of it, a credits screen will appear.

Credit Type	Pseudonym	Real name	Comment
PLANNING	HASSE AND FUJI	Kazuo Hasegawa and Tokuro Fujiwara	Capcom planners
MUSIC	HAL AND WOOD	Harumi Fujita (Sound effects) and Ayako Mori (Music)	Capcom musicians
DESIGN	BLACK AND HASSE	Masahiko Kurokawa and Kazuo Hasegawa	Capcom game designers
PROGRAM	KAZZO	Kazuo Yagi	Sole Micronics developer

(Source: Source for the real name attributions)

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	US	Europe

The title screen was changed for pretty obvious reasons. The copyright text was also updated.

Weapons

The weapon rate of fire in the US version is faster. A second weapon will be allowed to fire 6 frames sooner.

The dagger is faster in the US version. It takes roughly 56 frames to cross a full screen in Makaimura, and 48 frames to cross the screen in Ghost 'n Goblins.

The Torch weapon travels 4 pixels further in the US version.

Cross

Famicom	NES

Like in the Arcade versions, the Cross weapon was changed to a Shield.

Extra Lives From Points

In the US version you get extra lives at 50,000, 150,000 and 300,000 points. In Makaimura, you only get an extra life when you reach 50,000 points.

Continue

While the NES versions include a Continue option on the title screen, you need to use a tedious code in the Famicom version: At the title screen, hold Right and press A or B three times, then press Start.

European Version

• When the player gets a game over in the European version of Ghosts'n Goblins, the selection arrow on the title screen defaults to the "Continue" option, the US and Japanese version has the "1 Player" option selected by default after a Game Over.
• The NTSC versions use a custom (off-tune) pitch table for the music, while the PAL version uses the official 2A07 pitch table.