Ghostbusters Computer Game
date: label: Date made
content: 1984
name: label: Associated Name
content: Lafata, Tracie
label: maker
content: Activision
notes: label: Description
content: This 5 ¼” diskette contains the computer game software “Ghostbusters” for use on a Commodore 64 microcomputer. The action-adventure game, designed by David Crane and licensed by Activision in 1984, was based on the movie of the same name about professional exterminators on a paranormal mission. Crane completed most of the game before he watched the film.
label: Description
content: The object of the game was to acquire the equipment and money needed to complete the mission and began by having the player choose among four cars. At the end of a successful mission, the player received a code that allowed unspent money to carry over to the next game which accelerated progression.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Gaming
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Carl J. and Tracie Lafata
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.3063.01
label: catalog number
content: 2001.3063.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 2001.3063
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Software
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.5 cm x 14.2 cm; 5 5/16 in x 5 19/32 in