Cyril from Defunct Games armors up for Ghosts ‘n Goblins (NES), Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive), and Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about the value of preserving contemporary game reviews of retro video games, Capcom’s mostly forgotten former mascot Captain Commando and the Captain Commando Challenge Series, what the challenges are for ports of arcade games, and Cyril shares his experience as part of GamePro Magazine’s Team GamePro.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠ where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:19) Welcoming Cyril(5:20) Ghosts ‘n Goblins(43:24) Ghouls ‘n Ghosts(1:14:53) Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts(1:48:14) Ranking Retro(1:50:15) NintenDO or NintenDON’TDefunct Games is at http://www.defunctgames.com/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DefunctGamesGhosts ‘n Goblins manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABCE.pdfGhouls ‘n Ghosts manual: https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/GHOULS_N_GHOSTS.pdfSuper Ghouls ‘n Ghosts manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SABDE.pdfThe 50 Most S*** Hot Games Ever | Hyper #50 December 1997, p47-52: https://archive.org/details/hyper-050/page/n45/mode/2upIGN’s Top 100 Games: https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120250/http://top100.ign.com/2003/Les 100 meilleurs jeux de tous les temps: https://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossiers/00014196/les-100-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps.htmTop 100 Video Games of All Time | G4TV : https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-1001001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by Tony Mott: https://www.amazon.com/1001-Video-Games-Must-Before/dp/B005DI8LX2 The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time by Bo Moore | Popular Mechanics (2014): https://www.videogamecanon.com/lists/popular-mechanics-2014/Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia by John Tones and Carlos Carabaña : https://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951Ghosts 'N Goblins by ERROR72 in 23:48 - SGDQ2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSnUpA2RQ18Gamer of the Year 2022: Let Me Solo Her by Tyler Colp | PC Gamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/gamer-of-the-year-2022-let-me-solo-her/Super MadNES - Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts SNES - "Haunted Graveyard" [Stage 1] - Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FCExhVssi0Story Breakdown Cannon Spike (Dreamcast) | Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9U3V0yrObgCalling All GamePros | Game #19 February 1991, p. 10: https://www.retromags.com/files/file/2909-gamepro-issue-019-february-1991Introducing Team GamePro | Game Pro #25 August 1991, p. 12: https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-25-august-1991/page/n13/mode/2upCyril Lachel on Game Pro TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3b68rHt1aQElectronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Awards of 1989 | Defunct Games : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=resrK7BdzqETruancy | A Bit of Fry and Laurie S04E07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptbb0etSU08Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts by NME in 39:59 - AGDQ2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpDqAPc031oElectronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Awards of 1989 | Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-rPOG09QtYHoly Diver - Collector’s Edition | Retro Bit: https://retro-bit.com/holy-diver/Nintendo Classics: Top 276 Games on Nintendo Switch Online (According to the Critics) | Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytx4z7v98kUGhouls 'n Ghosts by Aquas and dosboxfalco in 19:29 - AGDQ2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLNYgfyITlA

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