Cover of Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghosts 'n Goblins
Year1985
Release platformArcade
Genresplatformer
DeveloperCapcom
CountryJapan
EraEight bit, 1983 to 1991
Importance

Why it matters

Its reputation as one of the hardest games of the decade was made here: the arcade machine's difficulty was a way to collect coins, and the home version kept it.

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