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

Ghostbusters

Title	Ghostbusters
First release	1984
Developer	Activision
Publisher	Activision
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, Master System, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genre	action game
Also known as	ゴーストバスターズ
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	ZX Spectrum: 1984-01-01 MSX: 1984-01-01 Commodore 64: 1984-08-01 (NTSC) Amstrad CPC: 1985-01-01 Atari 2600: 1985-05-10 (NTSC) Master System: 1987-01-01 (PAL), 1987-05-01 (NTSC) NES / Famicom: 1988-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q5165990

Driving the Ghostmobile through traffic in midtown Manhattan, the player captures ghosts and responds to ghost alarms, switching to a side-view to bust ghosts at several haunted locations, using proton packs and traps to weaken and capture them.

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Wikidata (Q5165990) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (msx/ghostbusters) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (atari2600/ghostbusters) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (apple2/ghostbusters) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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

REG-Vault (nes/ghostbusters) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/ghostbusters-2) · last updated 2026-10-18 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (24): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Activision · internal use only. REG-Vault page

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

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

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Videos

ZX Spectrum Longplay [134] Ghostbusters

World-of-Longplays · ZX Spectrum version · longplay · 1:03:33auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

Ghostbusters (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 41:15auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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