Ghosts Special is a mansion consisting of 4 equally sized floors, a basement (floor 0) in the lower right of the map, a ground floor (floor 1) in the lower left of the map, a first floor (floor 2) in the upper left of the map and a top floor plus attic (floor 3) in the upper right of the map.

There is one boss enemy on each floor. They are holding different keys.

You may explore the different parts of the floors in what order you want to the extent you have access to them at any given time. Be prepared for enemies in the many rooms and hallways, and know that enemies in other areas may be alerted at different moments and come at you unexpectedly from different angles. Collect health and different types of ammo in rooms on all floors when needed.

START POSITION – Mind the bomb behind you. Go through the door ahead and take out the gunslinger moving southward with your knife. Then turn around and wait for the brown cloak.

Enter this room, deal with another gunslinger. Locate the secret door marked by the left painting on the brick wall. Find a revolver behind it.

Go to this room and fight it out with the gunslinger and the armour. Take the latter's axe. Now you are prepared to fight the ghosts.

Clean out the rest of floor 1 (except the room with the Reptile). Be prepared for some heavy fighting in some rooms.

Find a 1-up in this room.

You may also venture up to floor 3 and explore and clean out most of that floor at this stage, or you can do that later.

Alert the Reptile in this room and have him follow you to another part of the floor.

Then run back to his room, take quickly care of the gunslinger, then find the brass key behind this secret door. Make it out of the room again before the Reptile returns.

Move over to the elevator compartment while avoiding the Reptile, and take the elevator (upper right) up to floor 2.

On floor 2 go through the door to the east.

Expect more heavy fighting while exploring this floor.

Enter the library. Switch quickly between the axe and the revolver while fighting the ghosts and the gunslingers. Beware the armour at the south end, defeat it. Locate the secret door.
You may take any of the two crosses, but preferably the one behind the secret door.

Do away with the ghost in the bath room and break the mirror. Find a 1-up and plasma ammo in the secret room behind it.

Clean out the rest of the floor before...

...approaching the central room from the north or the south. Attract the attention of the armour (without being noticed by the Skull Boss). The ghost in the veranda will be alerted. Finish with the armour and the ghost.

Alert the Skull Boss and have him follow you to a different part of the floor (similar to what you did on floor 1).

Run back, go through the door to the veranda, take the death chalice and the bronze key. Get away before the Skull Boss returns.

Make sure the Skull Boss is not near the library while you quickly retrieve the cross you left between the book shelves.

Make it back to the elevator and down to the basement (via floor 1).

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