Makaimura series

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The Makaimura series is a classic Capcom action-platform game franchise, known in the West as Ghosts 'n Goblins, featuring notoriously difficult gameplay and a knight protagonist battling demons and undead.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Capcom franchise
video game series
alsoKnownAs Ghosts 'n Goblins series
linked to: Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghouls 'n Ghosts series
linked to: Ghouls'n Ghosts
countryOfOrigin Japan
developer Capcom
featuresCharacter Arthur
Astaroth
Princess Prin-Prin
Red Arremer
firstReleasePlatform arcade
firstReleaseTitle Ghosts 'n Goblins
firstReleaseYear 1985
gameplayElement armor that breaks to reveal Arthur in underwear
checkpoint-based progression
double jump in later entries
limited projectile weapons
strict time limits per stage
genre action-platformer
run-and-gun
hasEntry Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
linked to: Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghouls 'n Ghosts
linked to: Ghouls'n Ghosts

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
linked to: Ghouls'n Ghosts

Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
linked to: Ghosts 'n Goblins
hasMainProtagonist Arthur
hasMusicComposer Masanobu Tsukamoto
Tamayo Kawamoto
Yoshiya Terayama
hasSpinOff Demon's Crest
Gargoyle's Quest
Gargoyle's Quest II
linked to: Gargoyle's Quest
notableFeature high difficulty
two-loop completion requirement
notableFor influencing later difficult action games
originalLanguage Japanese
platform Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows

Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Portable
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Xbox One
arcade
publisher Capcom
setting dark fantasy world
targetAudience arcade action game players
typicalAntagonists demons
undead

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Daimakaimura franchise Makaimura series
subject linked to: Daimakaimura (Ghouls'n Ghosts)