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Title: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: AMSDOS on 09:55, 03 October 19
Kill them all and stay dead!


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Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: VincentGR on 14:41, 04 October 19
First game I saw on my CPC.
I was disappointed cause I used to play on the arcades but amazed with the music track.

Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: AMSDOS on 23:10, 04 October 19
I guess from what I was doing in that screenshot, you wouldn't get away with it in the arcade version. :D
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: norecess464 on 00:28, 05 October 19
I personally *** LOVED *** Ghost'n'Goblins AMSTRAD CPC version (I was 8 ). This, with few other games like Bomb Jack, Commando and such.. actually introduced me to gaming.

Took years before I knew about arcade/console version and their superiority.

Glad this was finally fixed with Amstrad Plus versionS!
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: VincentGR on 10:03, 05 October 19
Quote from: AMSDOS on 23:10, 04 October 19
I guess from what I was doing in that screenshot, you wouldn't get away with it in the arcade version. :D


You mean when you hit the grave?
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: AMSDOS on 10:25, 05 October 19
So what I had to do to get into that position was I had to Jump on top of the 1st Grave to allow the Scroll to occur (it won't happen if your Knight walks upto the 1st Grave, so only 1 Zombie comes up), and then Jump down without the Scroll and then Couch and go Zombie Blasting without anything coming up from Behind, double the amont of Zombies means more points and you can just do that forever as my accumulated amount of points shows. I was just playing around with it in CPC Box the Online Emulator, no sound unfortunately, but I'm sure you can do that.

I just thought that would be funny that if the arcade version were like that, it's an easy way of scoring heaps of points, but assume the arcade version won't give that opportunity to do that like the CPC version has.
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: mr_lou on 05:10, 07 October 19
Quote from: VincentGR on 14:41, 04 October 19
First game I saw on my CPC.
I was disappointed cause I used to play on the arcades but amazed with the music track.

I think all games you played on Arcade first disappointed on the CPC.
For me it was Bubble Bobble.
Biggest CPC disappointment of my life. That's just one big sad depression.
But luckily that also finally got fixed in recent years.  :)
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: VincentGR on 08:24, 07 October 19
Yes, not only for the specific one.
It took me days to accept it  ;D
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: AMSDOS on 09:28, 07 October 19
One time I played 1943 first at the Arcades, but thought it holds up well on the CPC, though feel free to point out what's missing in the CPC version, I'd guess it just lacked extra levels from the Arcade version.
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: VincentGR on 11:31, 07 October 19
1942 and donkey kong were great too.
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: norecess464 on 22:35, 07 October 19
I also remember watching Arkanoid and Flying Shark in arcade. Amazing memories. I remember comparing with CPC versions. I wrote "watching" because of course, it was so expensive for just 3-4 minutes of gameplay ;-) (newbies die fast in those games :) )
Title: Re: So this is what all the fuss was about with Ghosts 'N' Goblins
Post by: Xyphoe on 19:53, 26 October 19
Quote from: AMSDOS on 10:25, 05 October 19
So what I had to do to get into that position was I had to Jump on top of the 1st Grave to allow the Scroll to occur (it won't happen if your Knight walks upto the 1st Grave, so only 1 Zombie comes up), and then Jump down without the Scroll and then Couch and go Zombie Blasting without anything coming up from Behind, double the amont of Zombies means more points and you can just do that forever as my accumulated amount of points shows. I was just playing around with it in CPC Box the Online Emulator, no sound unfortunately, but I'm sure you can do that.

I just thought that would be funny that if the arcade version were like that, it's an easy way of scoring heaps of points, but assume the arcade version won't give that opportunity to do that like the CPC version has.
Yes, in the arcade version there's a spot on the cave level where you can stay safe and kill a repeatedly spawning zombie over and over for massive amounts of points. Time will run out, but you will have usually accumulated 2 new bonus lives during that.
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