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Haunting Starring Polterguy
闹鬼大师
Haunting Starring Polterguy is a comedy strategy game released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for Sega Genesis. Players control Polterguy, a mischievous poltergeist tasked with haunting residential homes and scaring away the occupants. The game features a level-based structure, each level representing a different house with distinct residents and layouts. Gameplay involves selecting from various pranks and supernatural abilities to frighten inhabitants—moving objects, creating unsettling sounds, and causing general mayhem. The timer-based mechanics add pressure as players must achieve scare goals within a set time limit. Controls allow you to navigate rooms, interact with objects, and execute haunting actions. The cartoonish presentation and humorous tone set it apart from typical strategy games, emphasizing comedic horror over serious gameplay. Success requires strategic planning to deploy the right scares in the proper sequence.
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Released
- 1993
- Platform
- Mega Drive
- Genre
- Strategy
- Players
- 1P
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (2.4K)
- Last updated
Haunting Starring Polterguy Controls — Mega Drive Keyboard Keys
Default keyboard bindings for Haunting Starring Polterguy on our in-browser Mega Drive 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ↑ | D-Pad Up | Move up |
| ↓ | D-Pad Down | Move down |
| ← | D-Pad Left | Move left |
| → | D-Pad Right | Move right |
| X | A | Primary action (jump / confirm) |
| Z | B | Secondary action (attack / cancel) |
| S | C | Tertiary action |
| A | X | Quaternary action |
| Q | Y | Fifth button |
| W | Z | Sixth button |
| Enter | Start | Start / Pause |
These bindings cover the 6-button Mega Drive controller. Most older titles only use buttons A/B/C; the extra X/Y/Z buttons matter for Street Fighter II and other 6-button fighters.
Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.
Haunting Starring Polterguy Longplay & Gameplay Videos
Watch a full playthrough of Haunting Starring Polterguy on Mega Drive before you dive in — recommended for getting a feel for the game's pacing, story beats, and difficulty curve.
Watch longplay on YouTube
"Haunting Starring Polterguy" Mega Drive longplay 1993
Haunting Starring Polterguy Cheat Codes
11 community-curated cheats for Haunting Starring Polterguy. Tick any to activate them automatically when you click "Play with cheats" — or copy a code into your own emulator.
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Infinite Energy Bar/Time
FFAF25:45FFAF24:0045 -
Infinite Plasma
9V9A-DCL6+KK9A-CAC8+EV9A-C9MAFFAF24:004A -
Infinite Energy
AM2A-AA9W -
Master Code
RH2B-86T2 -
Infinite Ecto
SD3A-AND6+EM3A-A9NA -
Infinite Plasma In One Code
AM1A-AA4J -
Have all spells (Only tested on Gens)
FFAF0E:00DF -
Always have all spells, and infinite use of them
9V9A-DCC6+579A-CAC8+B39A-C9MA -
Have infinite use of all spells, even if they're greyed out
RG2T-A61W -
Start a new game with all 5 spells
MF6A-AABT -
Spells (letters) stay longer before they disappear (5 seconds instead of 2 seconds)
BECA-7732
External references
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Haunting Starring Polterguy released?
Haunting Starring Polterguy was released in 1993 for the Mega Drive.
Who developed Haunting Starring Polterguy?
Haunting Starring Polterguy was developed by Electronic Arts, available to play in your browser on RetroGameSpace.
How many players does Haunting Starring Polterguy support?
Haunting Starring Polterguy is a single-player Strategy game for the Mega Drive.
What type of game is Haunting Starring Polterguy?
Haunting Starring Polterguy is a Strategy game for the Mega Drive, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.
How can I play Haunting Starring Polterguy for free?
Open this page and click "Play Now" — Haunting Starring Polterguy runs free in your browser via WebAssembly emulation. No account, no payment, no installer.
Do I need to download anything to play Haunting Starring Polterguy in the browser?
No. Haunting Starring Polterguy streams from a public archive into a browser-side Mega Drive emulator. Nothing is installed on your computer.
Can I save my progress in Haunting Starring Polterguy?
Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original Mega Drive cartridge supported.
Does Haunting Starring Polterguy work on mobile devices?
Yes — the Mega Drive emulator runs on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. Touch controls overlay the game; landscape mode is recommended.
Is it legal to play Haunting Starring Polterguy this way?
RetroGameSpace is a transient caching reverse-proxy and does not host first-party copies of Haunting Starring Polterguy. 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.
