Ghostbusters - Sega Genesis Review - Special Edition Update!
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2023
- We look at the original Ghostbusters game for the Sega Genesis, as well as a few of its ROM hacks. Updated for 2023!
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Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.
Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.
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Episode Notes:
1. Captured on the Mega SG.
2. There are numerous ways to take advantage of this game's design. Since you can leave a stage at any time, there are places you can score money, leave, go back, and the money returns.
3. Ray tends to be the best character. He can take a lot of damage and with the shield, easily crushes most bosses.
4. The Japanese version of this has cheat codes that only work in that version.
5. While in development, this was called Ghostbusters II. I guess since the film was completely different and did not do as well as the first, Sega changed the title to associate it with the more popular original.
6. Ghostbusters Special Edition was done by:
BillyTime! Games
Master Linkuei
Danilo Dias
www.romhacking.net/hacks/7761/
7. Ghostbusters MD+ Patch is easily found on Google. I cannot directly link you to copyrighted material. - Ігри
so happy that fans got Winston in the game, outstanding.
Yeah so happy. Now, who is "Winston"??
@@thomaselers7416 *Picard Facepalm Meme*
@@thomaselers7416 bot be gone
@@houseofchinn6112 ??
@@thomaselers7416 you literally asked who Winston is
..need I say more
Thank you for the shout out! That HUD glitch appears to be a one in a million type of error. Nevertheless, it is my sworn duty to track this bug down.
As always, thank you for playing!
Thanks for your work dude =)
I had Ghostbusters on the Genesis and played it often. It's nice to see that somebody finally took the time to update it and add more features and characters.
Way better then that Crappy NES game
Yeah that was surprisingly good
This was such a good game. Those first two years of the Genesis was an incredible time in gaming
Altered beast. ,golden axe. ,. Moon walker. , Lar hero. Shinobi. Good times
@@jasonduvall6565 thunder Force 2, Rambo3, Final Zone, Granada, and Mystic Defender. Plus so many more
…Revenge of Shinobi, Phantasy Star II, Castle of Illusion, QuackShot, Sunsoft’s Batman, Forgotten Worlds, Ghouls n Ghosts….man, a freaking FANTASTIC first couple years ❤️
Only the first two years?
@@Skellotronix haha definitely not, just pointing out there were some real gems early on
This game was released at a time when home console games like this were magical to me. ❤
Really cool to see this game get all the love recently. It really is a hidden gem, it was even programmed by Compile!
The Special Edition hack is seriously awesome. Billy Time did an incredible job with it not gonna lie
God bless the fan community that do these hacks
Amen!
Lol I could tell it was your top comment by the circle
@@greenkoopa ?
@@houseofchinn6112 me and original poster subscribe to several different channels
Genesis Ghostbusters was the best game we had in the series until the 2009 release.
Considering most of the world never got the famicom game, yup that's accurate.
New GB II on the NEW was easily better for me, Hal Labs did a great job on it. Unfortunately, it only release in Pall territories and Japan. Not sure why it skipped NA territories, maybe something to do with Activision having the exclusive rights in the USA but not in otgers? Who knows. Its a, shame cos their version (i think the Oliver Twins developed it) was bad.
The 4mb was used for all the animations and cut scenes and bosses. Needed to be 8mb to get better levels.
i might or i would choose 9, 10, 11, 12 megabits
this has been one of my favorite games since 1991, cant count how many times ive played through it over the years, and this hack is pretty cool :)
God that pause screen music brings back such great nostalgic energy and warms my heart. I remember renting this game all the time when I was a kid.
Relish it, today's poor kids have none of that with the digital distribution scam and the loss of physical media.
Loved this game. Looking for new games in 1990 and this one of the very first Genesis game I purchased and I still have it to this day
This was one of my favorite games when I was a kid.
Winston is out grabbing a gallon of milk. He’ll be back anytime now
So many childhood memories playing this game. I remember that it took me an entire summer but I managed to beat it and it turned out to be a great experience! Almost makes me sad thinking about it. There’s a board game I ended up playing that had chibi-style Ghostbusters just like this game. So many great memories!
