Magical Taruruto-kun (Mega Drive)

For the Game Gear game, see Magical Taruruuto-kun (Game Gear).

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Magical Taruruto-kun

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Game Freak

Licensor: Tatsuya Egawa, Shueisha, Toei Animation

Sound driver: SMPS 68000

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-04-24^[2]	¥3,8803,880	G-4068

Magical Taruruto-kun (まじかる☆タルるートくん) is a 1992 action game for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega and Game Freak to tie into Tatsuya Egawa's/Shueisha's Magical Taruruuto-kun manga, which had been recently turned into an anime by Toei Animation.

Story

Honmaru Edojo is a fifth grader who lives in Tokyo. He is an outcast and a loser until he meets Magical Taruruto, whose powers help Honmaru deal with all his hardships, including girls and bullies. One day, there is a disturbance at the elementary school, which Taruruto-kun must investigate. He learns that the mischievous magic troll Raivar is causing trouble and must be stopped.

Gameplay

Magic selection

The game is a platformer played as the young magician Taruruto-kun. Taruruto is moved with and and crouches with . He jumps with and can glide by holding again while in midair. His glide allows him to cover more horizontal distance and to slide into narrow spaces. Taruruto breaks into a run upon landing after a glide. Taruruto attacks with his wand with . When standing next to an object, Taruruto can grab the object with and throw it at enemies with again. Objects become personified with faces when Taruruto grabs them. An object cannot be carried to a new area if there is a screen transition.

Taruruto gains a new magic power after every stage, which can be used with . Magic abilities have limited uses, but the player can find items that give Taruruto more uses. The player can switch the current magic ability with START .

Taruruto has a life gauge with three hearts and loses a heart each time he takes damage from an enemy. He loses a life if he loses all of his hearts or if he falls down a bottomless pit. The game ends if Taruruto loses all of his lives, though it can be continued as long as there are continues remaining.

Magic spells

	すけるるる
	Grants Taruruto-kun temporarily invincibility.
	ミ~モ~ラ~
	Summons the witch Mimora-chan to attack every enemy on screen.
	まっ、ぷたつ!!
	Attacks all enemies in a straight line from Taruruto's wand.

Items

	Item Box
	Pick up to reveal an item.
	Takoyaki (たこやき)
	Replenishes one heart on Taruruto's life gauge.
	Power Apple Juice (パワーアップルジュース)
	Fully replenishes Taruruto's life gauge.
	Pentagram Sticker (五芒星シール)
	Gives Taruruto another use of a magic ability.
	1-Up
	Awards the player with an extra life.