NES/Famicom

New Ghostbusters II

New Ghostbusters II follows loosely the original Ivan Reitman's film plot. You start out by selecting two ghostbusters out of five (The 5th one is Louis Tully). The first, player controlled buster will use proton pack and second, controlled by AI, uses the trap where ghosts end up, after been freezed by using the proton pack. Player controlled buster can get hurt, if touched by a ghost, while AI buster can't. The game's perspective is Top-Down, where you move from a one room to another and get rid of ghosts. The type of ghosts vary. After every level you have to fight against a boss, usually someone from the movie. For example, in the first courthouse level you fight against the Scoleri brot...

Genre: Action
Year: 1990
Developer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Publisher: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

40 achievements · 320 total points

After Everything We Did for This City Clear Round 1
5 pts
Any Way We Can Do This Tomorrow? Clear Round 2
5 pts
Check Out That Bathtub Clear Round 3
5 pts
You Guys Are Full of Crap Clear Round 4
5 pts
Should Have Padded Her Feet Clear Round 5
5 pts
Guess He Wasn't Too Popular Defeat Vigo the Carpathian in Round 6 and save the world... again!
10 pts
Get Me the Ghostbusters! Clear Round 1 without dying
10 pts
No Time for a Bench Test Clear Round 2 without dying
10 pts
They'll Never Take Us Alive Clear Round 3 without dying
10 pts
Major Slime-Related Event Clear Round 4 without dying
10 pts
Tough Harbor Chick Clear Round 5 without dying
10 pts
You Take the Taco, Pal! Defeat Vigo in Round 6 without dying
10 pts
It's Been a Couple of Years Score 100,000 points
5 pts
Stay Fit, Keep Sharp Score 150,000 points
5 pts
You Want Something Done... Score 250,000 points on Normal difficulty or higher
5 pts
...You Got to Do It Yourself Score 300,000 points on Normal or Hard difficulty
25 pts
We're Back! Beat the game without using any continues
10 pts
Time Is But a Window... Reach 5 lives
5 pts
...Death Is But a Doorway Reach 7 lives
5 pts
Carpathian Kitten Loss Reach 9 lives
5 pts
Digging That Large Cranium of Yours Collect the hidden item in the first area of Round 1 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Named After a Hot Dog Collect the hidden item in the third area of Round 1 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Judicial Mistrangement Order Collect the hidden item in the seventh area of Round 1 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Kirlian Emanations Collect the hidden item in the fifth area of Round 2 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Send In the Puppy Collect the hidden item in the sixth area of Round 2 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Stiffed on the Bill Collect the hidden item in the seventh area of Round 2 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Better Late Than Never Collect the hidden item in the eighth area of Round 2 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
10 pts
Rats as Big as Beavers Collect the hidden item in the ninth area of Round 2 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Free Balloons for the Kids Collect the hidden item in the third area of Round 3 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Nikes in Her Size Collect the hidden item in the sixth area of Round 3 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
You're Good, Pretty Eyes Collect the hidden item in the ninth area of Round 3 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Ordinary Household Toaster Collect the hidden item in the thirteenth area of Round 3 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
One of the Fettuccine's Collect the hidden item in the fifteenth area of Round 3 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Way Beyond Human Understanding Collect the hidden item in the sixth area of Round 4 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Pink Ooze Everywhere Collect the hidden item in the ninth area of Round 4 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
What a Discovery! Collect the hidden item in the tenth area of Round 4 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
You Don't Believe in Ghosts? Collect the hidden item in the eleventh area of Round 4 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
5 pts
Wondering About That Toga Collect the hidden item in the eleventh area of Round 5 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
10 pts
Did You Back the Wrong Horse? Collect the hidden item in the twelfth area of Round 5 by catching the ghosts in a specific order
10 pts
The Best, The Beautiful, The Only Beat the game without dying
50 pts

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New Ghostbusters II frequently asked questions

How do I play New Ghostbusters II online with a friend?

New Ghostbusters II (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 New Ghostbusters II on PC?

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

Does New Ghostbusters II netplay lag?

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

Does New Ghostbusters II have achievements?

Yes, New Ghostbusters II has 40 achievements worth 320 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play New Ghostbusters II 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 New Ghostbusters II on Etera

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