Magical Puzzle Popils
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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
ES print advert
Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #131: "October 1992" (1992-09-15)
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)
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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128kB | 199X | Cartridge | 8KB backup |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 103
- ↑ File:PlayerOne FR 025.pdf, page 125
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name ":File:Zero UK 35.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 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 Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 46
- ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 38
- ↑ 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
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