| Magical Pop'n | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Takami Akai | |
| Developer(s) | Polestar |
| Publisher(s) | Pack-in-Video |
| Producer(s) | Shōtarō Hara Yasuhiro Wada |
| Designer(s) | Hidetoshi Nakajima Jun Hoyano Kazunao Tajiri |
| Programmer(s) | Hiroyuki Tani |
| Artist(s) | Kaori Kawashima Yumiko Tokutake |
| Composer(s) | Ichirou Ishibashi |
| Platform(s) | Super Famicom |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Magical Pop'n[a] is a side-scrolling action-platform video game. It was developed by Polestar and published by Pack-In-Video exclusively for the Super Famicom in Japan on 10 March 1995. In Magical Pop'n, the Demon King's army invades the kingdom of To'ahl and steals a magic gem that holds tremendous power from the castle. The Princess (voiced by AV idol Ai Iijima) then sets out on a journey to retrieve the stolen gem, before it can be used for the Demon King's nefarious plans of world domination. Its gameplay consists of platforming and exploration with a main six-button configuration, featuring special moves and techniques.
The game has been met with mixed reception from critics. Critics criticized the high difficulty, voice acting, lack of any support for saving the game, and for being a fairly standard action title; however, the controls, graphics, and animations received praise.
Magical Pop'n was co-produced by Shōtarō Hara and Yasuhiro Wada. Wada would later become well-known for his work as producer on his next game, the 1996 SFC/SNES game Harvest Moon, also published by Pack-in-Video. The larger Harvest Moon franchise would go on to be popular and a great success.
In the years after its release, Magical Pop'n become an expensive collector's item and one of the rarest Super Famicom titles. Cartridges fetch high prices in the secondary video game collecting market.
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