Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Ghouls 'n Ghosts

Title	Ghouls 'n Ghosts
First release	1988
Developer	Capcom
Publisher	Capcom
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum
Genres	hack and slash, platformer
Also known as	Daimakaimura · 大魔界村 · Great Demon World Village · Ghouls & Ghosts
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1988-12-01 Atari ST: 1989-01-01 (PAL) ZX Spectrum: 1989-01-01 Amstrad CPC: 1989-01-01 Commodore 64: 1989-07-01 Amiga: 1989-08-03 Mega Drive / Genesis: 1989-08-03 (NTSC-J), 1989-10-05 (NTSC-U) PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16: 1990-07-27
Wikidata ID	Q1315653

Equipping various weapons and armor allows Arthur to combat undead and demonic creatures throughout eerie levels. As the player navigates this platformer, they must defeat demonic forces to restore the souls of those stolen, including Princess Prin Prin. The single-player experience focuses on surviving these encounters to progress through the fantasy world.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1315653) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atarist/ghouls-n-ghosts) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (megadrive/ghouls-n-ghosts) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (c64/ghouls-n-ghosts) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/ghouls-n-ghosts) · last updated 2026-09-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/ghouls-n-ghosts) · last updated 2026-10-05 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (8733) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (22): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Capcom · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Capcom · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Capcom · internal use only.

Sprites (4): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.

Sprites

Arcade version · 4 sheets · Ghouls 'n Ghosts on The Spriters Resource ↗ (58 sheets on the site; 4 stored here)

Enemy Explosions sprite sheet (Arcade) — Enemy Explosions

Other Arcade · 456×356

Rip by arecbarwin

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#65968 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:13 UTC

Item Basket sprite sheet (Arcade) — Item Basket

Items Arcade · 178×79

Rip by arecbarwin

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#65689 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:13 UTC

Map sprite sheet (Arcade) — Map

Other Arcade · 664×183

Rip by Magma MK-II

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#93545 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:13 UTC

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Videos

Master System Longplay [028] Ghouls 'n Ghosts (US/EU)

World-of-Longplays · Master System version · longplay · 49:01auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

GHOULS 'N GHOSTS (MEGADRIVE - FULL GAME)

Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel · Mega Drive / Genesis version · longplay · 44:57auto-matched
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