NES/Famicom

Ghostbusters

Based on the movie of the same name, the Ghostbusters are the ones to call who will bust any ghost hauntings. It does this through the use of nuclear accelerated proton packs and traps, whereby the ghosts can be captured and transferred to a secure storage facility. However New York City has suddenly become a very haunted place, and the number of ghosts has suddenly increased. The Ghostbusters must reduce the paranormal (PK) level in the city, representing ghost power, before the Temple of Zuul awakens and ressurects an evil goddess, Gozer. Ghostbusters is an action game that combines an overhead view and a side-view. From Ghostbusters HQ, the player must monitor the map of New York City for...

Genre: Action
Year: 1988
Developer: Activision, Inc.
Publisher: Activision, Inc.
Players: 2

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

29 achievements · 300 total points

Unlicensed Nuclear Accelerator Purchase a capture beam
1 pts
Successful Test Purchase a hyper beam
4 pts
Don't Look Directly Into the Trap Purchase 3 capture traps
2 pts
I Looked at the Trap, Ray! Purchase a super trap
4 pts
STOP THAT! Purchase a ghost alarm
3 pts
Cleanin' Up the Town Purchase a ghost vacuum
1 pts
Slow Down, Chew Your Food Purchase the ghost food
2 pts
What Are You Supposed to Be, Some Kind of a Cosmonaut? Purchase the anti-ghost suit
5 pts
Are You Troubled By Strange Noises In The Middle of the Night? Purchase the sound generator
10 pts
I Collect Spores, Molds and Fungus Buy every piece of equipment in a single playthrough
25 pts
If There's a Steady Paycheck In It... Have $50,000 in the bank
5 pts
Everybody Has Three Mortgages Nowadays Have $95,000 in the bank
10 pts
Rich Beyond Our Wildest Dreams Have $150,000 in the bank
25 pts
Everybody Can Relax, I Found the Car Drive 1000 Meters and reach your destination without running out of gas or hitting any cars
10 pts
WE GOT ONE!! Capture four ghosts at once
1 pts
We Came, We Saw, We Kicked its Ass! Capture four ghosts at once using only the capture beam and capture trap
5 pts
Total Protonic Reversal Cross the streams
0 pts
Come On, Let's Run Some Red Lights! Collect four gas cans in one drive without crashing into any other cars
10 pts
We Had the Tools and We Had the Talent Suck up four ghosts in one drive without crashing into any cars
5 pts
When the Light Is Green, the Trap is Clean Empty 3 capture traps at once
2 pts
NOBODY STEPS ON A CHURCH IN MY TOWN!! Get a visit from Mr Stay Puft
5 pts
There is No Gozer, Only Zuul Enter the Zuul building
5 pts
Are You the Keymaster? Enter the Zuul building before the PK energy reaches 500
25 pts
This Looks Extraordinarily Bad Wait until the PK energy reaches 9000 then enter the Zuul building
5 pts
It's Miller Time! Find two health powerups in the stairway
5 pts
The Nearest Convenient Parallel Dimension Climb the staircase and face Gozer
25 pts
When We Get To 20, Tell Me. I'm Gonna Throw Up Reach the top of the staircase without triggering the glitch
50 pts
This Chick Is TOAST! Defeat Gozer before Stay Puft makes it halfway up the building
25 pts
You Have Prooved the Justice of Our Culture Defeat Gozer and save New York
25 pts

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Ghostbusters frequently asked questions

How do I play Ghostbusters online with a friend?

Ghostbusters (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Ghostbusters on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Ghostbusters in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Ghostbusters netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Ghostbusters have achievements?

Yes, Ghostbusters has 29 achievements worth 300 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Ghostbusters for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Ghostbusters on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.