Ghouls 'N Ghosts is one of the best games ever made, it was one of those early Capcom titles that convinced gamers to upgrade from 8-bits to 16. I still regard it as one of the best 2D platformers around, it's a truly challenging game with a lot of imagination and cool enemies. But with advertisements like this one I find it incredibly hard to love Sir Arthur and his outrageous adventures.

This advertisement is horrendous, it takes everything that is cool about Ghouls 'N Ghosts and turns in into something that GamePro wouldn't even use. Let's start with Sir Arthur. At least, I think that's Sir Arthur ... it's hard to tell considering the artist gave the dude some breasts. In fact, the whole set of armor seems very odd, certainly nothing like what we see in the actual game. But I still need to know, why is he wearing women's armor? Was the other kind on backorder and he has to settle?

Thankfully U.S. Gold pulled together some of their best writers to come up with a short and sweet catchphrase, something that would stick in people's minds and help seal the deal. That's when their best writer stood up and shouted out: "If Ghosts 'N' Goblins Scared You Out of Your Mind ... This'll Scare You Out of Your Skin!" The only thing scary is how terrible this artwork is, this is the type of advertisement that makes me embarrassed to have recommended Ghouls 'N Ghosts to people.

FROM: Skating With Bad Advertising