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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ドナルドのマジカルワールド) is a [[Sega Game Gear]] platform game. It features Ronald McDonald, mascot of the McDonald's fast-food chain. The game was only released in Japan, though curiously if the player inserts the cart into a western Game Gear, it will be translated into English, revealing a unused title in the process - '''''Ronald in the Magical World'''''. This suggests an international release was planned, though cancelled for unknown reasons.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ドナルドのマジカルワールド) is a [[Sega Game Gear]] platform game. It features Ronald McDonald, mascot of the McDonald's fast-food chain. The game was only released in Japan. Curiously, if the player inserts the cartridge into a Western Game Gear, it is translated into English, revealing a unused title, '''''Ronald in the Magical World'''''. This suggests an international release was planned but cancelled for unknown reasons.
  
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The game has many similarities to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] game, ''[[McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure]]'', though the gameplay, story and level design are slightly different. Some of the music is shared between the two, however.
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The game has many similarities to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] game, ''[[McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure]]'', but there are differences in gameplay, story, and level design. Some music is shared between the two.
  
 
==Story==
 
==Story==
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A strange incident happens one day when Grimace finds a box and brings it to his friends, having no idea what to do with it. Birdie points out that the box says "DO NOT OPEN!", though Hamburglar ignores the warning and opens it anyway, revealing a magical map. Suddenly a wizard, known as Mr. Joke, emerges from the map and invites everyone to an adventure in his Magical World, proceeding to suck all of Ronald McDonald's friends into the map.
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{{ScreenThumb|Donald no Magical World, Introduction.png|width=160|Introduction}}
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A strange incident happens one day when Grimace finds a box and brings it to his friends, having no idea what to do with it. Birdie points out that the box says "DO NOT OPEN!" Hamburglar ignores the warning and opens it anyway, revealing a magical map. Suddenly, a wizard, known as Mr. Joke, emerges from the map and invites everyone to an adventure in his Magical World, proceeding to suck all of Ronald McDonald's friends into the map.
  
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Seeing his friends trapped inside the map, Ronald notices that Mr. Joke has dropped his magical stick in the process. With the stick, Ronald enters the Magical World and embarks on an adventure to rescue his friends from Mr. Joke.
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Seeing his friends trapped inside the map, Ronald notices that Mr. Joke dropped his magical stick in the process. With the stick, Ronald enters the Magical World and embarks on an adventure to rescue his friends from Mr. Joke.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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The game is a platformer played as Ronald McDonald. He makes his way through four rounds consisting of four levels and a boss fight. For the first three levels of each round, Ronald must find a key to open a door that bars the way to the exit. The fourth level of each round is a vertical level where Ronald must climb to the exit.
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Ronald moves with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouches with {{down}}. He jumps with {{2}}. He attacks by swinging the magical stick with {{1}}. He can upgrade his attack by collecting items. He can deploy the magical stick into an umbrella with {{up}}+{{1}}, which can be used to protect him against enemies. He can move while the umbrella is deployed. He can deploy the umbrella in midair and use it like a parachute, which helps him control his descent and allows him to clear a wider distance horizontally. This is often necessary to jump across platforms in the game. The umbrella can also be used to catch water or air and propel Ronald upwards in some areas.
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Ronald starts the game with three hearts, indicating his health. He loses a heart each time he takes damage from an enemy or a hazard. He can earn more hearts, up to a maximum of five, by winning bonus games, which are hidden throughout the levels. If Ronald loses all of his hearts, he loses a life and must restart the level. He loses one heart (down to a minimum of the starting three) and one attack level each time he loses a life. The game ends if he runs out of lives, but the player has unlimited continues.
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===Items===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Fries
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Restores one point of Ronald's health.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Cheeseburger
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Fully restores Ronald's health.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Drink
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Collect 4 to earn an extra life, up to a maximum of 9.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Magical Stick
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Upgrades the level of Ronald's attack, up to a maximum of 3.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Emerald
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Defeats all enemies on screen.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Key
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Ronald must collect the key in each level to open a door to the exit.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bonus Game
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Enters a bonus game.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Exit
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| bgcolor=#797cb9
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| sprite={{sprite | Donald no Magical World, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Exits the level.
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}}
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}}
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===Rounds===
 
