Ghosts n Goblins
REDISCOVER RETRO GAMING - CLASSIC 8-BIT NINTENDO NES
NINTENDO NES
Game Title:Ghosts n Goblins
System:Nintendo NES
Players:1-2 Players
Genre:Platform
Developer(s):Capcom
Release Date(s):1986
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Ghosts 'n Goblins is a 1985 side-scrolling platforming game developed by Capcom for video arcades and has since been released on several other platforms including the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise.
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where you take control of 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, the king of Demon World. Along the way you 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 player can only be hit twice before losing a life (the first hit takes away Arthur's armor, and then you must continue on in his underwear until completing the level or finding replacement armor). If Arther 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.. Near impossible!.. But sure is fun trying!. And the Verdict is...
A very challenging but awesome 8-Bit platform side-scroller!. A must try for any gamer!. An awesome classic!. |