ROM Hack - Ghostbusters - Special Edition

Ghostbusters - Special Edition

Original game : Ghostbusters

Platform : GEN

Author : BillyTime! Games

Release date : 04 March 2024

Category : Complete

Patch version : 2.0

Modifications : G, S, T, P, O

Downloads : 6537

ROM Information

Database match: Ghostbusters (USA, Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Genesis (v. 20210226-213851)
File/ROM SHA-1: 6FCEFFEE406679C0C8221A8B6CFAD447695E99FB
File/ROM CRC32: 792DF93B

Hack description

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!

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
BillyTime! Games	Original Hacking
Linkuei	Original Hacking
Danilo Dias	Graphics

Reviews

A true gem made by true fans !	Junanagou	2023-12-18	Version 1.2c
I've been playing Ghostbusters on my Genesis for more than 30 years (I'm 42) and I'm still playing it because this game is just great. It was already a very good product but now, with the help of this wonderful hack, it's even better. The addition of Winston is nice, of course, but there's also Louis ! All the new features/upgrades are amazing, from the smaller ones to the bigger ones. Even the addition of the "Final Case" track when starting any levels is so cool. THIS IS A MUST HAVE AND A MUST PLAY FOR EVERYBODY !

"I love this town!"	Mariomaniac85	2023-05-31	Version 1.0
Amazing hack, corrects a major mistake most Ghostbusters media at the time made. Have no idea why poor Winston is always left out but this mod fixes that. Love that he's added to the firehouse scenes so it feels like he was always there to begin with, my only problem is the icon when you select him there is none but it's a tiny problem in an otherwise an amazing hack! You should definitely play it if you're a big Ghostbusters fan, it's way better than the NES version.

Fixes a big issue and is executed well!	Wolfie	2023-05-05	Version 1.0
A lot of Ghostbusters promotional material and versions of games from the 80s excluded Winston, so this hack fixes a big issue with the Genesis/Mega Drive game. The team now feels complete, and the gameplay and new changes are executed well. I also enjoy that Louis Tully is included as a bonus, and that Winston is included in the firehouse scenes. The new graphics and gameplay for the added characters are spot-on.

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