Casper The Friendly Ghost series
Casper
Developed by Natsume, this was released only in Japan by the anime company KSS. In this version, the game uses an isometric view and the player mostly controls Kat Harvey as she protects Casper from the duo of…
Casper is a video game developed by Natsume Inc., released 14 March 1997 on Super Famicom.
What Casper is
Casper was developed by Natsume Inc. and released in 1997. It was published by KSS. It is available on Super Famicom only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Developed by Natsume, this was released only in Japan by the anime company KSS. In this version, the game uses an isometric view and the player mostly controls Kat Harvey as she protects Casper from the duo of Carrigan Crittenden and Dibs though Casper can be controlled occasionally after finding special pick-ups. During the course of the game, Kat collects items, therefore making this game an adventure game as opposed to an action game. Baseballs are used to stun the enemies. Getting hit by an enemy results in a game over. There is even a box to the bottom right that keeps track of time (in seconds and minutes); the game starts with ten seconds elapsed. Saving the game is performed by…
How it plays
Its themes are fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Casper The Friendly Ghost series
Casper is the fifth of 14 entries we hold in the Casper The Friendly Ghost series. The next entry was Casper in 1997.
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What it launched against
Casper launched on 14 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.
Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.
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