Ghostbusters - Special Edition
- rom : yes
- licensing : unlicensed
- style : Action > Platformer
- code : ghostbustersspecialedition
- Date(s) : 2024
- Tag(s) : Complete, Hack of Ghostbusters
- Type(s) : hack
- By(s) : BillyTime! Games
Hack of Ghostbusters
Data retrieved from romhacking.net
- ↪ https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7761/
- hack of : Hack of Ghostbusters
- by : BillyTime! Games
- category : Complete
- platform : GEN
- patching information : No-Header
- genre : Action > Platformer
- version : 2.0
- release date : 03 March 2024
- downloads : 7634
Ghostbusters - Special Edition is a complete overhaul of the 1990 Ghostbusters for Sega Genesis by Compile. This patch contains several new features, upgrades and other neat surprises for all players!
Features:
New Playable Characters:
Winston Zeddemore (To select, press Right on Egon.)
Stamina: Normal
Speed: Normal
Unique Attribute: Increased Jump Height
Sigma from Mega Man X!
Speed - High
Life - Very Low
Unique Ability - 3x Proton Pack damage (With his own unique proton pack)
Janine Melnitz
Stamina - Normal
Speed - Normal
Uniform Color Select
Press A,B or C for new costumes.
Five brand new color choices for a total of six!
New Cheat codes and Unlockables
Listed in separate readme file
Nightmare Mode Difficulty
Hold B upon booting up the game to receive the challenge and how to enter.
Lives are reduced to one. Extra lives can be earned in this mode
Reduced health cap
No Continues
No Cheats allowed
Saves are disabled
Soft Reset function
Press A+B+C+Start will return you to the Sega logo at anytime.
Coffee mugs take less damage to destroy. (Ectoplasm Patch Only - v1.2)
SRAM Save Function
How It Works:
Loading: Select Load Game at the main menu, then select your character. after the initial cutscene all weapons, upgrades, Items and level progress will be retained.
Note - Final Stage:
Reloading the game upon completing the Castle stage will send you back to the Castle stage with any extra money or upgrades earned after completing the stage. Both Castle and Deep Hole stage must be completed in one sitting. Due to limitations, the game cannot directly load into the final stage at the start of the Game.
Saving: Game saves upon returning to HQ at any point. Via cutscene or by exiting the current stage.
NOTE: Pure patch lacks any cheat codes outside of Nightmare Mode and is meant for Speedrunners.
Patching details and more can be found in the readme files!
ROM / ISO Information:
Database match: Ghostbusters (USA, Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Genesis (v. 20210226-213851)
File/ROM SHA-1: 6FCEFFEE406679C0C8221A8B6CFAD447695E99FB
File/ROM CRC32: 792DF93B
Data retrieved from www.timeextension.com
TimeExtension
Released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1990 and jointly developed by Sega and Compile, Ghostbusters was a unique release.
Rather than attempt to follow the plot of the movies – released in 1984 and 1989 – it presented an entirely new storyline complete with cute, 'super deformed' representations of Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler.
One character who was missing was Winston Zeddemore, an unforgivable omission that would be rectified many years later by BillyTime!Games, a prolific modder and ROM hacker, in Ghostbusters: Special Edition. This version was later expanded with new modes and additional characters, such as Janine Melnitz and Louis Tully.
BillyTime!Games has announced that he's returning to the game to create "the single largest upgrade" it has ever had.
The headline news here is that Ghostbusters: Special Edition 3.0 will introduce the animated versions of the four heroes, lifted from the cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters, which ran between 1986 and 1991.
"Each character serves some purpose and brings something unique to the table," says the developer. "Expect The Real Ghostbusters to offer a highly different experience to their prime counterparts."
BillyTime!Games adds that he is "currently working on very large secrets for the game, which necessitates some custom hardware/software due to some limitations of original hardware. The game will still be playable, but certain features will be locked out."
He also says that players will be "handsomely rewarded for completing the game on various difficulties," which is why he's being quite coy about the project. "We want players to stumble upon what we have planned rather than outright announce it."
It is also stated that, due to bank switching for "some hidden stuff", the game may not function properly on certain emulators or flash carts. "Genesis Plus GX, Mega Everdrives Pro and The Sega Channel Revival MiSTer core by @iequalshane will be supported," confirms BillyTime!Games. "You can still play GB SE without these still, just the extra features won't be accessible."
The modder reveals that Ghostbusters Special Edition 3.0 will be such an epic undertaking that he might "take a break from ROM Hacking for a bit when it's all said and done."
Screenshots
