Magical Puzzle Popils

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Magical Puzzle Popils

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Tengen

Developer: Tengen

Distributor: Domark (EU)

Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-07-12	¥4,8004,800	T-48017
US	1992	$34.9534.95^[1]	301200-0160
EU	1992-10-01		T-48068-50

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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.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
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

Source:

Game (ending sequence)

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)

Source:

Japanese manual

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

Source:

Game (hidden credits screen)

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:

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:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #18: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[4]
Todo Sega (ES) #1: "Abril 1993" (1993-03-15)^[5]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[14]

Consoles + (FR)

95

^[15]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

87

^[2]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[1]

Gamers (DE)

67

^[16]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[17]

Game Zone (UK)

NTSC

88

^[18]

Game Zone (UK)

91

^[19]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[20]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

85

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

85

^[22]

Joystick (FR)

83

^[23]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

91

^[24]

Megablast (DE)

72

^[25]

Player One (FR)

86

^[26]

Play Time (DE)

72

^[27]

Power Play (DE)

72

^[28]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[10]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

89

^[11]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

89

^[29]

Sega Force (SE)

94

^[30]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

85

^[12]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[31]

Supersonic (FR)

85

^[32]

Tilt (FR)

90

^[33]

User (GR)

PAL

82

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

73

^[35]

Zero (UK)

90

^[36]

	82
Based on 28 reviews

Magical Puzzle Popils

Game Gear, US
Cover
Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

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

✔

CRC32	cf6d7bc5
MD5	e496ff2196c372f4d6111538950d25ca
SHA-1	fb939f0810d0763b9abaeec1a2bfbabacaad5441

128kB

199X

Cartridge

8KB backup

References

[:File:GamePro_US_033.pdf_p76-1] 1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:Go_UK_07.pdf_p22-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "May 1992 (Go! Issue 7)" (UK; 1992-04-15), page 22

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-04.pdf_p20-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 20

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_018.pdf_p29-4] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:TodoSega_ES_01.pdf_p2-5] Todo Sega, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-03-15), page 2

[:File:Go_UK_07.pdf_p22_.2822.2F23.29-6] Computer & Video Games, "May 1992 (Go! Issue 7)" (UK; 1992-04-15), page 22/23 (22)

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p103_.28113.29-7] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 113 (103)

[:File:GamePro_US_033.pdf_p76_.2874.29-8] GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 74 (76)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_025.pdf_p125_.28129.29-9] Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 129 (125)

[:File:SegaPower_UK_30.pdf_p46-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_10.pdf_p38-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 38

[:File:SegaForce_UK_09.pdf_p72-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Sega Force, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 72

[:File:Zero_UK_35.pdf_p80_.2880.2F81.29-13] Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 80/81 (80)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf_p36-14] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 36

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p113-15] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 113

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-01.pdf_p83-16] Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 83

[:File:GameInformer_US_005.pdf_p6-17] Game Informer, "Summer 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 6

[:File:GameZone_UK_06.pdf_p53-18] Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 53

[:File:GameZone_UK_12.pdf_p56-19] Game Zone, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-24), page 56

[20] Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 114

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_014.pdf_p90-21] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Joypad_FR_014.pdf_p150-22] Joypad, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 150

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p173-23] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 173

[:File:Joystick_FR_033.pdf_p196-24] Joystick, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 196

[:File:Megablast_DE_1993-04.pdf_p100-25] Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 100

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_025.pdf_p129-26] Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 129

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-11.pdf_p91-27] Play Time, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-07), page 91

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-12.pdf_p179-28] Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 179

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-29] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p27-30] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 27

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:Supersonic_FR_04.pdf_p27-32] Supersonic, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:Tilt_FR_097.pdf_p72-33] Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 72

[:File:User_GR_35.pdf_p50-34] User, "Aprílios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-04.pdf_p92-35] Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 92

[:File:Zero_UK_35.pdf_p80-36] Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 80

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Magical Puzzle Popils

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References