Magical Drop II| 1996 |
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Developer: Data East Corporation
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(4)
Number of Players: 2
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Developer: Data East Corporation
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(4)
Number of Players: 2
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Magical Drop II VGMuseum Game Endings
Magical Drop II on CAESAR
Magical Drop II high score and replay at MARP
Magical Drop II on datObase
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Magical Drop II VGMuseum Game Endings
Magical Drop II on CAESAR
Magical Drop II high score and replay at MARP
Magical Drop II on datObase
Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Magical Drop II (c) 1996 Data East.
Who says puzzle games can't be fast paced? This incredibly addictive puzzle game features hectic gameplay, cool graphics with awesome animations, fun music and different gameplay modes to choose from. Play it now but be warned, this is indeed one of the Neo-Geo's most addictive games ever!
- TECHNICAL -
Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : NGM-221
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> [A] Catch balloons, [B] Throw balloons
- TRIVIA -
Magical Drop II was released on March 21, 1996 in Japan.
The characters are broad parodies of a few of the characters featured in the well-known Tarot cards.
Default highscore table (RANKING TOP5)
1 5000 D .E
2 4500 D .E
3 4000 D .E
4 3500 D .E
5 3000 D .E
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Magical Drop II - PCCB-00217) on June 21, 1996.
- UPDATES -
There are some serious differences between the Japanese version and the international versions of this game :
* The Japanese version has character specific endings.
* All characters feature their own voice in the Japanese version, the European version features 4 voice tracks for all characters (some of these in Spanish) & the USA version features a single voice track for all characters.
* The Japanese version features three main different gameplay modes: Puzzle, Vs & Challenge. All other versions only feature Puzzle & Vs as selectable gameplay modes.
* The Japanese version features three selectable skill levels for each gameplay mode (Easy, Normal & Difficult). All other versions only offer Easy & Normal skill settings.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Bonus Characters : Enter the character selection screen. To play as Devil, Strength and Empress, highlight the following characters and press Down on each (in order) :
00 - The Fool
01 - Magician
02 - High Priestess
07 - Chariot
11 - Justice
17 - Sorceress
21 - World
* Play Against Black Clown : Don't lose a credit and after the battle against The Empress, Black Clown will appears.
- SERIES -
1. Magical Drop (1995, Arcade)
2. Magical Drop Plus 1! (1995, Arcade)
3. Magical Drop II [Model NGM-221] (1996, Arcade)
4. Magical Drop III [Model NGM-233] (1997, Arcade)
5. Magical Drop F - Daibouken Mo Rakujyanai! (1999, PlayStation)
6. Magical Drop V (2012, Arcade)
- STAFF -
Supervisor : Iwao Horita, Naomi Susa
Planner : Syungo Katagiri
Programmers : Tac. H, 3.2.1
Graphic Designers : S. Takeuchi, Asamin, Rie Sakurai, Mayu Sato, Hiroshi Hachiya
Sound : Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Hiroaki Yoshida (Maro) (Gamadelic), Shogo (Gamadelic)
* Character Voices :
The Fool and The Devil : Eri Tanaka
The Star : Mitsuyo Sunada
The Chariot : Nobuyuki Hiyama
The Magician : Isshin Chiba
The High Priestess and The World : Eriko
The Justice : Ring Ring
The Strength : Gorilla
The Empress : Rie Sakurai
The Black Clown : Kumiko Oka
* Foreign voices :
English : Steve Miller
Spanish : C. Amalia
Italian : B. Maurizio
Korean : K. Hyonsub, Maki
Cooperation : Magical Drop Staff
Special Thanks : Tomohiko Ebi, K. Oshima, Osada Erika, Kanari Minoru, Y. Kawai, Y. Sakamoto, Mayu Sato, H. Jinbo, Y. Sugahara, K. Tatsukawa, Makoto Nagao, H. Nakamoto, Shingo Mitsui, K. Minegishi, Masao
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
SNK Neo-Geo [JP] (April 19, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGH-221]"
SNK Neo-Geo CD [JP] (May 24, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGCD-221]"
SNK Neo-Geo CD [US] (May 24, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGCD-221E]"
Nintendo Super Famicom [JP] (September 20, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model SHVC-AOKJ]"
Sega Saturn [JP] (September 27, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model GS-9104]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [JP] (May 25, 2010) Neo-Geo version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [US] (November 29, 2010) Neo-Geo version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [EU] (December 03, 2010) Neo-Geo version
* Others :
Mobile Phones [US] (March 11, 2004)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1444&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Magical Drop II (c) 1996 Data East.
