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Golly! Ghost!

1989 1-2 Players 44% Not Rated

Golly! Ghost! was produced by Namco in 1991. Golly! Ghost! is a light gun shooter video game. Its plot involves a group of scientists inventing an energy weapon named the "Zapper" to defeat a band of comical ghosts, who have taken over an abandoned Victorian era mansion in the Northeastern United States. Players use the attached light guns, nicknamed "Zip" and "Zap", to shoot these ghosts in each of the game's levels, referred to in-game as "scenes". In these scenes, players are to score a specified number of points before the timer runs out. Each scene contains a bonus ghost that awards extra points when shot. These take the form of everyday objects, such as jackets, hamburgers, and footballs.There are a total of four scenes, which conclude in a boss fight; defeating the boss causes them to burst into other smaller ghosts that can be shot for additional points. The game is also a redemption game, in which tickets are awarded based on how well the player performs.

Release date
December 31, 1989
Developer
Namco
Publisher
Namco
Players
1-2

About this game

Golly! Ghost!

Golly! Ghost! was produced by Namco in 1991.

Golly! Ghost! is a light gun shooter video game. Its plot involves a group of scientists inventing an energy weapon named the "Zapper" to defeat a band of comical ghosts, who have taken over an abandoned Victorian era mansion in the Northeastern United States. Players use the attached light guns, nicknamed "Zip" and "Zap", to shoot these ghosts in each of the game's levels, referred to in-game as "scenes". In these scenes, players are to score a specified number of points before the timer runs out. Each scene contains a bonus ghost that awards extra points when shot. These take the form of everyday objects, such as jackets, hamburgers, and footballs.There are a total of four scenes, which conclude in a boss fight; defeating the boss causes them to burst into other smaller ghosts that can be shot for additional points. The game is also a redemption game, in which tickets are awarded based on how well the player performs.

Genres

Shooter / Gun

Modes

2-Player Simultaneous

Studios and credits

Developer
Namco
Publisher
Namco

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1989 · Not Rated

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