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'''''Golly! Ghosts! Goal!''''' (ゴーリーゴーストゴール ''Gōrī Gōsuto Gōru'') is a Japanese puzzle game for PC developed and published by Namco on March 29, 1996. It is a spinoff of the light-gun arcade game ''Golly! Ghosts!'' and is essentially a clone of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Lines ''Color Lines''] with very few non-aesthetic differences.
'''''Golly! Ghosts! Goal!''''' (ゴーリーゴーストゴール ''Gōrī Gōsuto Gōru'') is a Japanese puzzle game for PC developed and published by Namco on March 29th, 1996. It is a spinoff of the light-gun arcade game ''Golly! Ghosts!'' and is essentially a clone of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Lines ''Color Lines''] with very few non-aesthetic differences.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170924093207/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gollyghost/gollyghost.htm Archived Hardcore Gaming 101 page on the game.] Retrieved 29 Jun '19</ref>
 
==Gameplay==
The main goal is to connect 5 or more balls of the same color in vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines and erase them. If you get jammed by the colorful balls that appear one after the other and the balls get stuck, it's game over.


==Availability==
==Availability==
The game is considered rare, and despite being listed on Bandai Namco's [http://bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs_support/catalog/index.php?div=2&par=16&start=20 game catalog], the game can not be bought commercially or downloaded online.
The game is considered rare, and despite being listed on Bandai Namco's [http://bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs_support/catalog/index.php?div=2&par=16&start=20 game catalogue], the game can not be bought commercially or downloaded online.


On January 5, 2017, user Namcokid47 dumped the game online. While the game could be played using a virtual machine or similar tool, this dump missed video files which ended up being uploaded online by user Tatsumi on September 17, 2017.
On January 5th, 2017, user Namcokid47 dumped the game online. While the game could be played using a virtual machine or similar tool, this dump missed video files which ended up being uploaded online by user Tatsumi on September 17th, 2017.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.mediafire.com/file/u98rsotwue72sxf/Golly%21+Ghosts%21+Goal%21.zip Mediafire download link]
*[http://mediafire.com/file/u98rsotwue72sxf/Golly%21+Ghosts%21+Goal%21.zip Mediafire download link.] Retrieved 07 Feb '17
*[http://www80.zippyshare.com/v/n6WPFGjm/file.html Files missing from the original dump]
*[http://www80.zippyshare.com/v/n6WPFGjm/file.html Files missing from the original dump.] Retrieved 16 Sept '17
*[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gollyghost/gollyghost.htm Hardcore Gaming 101 page mentioning the game]
 
==Reference==
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 16 April 2023

Golly Ghosts Goal Cover.jpg

The game's cover art.

Status: Found

Date found: 17 Sep 2017

Found by: Namcokid47, Tatsumi

Golly! Ghosts! Goal! (ゴーリーゴーストゴール Gōrī Gōsuto Gōru) is a Japanese puzzle game for PC developed and published by Namco on March 29th, 1996. It is a spinoff of the light-gun arcade game Golly! Ghosts! and is essentially a clone of Color Lines with very few non-aesthetic differences.[1]

Gameplay

The main goal is to connect 5 or more balls of the same color in vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines and erase them. If you get jammed by the colorful balls that appear one after the other and the balls get stuck, it's game over.

Availability

The game is considered rare, and despite being listed on Bandai Namco's game catalogue, the game can not be bought commercially or downloaded online.

On January 5th, 2017, user Namcokid47 dumped the game online. While the game could be played using a virtual machine or similar tool, this dump missed video files which ended up being uploaded online by user Tatsumi on September 17th, 2017.

Gallery

  • Back of the game's packaging.

    Back of the game's packaging.

Gameplay footage.

External Links

Reference

  1. ↑ Archived Hardcore Gaming 101 page on the game. Retrieved 29 Jun '19
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