Beetlejuice
In the game you control Beetlejuice through various side-scrolling and overhead view levels in an effort to scare the yuppie Deetz family and friends that have taken over the house. You stomp on cockroaches in…
31 May 1991
Beetlejuice is an adventure developed by Rare, released 31 May 1991 on Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Beetlejuice is
Beetlejuice is an adventure game developed by Rare and released in 1991. It was published by LJN. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the game you control Beetlejuice through various side-scrolling and overhead view levels in an effort to scare the yuppie Deetz family and friends that have taken over the house. You stomp on cockroaches in order to gain points that you used to buy various scare tactics that you use to defeat various enemies and bosses. Although the initial levels of the game are based upon the film, with Beetlejuice venturing through the Maitland House to find and scare away Otho, the later levels are original and involve Beetlejuice fighting mythical creatures in such locations as a sewer system and the afterlife.
How it plays
Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Beetlejuice series
Beetlejuice is the first of 4 entries we hold in the Beetlejuice series. The next entry was Beetlejuice in 1991.
Quick answers
Beetlejuice — frequently asked questions
When did Beetlejuice come out?
Beetlejuice was released on 31 May 1991 for Nintendo Entertainment System.
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