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The Real Ghostbusters game was produced by Kemco and published by Activision for the Game Boy in 1993. This is not related to The Real Ghostbusters arcade game released by Data East. This game has Peter Venkman solving puzzles and avoiding ghosts. It is worth noting that the game also takes gameplay elements and even levels from P. P. Hammer and his Pneumatic Weapon, which was released before the three games developed by Kemco.

To advance to each new stage, the player had to collect stars, which would open the door to the next level. The proton gun was effective only on blocks at the character's feet, not on the ghosts (bombs were used to destroy the ghosts). If the player lost all his health (by touching damaging things like ghosts, flames, and reforming blocks), or the 999 second timer wound down to zero, the player would lose a life. After successful completion of a level, the player would be rewarded with a 4-digit password, which would enable them to start at the end of that level next time they played (the game had no save feature).

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The Real Ghostbusters(USA)/Garfield Labyrinth(Europe)/Mickey Mouse IV: Mahou no Labyrinth(Japan)

The Real Ghostbusters game was the third of three games released by Kemco based on the same gameplay. The other two games "Garfield Labyrinth" (first of them released) and "Mickey Mouse IV: Mahou no Labyrinth" are basically the same game with some different sprites. The games are part of the Crazy Castle series, which collectively makes it the fifth entry.

Description on Packaging[]

Taken from the back of the packaging box.

It's the anti-specter squadron everyone loves! Separated from his cohorts in the gloomy passages of a haunted mansion, sharp-witted Ghostbuster Peter Venkman must strut his stuff to survive. Help him fight phantoms, neutralize negative auras and push his ecto-containment skills to their limit!

Haunting music, hidden keys, secret passages and an arsenal of weapons designed for spook demolition make playing The Real Ghostbusters even more fun than watching the hit cartoon that inspired it.

You'll enjoy countless hours of action gameplay and challenging puzzle-solving, with more than 50 increasingly difficult levels.

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Plagiarism of P. P. Hammer[]

Between the games, sprites were changed to reflect different themes. However, Kemco took all four level type designs from P. P. Hammer:

  • Level 01: Welcome In Your First Rome Adventure! - a Roman themed level. (copied to make Level 02)
  • Level 02: Castlemaster - a castle themed level. (copied to make Level 03)
  • Level 03: Welcome In Egypt - a Egyptian themed level. (copied to make Level 05)
  • Level 05: The Iceriddle! - a ice cave themed level. (copied to make Level 08)
  • Level 40: No Name! - another Egyptian themed level. (copied to make Level 31)

Kemco, when putting together their game chose to use the blanketed term Labyrinth, meaning passages and secret chambers. Among the elements stolen from P. P. Hammer, there is the Roman sculptures and Egyptian sarcophagi, which are very specific theme.

Differences between Versions[]

This lists the changes. Also all enemy uses are noted, "e" after a level number means that it is a enemy for the exclusive ten levels in The Real Ghostbusters version. Since levels are copied from P.P. Hammer, some elements from it can also be noted.

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Function Type RGB GL MM4 PPH Level(s)
Attack Item bomb bomb magic wand
Extra Life Item Peter profile square cheese coffee cup heart
Move back and forth on platforms Enemy Short Witch Short Witch Short Witch Rat
Move back and forth on platforms Enemy Short Witch Mushroom Mushroom
Runs on platforms and ladders Enemy Little Hopper Ghost Knight Knight
Runs on platforms and ladders Enemy Little Hopper Ghost White Ghost White Ghost
Move back and forth on platforms Enemy Tall Witch Cute Dino Cute Dino Spider
Move back and forth on platforms Enemy Tall Witch Tall Witch Tall Witch Snowball
Runs on platforms and ladders Enemy Pointy Ears Ghost Mummy Mummy Middle Eastern Man
Runs on platforms and ladders Enemy Pointy Ears Ghost Polar Bear Polar Bear Snowball

Game Passwords[]

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Level Number RGB GL MM4
02 LFBD LFBD LEAD
03 VCSB VCSB VISA
04 TRFF TRFF TREE
05 ZFRG ZFRG ZERO
06 NGSF NGSF NOSE
07 QDCZ QDCZ QUIZ
08 KCNG KCNG KING
09 TRBD TRBD TRAD
10 LGCK LGCK LOCK
11 WGRD WGRD WORD
12 TCMF TCMF TIME
13 RBCN RBCN RAIN
14 NBMF NBMF NAME
15 GPBL GPBL OPAL
16 RBCT RBCT RAIT
17 RCNG RCNG RING
18 FCRF FCRF FIRE
19 YBRD YBRD YARD
20 SGNG SGNG SONG
21 GGLD GGLD GOLD
22 LBMP LBMP LAMP
23 TWCN TWCN TWIN
24 FDSF FDSF FUSE
25 SPGT SPGT SPOT
26 NFWS NFWS NEWS
27 RGSF RGSF ROSE
28 RBCF RBCF RACE
29 DCSK DCSK DISK
30 HBCR HBCR HAIR
31 JBZZ JBZZ JAZZ
32 GBMF GBMF GAME
33 HGLD HGLD HOLD
34 BCRD BCRD BIRD
35 DGLL DGLL DOLL
36 WGRM WGRM WORM
37 STBR STBR STAR
38 CRGN CRGN IRON
39 ZGGM ZGGM ZOOM
40 HFLP HFLP HELP
41 CTRL FNDG ENDG
42 FMHX
43 PCGR
44 LGSK
45 RPPY
46 NPTF
47 MSDP
48 MJCY
49 MFHD
50 CCNK
51 FNDG

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