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Ghost Hunter

Ghost Hunter is an Atari 400/800 game that puts a unique spin on the classic Pac-Man formula. Set in a haunted mansion on Huckleberry Hill, players control a character tasked with eliminating ghosts by…

31 December 1981

Ghost Hunter is a video game, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 8-bit.

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What Ghost Hunter is

Ghost Hunter was released in 1981. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ghost Hunter is an Atari 400/800 game that puts a unique spin on the classic Pac-Man formula. Set in a haunted mansion on Huckleberry Hill, players control a character tasked with eliminating ghosts by consuming dots in a maze. The game supports both single and simultaneous two-player modes, pitting players against four increasingly aggressive ghosts across 15 pre-designed levels and a random level generator. Ghost Hunter introduces innovative features such as an "instant-hide" ability, allowing players to temporarily vanish to evade ghosts once per life. Additionally, players can collect character fragments scattered throughout the maze to earn extra lives. With its familiar…
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What it launched against

Ghost Hunter launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Ghost Hunter come out?
Ghost Hunter was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 8-bit.