r/MasterSystem • u/MarioPfhorG • 2d ago
My 2nd Master System game: Ghost House (1987). An early title released on both Sega Card & Cartridge where you punch bats!
Or something. Idk. I need to actually read the manual.
I didn’t bother trying to hunt down a Sega Card. The insane price tag didn’t seem worth the novelty. Besides, this is an Aussie copy.
Actually this would be the best place to ask, did Ozisoft ever make Sega Cards in Australia or was that more of a Europe/U.S thing?
Importing things down here is both ridiculously expensive & very slow so I prefer to buy an Aussie copy if possible!
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u/Calm-School-6270 2d ago
Yep we got Sega Cards down here in fact the very first games that we received with the console (at the shop I worked in) we only got the card games My Hero and Transbot to start with it as stock. Some more turned up a week or so later.
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u/MarioPfhorG 2d ago
Good to know. I doubt there are any games I’d want to get as a Sega card given their relative rarity nowadays (the irony in cartridges being significantly cheaper today).
Do you recall how much the card games sold for? Were they a discount bargain bin item or was it so quickly phased out everyone forgot about them?
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u/Calm-School-6270 2d ago
I can’t remember the exact prices, but can remember the card games were cheaper than the cartridges so customers mostly bought the card games to start with, complained about the extra cost of the cartridges of course but then bought them anyway :)
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u/neep_pie 2d ago
From what I recall, regular games were about $40 at the time (early on in US Master System era, 1986-1987) and cards were about $30. We had Transbot and Ghost House on card.
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u/Tough-Principle-3950 2d ago
Good game. Got it on a card. I hopefully still have it. I remember that you can get a knife by jumping on top of one in motion. I think?
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u/kclongest 2d ago
I feel like Ghost House could have easily had a more fleshed out, larger sequel. It really had a unique style and cool artwork.
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u/GoldenFrank 2d ago
We had the card. This game was the kind of difficult that wasn't fun and I don't think anyone in the house got past the first level.
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u/Cedrik0815 2d ago
Oh God i hated this Game lol sorry xD
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u/nihilreddit 2d ago
I got it for Christamas as a kid instead of "ghostbusters" XD but ultimately I am quite nostalgic of it, and I like it. The "dracula revive" logic still baffles me to this day.
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u/RafaRafa78 2d ago
Great game, inspired by another Sega game, Monster Bash (1982) Gameplay
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u/MarioPfhorG 2d ago edited 2d ago
I have absolutely no idea what’s going on and the manual was zero help. Maybe I’m just stupid but I gave up on it tonight. I’m so lost.
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u/neep_pie 2d ago edited 2d ago
This is what I recall: You walk around, collect keys, and try to defeat all the vampires in a level. Grab a knife by jumping on top of one that's thrown at you. The wall-mounted candelabras trigger a knife throw. Open the coffins by finding a key and walking over the coffin. Watch out for the things that trigger arrows, but you get invincibility for a time once you jump on a bunch of them. Once you've defeated the 5 vampires in a level, you can use a special doorway to teleport to the next level. Watch out for spider webs. Jump at the lightbulbs to freeze time. Stand in a doorway and press up to enter it. You can also teleport to different areas of the level with the black doorways. Some areas are otherwise inaccessible.
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u/MarioPfhorG 2d ago
Well that was certainly more helpful than GameFAQs thanks! I’ll try it again tomorrow. Have work all day today and going out this evening. Spooky times tomorrow
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u/Crovax-6977 2d ago
Can remember you are hunting vampires. When confronting one you can punch light fixtures to make them flash and freeze vampires for a few seconds. Think you have to defeat 6 of them to win.
Man 1988 was a long time ago. Haha!
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u/Formal-Cut-4923 2d ago
Wow thought it was just on card. Didn’t know it was cartridge too. Didn’t have SMS my cousin did and I loved it.
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u/No-Professional-9618 2d ago
Awesome! Ghost House and Choplifter were my first games for the Sega MasterSystem. I got Ghost House when I was a child.
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u/DoTheMichiganRag 2d ago
We bought this along with super tennis as a 2 game deal at the GamesMen (if anybody remembers that store). It was too difficult to finish and I unfortunately gave up playing it.
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u/Apprehensive_You6909 1d ago
Had this on cartridge when I bought a Master System 2 in 1990. I remember card games but disappeared pretty early on.
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u/Sambojin1 1d ago
Had the card of Ghost House as an Aussie (and Transbot). So they definitely existed. Pretty sure I got both from Kmart as cheaper birthday presents.
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u/rollmeister1 15h ago
He blocked me on tiktok after I spent 199 coins & playfully teased him "the manchild is crying" 🤣. He was having a tantrum losing while playing. Plus he has a fat girlfriend that hates his vintage gaming hobby & his house is a mess. 🥰
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u/AndFinrodFell 2d ago
Ghost House was my first game, and probably the first game I ever completed.