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Press release:
Madrid, Spain –February 6, 2020– The independent game development studio Dr. Kucho! Games are today very happy to announce that they have released their retro-like run-n-gun/action platformer “Ghosts’n DJs” for PC via Steam. The game will be free but donations to charities are welcome to help children with video games.

Inspired by the classic arcade hit Ghosts’n Goblins, Ghosts’n DJs is a satirical pixel-art run and gun side-scrolling action platformer featuring the electronic music artists deadmau5 and Dr. Kucho!

“The soundtrack in Ghosts’n DJs features 4 tracks made by deadmau5: Polaris, 4Ware, GG and Three Pound Chicken Wing”, says electronic music legend Dr. Kucho!

“This game is free because we encourage fans to collaborate with game-related charities”.

Ghosts’n DJs is set in a parallel universe in which the music scene is being dominated by fake artists and DJ’s. Help Dr. Kucho! on his crusade for the love of music and equip himself with the legendary deadmau5 mask to defeat the evil creatures known as Devil Goata, Paul Douchebag, Paris Sheraton, Steve Karaoki and Pete Bullshit.

Features:
– Satirical pixel-art run and gun side-scrolling action platformer.
– Inspired by the classic arcade hit Ghosts’n Goblins.
– Set in a parallel universe in which the music scene is being dominated by fake DJ’s.
– 3 stages, 5 different enemies, walking and flying enemy behaviors, and one final boss.
– 4 regular weapons + deadmau5 head as armor and super weapon.
– 4 levels of difficulty for beginners and ultra hard core players.
– Super fast and fluid action gameplay.
– CRT filter for arcade feel.
– FX sounds based on 8 bit YM2203 and MOS6581 sound chips.
– Fully created by the house music legend Dr. Kucho!
– Featuring deadmau5.

Featuring deadmau5
Ghosts’n DJs proudly features deadmau5, the groundbreaking electronic artist who has changed pop culture as we know it with albums such “4 × 4 = 12”, “For Lack Of A Better Name” and “Random Album Title”. He’s also critically acclaimed for his singles “Sofi Needs A Ladder”, “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” and “I Remember”. deadmau5 kindly allowed the use of his tracks “Polaris”, “4Ware”, “GG” and “Three Pound Chicken Wing” to be part of the soundtrack of this game.

About Dr. Kucho! Games
Dr. Kucho! Games is an independent video games studio created in Spain in 2014. It is mainly formed by a sole creator, Dr. Kucho!, one of the most industrious and long-standing producers and DJs ever after almost three decades in the industry, with a portfolio of more than 300 house music releases, including his latest hit “Can’t Stop Playing”.

During 8 and 16 bit times, learned Spectrum (Z80) assembly language, Commodore64 (6510), Amiga (68000) and PC (8086) motivated by the idea of creating video games but games but disappointed because those systems couldn’t reach arcade cabinets’ quality. In 2014 he knew about the existence of Unity and created his first video game.