On September 19, 1985, Capcom unleashed one of the toughest video games ever to hit arcades, starring a brave knight and his brave underwear.
Ghosts’n Goblins was the game that answered the age-old question, “What do you do when the devil kidnaps your girlfriend?” The answer, which in retrospect should have been fairly obvious, is die. Die lots.
Thirty years later we’ve been through a lot with Sir Arthur, from sequels (Ultra Mega Hyper Ghosts’n Goblins) to spin-offs (Maximo) to crossover appearances (Marvel Vs. Capcom 3). But mostly we’ve just seen him being slaughtered in his underwear, as demonstrated in the five unfortunate minutes above.
The First Five is the first five minutes of a game with light commentary. Once the five minutes are up, so am I.
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