I'm still sad/mad we never got the famicom exclusive one.
Made by Hal Labs it's the best 8-bit version by far, we were absolutely robbed and I'm glad we at least had this game to fall back on.
I never heard someone say the music was bad in it, I think it is great.
My head-canon is that it takes place after the _second_ movie, in Spring/Summer 1990. Business got slow enough that Winston elected to leave the group and get his PhD. He mentioned Egyptology in the 2009 game; during the events of _this game,_ he _was_ in Egypt. This game's timeframe should be no more than one to two weeks, maybe three at most.
Bought this on clearance at a Dominick’s in the 90s
Oh my God. I love the movie music hack. Makes so much difference.
I’m really glad you covered this game Sega Lord X. Not many people talk about this game. While I DO NOT agree with your criticisms, that’s ok I still respect your opinion. Out of all the Ghostbusters games out there (even some of the more recent ones that range from great to downright lazy) this game is the best of the bunch in my honest opinion. This was and still is one of the first games I ever owned on the Genesis. I played the hell out of it and I still come back to it rather often. My Cartridge is over 20+ years old and not only is it still alive and kicking, but in prestige condition in fact.The box and manual are still intact and in great condition too. The graphics are wonderful! & I honestly was never bothered by the visuals. I think they are great! It’s also early Genesis so for what the time period was, it’s pretty impressive!
You know I always thought this game was super underrated therefore not a big enough community to get a mod. I’m so glad that Winston was included in the “Special Edition” mod. I’m gonna have to see if Etsy had a cartridge available for the mod. Anyways! Great video Sega Lord X! I hope more people cover this game in the future! :)
Glad to hear some love for the soundtrack - the middle ghost ‘Encounter’ theme is awesome
I bought this on release day. Played the hell out of it! I remember the EGM review saying that the marshmallow man level had one of the coolest effects ever in a video game.
Great episode! If they could combine the special edition Rom Hack with the soundtrack hack this would be the ultimate Ghostbusters game!
12:10 - I know it's just some sort of squeak noise, but to this day I always think the ghosts are saying 'Peter!' in that Slimer-esque voice.
Haha good catch 🙃
The MD+ version with the OST blew my mind!
🎶 Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good! 🎶
As it does to all.
This was my shit!! Every morning before mid school playing this at the neighbors house before we headed off for school
GREAT REVIEW !!!!! I found this game at a local flea market, way back in 2000. Honestly I had no idea what to expect when I popped it in. I had played the one on Master System and really liked it, but this one was different and in a great way.
Always gotta screw over my man Winston!
He's here now and the best choice in the game.
I mean I get that he wasn't with the team from the start until after their whole montage in the movie, but if the game was meant to be a follow-up then he should have been in it somewhere regardless. Real Ghostbusters always got that right by giving him as much screen time as the others.
At least we have some fan mods to fix that now.
I'm sure this game had its development cycle shortened by like 1/3rd to account for the cut the movie license and the individual actors would take (Bill Murray & 1990 Dan Ackroyd can't have been cheap). I'm sure the Compile guys were just looking at it as a quick licensed game paycheque on the side with a short turnaround to fund their own ideas. It had Jemini Hirono & Healthy Toyama on it, two of the main Compile guys; Hirono was there almost from the very start, while Toyama was just starting at this point but went on to work on games like Spriggan, Soukyugurentai & Kingdom Grand Prix. They knew what shipping an exceptional product should look like, I'm sure Sega's budget & release timeline probably tied their hands to a degree. In Japan they got it out the doors at the very end of June 1990; they had Batman & ESWAT lined up for July 1990 release, so I'm sure they wanted to get it on shelves ahead of those titles to give it some breathing room heading into school summer vacation in Japan.
The audio soundtrack upgrade definitely makes it into a Sega CD release.
My favorite newspaper: Daily Sega News
This was for a very long time the best console Ghostbusters game we ever got.
Good review! Gotta love BillyTime Games! They make some great rom hacks! I do have to also respect adding the CD-quality music hack. Seems like what the game would be like if it had officially been ported to the Sega CD. I never played this one back in the day, but it looks look pretty fun and might have to give it a play.
