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System(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Tengen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Tengen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Puzzle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Magical Puzzle Popils (マジカルパズル・ポピルズ), known as Popils: The Blockbusting Challenge in Europe, is a puzzle game for the Sega Game Gear. Different to other Tengen games, it was developed in Japan.
Contents
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Popils: The Blockbusting Challenge | Popils: The Blockbusting Challenge |
English (US) | Magical Puzzle Popils | Magical Puzzle Popils |
Japanese | マジカルパズル・ポピルズ | Magical Puzzle Popils |
Production credits
- Game Design: F.Mitsuji
- Audio: Y.Tomuro
- Graphics: K.Nemoto, M.Nagashima
- Map Design: K.Matsunaga
- Program: Jun Amanai
- Concept & Game Design: Fukio Mitsuji (MTJ)
- Additional Design & Program: Jun Amanai (JUN)
- Music & Sound: Yoshihito Tomuro (TOM)
- Graphics: Ken-ichi Nemoto (KAI), Masato Nagashima (HOD)
- Map Design: Kazuo Matsunaga (MTN)
- Game Design: F.Mitsuji
- Program: Jun Amanai
- Visual: M.Nagashima, F.Mitsuji, K.Nemoto
- Audio: Y.Tomuro
- Map Design: K.Matsunaga, K.Nemoto, F.Mitsuji
Magazine articles
- Main article: Magical Puzzle Popils/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-08: "August 1991" (1991-07-08)
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-03: "March 1992" (1992-02-08)
also published in:
also published in:
- Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-04: "April 1992" (1992-03-07)[3]
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-07: "July 1992" (1992-06-08)
Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #131: "October 1992" (1992-09-15)
Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Hobby Consolas (ES) #18: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)[4]
- Todo Sega (ES) #1: "Abril 1993" (1993-03-15)[5]
Physical scans
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Technical information
The game will restart as the last level completed with automatic battery backed saves.
The level editor feature allows for the creation and storage of 30 user levels.
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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128kB | 199X | Cartridge | 8KB backup |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "May 1992 (Go! Issue 7)" (UK; 1992-04-15), page 22
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 20
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-03-15), page 2
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1992 (Go! Issue 7)" (UK; 1992-04-15), page 22/23 (22)
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 113 (103)
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 74 (76)
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 129 (125)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 46
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 38
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sega Force, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 72
- ↑ Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 80/81 (80)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 36
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 113
- ↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 83
- ↑ Game Informer, "Summer 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 6
- ↑ Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 53
- ↑ Game Zone, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-24), page 56
- ↑ Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 114
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 150
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 173
- ↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 196
- ↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 100
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 129
- ↑ Play Time, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-07), page 91
- ↑ Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 179
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
- ↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 27
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
- ↑ Supersonic, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 72
- ↑ User, "Aprílios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 50
- ↑ Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 92
- ↑ Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 80
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