Ghouls'n Ghosts

n/a

NTSC-U/PAL
NTSC-J
Master System

Ghouls'n Ghosts

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

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega R&D 2^[1]

Sega, Arc System Works

M2

Licensor: Capcom

Original system(s): Capcom CP System

Publisher(s) of original games: Capcom

Developer(s) of original games: Capcom

Genre: Action^[2]^[3], Arcade^[4]

Number of players:

1-2,

1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-08-03^[3]	¥6,8006,800	G-4013
US	1989-10^[5]	$44.9544.95^[6]
EU	1990-11^[7]
FR	1990	449F449^[10]
PT	199x		MDJ1002
UK	1990-11^[7]	£44.9944.99^[8]^[9]
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	199x
KR	199x		GM5008JM
US	1991-01^[11]		7055
EU	1991-04		7055
UK	1991-04	£29.9929.99^[12]^[13]	7055
AU	199x
BR	1991-06^[14]
BR (Blue)	199x		025170
KR	199x		GB-2006
UK	19xx	£?	?

JP ▼	2007-07-31^[18]	600pts600^[19]
US ▼	2007-08-27^[17]	800pts800^[17]
EU ▼	2007-09-07^[15]^[16]	800pts800^[15]
AU ▼	2007-09	800pts800^[20]

PEGI

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.

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	大魔界村	Daimakaimura

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Programmer: Yuji Naka

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

SE advert

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:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)^[22]

Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1991-08-28 (1991-08-28)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[23]

ACE (UK)

PAL

90

^[24]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

72

^[25]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[26]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

98

^[27]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

93

^[28]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

93

^[29]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

92

^[30]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

96

^[31]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[32]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[33]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)

70

^[34]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

90

^[35]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[36]

Games Preview (DK)

95

^[37]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

93

^[38]

Joystick (FR)

94

^[39]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

86

^[40]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

86

^[41]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[42]

Mega Action (UK)

90

^[43]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

81

^[44]

MegaTech (UK)

93

^[45]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

80

^[46]

Mean Machines (UK)

92

^[47]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

93

^[48]

Player One (FR)

90

^[10]

Power Play (DE)

72

^[49]

Raze (UK)

PAL

93

^[50]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

92

^[51]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

100

^[52]

Sega Pro (UK)

93

^[53]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[54]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[55]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

77

^[56]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

90

^[6]

Zzap! (IT)

94

^[57]

	87
Based on 37 reviews

Ghouls'n Ghosts

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
Cover

Mega Drive, BX^†
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, AU (alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[14]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

60

^[58]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

79

^[59]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

90

^[60]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

81

^[12]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[61]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

80

^[62]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[63]

Games-X (UK)

PAL

60

^[64]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

87

^[65]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

83

^[66]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

70

^[67]

Mean Machines (UK)

80

^[68]

Player One (FR)

84

^[69]

Power Play (DE)

38

^[70]

Raze (UK)

PAL

54

^[71]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

90

^[72]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[73]

Sega Pro (UK)

90

^[53]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[74]

User (GR)

PAL

92

^[75]

Video Games (DE)

38

^[76]

	75
Based on 22 reviews

Ghouls'n Ghosts

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU (6 languages)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU (8 languages)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BX^†
Cover

Master System, AU (Vertical manual)

Cart Manual

Master System, AU (Horizontal manual)

Cart

Master System, AU (Not for rental/hotline stickers)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Not for rental sticker)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU (Red Hot)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR (cardboard)
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (re-release)
Cover

Master System, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

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, AU

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Daimakaimura.

