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Ghouls

Run through the creepy mansion dodging ghostly ghouls and bouncing spiders. Leap over poison-smeared spikes, scamper along moving platforms and contracting floorboards, and use powerful springs to propel you…

31 December 1984

Ghouls is a platform, released 31 December 1984 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Ghouls is

Ghouls was released in 1984. It was published by Micro Power. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Run through the creepy mansion dodging ghostly ghouls and bouncing spiders. Leap over poison-smeared spikes, scamper along moving platforms and contracting floorboards, and use powerful springs to propel you onto overhanging ledges. Four screens.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ghouls launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Ghouls — frequently asked questions

When did Ghouls come out?
Ghouls was released on 31 December 1984 for Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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