===Rounds===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=192|
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Wonder Forest
 
| title=Wonder Forest
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-1.png
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| screenshot2=Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-2.png
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| screenshot3=Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-3.png
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| screenshot4=Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-4.png
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| screenshot5=Donald no Magical World, Stage 1 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Cake Town
 
| title=Cake Town
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-1.png
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| screenshot2=Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-2.png
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| screenshot3=Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-3.png
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| screenshot4=Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-4.png
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| screenshot5=Donald no Magical World, Stage 2 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Clock Factory
 
| title=Clock Factory
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-1.png
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| screenshot2=Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-2.png
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| screenshot3=Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-3.png
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| screenshot4=Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-4.png
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| screenshot5=Donald no Magical World, Stage 3 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Magical Castle
 
| title=Magical Castle
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-1.png
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| screenshot2=Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-2.png
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| screenshot3=Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-3.png
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| screenshot4=Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-4.png
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| screenshot5=Donald no Magical World, Stage 4 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot6=Donald no Magical World, Stage 4 Boss 2.png
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| tabs=yes
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Mini-games===
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===Bonus Games===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=192|
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
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| title=Search for same pictures!
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| title=Search for Same Pictures!
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Donald no Magical World, Bonus Games, Search for Same Pictures.png
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| desc=
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| desc=A matching game. The player is presented with nine cards and can flip over two in each turn. If the two match, the cards stay flipped over; otherwise, the plays accrues a miss. The D-Pad moves the cursor to select a card and {{2}} flips it over. The goal is to match all of the cards. The player loses by missing three times or by flipping over the "OUT" card, which is located in one of the corners.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
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| title=Let's make an item panel!
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| title=Let's Make an Item Panel!
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Donald no Magical World, Bonus Games, Let's Make an Item Panel.png
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| desc=
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| desc=Ronald must put together a picture by running and collecting the pieces in the right order as they fall down. He moves with {{left}} and {{right}}. The picture is shown in the middle and must be assembled starting with the bottom piece and working up to the top, with four pieces total. There is no penalty for collecting the wrong piece, though the player must start over after collecting a "BOMB" piece. There are four pictures to assemble, and the player gets 30 seconds for each picture. The player loses if time runs out.
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 14:38, 15 September 2022

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DonaldnoMagicalWorld title.png

DonaldnoMagicalWorld GG US Title.png

Donald no Magical World
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: McDonald's Corporation
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥3,8003,800 G-3340

Donald no Magical World (ドナルドのマジカルワールド) is a Sega Game Gear platform game. It features Ronald McDonald, mascot of the McDonald's fast-food chain. The game was only released in Japan. Curiously, if the player inserts the cartridge into a Western Game Gear, it is translated into English, revealing a unused title, Ronald in the Magical World. This suggests an international release was planned but cancelled for unknown reasons.

The game has many similarities to the Sega Mega Drive game, McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure, but there are differences in gameplay, story, and level design. Some music is shared between the two.

Story

Donald no Magical World, Introduction.png

Introduction

A strange incident happens one day when Grimace finds a box and brings it to his friends, having no idea what to do with it. Birdie points out that the box says "DO NOT OPEN!" Hamburglar ignores the warning and opens it anyway, revealing a magical map. Suddenly, a wizard, known as Mr. Joke, emerges from the map and invites everyone to an adventure in his Magical World, proceeding to suck all of Ronald McDonald's friends into the map.

Seeing his friends trapped inside the map, Ronald notices that Mr. Joke dropped his magical stick in the process. With the stick, Ronald enters the Magical World and embarks on an adventure to rescue his friends from Mr. Joke.

Gameplay

The game is a platformer played as Ronald McDonald. He makes his way through four rounds consisting of four levels and a boss fight. For the first three levels of each round, Ronald must find a key to open a door that bars the way to the exit. The fourth level of each round is a vertical level where Ronald must climb to the exit.

