Magical Taruruto-kun (Mega Drive)

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Magical Taruruto-kun (Mega Drive)
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

Magical Taruruuto-kun (まじかる☆タルるートくん) is a 1992 action game for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega and Game Freak to tie into Tatsuya Egawa's/Shueisha's Magical Taruruuto-kun manga, which had been recently turned into an anime by Toei Animation.

Gameplay

C jumps; C in mid-air lunges forward. By default, B attacks. When standing next to an object, B will grab that object; B again throws it at enemies. Objects can only be used in the area they are found. You get a new magic power after every stage; hit  START  to bring up a menu to choose one and A to use.

Production credits

  • Direction, Game Design, Graphic Design: Ken Sugimori
  • Program: Yuji Shingai
  • Music, Sound Effects, Sound Program: Junichi Masuda
  • Graphic Design, Game Design Assistant: Akihito Tomisawa
  • Graphic Design Assistant: Kazuyo Ishiai, Katsuki Maruyama
  • Special Thanks: Akihito Koriyama, Office Gia
  • Produce: Satoshi Tajiri
  • Game Freak Inc.
  • Presented by: Sega

Promotional material

  • TV advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
72 №10, p96/97[1]
86 №10
79 №28, p119[2]
77 №2, p17-19[3]
36 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[4]
Consoles + (FR)
72
[1]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[5]
GameFan (US) NTSC-J
88
[6]
Génération 4 (FR)
90
[7]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[8]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
86
[9]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
79
[2]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
77
[3]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
77
[10]
Play Time (DE)
79
[11]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
36
[12]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
79
[13]
Video Games (DE)
72
[14]
Sega Mega Drive
 76
Based on
14 reviews

Magical Taruruto-kun (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, JP
MTK MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
MagicalTaruruutokun MD JP CartTop.jpg
MTK MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
MagicalTarurutokun MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:Joystick FR 028.pdf, page 119 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 028.pdf_p119" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:MDAG UK 02.pdf, page 17 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 02.pdf_p17" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-08), page 33
  5. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-05-01" (JP; 1992-04-17), page 39
  6. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 1: October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 6
  7. ↑ Génération 4, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 153
  8. ↑ Hippon Super, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-04), page 43
  9. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet 1992" (FR; 1992-06-1x), page 76
  10. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  11. ↑ Play Time, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-03), page 94
  12. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  13. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  14. ↑ Video Games, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-24), page 44
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