A fantastic game that has aged very well. Its got it all; great gameplay, nice cartoony visuals, and memorable music. Such a shame Winston wasn't playable though...
I just got the cartridge version with the special edition on instagram and wow its amazing im glad to have played this game
I think you are a bit too harsh on the level visuals, but that's your personal perspective and I can appreciate it. Thanks for the information of rom hacks and mods. I'll have to check them out some time. Loved playing this as a teen back in the day.
I love that we are from the same small town my mom took me to the Jeff to see homeward bound in 89
Edit hb was 93 w my lil sis first showing for me was jungle book rerelease 1989
wow hear you lay into this one breaks my heart loved this game.
I don't know what the Haters are on. I really like the Music in this game!
I’m definitely subscribing I was born early 80’s and out of all consoles I ever played whether it’s Dreamcast, Super Nintendo or the ps4 hands down the greatest console of all time for me is the Sega Genesis this guy gets it keep up the awesome work 👍
I loved this when it came out and probably still do.
I also love the graphics style.
Bustin' makes me feel good.
my theory before this hack was that Winston had to move to Detroit to help Eric Draven get revenge on the gang that killed him and his fiance, and then had to move to LA to handle the hostage situation with The Lone Rangers
Winston wasn't an original Ghostbuster in the movie until they hired him about a third into the movie.
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Careful now, the last thing a bunch of these people want is actual logic. We can't go around here basing things on actual information far better to go by gut feelings and emotion.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu true. Be woke and offended first, get facts on page 12 a week later. The way of the left
Another great review. I'm currently going through the process of reviewing every single PAL Saturn game on my channel and could really do with a motivational boost as I've also just had major knee surgery and am going to be laid up for a long time! :(
A childhood favourite. Played it again a few years ago and finally completed it.
I had this game back in the days! Loved it and in those times games where also very expensive and mostly buying one you stick with it no mather what.
Man this is way better than the Commodore 64 version I grew up with!
The SE edition is awesome.
Fantastic review of a fantastic game my friend!!! I literally just picked up a loose cart only copy of the game this past Tuesday at my local game store!!!! I think I first heard about it, and it's greatness from either MyRetroLife or AVGN. So happy to finally own it now!!!
Sega Lord X is the Lord of uploading content. I don't know how he does it but keep em coming 👍
Well, he probably has a lot of Master System, Genesis and Sega CD games. Plus, folks are making new games and rom hacks for those systems. He'll have lots of content for a few years at least.
Still pop this game in every so often. This was a really cool game.
Another Epic video! Suggestion: you should photoshop your face /your channel emblum into that 16 bit Sega news,,you never know when that could come in handy. I do sort of feel like you are the Sega news man though since you review all sorts of stuff I have never seen before and I'm sure many others. Therefore it's news to us.
I'd love to play the Special Edition. The Genesis game is fun though definitely has room for improvement. The omission of Winston was criminal, thankfully it's rectified here. Louis as a Ghostbuster is a nice touch.
Such a shame the planned GB2 game never happened (well, more like got completely changed around). Would've been awesome to have gotten a game that combined the original two movies into one game and let you play through the various sequences. Perhaps someday this Special Edition can get an update called "Movie Missions" or something where you play through levels taken from the films. How awesome it'd be to relive moments like the hotel bust, Gozer/Stay Puft showdown, the courtroom, Statue Of Liberty, Vigo showdown, etc.
As a Ghostbusters and Mega Drive loving kid, I purchased this with my birthday or christmas money (all childhood money went right into Sega games, always!). It was one of my favourites and I would replay it over and over again. I've no idea how many times I actually played this, but it must have been in the hundreds.
Master Linkuei big shout out!
Haven't really started the video yet but I loved this game back in the day. I got it later in the systems life but I enjoyed it for what it was.
Don't mind the music. It's not using the gems sound font 😂
M'lord, what are your thoughts about the more modern Ghostbusters: The Video Game for PS3/PS4/XBox 360/XBox One? I missed out on playing the original release but played the Remastered version on my PS4 Pro and thought it was awesome.
P.S. I'm glad Louis finally got added into the "Special Edition"...my favorite Ghostbuster.
