History VideoGame / Ghostbusters1984

Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' or the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis game based on the movie franchise.

It was one of the games notably reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, of which [[{{Understatement}} he had nothing pleasant to say about]], though it was the console versions which he reviewed that got the most bile from him, to varying degrees.

-->[[{{Engrish}} CONGLATURATION!!!]] YOU HAVE COMPLETED A GREAT GAME. AND PROOVED THE JUSTICE OF OUR CULTURE. NOW GO AND REST OUR HEROES!

* BottomlessFuelTanks: There's a mechanic in the driving sections whereby the Ghostbusters have to refuel their car by running over barrels of gas laying on the road. Miss too many of them, and the guys will have to get out and push the car back to home base.

''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 video game based on the [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} 1984 film of the same name]], that was designed by David Crane and published by Creator/{{Activision}}. It was ported to various home computers and video game systems, including the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}}, the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}, and the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem.

* TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames, though the console versions came out around The8BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames.

* DrivingGame: The game has a driving game sequences where you steer the Ectomobile through the busy streets, using your ghost vacuum to pick up stray roaming ghosts. The NES version complicates things further by having you collect gas cans to keep yourself from running out of fuel, and avoiding getting hit by other cars which costs you money.

'''Ghostbusters''' is a 1984 video game based on the [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} 1984 film of the same name]], that was designed by David Crane and published by Creator/{{Activision}}. It was ported to various home computers and video game systems, including the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}}, the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}, and the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem.

* NintendoHard: The NES version is notorious for being this, even to the point of being nearly unwinnable.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, who appears occasionally on the city map to stomp down buildings, and also blocks your way into the building near the end of the game.

In the game, you operate the Ghostbusters ecto-extermination business, and your job is to amass $10,000 or more before the city's PK Energy Meter reading reaches critical mass. To do that, you must buy your equipment, then you take on jobs to exterminate buildings of ghosts using your proton packs and ghost traps, being careful not to cross the streams or to miss capturing the ghost, because otherwise you'll be slimed and the ghost will get away. Occasionally the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man will appear and try to stomp down one of the buildings on the city map. To prevent this, you must use ghost bait to lure the Marshmallow Man away or else you could risk losing money having to pay for damages. Once you reach your goal, you must get two of your Ghostbusters past the Marshmallow Man and up to the top of the building (marked ZUUL, one of the demonic minions from the movie) to defeat Gozer the Gozerian. If you succeed, you'll get a cash bonus and a code which you can use to transfer your winnings to the next round of play.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, who appears occasionally on the city map to stomp down buildings.

It was one of the games notably reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, of which [[{{Understatement}} he had nothing pleasant to say about]], though it was the console versions that got the most bile from him, to varying degrees.

In the game, you operate the Ghostbusters ecto-extermination business, and your job is to amass $10,000 or more before the city's PK Energy Meter reading reaches critical mass. To do that, you must buy your equipment, then you take on jobs to exterminate buildings of ghosts using your proton packs and ghost traps, being careful not to cross the streams or to miss capturing the ghost, because otherwise you'll be slimed and the ghost will get away. Occasionally the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man will appear and try to stomp down one of the buildings on the city map. To prevent this, you must use ghost bait to lure the Marshmallow Man away or else you could risk losing money having to pay for damages. Once you reach your goal, you must get two of your Ghostbusters past the Marshmallow Man and up to the top of the building to defeat Gozer the Gozerian. If you succeed, you'll get a cash bonus and a code which you can use to transfer your winnings to the next round of play.

In the game, you operate the Ghostbusters ecto-extermination business, and your job is to amass $10,000 or more before the city's PK Meter reading reaches critical mass. To do that, you must buy your equipment, then you take on jobs to exterminate buildings of ghosts using your proton packs and ghost traps, being careful not to cross the streams or to miss capturing the ghost, because otherwise you'll be slimed and the ghost will get away. Occasionally the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man will appear and try to stomp down one of the buildings on the city map. To prevent this, you must use ghost bait to lure the Marshmallow Man away or else you could risk losing money having to pay for damages. Once you reach your goal, you must get two of your Ghostbusters past the Marshmallow Man and up to the top of the building to defeat Gozer the Gozerian. If you succeed, you'll get a cash bonus and a code which you can use to transfer your winnings to the next round of play.

* TimedMission: The PK Meter acts as your timer, slowly increasing in the early part of the level and getting faster the higher its reading gets.

* TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames

-->CONGLATURATION!!! YOU HAVE COMPLETED A GREAT GAME. AND PROOVED THE JUSTICE OF OUR CULTURE. NOW GO AND REST OUR HEROES!

* EndlessGame: In the Atari 2600 version, you play until you can no longer reach your current level's cash goal.

Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' or the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis game based on the movie.

It was one of the games notably reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, of which he had nothing pleasant to say about, though it was the console versions that got the most bile from him, to varying degrees.

It was one of the games notably reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, of which he had nothing pleasant to say about, though it was mostly the console versions that got the most bile from him, to varying degrees.

It was one of the games notably reviewed by the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd, of which he had nothing pleasant to say about, though it was mostly the console versions that got the most bile from him, to varying degrees.

It was one of the games notably reviewed by the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd, of which he had nothing pleasant to say about, though it was mostly the console versions that got the most bile from him.

'''Ghostbusters''' is a 1984 video game based on the [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} 1984 film of the same name]] that was designed by David Crane and published by Creator/{{Activision}}. It was ported to various home computers and video game systems, including the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}}, the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}, and the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem.