<s>
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
home	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
and	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
sold	O
over	O
cartridges	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
knight	O
named	O
Sir	O
Arthur	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
defeat	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
giants	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
big	O
men	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
forest	O
spirits	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
monsters	B-Application
to	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Prin-Prin	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Astaroth	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
Devil	O
or	O
Great	O
Satan	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
king	O
of	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bosses	O
on	O
each	O
level	O
include	O
cyclopes	O
,	O
dragons	O
,	O
and	O
powerful	O
demons	B-Operating_System
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Satans	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Commodore	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom/NES	O
version	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Micronics	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom/NES	O
ports	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
utilized	O
passwords	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
access	O
certain	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
for	O
Commodore	O
16/116	O
and	O
Commodore	B-Operating_System
Plus/4	I-Operating_System
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Elite	O
Systems	O
,	O
was	O
even	O
more	O
limited	O
than	O
the	O
C64	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Commodore	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
had	O
only	O
16	O
KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
allowed	O
an	O
almost	O
perfect	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
six	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
music	O
plays	O
unless	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
1	O
megabyte	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
configuration	O
of	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
had	O
512	O
kilobytes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Cooksey	O
scored	O
the	O
C64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
ST	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Whittaker	O
scored	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Makaimura	O
on	O
their	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
America	O
's	O
ninth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
slow	O
start	O
,	O
initially	O
appearing	O
mainly	O
at	O
pubs	B-Application
and	O
clubs	O
rather	O
than	O
major	O
amusement	O
arcades	O
in	O
late	O
1985	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
major	O
arcade	O
hit	O
by	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
,	O
with	O
1.64	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Commando	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
and	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
have	O
been	O
credited	O
as	O
the	O
products	O
"	O
that	O
shot	O
"	O
Capcom	O
to	O
"	O
8-bit	O
silicon	O
stardom	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
 [ NES ] 	O
can	O
do	O
...	O
while	O
hardly	O
groundbreaking	O
,	O
 [ it ] 	O
represents	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
made	O
Nintendo	O
famous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
was	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Arcade	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
the	O
129th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	B-Language
and	O
spin-offs	O
eventually	O
becoming	O
Capcom	O
's	O
8th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
4.4	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequels	B-Language
include	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Ghouls	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
producing	O
the	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Maximo	B-Application
spin-off	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
originating	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
with	O
a	O
later	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
,	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
frequently	O
makes	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
—	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Arthur	O
in	O
particular	O
—	O
in	O
other	O
Capcom	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
(	O
in	O
which	O
Firebrand	O
,	O
the	O
Red	O
Arremer	O
that	O
protagonizes	O
the	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
also	O
appears	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
download	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
)	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
regions	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Arcade	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
Vol.2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arthur	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
contained	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Ghouls	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
games	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
versions	O
)	O
were	O
later	O
collected	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Capcom	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Cabinet	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Boy	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
series	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
upon	O
launch	O
,	O
while	O
an	O
SP	O
version	O
titled	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Great	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Lord	O
Awaits	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