Ronald moves with Left and Right and crouches with Down. He jumps with 2. He attacks by swinging the magical stick with 1. He can upgrade his attack by collecting items. He can deploy the magical stick into an umbrella with Up+1, which can be used to protect him against enemies. He can move while the umbrella is deployed. He can deploy the umbrella in midair and use it like a parachute, which helps him control his descent and allows him to clear a wider distance horizontally. This is often necessary to jump across platforms in the game. The umbrella can also be used to catch water or air and propel Ronald upwards in some areas.

Ronald starts the game with three hearts, indicating his health. He loses a heart each time he takes damage from an enemy or a hazard. He can earn more hearts, up to a maximum of five, by winning bonus games, which are hidden throughout the levels. If Ronald loses all of his hearts, he loses a life and must restart the level. He loses one heart (down to a minimum of the starting three) and one attack level each time he loses a life. The game ends if he runs out of lives, but the player has unlimited continues.

Items

Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Fries
Restores one point of Ronald's health.
Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Cheeseburger
Fully restores Ronald's health.
Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Drink
Collect 4 to earn an extra life, up to a maximum of 9.
Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Magical Stick
Upgrades the level of Ronald's attack, up to a maximum of 3.
Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Emerald
Defeats all enemies on screen.
Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Key
Ronald must collect the key in each level to open a door to the exit.
Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Bonus Game
Enters a bonus game.
Donald no Magical World, Items.png
 Exit
Exits the level.

Rounds

Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-1.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-2.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-3.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-4.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 1 Boss.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-1.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-2.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-3.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 1-4.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 1 Boss.png

Wonder Forest

Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-1.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-2.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-3.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-4.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 2 Boss.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-1.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-2.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-3.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 2-4.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 2 Boss.png

Cake Town

Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-1.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-2.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-3.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-4.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 3 Boss.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-1.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-2.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-3.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 3-4.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 3 Boss.png

Clock Factory

Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-1.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-2.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-3.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-4.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 4 Boss 1.png

Donald no Magical World, Stage 4 Boss 2.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-1.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-2.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-3.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 4-4.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 4 Boss 1.png

  • Donald no Magical World, Stage 4 Boss 2.png

Magical Castle

Bonus Games

Donald no Magical World, Bonus Games, Search for Same Pictures.png

Search for Same Pictures!
A matching game. The player is presented with nine cards and can flip over two in each turn. If the two match, the cards stay flipped over; otherwise, the plays accrues a miss. The D-Pad moves the cursor to select a card and 2 flips it over. The goal is to match all of the cards. The player loses by missing three times or by flipping over the "OUT" card, which is located in one of the corners.

Donald no Magical World, Bonus Games, Let's Make an Item Panel.png

Let's Make an Item Panel!
Ronald must put together a picture by running and collecting the pieces in the right order as they fall down. He moves with Left and Right. The picture is shown in the middle and must be assembled starting with the bottom piece and working up to the top, with four pieces total. There is no penalty for collecting the wrong piece, though the player must start over after collecting a "BOMB" piece. There are four pictures to assemble, and the player gets 30 seconds for each picture. The player loses if time runs out.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Ronald in the Magical World Ronald in the Magical World
Japanese ドナルドのマジカルワールド Donald no Magical World

Production credits

  • Planner: Tsukasa Hiroshi
  • Programmers: B-Axe, Ga-Kid
  • Graphic Artists: Moriman, Tsukasa Hiroshi
  • Sound Producers: Nasu-Bi, Hiko
  • Special Thanks: Yen, Lehto, JMS
  • Project Manager: Kou
Source:
In-game credits
Donald no Magical World GG credits.pdf
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Magazine articles

Main article: Donald no Magical World/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[4]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[5]
Gamers (DE)
60
[6]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[7]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[8]
Sega Game Gear
 61
Based on
5 reviews

Donald no Magical World

Game Gear, JP
DnMW GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngDnMW GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 87b8b612
MD5 34e9b284e61fb9a2cad4878451579295
SHA-1 5f9afdd5720f88f7cc18715f8e50fc5635b15323
512kB Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. ↑ File:DnMW GG JP Box Front.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
  3. ↑ File:Donald no Magical World GG credits.pdf
  4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 23
  5. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-03-11" (JP; 1994-02-25), page 40
  6. ↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 63
  7. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61
  8. ↑ Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 124


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