NES Ghostbusters Theme Creepypasta

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Over the years, there have been many terrifying stories to come from the world of gaming. And they’re all true. Lavender Town. Sanic Exe. Ben Droned. All true stories. And all terrifying…

But today, we’re going to be reading the scariest of them all. This, is the tragic tale, of, the NES ghostbusters theme. Make sure to like, comment, subscribe, and hit the bell for more.

Two years ago. Dipshit, Maine. I was 17 at the time. I was in a nostalgic mood, and had spent the past two weeks thinking about a game I used to play on my granddad’s NES. It was a tie in game for the movie Ghostbusters. I’d never seen the film, but I remember fondly playing the game whenever I would visit.

So I went to my local Gamestop, and asked the clerk at the counter if they had the game in stock. Thankfully, they had made sure the NES ghostbusters shelf was fully stocked, as if they were expecting a customer? But it was at this moment, I realized. I had forgotted my wallet at home. So I asked the clerk, are there any I could get a discount on? At this question, the neckbeared, middleaged gamestop worker shuddered, and he pointed to a cartridge on the bottom row.

This one was strange. The sticker on the front was scratched, and almost looked burnt off on some of the edges. The ghost on the logo appeared to be a deep, BLOODY red. The Clerk said; You can have this one for free, but be warned. I accepted, and walked out the door immediately. Behind me, the Clerk yelled; Wait, don’t go, who are you gonna caaallll? I didn’t get the reference at the time. But I would soon understand what he meant.

And so I got home, thunderstorming all around me. I immediately went into my attic, excited to play my childhood favorite! But it wasn’t okay. My telephone began to ring. I hadn’t given anybody my phone number in 8 years! I picked it up, and nobody was there. I figured it was just the gamestop employee trying to get me to buy a membership. Jokes on him, his store is going extinct soon idiot.

I booted up the game, which took a few tries, which is usual for a nes game, which is why I didnt really care. AT FIRST! The game started up, with the iconic voiceline. “Ghostbusters!” But it sounded wrong, creepy, almost demonic even. Like it was a spirit yelling out in pain. I ignored it. It must have been a glitch, you know these old games can be like that.

I continued to play, despite the offputting music. But as I kept playing, the song kept getting deeper, and more demonic! At this point, I was getting really freaked out! But I continued on anyways, because IM A GAMER! FUCK YOU GAMESTOP!

That was, until something weird happened. I sucked up a ghost in the game, and suddenly the music began looping the ghostbusters line from the intro over and over, but it kept getting deeper, and I heard a scream come from the NES! I immediately turned off the television, terrified for my life! It must be haunted or something!

I couldn’t get to sleep that night, and I stayed up for hours researching the NES ghostbusters music. As it turns out, 19 developers had DIED while making the game! I didn’t even know that many people could do that make a game? This was odd, but it got stranger. I looked up the name of the game’s composer, only to find one name: “Jaakuna akuma” I put it through google translate, and found out it translated from Japanese into “EVIL SATAN”! I couldn’t believe my eyeballs! Had this music been made by the devil? And were the souls of those poor devs trapped within? I had to find out! So I turned the game back on! And this time, there was no music. I started playing, and it never started. Until, I captured a ghost in the ghost capture device! The “ghostbusters” line started playing on repeat, and the music was in the background but very distorted and wrong! I couldn’t take it anymore! But something forced me to keep playing! Soon, blood began to ooze from the cartridge slot on my NES. I was terrified. Was I going to be murdered by Evil Satan too? And then, all the sudden, I heard a voice behind me. It said “who ya gonna call?” I turn my head and it is BILL MURRAY WITH A KNIFE AND HYPERREALISTIC BLOOD EYESS! I got scared. And then, Bill Murray stabbed me in the chest, killing me instantly. And then, he looked into the camera, and said “subscribe and ring the bell for more content!”

The end.