Play Ghosts'n Goblins (USA, Europe) Online

Capcom released Ghosts'n Goblins for the Game Boy Color in 2000, bringing a portable version of their classic arcade game to a system already crowded with action platformers. It was a time when handhelds offered scaled down but faithful adaptations of console and arcade hits, and this one fit right in, demanding attention from players who remembered the original or were new to its particular brand of challenge.

You control the knight Arthur, moving screen by screen through haunted cemeteries, dark forests, and demonic castles. Your main goal is to rescue the princess, fighting through waves of zombies, demons, and other monsters with a limited arsenal; you start with a lance to throw, but can find temporary weapons like axes or daggers. The pacing is relentless, with enemies spawning from all sides and platforms that crumble underfoot. One hit strips Arthur to his underwear, a second kills him, and the limited continues mean you restart the entire game after a few mistakes. It feels like a brutal, sometimes unfair test of memory and reflexes, where every small victory comes only after repeated failure.