Ghostbusters on Sega Genesis gives you freedom early, which is fun right up until you pick a rough case order and make the game harder than it needed to be. This page is the easy answer: if you want a clean first run, here is the route I would use.
Best case order for most players
- Home Sweet Home
- Apartment
- Woody House
- High-Rise Building
- Castle
- Deep Hole
You can shuffle some of the first four cases around, but this order keeps the game from spiking too hard before your gear catches up.
Why this order works
- Home Sweet Home is the safest place to learn the movement, capture flow, and stage logic.
- Apartment gives you a tougher check without demanding the special prep that Woody House wants.
- Woody House belongs after that because you should already know to buy Infrared Scopes before entering.
- High-Rise Building is a strong fourth case because your weapons and cash should be in better shape by the time Stay-Puft shows up.
- Castle and Deep Hole are late for a reason. They are the endurance tests.
Best Ghostbuster to start with
- Ray: best first-run pick for most players because the stamina cushion forgives more mistakes.
- Peter: balanced and perfectly fine if you do not want Ray’s slower movement.
- Egon: the fast option, but also the punishing option.
Quick case reference
- Home Sweet Home: $2000 reward, 1 middle ghost
- Apartment: $4000 reward, 2 middle ghosts
- Woody House: $6000 reward, 2 middle ghosts
- High-Rise Building: $8000 reward, 2 middle ghosts
- Castle: $9000 reward, 4 middle ghosts
- Deep Hole: final stretch, no normal cash reward listed
Remember that clearing middle ghosts cleanly matters too. The better you handle those fights, the healthier and richer you stay heading into the next job.
When to break the order
If you already know the game well, you can absolutely experiment. The first four cases are open on purpose. But for a steady first completion, I would still stick close to the order above.