Louis has what it takes to lead a crew.
Those were good too!
It's weird how the burning building stage is the one that makes you wear night vision goggles.
This gameplay is my childhood
Good to see a new video
Wish they included Winston. I liked him as a kid because he didn't talk like a scientist. He was an everyman, which made him vastly more relatable
Never knew this existed. I'll have to check out the upgrades.
Always love your content ✨️
What happened to the visuals was probably licensing stuff probably... basically had to be rushed out or meet certain demands. I do think the enemies/characters look pretty nice though. And yes, I think most of the music is pretty nice. And overal I think it's a good game... though I think it's hard as nails. Mainly the bosses are very challenging. They have a ton of health and require precise and properly timed dodges.
Thank you for your work!
The ⛄ 👻 was nightmare fuel because of it's two mouths 9:16
As an early Genesis adopter, I have very fond memories of the game. Damn you! I need to get it again! Lol thank you
i was a teenager, when this game came out. loved it. friends loved it. local woolworth's sold out. you were too critical. after all, this was pure excitement. i loved my sega genesis.
I love getting drunk and binge watching your stuff man,
Nice video as always SL! question, are you planning to do a Wily Wars review? I'd like to see if you can review that one
It's been on my to do list for awhile. I may do it eventually.
I never played this game until I found it in a pawn shop in my mid twenties. I loved it and always found it very charming and fun.
Amazing how differently great the MD-Version plays with the original Soundtrack.
Praises all of the unique, massive boss sprites. Wonders where the background tile budget went.
Other games that year on the same size cartridges were able to do both. So should this.
Winston wasn't an original Ghostbuster until about a third into the film. I don't know if that's the reason he's not in the game but this game is still a classic.
He decided it really wasn’t worth $11.5 K per year.
Well the actor has always said the studio really tried to downplay his role in the movie so it makes sense
I rented this game 3 times back in the day. Loved it.
From which video rental shop?
@@JoeyJoeJoe87 independent one in Canada.
I remember playing this as a kid. The first thing I said was, "where's Winston?".
Thanks buddy!
Awesome!
God i loved and owned this game back in the day i miss those early days of the genesis
I loved anything Ghostbusters as a kid and this game was no exception
It was a weekend rental for me, not even Blockbuster, but a similar chain, I think they were called MovieTime. Anyway, you sell the first level as a rental when streaming for $1. MovieTime and Godfather Supreme Pizza! We will coordinate to make 1 or 2 Disney games to release with their movies.
This is an aside but a game i really really enjoyed that is hard as crap until you know how to play it, Buck Rogers Countdown To Doomsday. I wish they did a sequel to that on the Genesis. It appears the sequel was only done by SSI for pc.
The master system got the GOAT 8 bit version of ghostbusters. First game I ever completed as a 7 or 8 year old gamer.
I love your channel
Man, I loved this game
Winston wasn't in the game, because there wasn't a steady paycheck involved.
"We have the tools, we have the talent!"
Maybe the original Activision Ghostbusters game could be hacked to add Winston as an additional hire at the shop. You would have one more chance to get past the marshmallow man. I suppose the effect(s) would depend of the version of the game.
For a 4 week time frame this turned out very good. I can imagine if they had proper time to really work on this, i bet it would have been perfection.
The ZX Spectrum is not from the U.S. It's popular in certain parts of Europe. Since it's not prounouced ZeeXSpectrum, its correct name is the ZedX Spectrum.
Red Cow Arcade....Game Sack....
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Bought the megadrive for this game back in the day
This game is a part of my childhood.
It's amazing how much more character is added to the Genesis Ghostbusters game just by adding the official soundtrack. What would also be interesting is if they added sound effects and voice clips from the movie.
Sega made a Ghostbuster arcade game. You should review that rare guy.
This is one of those games I have never really played and I do own it in my collection. I'm more familiar with the Master System version as I remember renting it a few times until mum and dad finally bought it for me.
I played the Master System Ghostbusters over and over again. I finally beat it about 20 minutes before I left the house to go to the theater to see Ghostbusters II.
Oh man I forgot this game this was my childhood