Feature: Ghosts ‘n Goblins Hit Arcades 40 Years Ago, And Its Recent Resurrection Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate

Ambassador, with this barbaric difficulty you’re really spoiling us….

It’s hard to believe, especially since I just about remember this one happening, that Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Capcom’s seminal (and seminally difficult) coin-op classic, first arrived in smoky arcade halls in Japan 40 years ago. Four entire decades. Deary me.

I know I sound like a broken record at this point, but what is time, actually? Anyway, I have a long-standing association with the Ghosts ‘n Goblins games, from arcade all the way through NES, Commodore 64 and SNES, and it’s never really been a pleasant one overall. I’d pump my coins into the arcade version mostly just to see the graphics on Arthur as his gear deteriorated. And when I was controlling him, you best believe it crumbled way faster than any known technology could keep up with repairing. So it was an expensive little hobby I got myself into.

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