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Revision as of 20:34, 18 May 2022
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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58 |
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| Based on 7 reviews | |
| Game Gear, JP |
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 Cover
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 Cart |
Technical information
ROM dump status
| System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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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)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 33
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 89
- ↑ Games-X, "1st-7th August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-01), page 40
- ↑ Hippon Super, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-04), page 89
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 181
- ↑ Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 183
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
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