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Golly! Ghost!
天啦！幽灵！
Golly! Ghost! is an action arcade game released by Namco in 1990. The player controls a character tasked with capturing ghosts across multiple stages. Gameplay involves navigating through levels while avoiding obstacles and enemy ghosts, using the arcade controls to move and interact with the environment. The objective is to trap or eliminate ghosts to progress through each stage. The game features a series of progressively challenging levels with increasing difficulty. Players must time their movements carefully to evade threats while completing objectives. The arcade cabinet presents colorful graphics typical of early 1990s arcade design, with straightforward level-based progression structure.
- Developer
- Namco
- Released
- 1990
- Platform
- Arcade
- Genre
- Action
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (4.3K)
- Last updated
Golly! Ghost! Controls — Arcade Keyboard Keys
Default keyboard bindings for Golly! Ghost! on our in-browser Arcade emulator. Plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad to auto-detect mappings, or rebind any key from the emulator settings menu.
| Keyboard | Console button | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| ↑ | Joystick Up | Move up |
| ↓ | Joystick Down | Move down |
| ← | Joystick Left | Move left |
| → | Joystick Right | Move right |
| X | Button 1 | Primary action (jump / confirm) |
| Z | Button 2 | Secondary action (attack / cancel) |
| S | Button 3 | Tertiary action |
| A | Button 4 | Quaternary action |
| Q | Button 5 | Fifth button |
| W | Button 6 | Sixth button |
| 5 | Insert Coin | Insert coin |
| 1 | 1P Start | Start / Pause |
Coin and Start are convention "Insert Coin: 5" and "1P Start: 1". Some arcade boards expect specific button mappings — check the in-game prompts on coin-up.
Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.
Golly! Ghost! Longplay & Gameplay Videos
Watch a full playthrough of Golly! Ghost! on Arcade before you dive in — recommended for getting a feel for the game's pacing, story beats, and difficulty curve.
Watch longplay on YouTube
"Golly! Ghost!" Arcade longplay 1990
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Golly! Ghost! released?
Golly! Ghost! was released in 1990 for the Arcade.
Who developed Golly! Ghost!?
Golly! Ghost! was developed by Namco, available to play in your browser on RetroGameSpace.
What type of game is Golly! Ghost!?
Golly! Ghost! is a Action game for the Arcade, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.
How can I play Golly! Ghost! for free?
Open this page and click "Play Now" — Golly! Ghost! runs free in your browser via WebAssembly emulation. No account, no payment, no installer.
Do I need to download anything to play Golly! Ghost! in the browser?
No. Golly! Ghost! streams from a public archive into a browser-side Arcade emulator. Nothing is installed on your computer.
Can I save my progress in Golly! Ghost!?
Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original Arcade cartridge supported.
Does Golly! Ghost! work on mobile devices?
Yes — the Arcade emulator runs on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. Touch controls overlay the game; landscape mode is recommended.
Is it legal to play Golly! Ghost! this way?
RetroGameSpace is a transient caching reverse-proxy and does not host first-party copies of Golly! Ghost!. Game files are fetched on demand from publicly-accessible archives. You are responsible for compliance with your local laws and the bring-your-own-ROM principle.
