Genesis/Mega Drive

Ghostbusters

Set after the events of the first movie, Sega's Ghostbusters follows the further adventures of Peter, Ray and Egon, as the make their way through six cases in an attempt to piece together a mysterious stone tablet. Completely different than the Activision title of the same name, the Genesis Ghostbusters is a side-scrolling platformer that has the boys in gray running through houses, apartments, a burning house and a high-rise for starters as they battle a myriad of ghosts with their proton blasters. When the Ghostbusters face off against a boss ghost, they have the ability to trap them the traditional way. Peter, Ray and Egon, each have different abilities, and can purchase weapon and life u...

Genre: Action
Year: 1990
Developer: Compile|SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
Publisher: SEGA of America, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

58 achievements · 850 total points

We Got One!! Clear the Home Sweet Home case
5 pts
They'll Be Totally Discreet Clear the Home Sweet Home case on Hard difficulty
10 pts
Are You Troubled By Strange Noises in the Middle of the Night? Clear the Apartment case
5 pts
Do You Experience Feelings of Dread in Your Basement or Attic? Clear the Apartment case on Hard difficulty
10 pts
I Think This Building Should Be Condemned Clear the Woody House case
5 pts
The Neighborhood is Like a Demilitarized Zone Clear the Woody House case on Hard difficulty
10 pts
Now There's Something You Don't See Every Day Clear the High-Rise Building case
5 pts
Nobody Steps on a Church in My Town! Clear the High-Rise Building case on Hard difficulty
10 pts
Human Sacrifice, Dogs and Cats Living Together, Mass Hysteria! Clear the Castle case
5 pts
This Man Has No Dick Clear the Castle case on Hard difficulty
10 pts
If There's Somethin' Strange in Your Neighborhood Defeat the final boss and win the game!
25 pts
They Wanna Play Rough! Defeat the final boss and win the game on Hard difficulty!
25 pts
That's Right Boys! It's Doctor Venkman! Beat the game as Peter on Hard difficulty
25 pts
Hey, Man. Let Me Tell You Something. I Love You Beat the game as Raymond on Hard difficulty
25 pts
Dooo! Rayyyyy! Egonnnn! Beat the game as Egon on Hard difficulty
25 pts
Successful Test Catch First Ghost as Peter
5 pts
A Full Torso Apparition, and It's Real! Catch First Ghost as Raymond
5 pts
I'm Always Serious Catch First Ghost as Egon
5 pts
Two in the Box! Capture all the ghosts in Home Sweet Home
5 pts
Ready to Go! Capture all the ghosts in the Apartment
10 pts
We Be Fast! Capture all the ghosts in the Woody House
10 pts
They Be Slow! Capture all the ghosts in the High-Rise Building
10 pts
That's the One That Got Me Catch all the ghosts in the Castle
10 pts
Great, Two More Free Repeaters Catch all ghosts in the Final Case
25 pts
We Came, We Saw, We Kicked Its Ass! Successfully capture every ghost on the game in one playthrough
25 pts
I'm Gonna Need to Draw Some Petty Cash Earn Your First $1,000 on Normal or Hard difficulty
5 pts
Everybody Has Three Mortgages Nowadays Earn $20,000
10 pts
Rich Beyond Our Wildest Dreams Earn $40,000
25 pts
Unlicensed Nuclear Accelerator Buy First Energy Tank in Shop
5 pts
We Can Do More Damage That Way Buy the maximum amount of bombs from the shop
5 pts
It's On the Ceiling! Buy the maximum amount of goggles from the shop
5 pts
I Collect Spores, Molds and Fungus Buy out every weapon and item in the shops
25 pts
This Magnificent Feast Represents the Last of the Petty Cash Spend the last money you have to buy some food
2 pts
You Can Keep the Five Bucks, I've Had It! Leave a level with only 1 life point remaining
3 pts
I Believe It's Magic Defeat and capture Silk Hatton without taking damage
10 pts
There Is No Dana, Only Zuul Defeat and capture Siren without taking damage
10 pts
I Feel So Funky Defeat and capture Crystarobo without taking damage
10 pts
He Got Slimed! Defeat and capture Fire Dragon without taking damage
10 pts
That's Great, Ray! Save Some For Me! Defeat and capture Fire Giant without taking damage
10 pts
Don't Look Directly Into the Trap! Defeat and capture 100-Eye-Centipede without taking damage
10 pts
I Looked at the Trap, Ray! Defeat and capture Shell Beast without taking damage
10 pts
Slow Down. Chew Your Food Defeat and capture Broccoli Worm without taking damage
10 pts
This Job is Definitely Not Worth $11,500 a Year! Defeat and capture the Reaper without taking damage
10 pts
Back Off, Man. I'm a Scientist Defeat and capture one of the Marionettes possessing your friends without taking damage
25 pts
Topic of the Day, Ghosts and Ghostbusting Defeat Scalon without taking damage
25 pts
I'll Go to Ms. Barrett's Apartment and Check Her Out Defeat Snowman without taking damage
25 pts
How Is Elvis, and Have You Seen Him Lately? Defeat Wall Man without taking damage
25 pts
One, Two, Three, ROAST HIM! Defeat Stay Puft without taking damage
25 pts
We're the Best, the Beautiful, the Only Ghostbusters! Defeat Insect Trapper without taking damage
25 pts
This Chick Is TOAST! Defeat Janna without taking damage
25 pts
If Something's Gonna Happen, I Want it to Happen to Me First Complete Home Sweet Home and capture the middle ghost without leaving or losing a life
10 pts
Have You Ever Seen a Spook, Specter or Ghost? Complete the Apartment and capture both middle ghosts without leaving or losing a life
10 pts
We're Ready to Believe You! Complete the Woody House and capture both middle ghosts without leaving or losing a life
10 pts
We Get This Guy Laid, We Won't Have Any Trouble Complete the High-Rise Building and capture both middle ghosts without leaving or losing a life
10 pts
Grab Your Stick. Heat em Up! Make Em Hard! Complete the Castle and capture all four middle ghosts without leaving or losing a life
25 pts
Let's Show This Prehistoric Bitch How We Do Things Downtown Complete the Deep Hole and capture all four middle ghosts without leaving or losing a life
25 pts
Nice Shootin', Tex! Complete the game on Normal or higher difficulty using only the normal shot
50 pts
I Ain't Fraid o' No Ghost Beat Game on Hard difficulty without using a continue
50 pts

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Ghostbusters frequently asked questions

How do I play Ghostbusters online with a friend?

Ghostbusters (Genesis/Mega Drive) 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 Genesis/Mega Drive 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 58 achievements worth 850 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.