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Play Ghostbusters (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Ghostbusters
Play Ghostbusters online on NES. Equip Ecto-1, answer haunted-building calls, trap ghosts for money, climb Zuul's tower and defeat Gozer.
Browser play

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Ghostbusters
Quick start
Go to the Shop before chasing a call. The manual recommends starting with a Ghost Vacuum, Capture Beam and Capture Traps; a beam is required to enter a haunted building. On the road, avoid cars, collect red fuel drums and use the vacuum on roamers. At the building, place the trap, spread the two Ghostbusters, fire the beams and steer the ghosts directly over the trap before pressing A to capture them. Return to headquarters when traps are full and keep enough fuel and cash to continue operating. Buy Ghost Food before entering Zuul, mash A to advance up the stairs and use B to open each floor's door.
Controls
Control Pad: move on the city map; on roads, Up/Down changes speed and Left/Right steers. During a bust it moves the left Ghostbuster, or the right one after B. A: enter a building with a direction, buy/sell in the shop, use the road vacuum, drop a trap/fire beams/capture ghosts, advance on the stairs when tapped repeatedly, and fire at Gozer. B: show Ectomobile inventory on the map, show money on the road, switch to selling in the shop, select the right Ghostbuster, and open stairway doors. SELECT: pause/resume. START: begin, leave the shop for the map, or place Ghost Food on the stairs.
Ghostbusters — About this game
Ghostbusters for NES blends business management, driving, ghost capture and a final action sequence. You begin with a $10,000 bank loan and must buy the beam and trap equipment needed to enter haunted buildings. From the city map, locate flashing sites, drive Ecto-1 through traffic while watching fuel, and collect road ghosts or fuel drums when possible. At a disturbance, position two Ghostbusters so their beams guide the ghosts over a deployed trap, then collect the reward and empty full traps at headquarters. Meanwhile, the city's PK energy keeps rising. When the Zuul Building opens, climb 22 floors without losing the team and destroy Gozer before the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man reaches the roof.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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