Ghouls'n Ghosts (Genesis)

Ghouls'n Ghosts
Also known as: Daimakaimura (JP) Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Platform: Genesis Released in JP: August 3, 1989 Released in US: 1989 Released in EU: November 30, 1990 Released in KR: 1990 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

The Genesis Ghouls'n Ghosts is a fairly adequate port by Yuji Naka.

To do: What do the other debug info represent? Possible button code for the debug display.

Debug Cheats

Debug Info

Japanese Version
At the title screen, enter the options screen then go back to the title screen. Repeat this process four times. Then, at the title screen, press A (×12), Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right. If done correctly, a sound will be heard. Now, start the game and various debug numbers will be displayed on-screen.

International Versions
Entering Game Genie code AEZT-AAEE or patch code 2B84:01 enables some debug info. The top number indicates the sprites on-screen. However, what the other numbers represent isn't known yet.

(Source: Gedowski)

Debug Mode

Japanese Version
At the title screen, enter the options screen then go back to the title screen. Repeat this process four times. Then, back at the title screen, press the following buttons:

• A (×4), Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right. If done right, a sound will be heard. Now, hold B and start the game to be invincible.
• A (×8), Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right. If done right, a sound will be heard. Now, start the game then press the following buttons while the game is paused:
  • Press C to advance the game frame by frame.
  • Hold B to play in slow motion.
  • Press A to toggle invincibility.

International Versions
At the title screen, press A (×4), Up, Down, Left, Right. If done right, the music will stop and a jingle plays. When starting the game, the following actions are available:

• Pressing C while the game is paused advances the game frame by frame.
• Holding B while the game is paused causes the game to play in slow motion.
• Pressing A when the game is paused toggles invincibility. Note that this invincibility does not prevent the player from dying when they fall.

Level Select

Enter the following codes depending on the game's region. If done right, the music will stop and a jingle will play. Then, press one of the buttons on the table plus Start to go to the beginning of the corresponding level or A to go to the second half.

Japanese Version
At the title screen, enter the options screen then go back to the title screen. Repeat this process four times. Then, at the title screen, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right.

International Versions
At the title screen, press Up, Down, Left, Right.

Controller Combination	Level
None	The Execution Place
A	The Floating Island
Up	The Village of Decay
Up + A	Town of Fire
Down	Baron Rankle's Tower
Down + A	Horrible Faced Mountain
Left	The Crystal Forest
Left + A	The Ice Slopes
Right	Beginning of Castle
Right + A	Middle of Castle
Down + Right	Loki

(Source: Victory)

Regional Differences

Title Screen

The title screen is animated differently. The Japanese logo appears with a lightning bolt, while the English logo scrolls down from above.

Japanese	English

Several options were renamed to make it more clear what they're actually for, most apparent with the Joystick/Joy Stick option that enables/disables diagonal inputs.

Japanese	English

• The Japanese-only revision always plays as Daimakaimura, regardless of system region (references to Ghouls'n Ghosts remain in the ROM).
• In addition to the automatic selection, international versions added a button code to toggle the game between Ghouls'n Ghosts and Daimakaimura.