Ghouls'n Ghosts, known in Japan as Daimakaimura (大魔界村), is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by Sega R&D 2 and published by Sega. A port of the titular 1988 Capcom arcade game Ghouls 'n Ghosts, it was first released in Japan in August 1989, and is notable both for being one of the standout titles of the early Mega Drive library, and for being personally programmed by future Sonic the Hedgehog prodigy Yuji Naka.
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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Stage 2
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Stage 4
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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
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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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大魔界村
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Daimakaimura
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Production credits
Mega Drive version
Source: Uncredited[21]
Digital manuals
Mega Drive Mini US manual
Mega Drive Mini EU manual
Mega Drive Mini JP manual
Magazine articles
- Main article: Ghouls'n Ghosts/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
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
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Mega Drive, JP
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 Cover
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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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Mega Drive, PT
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 Cover
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Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
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 Cover
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Mega Drive, BX†
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 Cover
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Mega Drive, AU
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 Cover
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 Manual
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Mega Drive, AU (alt)
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 Cover
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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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Master System version
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Division by zero.
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Sega Retro Average
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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, BX†
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 Cover
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Master System, AU (Vertical manual)
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 Cart  Manual
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Master System, AU (Horizontal manual)
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 Cart
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Master System, AU (Not for rental/hotline stickers)
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 Cart
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Master System, AU (Not for rental sticker)
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Master System, AU (Red Hot)
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 Cover
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 Cart
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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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Master System, KR
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Mega-Tech version
Technical information
ROM dump status
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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, AU
References
- ↑ Hidden Palace: News
- ↑ File:GnG MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ File:GnG SMS EU Box 6.jpg
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 76
- ↑ Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 61
- ↑ ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 51
- ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 56
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-14), page 74
- ↑ Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 19
- ↑ Ação Games, "Junho 1991" (BR; 1991-06-19), page 16
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/ghouls_n_ghosts (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-22 15:15)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Ghouls-n-Ghosts--277457.html (archive.today)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aI9Z0vELsfnXIv8965H4zUj9rHC01wIm (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:20)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:40)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_daimakaimura/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-08-13 07:56)
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19745&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 02:06)
- ↑ File:UltraGamePlayers US 103.pdf, page 36
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122