NES

Ghosts 'N Goblins

Title screen

Japan Title screen

Our hero with his sweetheart

A lower level demon appears and absconds with the hero's love

The map of the levels

Starting a new game

In need of some armor

A haunted forest

Through the forest, over the river, battling the ghostly knights

Even the plants are out to get the hero

The first boss

Level 2

Level 2, progressing through a cursed town

More of the terrible town

A pair of bosses at the end of level 2

It's raining bats at the start of level 3

A demonic rockpile

A dragon (and residual demon) at the end of level 3

Lots of moving platforms in level 4

The bridge across lava; there is a powerful cross weapon here

Level 4 boss -- another dragon

Level 5, hiking up the fortress

Refighting old bosses

Refighting the dragon boss

Battling a pair of powerful demons in order to gain access to the inner sanctum