Magic Carpet

n/a

NTSC-U/PAL
NTSC-J

Magic Carpet

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)

Developer: Bullfrog Productions, Krisalis Software

Distributor: Electronic Arts Australasia (AU)

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (7 tracks)

Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad

Genre: 3D Shooting^[1], Shooting^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Deutsch

Español

Svenska

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-12-06^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-10611G
JP (3D Pad)	1996-12-06	¥7,8007,800	T-10614G
US	1996-03-28^[3]^[4]	$49.9549.95^[5]	T-5006H
EU	1996-03-29		T-5006H-50 E314SSXI
DE	1996-03-29		T-5006H-50 E314SSXI
PT	199x
UK	1996-03-27^[6]	£44.9944.99^[7]^[8]	T-5006H-50 E314SSXI
PL	1996	179zł179
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
IBM PC Macintosh PlayStation Windows PC

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Magic Carpet (マジックカーペット) is a first person shoot-'em-up game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts. You play as a mage shooting mana on a magic carpet. At the time of its original release (1994), the graphics were seen as the best around, introducing many technologies that are still used today. It also supported 3D glasses.

The Saturn version includes 70 levels (all 45 from the original release and 25 from its expansion; levels 9, 18, 29, 34 and 40 are missing from all versions of the game). In Japan, it was bundled with the 3D Control Pad as well as being sold separately.

Magazine articles

Main article: Magic Carpet/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #5: "Avgust 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-20: "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (1996-11-08)

Print advert in Super Power (FI) #1997-02: "2 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

94

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

87

^[7]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

87

^[10]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

48

^[11]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

90

^[12]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

51

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[5]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[14]

LeveL (CZ)

86

^[15]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[16]

Maximum (UK)

75

^[17]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

91

^[18]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

79

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

93

^[20]

Player One (FR)

93

^[21]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

91

^[22]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[23]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[24]

Sega Magazin (DE)

93

^[25]

Sega News (CZ)

91

^[26]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

89

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

94

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[8]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[30]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

94

^[31]

Strana Igr (RU)

60

^[32]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

87

^[33]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[34]

	80
Based on 29 reviews

Magic Carpet

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, JP (3D Pad)
Cover

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, DE
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Magic Carpet/Technical information.

References

↑ File:MagicCarpet Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/d7tFQSHrn5g/m/_MFIPFsonaAJ
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/ei8KVVPK2gY/m/H0T_pRmMHxMJ
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 68
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-03-25), page 32
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 52
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-23), page 72
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 96
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-04-03)
↑ Famitsu, "1996-12-13" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 65
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 15
↑ Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 36
↑ LeveL, "Červen 1996" (CZ; 1996-06-01), page 56
↑ MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 58
↑ Maximum, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-03-29), page 149
↑ Mega Force, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Mega Fun, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 76
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 64
↑ Player One, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Playmag, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 103
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 183
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70
↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 76
↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 19
↑ Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 22
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (JP; 1996-11-08), page 216
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
↑ Sonic the Comic, "24 May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-11), page 18
↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 74
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 36
↑ VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 62

Magic Carpet
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[:File:GamePro_US_092.pdf_p68-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 68

[6] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-03-25), page 32

[:File:CVG_UK_173.pdf_p52-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 52

[:File:SSM_UK_06.pdf_p72-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-23), page 72

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_053.pdf_p96-9] Consoles +, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 96

[digitiser1996-04-03-10] Digitiser (UK) (1996-04-03)

[11] Famitsu, "1996-12-13" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-05.pdf_p65-12] Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 65

[:File:GameFan_US_0405.pdf_p15-13] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:GameInformer_US_037.pdf_p36-14] Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 36

[15] LeveL, "Červen 1996" (CZ; 1996-06-01), page 56

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-04.pdf_p58-16] MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 58

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_05.pdf_p149-17] Maximum, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-03-29), page 149

[:File:MegaForce_FR_49.pdf_p76-18] Mega Force, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-04.pdf_p76-19] Mega Fun, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 76

[:File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p64-20] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_063.pdf_p86-21] Player One, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:Playmag_FR_02.pdf_p103-22] Playmag, "Avril 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 103

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-25_19961213.pdf_p183-23] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 25" (JP; 1996-11-29), page 183

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-02_19970131.pdf_p70-24] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_29.pdf_p76-25] Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 76

[:File:Sega_News_3_CZ.pdf_p19-26] Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 19

[:File:SegaPower_UK_78.pdf_p48-27] Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_60.pdf_p22-28] Sega Pro, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 22

[:File:SSM_JP_19961122_1996-20.pdf_p216-29] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (JP; 1996-11-08), page 216

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16

[31] Sonic the Comic, "24 May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-11), page 18

[:File:Strana_igr_05.pdf_p74-32] Strana Igr, "Avgust 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p36-33] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 36

[:File:VideoGames_US_89.pdf_p62-34] VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 62

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Magic Carpet

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References