Who says puzzle games can't be fast paced? This incredibly addictive puzzle game features hectic gameplay, cool graphics with awesome animations, fun music and different gameplay modes to choose from. Play it now but be warned, this is indeed one of the Neo-Geo's most addictive games ever!
- TECHNICAL -
Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : NGM-221
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> [A] Catch balloons, [B] Throw balloons
- TRIVIA -
Magical Drop II was released on March 21, 1996 in Japan.
The characters are broad parodies of a few of the characters featured in the well-known Tarot cards.
Default highscore table (RANKING TOP5)
1 5000 D .E
2 4500 D .E
3 4000 D .E
4 3500 D .E
5 3000 D .E
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Magical Drop II - PCCB-00217) on June 21, 1996.
- UPDATES -
There are some serious differences between the Japanese version and the international versions of this game :
* The Japanese version has character specific endings.
* All characters feature their own voice in the Japanese version, the European version features 4 voice tracks for all characters (some of these in Spanish) & the USA version features a single voice track for all characters.
* The Japanese version features three main different gameplay modes: Puzzle, Vs & Challenge. All other versions only feature Puzzle & Vs as selectable gameplay modes.
* The Japanese version features three selectable skill levels for each gameplay mode (Easy, Normal & Difficult). All other versions only offer Easy & Normal skill settings.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Bonus Characters : Enter the character selection screen. To play as Devil, Strength and Empress, highlight the following characters and press Down on each (in order) :
00 - The Fool
01 - Magician
02 - High Priestess
07 - Chariot
11 - Justice
17 - Sorceress
21 - World
* Play Against Black Clown : Don't lose a credit and after the battle against The Empress, Black Clown will appears.
- SERIES -
1. Magical Drop (1995, Arcade)
2. Magical Drop Plus 1! (1995, Arcade)
3. Magical Drop II [Model NGM-221] (1996, Arcade)
4. Magical Drop III [Model NGM-233] (1997, Arcade)
5. Magical Drop F - Daibouken Mo Rakujyanai! (1999, PlayStation)
6. Magical Drop V (2012, Arcade)
- STAFF -
Supervisor : Iwao Horita, Naomi Susa
Planner : Syungo Katagiri
Programmers : Tac. H, 3.2.1
Graphic Designers : S. Takeuchi, Asamin, Rie Sakurai, Mayu Sato, Hiroshi Hachiya
Sound : Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Hiroaki Yoshida (Maro) (Gamadelic), Shogo (Gamadelic)
* Character Voices :
The Fool and The Devil : Eri Tanaka
The Star : Mitsuyo Sunada
The Chariot : Nobuyuki Hiyama
The Magician : Isshin Chiba
The High Priestess and The World : Eriko
The Justice : Ring Ring
The Strength : Gorilla
The Empress : Rie Sakurai
The Black Clown : Kumiko Oka
* Foreign voices :
English : Steve Miller
Spanish : C. Amalia
Italian : B. Maurizio
Korean : K. Hyonsub, Maki
Cooperation : Magical Drop Staff
Special Thanks : Tomohiko Ebi, K. Oshima, Osada Erika, Kanari Minoru, Y. Kawai, Y. Sakamoto, Mayu Sato, H. Jinbo, Y. Sugahara, K. Tatsukawa, Makoto Nagao, H. Nakamoto, Shingo Mitsui, K. Minegishi, Masao
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
SNK Neo-Geo [JP] (April 19, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGH-221]"
SNK Neo-Geo CD [JP] (May 24, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGCD-221]"
SNK Neo-Geo CD [US] (May 24, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model NGCD-221E]"
Nintendo Super Famicom [JP] (September 20, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model SHVC-AOKJ]"
Sega Saturn [JP] (September 27, 1996) "Magical Drop II [Model GS-9104]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [JP] (May 25, 2010) Neo-Geo version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [US] (November 29, 2010) Neo-Geo version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [EU] (December 03, 2010) Neo-Geo version
* Others :
Mobile Phones [US] (March 11, 2004)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1444&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 -------------
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 PUZZLE MODE
