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The Real Ghostbusters

The Real Ghostbusters, known as Garfield Labyrinth in Europe and Mickey Mouse IV: Mahou no Labyrinth in Japan, is a puzzle/platform game. The story is very simple: Venkman (or Garfield and Odie or Mickey and…

1 October 1993

The Real Ghostbusters is an arcade developed by Kemco, released 1 October 1993 on Game Boy.

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What The Real Ghostbusters is

The Real Ghostbusters is an arcade game developed by Kemco and released in 1993. It was published by Activision. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Real Ghostbusters, known as Garfield Labyrinth in Europe and Mickey Mouse IV: Mahou no Labyrinth in Japan, is a puzzle/platform game. The story is very simple: Venkman (or Garfield and Odie or Mickey and Mini Mouse, depending on the version you play) walk over a bridge one day, a tile breaks loose and Venkman/Garfield/Mickey falls down a deep pit, which ends up in a bizarre labyrinth, which Venkman/Garfield/Mickey must escape. There's no other goal apart from that, the player just needs to find the exit in each level. Apart from getting there, the exit must also be unlocked. For the latter, the player must collect all gems in the level.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Ghostbusters series

The Real Ghostbusters is the 13th of 33 entries we hold in the Ghostbusters series. It arrived 3 years after Talking Ghostbusters II. The next entry was Extreme Ghostbusters in 2001.

See all 33 Ghostbusters games in release order →

What it launched against

The Real Ghostbusters launched on 1 October 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer and Myst.

Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer, Myst.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did The Real Ghostbusters come out?
The Real Ghostbusters was released on 1 October 1993 for Game Boy.

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