Beating Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES) both quests, no knife, My Playthrough (4/19/2023)

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My playthrough of Ghosts 'n Goblins. This is not a guide, walkthrough, or tutorial, it's just me getting through the game as best I can without using the knife. If you have any play tips, childhood memories, or interesting stories about the game please share them in the comments below.

This is another one of those Nintendo-hard classics that I had yet to beat. I first played this at my friend's house (Chris Bailey) back in the 80s when it came out and I'm certain we never finished it. Although immensely frustrating at times, thanks to unlimited continues I was able to reign victorious within a week of picking it up again.

Spoiler Alert! You have to play it through twice to get the good ending as the first loop is just an illusion. The second loop was even harder with faster moving enemies so my total playthrough was really long the first time I made it all the way.

I briefly thought about trying for a no-continue run but the game is just too luck-based so I'd probably be playing it for a month before I could accomplish that. Instead, I chose to do it without using the knife, by far the best weapon in the game. It took a lot of practice but I finally got there.

00:00:00 Game Start
00:00:18 Stage 1 - "From the Graveyard to the Forest"
00:02:28 Stage 2 - "Ghost Town"
00:07:20 Stage 3 - "Underground Passage to the Demon Realm Castle"
00:11:26 Stage 4 - "The Entrance of the Demon Realm Castle"
00:14:32 Stage 5 - "Charge to the Demon Realm Castle"
00:22:30 Stage 6 - "To the Demon Realm Castle Top"
00:28:30 Final Stage - "Demon Lord Astaroth's Room"
00:29:06 Quest #2, Stage 1 - "From the Graveyard to the Forest"
00:34:02 Quest #2, Stage 2 - "Ghost Town"
00:42:23 Quest #2, Stage 3 - "Underground Passage to the Demon Realm Castle"
00:45:22 Quest #2, Stage 4 - "The Entrance of the Demon Realm Castle"
00:50:09 Quest #2, Stage 5 - "Charge to the Demon Realm Castle"
00:58:27 Quest #2, Stage 6 - "To the Demon Realm Castle Top"
01:04:02 Final Stage - "Demon Lord Astaroth's Room"
01:06:14 Ending

Beaten on 4/19/2023. Ghosts 'n Goblins was developed by Capcom and released on NES in 1986.

My other videogame playthroughs:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JlPr-HjPOX4AnhhZcE2hjMLx05rNPge

My Retro Achievements:
https://retroachievements.org/user/primehalo?g=100

My Setup:
RetroArch on Windows with the FCEUmm core, Achievements Hardcore Mode enabled, 8Bitdo Pro 2 controller. Recorded with OBS Studio.

#nes #retro #ghostngoblins #retrogaming



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