The complete history of the series that broke thousands of controllers and joysticks over the years and built the foundation for difficult games like Dark Souls, Ninja Gaiden, and Bloodborne. Learn the story behind its creator, Tokuro Fujiwara, its initial design concepts, and how the franchise evolved over three and a half decades. 0:00 - Introduction 2:28 - Part 1: Ghosts 'n Goblins is Born 10:27 - Part 2: Ghouls 'n Ghosts 17:21 - Part 3: Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts 22:45 - Part 4: A New Protagonist 31:06 - Part 5: Fujiwara Makes His Exit 35:46 - Part 6: Maximo Takes the Stage 44:58 - Part 7: Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins 51:10 - Part 8: More Spin-Offs 56:08 - Part 9: Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection 1:02:52 - Part 10: Legacies 'n Cameos 1:06:01 - Credits & Outro Corrections: 1. The ZX Spectrum is pronounced "Zed Ex Spectrum", not "Zee Ex Spectrum" (Sorry) 2. Sophia is Maximo's queen, not princess (Thanks Clint!) 3. From Maximo's Senior Game Designer, William Anderson: "David Siller only gave the name to Maximo Ghost to Glory. I designed nearly 80% of the game and I still have all of my original game designs. Capcom Japan didn't want me to follow Ghosts 'N Goblins as a template, but I needed a hook for the game to be successful." Special Thanks: Matt Baros Azita "KittyMecha" Marie Stefan Gancer shmuplations.com unseen64 AbbyP Ghosts 'n Goblins Gameplay: AL82 Retrogaming Longplays - null Retro Up - null RETRO DANUART - null Freidan - null Nintendo Complete - null Tsukikage100 無限月影 - null Minoru Leo - null Ruanzinho Gameplays - null MANBO - null Steparu - null fhdgw - null Diamond Longplays - null MotoQine - null Myrryspeikko - null RZX Archive - null Longplay Archive - null Marcel Schaad - null Project Longplay - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj04vK3cA_8Y486cghgJd4g scanning - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVk7YCL6ZUXSU4bJn-QJCWg Additional Gameplay: Nenriki Gaming Channel - null Brooklyn Dizzy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwtqed4yEGlDmcRldmaLe5w Krizalid99v2 - null Noctober - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDTue0vG26TWpBcLhsjUDg Tofu Cat Gaming - null LordCloudStrife - null ValenAlvern - null Sprite Rips: Deathbringer Fret Arec Barwin Locomule Tonberry2k Ragey Lord Zymeth ACE_Spark Magma MK-II Helgasboy SuperJustinBros Mister Mike Dolphman G-Dog TheTylor Graphics & Videos: Patrick Scott Patterson Game Developer Magazine Board Game Geek Gozer Glamour Lifestyle Choco1980 Sources: https://shmuplations.com/makaimura/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220218231534/https://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/tokuro-fujiwara/ https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/platinum-games/0/1 https://shmuplations.com/demonscrest/ https://www.unseen64.net/2009/05/03/maximo-3-ps2-cancelled/ https://shmuplations.com/daimakaimura/ https://www.4gamer.net/games/047/G004742/20111111003/ https://www.famitsu.com/news/202102/25214514.html https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-40/page/n19/mode/2up https://lostmediawiki.com/Ghosts_%27n_Goblins_64_(lost_build_of_cancelled_Nintendo_64_action_game;_1996) Mean Machines Sega - February 1996 issue - pgs. 20-21 Interview https://web.archive.org/web/20110607163225/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/30076/the-lair-of-hungry-ghosts/ https://shmuplations.com/harumifujita/ https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/21/18187446/resident-evil-2-history-capcom-hideki-kamiya Stefan Gancer's Interviews for "The History of Sunsoft" https://tcrf.net/Super_Ghouls%27n_Ghosts Games Covered: Ghosts 'n Goblins / Makaimura Ghouls 'n Ghosts / Daimakaimura Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts / Choumakaimura Gargoyle's Quest / Red Arima: Makaimura Gaiden Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness / Red Arima 2 Demon's Crest / Demon's Blazon Arthur & Astaroth's Mystery Demon World Village Incredible Toons Makaimura for WonderSwan Maximo: Ghosts to Glory Maximo vs. Army of Zin / Demon World Hero Maximo: Ambition of the Machine Monsters Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights / Makaimura Kishi Retsuden Ghosts 'n Goblins Gold Knights II / Makaimura Kishi Retsuden II Magyechon Online / Makaimura Online Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection / Kaettekita Makaimura #ghostsngoblins #makaimura #ghoulsnghosts