To see the special bonus items that appear randomly throughout the game, click here.

Thanks to Yashiro, I now have screenshots of the infamous ending to the NES game. It's infamous for the absolutely horrible translation that it got... not as bad as Zero Wing for the European Mega Drive, but pretty close. Check out the screenshots yourself to see what I mean...

John Paul Palacio recently let me know about an interesting difference between the U.S. and Japanese arcade games. Here's what he had to say:

The Japanese and US versions of the Ghosts and Goblins arcade game are somewhat different from each other due to the special item needed to defeated the last boss (Lucifer/Astaroth). In the American arcade game, you throw a shield at the monsters like the one in the NES version, but in the Japanese version, you actually throw a cross at the demons. I guess Capcom/Taito USA did not want the kids to see Arthur throw a cross at anyone (even if you're fighting demons).

Here's some pics he provided of the Japanese arcade game - indeed, they do show Arthur throwing a cross.

Here's pics of the U.S. version, which clearly show a shield in Arthur's inventory.