Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[NES Ghosts 'n Goblins on 3DS eShop next week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/17/nes-ghosts-n-goblins-on-3ds-eshop-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/17/nes-ghosts-n-goblins-on-3ds-eshop-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/17/nes-ghosts-n-goblins-on-3ds-eshop-next-week/#comments So, that's where it went! Almost two years after it disappeared off the Virtual Console, the NES version of Ghosts 'n Goblins will pop out of the grave again on the 3DS eShop. Capcom announced today the classic will return next Thursday, October 25.

Although the NES version of Ghosts 'n Goblins isn't available on the Virtual Console, the arcade version of the game is for 800 Wii points. Placing your controller or 3DS in a soft shell to prevent breakage after being thrown is recommended in either case.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dscapcomghosts-n-goblinsnintendoWed, 17 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[NES Ghosts 'N Goblins removed from Virtual Console]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/11/nes-ghosts-n-goblins-removed-from-virtual-console/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/11/nes-ghosts-n-goblins-removed-from-virtual-console/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/11/nes-ghosts-n-goblins-removed-from-virtual-console/#comments Arthur has bested demons, specters and all manner of otherworldly monsters, but now he's finally found an unbeatable foe: Erasure. No, we're not speaking about the greatest band of all time -- we're speaking about actual, literal erasure. The NES version of Ghosts 'N Goblins has mysteriously vanished off of the Wii Virtual Console platform, leaving only the slightly more expensive, 800 Nintendo Point arcade version in its wake.

Capcom hasn't formally explained why the NES version of the game disappeared, but it certainly isn't the first title to vanish off of Nintendo's downloadable games services without warning or cause. Ironically enough, our best guess for the reason behind these disappearances involve both ghosts and goblins. We'll see if we can get something a little more official than that.

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Additionally, WiiWare is host to Disney's Jelly Car 2, a build-it-yourself racing game with realistic physics and weird, jiggly cars.

Gallery: Jelly Car 2 (WiiWare)

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Nintendo's small collection of Virtual Console Arcade titles is about to get ... slightly less small. Capcom has this poster in their New York Comic-Con booth confirming the addition of six new arcade games to the North American Wii Shop in 2011.

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Capcom continues to support the Virtual Console long after most companies have abandoned the service, announcing three upcoming Virtual Console Arcade releases for Japan.

Black Tiger (an early candidate for Final Fight: Double Impact inclusion), Ghosts 'n Goblins (which is already available on Virtual Console in its NES form) and 1942 will be released in Japan in the near future. Though no announcements have been made about these titles' releases outside of Japan, recent Australian ratings show that Capcom is likely planning to launch some of its other Virtual Console Arcade games in additional territories.

[Image credit: The Arcade Flyers Archive]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1942arcadeblack-tigercapcomghosts-n-goblinsjapannintendovirtual-consolevirtual-console-arcadewiiFri, 08 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Ghosts 'n Goblins now punishing iPhone players]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/11/ghosts-n-goblins-now-punishing-iphone-players/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/11/ghosts-n-goblins-now-punishing-iphone-players/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/11/ghosts-n-goblins-now-punishing-iphone-players/#commentsCapcom has released a new Ghosts 'n Goblins game to, of all places, the iPhone. Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights features polygonal graphics like the PSP's Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, and, for the first time, two playable characters: Arthur and new hero Lancelot, who each have different weapons and lifebars.

We're going to assume that the difficulty of the series is tuned for iPhone play: Ghosts 'n Goblins games tend to be nightmarish in difficulty even with real d-pads and buttons, and porting that experience directly to the iPhone could only lead to tears. The lifebar from the PSP game will help, but even so we expect Arthur to spend most of the game in his boxers, as usual.

One aspect that is definitely tuned to the iPhone: paid DLC. For 99 cents a pop, you can power up Arthur or Lancelot, get unlimited lives or unlimited access to magic, or even reduce the strength of enemies and eliminate magicians from the game.

If you're feeling brave enough to take on the armies of Satan with just a touchscreen, Capcom is offering the game for $2.99 -- a discount of $2 -- until November 23.

Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights ($2.99): GHOSTS'N GOBLINS GOLD KNIGHTS

Gallery: Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights (iPhone)

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Last week, the Tokyo Game Show brought in over 100 posts worth of news, previews, interviews, galleries, and videos. Clearly, a lot happened. If you're looking for a comprehensive list of all the goings-on during TGS 2009, Joystiq has you covered -- and organized!

Click on a platform below to scan the highlights:

(On the far right: that's "News" and "Culture" on the top and bottom, respectively)

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JoystiqTGS 2009: The Recap Post originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Capcom has revealed that its resident ghost and goblin slayer (and suspected never-nude) Arthur is coming to the iPhone. During a presentation at TGS (via GameWatch) the company revealed a new Ghosts 'n Goblins -- which uses a touch-based control scheme not all that different from the iPhone port of Resident Evil 4 and overlays 3D models on top of the series' 2D gameplay. GameWatch also reports the title will allow players to choose between two different heroes: Arthur and Lancelot.

The game is highly reminiscent of Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, a PSP game that also employed 3D models while retaining the classic 2D gameplay of the originals. There's no word on price or launch date, but we'll be sure to let you know as soon as it's announced.

[Via Touch Arcade]

JoystiqCapcom summoning Ghouls 'n Ghosts/Ghosts 'n Goblins for iPhone originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With a fresh Halloween upon us, Nintendo has settled on a horror theme for its latest update to the PAL Virtual Console. Nintendo restricting itself in this way could have gone tragically wrong -- they could have given us something terrible like Friday the 13th, for example -- but instead the results are ... really, really good.
Normally we'd whoop unashamedly for Ghosts 'N Goblins alone, but Castlevania III, which is yet to be released on the U.S. or Japanese Virtual Consoles? And Devil World, which North America has also been waiting on (for almost a quarter of a century)? Yeah, we'll take those. Watch bone-chilling footage of all three past the break.

Gallery: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

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As predicted, the arrival of December the 10th on your calendar coincides with the release of Pokemon Snap on the Virtual Console. Of course, you all know about the added feature to the Virtual Console edition of the N64 game by now. Well, hopefully this opens up a whole new world of possible improvements to other Virtual Console games in the future.

Today's Virtual Console releases are:
  • Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
  • Baseball Stars 2 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
And, as usual, be sure to stop back here later for our video wrap-up of the week's releases.

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It's another week of high quantity on Japan's Virtual Console -- but that doesn't necessarily mean that, when employing their shovel, Nintendo didn't pick up some good stuff. In fact, overall, this is a very solid Virtual Console week, featuring five games new to the VC in any region. We're pretty likely to at least get Ghosts 'n' Goblins soon in the U.S., and Eternal Champions's Japanese release makes an upcoming release pretty likely. We're hoping for Nuts & Milk ourselves, just because the name makes us laugh every time we see it. Not because of any prurient reason -- we just think it looks like a shopping list.

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