Magical Puzzle Popils

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Magical Puzzle Popils

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Tengen

Developer: Tengen

Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1

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

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.

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

GameGear Coleccion ES PrintAd 1993-03.jpg

ES print advert

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #131: "October 1992" (1992-09-15)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

95

^[8]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

87

^[2]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[1]

Gamers (DE)

67

^[9]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[10]

Game Zone (UK)

NTSC

88

^[11]

Game Zone (UK)

91

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[13]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

85

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

85

^[15]

Joystick (FR)

83

^[16]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

91

^[17]

Megablast (DE)

72

^[18]

Player One (FR)

86

^[19]

Play Time (DE)

72

^[20]

Power Play (DE)

72

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

89

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

89

^[24]

Sega Force (SE)

94

^[25]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

85

^[5]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[26]

Supersonic (FR)

85

^[27]

Tilt (FR)

90

^[28]

User (GR)

PAL

82

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

73

^[30]

Zero (UK)

90

^[6]

	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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 033.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:Go UK 07.pdf, page 22 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Go UK 07.pdf_p22" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 103
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 025.pdf, page 125
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Zero UK 35.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> 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

[:File:GamePro_US_033.pdf_p76-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 033.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p103-3] File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 103

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_025.pdf_p125-4] File:PlayerOne FR 025.pdf, page 125

[:File:SegaForce_UK_09.pdf_p72-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Zero_UK_35.pdf_p80-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Zero UK 35.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zero UK 35.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf_p36-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 36

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p113-8] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 113

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-01.pdf_p83-9] Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 83

[:File:GameInformer_US_005.pdf_p6-10] Game Informer, "Summer 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 6

[:File:GameZone_UK_06.pdf_p53-11] Game Zone, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 53

[:File:GameZone_UK_12.pdf_p56-12] Game Zone, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-24), page 56

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

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_014.pdf_p90-14] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Joypad_FR_014.pdf_p150-15] Joypad, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 150

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p173-16] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 173

[:File:Joystick_FR_033.pdf_p196-17] Joystick, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 196

[:File:Megablast_DE_1993-04.pdf_p100-18] Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 100

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_025.pdf_p129-19] Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 129

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-11.pdf_p91-20] Play Time, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-07), page 91

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-12.pdf_p179-21] Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 179

[:File:SegaPower_UK_30.pdf_p46-22] Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_10.pdf_p38-23] Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p27-25] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 27

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

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

[:File:Tilt_FR_097.pdf_p72-28] Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 72

[:File:User_GR_35.pdf_p50-29] User, "Aprílios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-04.pdf_p92-30] Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 92

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Magical Puzzle Popils

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References