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NES Ghostbusters Ending Screen
In the Ghostbusters headquarters, one of the monitors on the upstairs desks has the ending screen from the original Ghostbusters game on the NES. The monitor comes complete with all the spelling and punctuation errors.
Finding Fountains
#1 - At the firehouse. You only need to drink from this fountain once (even though you revisit the firehouse many times).
#2 - At soon as you enter the Sedgewick Hotel, the soda machine room to your right.
#3 - After the water drains from the hallway (at the Sedgewick) but before you reach the Sargassi Lounge, check the corner of the elevator lobby for the fountain.
#4 - In the laundromat Zeddemore breaks into at Times Square. It'll be by the cursed artifact, pushing bone - in the back room - so to speak.
#5 - After the cut-scene of Hoss and Stanz and the two office workers in the elevator at Times Square, you will be at the architectural office. The fountain is at the corner of the hall.
#6 - Public Library. The hallway leading to the juvenile reading room will have this water fountain.
#7 - After the Egyptian and Mummification exhibits at the Museum, Venkman will spring out to surprise Hoss and Zeddemore in a maintenance hallway. The fountain is there, right next to the Azatoth Head artifact.
#8 - When revisiting the Sedgewick, you need to turn the power back on at the generator room. The fountain is in the generator room.
Unlock Player Ranks
The player ranks in order are as follows.
Intern Ghostbuster
Rookie
Greenhorn
Supernatural Investigator
Novice Ghostbuster
Paranormal Examiner
Slime Collector
Spook Spotter
Spirit Trapper
Ghostbuster
Proton Slinger
Slimer Snagger
Phantom Blaster
Ecto Exterminator
Elite Ghostbuster
Wraith Wrangler
Soul Hunter
Specter Slayer
Defender of New York
Ghostbuster of the Year
Upgrades
All the upgrades cost $166,500.
Watchmen Reference
When listening to the answering machine messages, one will be of a man talking in a gruff voice asking, "Who busts the Ghostbusters?"
Easy Nice Shootin' Tex Achievement/Trophy
This exploit requires both a hard drive and a memory card to perform. This Achievement/Trophy requires you to beat the game with less than $100,000 in damage, no small feat. Have at least one completed game on the hard drive and start a new game using the memory card. Get to the first real mission (not the training one), then save and quit. Now, load up your hard drive save file and go to the final boss fight. Go into the options menu and go to the gameplay option and change the memory setting to the memory card save. Finish off the boss and the Achievement / Trophy is yours.
Achievements
If You complete the indicated task You'll unlock the corresponding accomplishment.
Are You A God? (100) - Complete the game on 'Professional' difficulty.
We Came, We Saw... (50) - Complete the game on 'Casual' or 'Experienced' difficulty.
We Have the Tools! (40) - Purchase all available equipment upgrades.
Spores, Molds, and Fungus (40) - Collect all Cursed Artifacts.
Back Off Man. I'm a Scientist (40) - Obtain 100% PKE scans for every paranormal creature.
Ghostbusters Drinking Game (40) - Quench your thirst wherever possible to avoid being scared spitless.
The Destructor (30) - Complete the game with more than $3,000,000 in property damage.
Nice Shootin', Tex! (30) - Complete the game with less than $100,000 in property damage.
Mother Pus Bucket! (20) - Purchase all upgrades for the Slime Gun.
We be fast! They be slow! (20) - Purchase all upgrades for the Dark Matter Generator.
I Don't Want My Face Burned Off (20) - Purchase all upgrades for the Meson Collider.
Heat 'Em Up (20) - Purchase all upgrades for the Proton Gun.
...And You Want to Keep It? (20) - Collect a Cursed Artifact.
I'm a Ghostbuster, Not a Doctor! (20) - Revive your teammates 20 times.
It's Slime Time (20) - Use the Slime Tether on 15 ghosts.
I Looked at the Trap, Ray! (20) - Recover 20 of your own full ghost traps.
But the Kids Love Us! (20) - The children's reading room has a story to tell, but it will take more than your eyes to see it.
I've Quit Better Jobs Than This. (20) - Some ghosts had a real blowout in the Coat Room. Clean it up?
One down, on the Ground! (20) - Airborne coffins are an affront to gravity; use your Proton Pack to avenge Mother Nature!
Slam Dunk! (15) - Slam dunk a ghost into a trap.
Slime Dunk! (15) - Trap a ghost using the Slime Tether.
Stasis Dunk! (15) - Trap a ghost using the Stasis Stream.
I Ain't 'Fraid of No Ghost! (10) - Trap a ghost.
Kosher! (10) - Remedy a dubious food choice to make the bar mitzvah as orthodox as it can be.
I Love You When You Rough-House! (10) - The tidy arcitectural office could use some Proton-based humbling.
Aim for the Flat Top! (10) - Eliminate a creature.
You Never Studied (10) - Keep your ears open to learn everything you can about the Civil War.
Hedgebuster (10) - The hedge maze is a real eyesore; do some Protonic pruning.
Loans Paid Off (10) - More than $100,000 earned in Xbox LIVE.
I Feel So Funky (5) - Get slimed by a charging ghost.
Total Protonic Reversal (5) - Knock yourself down with your own weapon.
You Gotta Try This Pole! (5) - Slide down the fire pole.
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