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Golly! Ghost!
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About Golly! Ghost!
Arcade Video game published 35 years ago:
Golly! Ghost! (c) 1991 Namco.
A video ticket/redemption game. Shoot a specific amount of ghosts before time runs out.
- TECHNICAL -
Namco System 2 hardware Game ID: GL
Main CPU: (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12.288 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3.072 Mhz), HD63705 (@ 2.048 Mhz) Sound Chips: C140 (@ 21.39 Khz), YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)
Players: 2 Control: lightgun Buttons: 1
- TRIVIA -
Even if the title screen says 1990, Golly! Ghost! was released in June 1991 in Japan.
The game featured a genuine doll's house hooked up to a pinball-style motor board. The motors allowed certain parts of the doll's house to move under CPU control (to allow the ghosts to come out of the toilet etc.). To project the ghosts, a monitor was placed in the base of the cabinet, projecting an inverted image onto a pane of glass. This system proved to be such a good way of removing interference when operating genuine lightguns (the ones in Golly! Ghost! were actually joysticks) that this reflection system has been used in upright lightgun games from Namco ever since (including "Point Blank"). One interesting point, since the ghosts are not in this dimension and can pass through walls why do they need to open doors to get in.
Shane Van Gorden holds the official record for this game with 327 points.
Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Video Game Graffiti Vol. 9 - VICL-8089) on 22/09/1993.
Player layout in our catalog: 2P sim.
If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.
Open Play on this page to start Golly! Ghost!. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.
Cabinet dossier
Golly! Ghost! is filed in our catalog as a 1990 release.
Player layout on this cabinet: 2P sim.
Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Shooter.
Credit line lists Namco as developer.
Screenshots
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Nearby cabinets you may also open from this hall (each on its own play page):Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B), Assault (Rev B), Bakutotsu Kijuutei, Blast Off (Japan), Burning Force (Japan, new version (Rev C)), Cosmo Gang the Video (US), Dangerous Seed (Japan), Dragon Saber (World, DO2), Fighter & Attacker (US), Metal Hawk (Rev C), Ordyne (World), Phelios
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Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B) · Assault (Rev B) · Bakutotsu Kijuutei · Blast Off (Japan) · Burning Force (Japan, new version (Rev C)) · Cosmo Gang the Video (US) · Dangerous Seed (Japan) · Dragon Saber (World, DO2) · Fighter & Attacker (US) · Metal Hawk (Rev C) · Ordyne (World) · Phelios
Same studio
Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B) · Assault (Rev B) · Bakutotsu Kijuutei · Blast Off (Japan) · Burning Force (Japan, new version (Rev C)) · Cosmo Gang the Video (US) · Dangerous Seed (Japan) · Dragon Saber (World, DO2) · Fighter & Attacker (US) · Metal Hawk (Rev C) · Ordyne (World) · Phelios
How to play Golly! Ghost! online
- Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
- USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
- On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
- Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.
Studio notes — Namco
Namco appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.
Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B) · Assault (Rev B) · Bakutotsu Kijuutei · Blast Off (Japan) · Burning Force (Japan, new version (Rev C)) · Cosmo Gang the Video (US) · Dangerous Seed (Japan) · Dragon Saber (World, DO2)
Questions about Golly! Ghost!
Can I play Golly! Ghost! free in a browser?
Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts Golly! Ghost! as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.
What controls does Golly! Ghost! support?
Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
Are there other games in the same series as Golly! Ghost!?
Yes — related series cabinets on this site include Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B). Each has its own play page with the same browser emulator path.
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