Magical Taruruto-kun (Game Gear)
From Sega Retro
- For the Mega Drive game, see Magical Taruruuto-kun (Mega Drive).
Magical Taruruuto-kun | ||||||||||
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System(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||
Publisher: Tsukuda Ideal | ||||||||||
Licensor: Tatsuya Egawa, Shueisha, Toei Animation | ||||||||||
Genre: Shooting[1][2] | ||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Magical Taruruto-kun (まじかる☆タルるートくん) is a shoot-'em-up game published by Tsukuda Ideal for the Game Gear. It is based upon the Magical Taruruto-kun manga and anime series.
Contents
Story
Magical Taruruto-kun must rescue Honmaru and Iyona from the villainous troll Raivar.
Gameplay
The game is a horizontally scrolling shooter. The player controls Taruruto-kun, who flies through each stage. He is moved in any direction with the D-pad. He shoots magical bullets with . The controls have no rapid-fire. He can acquire items that can be used as one-time magic spells with .
The witch Mimora-chan appears in each stage. If Taruruto-kun flies into her, it takes the player to a store where the player can pick an item. Items include different weapons, magic spells, speed upgrades, and health upgrades.
Taruruto-kun's health is indicated by hearts at the bottom of the screen. When he runs out of health, he loses a life, but he respawns immediately if the player has a life remaining. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but the game has unlimited continues.
Items
Weapons
Equips Taruruto-kun with his starting weapon. | |
Equips Taruruto-kun with a double shot. | |
Equips Taruruto-kun with a homing shot. | |
Equips Taruruto-kun with a larger but slower shot. | |
Equips Taruruto-kun with a taller wave shot. |
Magic Spells
Each spell can only be used once, though multiple spells can be held in reserve at a time.
Gives Taruruto-kun a projectile that can penetrate through multiple targets. | |
Gives Taruruto-kun a projectile that sticks to an enemy and then explodes after a moment. | |
Gives Taruruto-kun a projectile that causes an enemy to sink to the bottom of the screen. | |
Gives Taruruto-kun the ability to freeze enemies in place temporarily. |
Speed Upgrades
Speed I | |
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Sets Taruruto-kun's speed to the slowest level. | |
Speed II | |
Sets Taruruto-kun's speed to the middle level. | |
Speed III | |
Sets Taruruto-kun's speed to the fastest level. |
Other
Extends Taruruto-kun's health by one heart and restores any lost hearts. | |
1-Up | |
Gives the player an extra life. |
Stages
Stage 1 | |
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Stage 2 | |
Stage 3 | |
Stage 4 | |
Stage 5 | |
Stage 6 | |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Magical Taruruto-kun (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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Based on 7 reviews |
Technical information
ROM dump status
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128kB | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ File:MTK GG JP Box Front.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 33
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ', "" (; ), page 89
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 40
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 181
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Main page | Maps | Magazine articles | Reception
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