# NOS Ghostbusters II for original Gameboy (Japanese version)

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**Category:** Collectibles\
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/nos-ghostbusters-ii-for-original-gameboy-japanese-version/5258 "2016-07-18T12:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kid\_Chameleon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@Kid\_Chameleon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kid_Chameleon)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/nos-ghostbusters-ii-for-original-gameboy-japanese-version/5258/1 "2016-07-18T12:32:35Z")

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Found this while browsing on eBay:

[http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201614862872?\_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT](http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201614862872?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)

He’s still got a few left if anyone else is interested. Gameboy games are region free so it’ll run on any GB/GBC/GBA(except for Micro) that you have lying around.

The game is a similar deal to New [Ghostbusters II](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-ii-activision) on the NES only with different level design and without the 8-bit movie soundtrack. It has a few neat power ups though and you can also change ghostbuster on the fly (which you can’t do in NGB2).

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**Author:** ![B-Rad](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@B-Rad](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/B-Rad)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/nos-ghostbusters-ii-for-original-gameboy-japanese-version/5258/2 "2016-07-18T13:02:51Z")

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actually any form of [ghostbusters 2](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/FAQ/ghostbusters-2) that you find for the gameboy is this version of New Ghostbusters 2. Besides the differences you already mentioned you have to keep an eye on both Busters in your group as they both take damage unlike the NES version.

I actually just get a reproduction of the US prototype for New Ghostbusters 2, I had a PAL one but don’t like how the music and game runs a little faster on a US NES. Heck I never even knew there was a us prototype for it.

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**Author:** ![Kid\_Chameleon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@Kid\_Chameleon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kid_Chameleon)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/nos-ghostbusters-ii-for-original-gameboy-japanese-version/5258/3 "2016-07-18T13:37:33Z")

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> [@B-Rad](#):
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> actually any form of ghostbusters 2 that you find for the gameboy is this version of New Ghostbusters 2.

Yes, that’s correct. The difference is in the packaging and some of the Japanese designs can be very appealing to collectors.

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**Author:** ![Kid\_Chameleon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@Kid\_Chameleon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kid_Chameleon)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/nos-ghostbusters-ii-for-original-gameboy-japanese-version/5258/4 "2016-07-20T10:39:08Z")

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Game arrived today and there are a couple of differences from the Western version:

1. the copyright text at the beginning of the game covers the whole screen

2. there is a remaining life/energy bonus at the end of each level

Negligible to most people but still a point of interest for the OCD collector.