Pop'n Magic

Pop'n Magic
Pop'n Magic
Developer	Riot
Publisher	Telenet Japan
Producer	Eiji Kikuchi
Designer	Akifumi Kaneko
Programmer	Hironori Ahiko
Artist	Masato Kanamono
Composers	Hiroaki Kai; Gō Takano; Minoru Yuasa; Toshiya Sasaki
Platform	PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
Release	JP: July 24, 1992;
Genre	Platform
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Pop'n Magic is a 1992 video game for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM². It is a puzzle game developed and published by Telenet Japan.

Gameplay

The gameplay is somewhat similar to Bubble Bobble and Don Doko Don. The game features two characters, Pop and Magic. The two characters have the same abilities and do not differ in any way. The game features character designs that resemble anime, as well as full animated cutscenes between worlds, with Japanese voice acting.^[1] The audio for the game is full CD audio.

Development and release

The game took only three months to complete.^[2] The game was released on July 24, 1992, for the PC-Engine CD.^[3]

Reception

Review scores
Publication	Score
Consoles +	27%^[4]
Famitsu	5/10, 4/10, 5/10, 4/10^[5]
Gekkan PC Engine	85/100, 80/100, 80/100, 75/100, 75/100^[6]
Marukatsu PC Engine	6/10, 7/10, 6/10, 5/10^[7]
Consolemania	85/100^[8]
Electric Brain	89%^[9]

Pop'n Magic was met with mixed reviews.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[10]

References

^ "Le Japon en Direct: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 10. Éditions Mondiales S.A. June 1992. p. 11.
^ "機動力を武器に自由なゲーム作りを！ウィッチクラフトの金子彰史さんに迫る". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
^ Matsuyama, Benī (August 1992). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja]. No. 122. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. p. 248.
^ Hermellin, François (September 1992). "Super CD Rom Review: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 12. EM-Images SA. p. 63.
^ ^a ^b "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 189. ASCII Corporation. July 31, 1992. p. 40. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine).
^ ^a ^b "New Review Daisakusen! ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 9. Shogakukan. September 1992. p. 154.
^ ^a ^b "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Marukatsu PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 8. Kadokawa Shoten. August 1992. p. 157.
^ ^a ^b Pescatori, Massimiliano (October 1992). "Pop'n Magic". Consolemania [it] (in Italian). Vol. 2, no. 12. Xenia Edizioni. p. 75.
^ Garforth, Derek (June 1993). "Games Reviews: Pop'n Magic". Electric Brain. No. 35. Space City Publishing. p. 22.
^ Eggebrecht, Julian (October 1992). "News: Engine-Ereignisse — Neue Spiele Aus Japan". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 11. Markt & Technik. pp. 30–32.

External links

Pop'n Magic at GameFAQs
Pop'n Magic at MobyGames

[CP10-1] "Le Japon en Direct: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 10. Éditions Mondiales S.A. June 1992. p. 11.

[DengekiOnline-2] "機動力を武器に自由なゲーム作りを！ウィッチクラフトの金子彰史さんに迫る". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

[MBM122-3] Matsuyama, Benī (August 1992). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja]. No. 122. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. p. 248.

[CPpnm-4] Hermellin, François (September 1992). "Super CD Rom Review: Pop'n Magic". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 12. EM-Images SA. p. 63.

[FamPNM-5] "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 189. ASCII Corporation. July 31, 1992. p. 40. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine).

[GPCEpnm-6] "New Review Daisakusen! ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 9. Shogakukan. September 1992. p. 154.

[MPCEpnm-7] "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ぽっぷ'nまじっく". Marukatsu PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 4, no. 8. Kadokawa Shoten. August 1992. p. 157.

[ConsolemaniaPNM-8] Pescatori, Massimiliano (October 1992). "Pop'n Magic". Consolemania [it] (in Italian). Vol. 2, no. 12. Xenia Edizioni. p. 75.

[ElectricBrainPNM-9] Garforth, Derek (June 1993). "Games Reviews: Pop'n Magic". Electric Brain. No. 35. Space City Publishing. p. 22.

[VGSpnm-10] Eggebrecht, Julian (October 1992). "News: Engine-Ereignisse — Neue Spiele Aus Japan". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 11. Markt & Technik. pp. 30–32.

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