Pop'n Magic
{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Distinguish|Magical Pop'n|Pop'n Music}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pop'n Magic
| image = PC Engine Super CD-ROM² Pop'n Magic cover art.jpg
| developer = Riot
| publisher = Telenet Japan
| producer = Eiji Kikuchi
| designer = Akifumi Kaneko
| programmer = Hironori Ahiko
| artist = Masato Kanamono
| composer = Hiroaki Kai
Gō Takano
Minoru Yuasa
Toshiya Sasaki
| platforms = PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 24, 1992}}
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Pop'n Magic is a 1992 video game for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM². It is a puzzle game developed and published by Telenet Japan.
Gameplay
File:PCE Super CD-ROM² Pop'n Magic.png
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The gameplay is somewhat similar to Bubble Bobble and Don Doko Don. The game features two characters, Pop and Magic. The two characters have the same abilities and do not differ in any way. The game features character designs that resemble anime, as well as full animated cutscenes between worlds, with Japanese voice acting.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Console_Plus_Numero_010/page/11/mode/1up|title=Le Japon en Direct: Pop'n Magic|magazine={{ill|Consoles +|lt=Consoles +|fr|Consoles +}}|issue=10|publisher=Éditions Mondiales S.A.|date=June 1992|page=11|language=fr}} The audio for the game is full CD audio.
Development and release
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The game took only three months to complete.{{cite web|url=http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/262/262395/|title=機動力を武器に自由なゲーム作りを！ ウィッチクラフトの金子彰史さんに迫る|work=Dengeki Online|publisher=ASCII Media Works|date=May 18, 2010|access-date=2024-08-02|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818224039/http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/262/262395/|archive-date=2013-08-18|url-status=live}} The game was released on July 24, 1992, for the PC-Engine CD.{{cite magazine|last=Matsuyama|first=Benī|url=https://archive.org/details/micomBASIC_1992-08/page/n263/mode/1up|title=Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base|magazine={{ill|Micom BASIC Magazine|lt=Micom BASIC Magazine|ja|マイコンBASICマガジン}}|issue=122|publisher={{ill|The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation|lt=The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation|ja|電波新聞社}}|date=August 1992|page=248}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| Fam = 18/40{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0189/page/40/mode/1up|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ぽっぷ'nまじっく|magazine=Famitsu|issue=189|publisher=ASCII Corporation|date=July 31, 1992|page=40|language=ja}} ([https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7412 Transcription] by Famitsu.com. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110122/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7412|date=2018-08-29}}).
| GPCE = 79/100{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-48-september-1992/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%2048%20-%20September%201992/page/n147/mode/1up|title=New Review Daisakusen! ぽっぷ'nまじっく|magazine={{ill|Gekkan PC Engine|lt=Gekkan PC Engine|ja|月刊PCエンジン}}|volume=4|issue=9|publisher=Shogakukan|date=September 1992|page=154|language=ja}}
| MPCE = 24/40{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-pc-engine-volume-44-august-1992/Marukatsu%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Volume%2044%20-%20August%201992/page/157/mode/1up|title=新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ぽっぷ'nまじっく|magazine={{ill|Marukatsu PC Engine|lt=Marukatsu PC Engine|ja|マル勝PCエンジン}}|volume=4|issue=8|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|date=August 1992|page=157|language=ja}}
| rev1 = Consolemania
| rev2 = Electric Brain
}}
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Pop'n Magic was met with mixed reviews.{{cite magazine|last=Eggebrecht|first=Julian|author-link=Julian Eggebrecht|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1992-10/page/n28/mode/1up|title=News: Engine-Ereignisse — Neue Spiele Aus Japan|magazine={{ill|Video Games (magazine)|lt=Video Games|de|Video Games}}|issue=11|publisher=Markt & Technik|date=October 1992|pages=30–32|language=de}}
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References
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External links
{{Portal|1990s|Japan|Video games}}
- [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/turbocd/563724-popn-magic Pop'n Magic] at GameFAQs
- {{MobyGames|id=/57022/popn-magic/|name=Pop'n Magic}}
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Category:Japan-exclusive video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games