Ghosts
'N Demons
Capcoms classic coin-op Ghosts N'
Goblins has just celebrated its 30th anniversary, so what better way to celebrate this milestone (other than firing up the original in MAME) than to play an indie re-imagining of this classic coin-op? No, I'm not talking about Locomalito's wonderful Maldita Castilla, released in 2012, but a new kid on the block; the not-very-subtly-named Ghosts 'N Demons. Personally, I've always had a love / hate relationship with the 1985 original (and its sequel Ghouls 'N Ghosts, released in 1988) as, on the one hand, it contains gorgeous pixel art, a great
soundtrack and tight, action-packed platforming. While on the other, it's
an obnoxiously difficult game clearly designed to strip arcade
patrons of their coins.