Ghouls'n Ghosts

[https:.2F.2Fhiddenpalace.org.2FNews.2FThe_Lost_Street_Fighter_II:_Champion_Edition_for_Sega_Mega_Drive-1] ttps://hiddenpalace.org/News/The_Lost_Street_Fighter_II:_Champion_Edition_for_Sega_Mega_Drive

[:File:GnG_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-2] File:GnG MD JP Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-3] 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_p-4] File:GnG SMS EU Box 6.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p14-5] Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_12.pdf_p50-6] 6.0 ^6.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p76-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 76

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p61-8] Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 61

[:File:ACE_UK_37.pdf_p51-9] ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 51

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_002.pdf_p56-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:EGM_US_018.pdf_p24-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:CVG_UK_114.pdf_p74-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Computer & Video Games, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-14), page 74

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p19-13] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 19

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_002.pdf_p16-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Ação Games, "Junho 1991" (BR; 1991-06-19), page 16

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170722151553.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com:80.2Fgames.2Fmegadrive.2Fghouls_n_ghosts-15] 15.0 ^15.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/ghouls_n_ghosts (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-22 15:15)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FbnqWP-16] ttps://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Ghouls-n-Ghosts--277457.html (archive.today)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20101123022017.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2FaI9Z0vELsfnXIv8965H4zUj9rHC01wIm-17] 17.0 ^17.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aI9Z0vELsfnXIv8965H4zUj9rHC01wIm (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:20)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180305234050.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F04.html-18] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:40)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20070813075657.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_daimakaimura.2F-19] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_daimakaimura/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-08-13 07:56)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120403020657.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.au.2Findex.php.3Faction.3Dcatalogue.26prodcat_id.3D41.26prod_id.3D19745.26pageID.3D4-20] ttp://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_p36-21] File:UltraGamePlayers US 103.pdf, page 36

[:File:CVG_UK_107.pdf_p122-22] Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p88-23] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:ACE_UK_26.pdf_p144-24] ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-10.pdf_p60-25] Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1989" (DE; 1989-08-28), page 60

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-26] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p38-27] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 38

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p30-28] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 30

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p47-29] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p130-30] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

[:File:CVG_UK_095.pdf_p116-31] Computer & Video Games, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-16), page 116

[:File:EGM_US_005.pdf_p62-32] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 62

[33] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 318

[34] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 157

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p51-35] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 51

[36] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamesPreview_DK_08.pdf_p70-37] Games Preview, "8/9 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p76-38] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:Joystick_FR_008.pdf_p90-39] Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:MDAG_UK_02.pdf_p78-40] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-41] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-01.pdf_p73-42] Mega Drive Fan, "January 1990" (JP; 1989-12-08), page 73

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-43] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-10.pdf_p42-44] Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 42

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-45] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

[:File:Micromania2_ES_032.pdf_p36-46] Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1991" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p74-47] Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-48] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-11.pdf_p58-49] Power Play, "11/89" (DE; 1989-10-09), page 58

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p60-50] Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 60

[:File:SegaPower_UK_15.pdf_p18-51] Sega Power, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 18

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-52] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p19-53] 53.0 ^53.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 19

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-54] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-55] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[56] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:Zzap_IT_51.pdf_p70-57] Zzap!, "Dicembre 1990" (IT; 1990-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-09.pdf_p118-58] Aktueller Software Markt, "August/September 1991" (DE; 1991-07-26), page 118

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p20-59] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 20

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p141-60] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 141

[:File:EGM_US_018.pdf_p20-61] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p137-62] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 137

[:File:GamePro_US_021.pdf_p62-63] GamePro, "April 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:GamesX_UK_06.pdf_p22-64] Games-X, "31st May-6th June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-31), page 22

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_003.pdf_p78-65] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 78

[:File:Joystick_FR_016.pdf_p173-66] Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 173

[:File:Micromania2_ES_038.pdf_p36-67] Micromanía (segunda época), "Julio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_07.pdf_p80-68] Mean Machines, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-04-01), page 80

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_010.pdf_p24-69] Player One, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-05.pdf_p138-70] Power Play, "5/91" (DE; 1991-04-12), page 138

[:File:Raze_UK_10.pdf_p47-71] Raze, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 47

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p18-72] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 18

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p57-73] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-74] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:User_GR_22.pdf_p87-75] User, "Mártios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 87

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-01.pdf_p76-76] Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 76

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Ghouls'n Ghosts

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Stages

History

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Mega-Tech version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References