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 -------------
00000000 100A5F 00000000 FFFFFFFF No more Level Gain
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 ---------
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 VS MODE
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 ---------
00800000 101489 00000001 FFFFFFFF Unlock Secret Characters Enable to select Devil, Strength and Empress
00800000 100073 00000000 FFFFFFFF Face The Black Clawn
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Starting Stage
00090000 100072 00000009 00000000 Empress Castle (If You Never Lost, You Will Face B.C. Too, Or You'll Finish Here Otherwise)
00090000 100072 0000000A 00000000 Black Clawn (The Special Ending)
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000020 100A4B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=001 PL1 One ballon to win
00000000 100A4B 000000C8 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=200 PL1
00000000 100117 0000000A FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn (Buggy) PL1
00010000 100805 00000009 FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn (Buggy) PL1 (2/2) Part 2 tries to fix a bug, without it the game is actually unplayable.
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000020 100A6B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=001 PL2 One ballon to win
00000000 100A6B 000000C8 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=200 PL2
00000000 100118 0000000A FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn PL2
00010000 100905 00000009 FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn PL2 (2/2) Part 2 tries to fix a bug, without it the game is actually unplayable.
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Cartridge/NeoGeo Type Enable it DURING the neogeo bios booting sequence. If you miss the boot sequence reset and THEN enable it. The Home (NEOGEO) setting may open up other aspects of the game or it may even make the game unplayable.
00010000 10FD82 00000080 FFFFFFFF Arcade (MVS)
00010000 10FD82 00000000 FFFFFFFF Home (NEOGEO)
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 -------------
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 PUZZLE MODE
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 -------------
00000000 100A5F 00000000 FFFFFFFF No more Level Gain
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 ---------
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 VS MODE
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 ---------
00800000 101489 00000001 FFFFFFFF Unlock Secret Characters Enable to select Devil, Strength and Empress
00800000 100073 00000000 FFFFFFFF Face The Black Clawn
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Starting Stage
00090000 100072 00000009 00000000 Empress Castle (If You Never Lost, You Will Face B.C. Too, Or You'll Finish Here Otherwise)
00090000 100072 0000000A 00000000 Black Clawn (The Special Ending)
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000020 100A4B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=001 PL1 One ballon to win
00000000 100A4B 000000C8 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=200 PL1
00000000 100117 0000000A FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn (Buggy) PL1
00010000 100805 00000009 FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn (Buggy) PL1 (2/2) Part 2 tries to fix a bug, without it the game is actually unplayable.
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000020 100A6B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=001 PL2 One ballon to win
00000000 100A6B 000000C8 FFFFFFFF Always have Quota=200 PL2
00000000 100118 0000000A FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn PL2
00010000 100905 00000009 FFFFFFFF Play as Black Clawn PL2 (2/2) Part 2 tries to fix a bug, without it the game is actually unplayable.
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Cartridge/NeoGeo Type Enable it DURING the neogeo bios booting sequence. If you miss the boot sequence reset and THEN enable it. The Home (NEOGEO) setting may open up other aspects of the game or it may even make the game unplayable.
00010000 10FD82 00000080 FFFFFFFF Arcade (MVS)
00010000 10FD82 00000000 FFFFFFFF Home (NEOGEO)
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
