trimble@laic.UUCP (Gary Trimble) (09/18/89)
My inlaws got a got of Ghostbusters and are in a bit of a fix. Is there any seriousness or reason to this game? You really can't catch ghosts fast enough to win or get better tools is there? Also, how do you escape back to get more/different tools/cars/weapons. Any spoilers would be appreciated. Thanks.
cs2531bz@carina.unm.edu ( Marc Bluefire) (09/18/89)
In article <716@laic.UUCP> trimble@laic.UUCP (Gary Trimble) writes: >My inlaws got a got of Ghostbusters and are in a bit of a fix. Is >there any seriousness or reason to this game? You really can't catch >ghosts fast enough to win or get better tools is there? Also, how do >you escape back to get more/different tools/cars/weapons. Any spoilers >would be appreciated. Thanks. Sure you can! This game is VERY beatable! All's that you have to do is catch enough ghosts to be able to pay back your debt..anything you make after that is yours to keep until the next game..that's when you can use that cash towards a better car/tools/weapons.. But, it is tough to beat the game and pass the Marshmellow man and get to the last screen, but if you do then you can use your account towards the next game. Enjoy... Marc Bluefire
atverko@cs.vu.nl (Verkooijen Alexander T) (09/18/89)
In article <716@laic.UUCP>, trimble@laic.UUCP (Gary Trimble) writes: > My inlaws got a got of Ghostbusters and are in a bit of a fix. Is > there any seriousness or reason to this game? You really can't catch > ghosts fast enough to win or get better tools is there? Also, how do > you escape back to get more/different tools/cars/weapons. Any spoilers > would be appreciated. Thanks. If you earn a certain amount of money, something like 10000 or 100000 (I haven't played the game in weeks), you get a bankacount. In the next game you play, you can use this money to buy better tools, cars, etc. I hope that you know that the main goal of game is not to catch as many ghosts a possible, but to defeat Zuul.
norlin@uokmax.UUCP (Norman Lin) (09/18/89)
Ghostbusters is VERY easy to beat. Our bank account is now in the $900,000
range.
First thing you've got to know is all that extra equipment is NOT needed. All
you need are two traps, ghost bait, and the cheapest car. Then, there are many
ways to catch the ghosts, but the most reliable is the "smash the suckers
against the wall" technique. To do this, position your first man at the VERY
right of the screen. Press FIRE to make him drop the trap. Then, move
your man to about 1/4 of the way from the LEFT of the screen and press FIRE
to make him take position. Screen should look as follows:
GHOST (anywhere)
MAN #1 TRAP
Then, move in man #2 to the left of man #1; it doesn't matter which way he
faces; he is unimportant.
WAIT until the ghost is well to the right of man #1; then, press FIRE. Screen
should look as follows:
/
/
/
/ GHOST
/
/
/
/
MAN #1 TRAP
Then, edge the joystick right (DON'T rush it) so that the ghost eventually is
sandwiched between the right-hand side of the screen and your beam. He's
now stuck and can't move but vertically. Wait until he is low and right
above the trap, then press FIRE, catching him quickly.
Now, since you only have two traps, head back to GHQ to "deposit" the ghost.
If absolutely necessary, you can use the 2nd trap before heading back to
GHQ.
Later on, you'll have more ghosts than you can handle. Eventually, the
Marshmellow Man will come. You'll have about 3 seconds to react. You'll
suddenly see all the ghosts converging on ONE spot on the map screen, and
"---MARSHMELLOW ALERT---" will scroll on the bottom of the screen. Now,
QUICKLY, press the "B" key to drop your bait. Then, the ghosts will all head
to the BAIT instead of the point where they were converging. This averts the
marshmellow attack and gives you $2000 (I think). If you fail and DON'T
avert the marshmellow attack, you lose $5000 (I think, but I KNOW it's more
than you gain if you averted the attack). Anyway, enough of those $2000
bonuses, and your bank balance will be ABOVE its initial balance. And
whenever the game ends with your bank balance ABOVE the initial balance,
you get a new account number. Now, you see the reason for NOT buying all
those fancy gizmos and the fast sports car; if you spend more money, you still
MUST, I repeat, MUST *make* more money; the game is pointless UNLESS your
ending balance is above your starting balance. As I said, this tactic
got us $900,000. But, you see, that money is quite useless, since the more
you spend, the more you must earn.
Once you get an account, you get an account number that you will enter next
time you play, and you will start with the money that you ended up with last
time.
Sorry, but I have no hints for getting past the Marshmellow Man at the end.
I had to modify the program to get past him; my manual dexterity was lacking.
If you know how to do this, go to it. The way I did it was as follows: since
I have an 800XL, the O.S. can be put in RAM. I did this, then wrote a little
NMI to take care of getting me past the Marshmellow Man. This NMI technique
is quite versatile and generally applicable; if I'm lucky (and Antic ever
publishes my game program "Invasion" that they said they would [see an earlier
posting to learn more about "Invasion"]), I might be able to sell this
technique to Antic, and you'll be able to get all the details there.