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title Magical Drop II
set name magdrop2
manufacturer Data East Corporation
year 1996
genre Puzzle (hof)
category Puzzle / Toss (hof)
driver status good
driver source neodrvr.c
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rating

70% after 72 votes
 
BIOS neogeo
display
colour emulation good
palette 0
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 320x224
frequency 59.185606Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 4
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 12MHz
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
audio YM2610 @ 8MHz
data
version added .034b07
last change(s) .109 .059
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
sp-s2.sp1  131072  9036d879  neogeo    4f5ed7105b7128794654ce82b51723e16e389543 
sp-s.sp1  131072  c7f2fa45  neogeo    09576ff20b4d6b365e78e6a5698ea450262697cd 
usa_2slt.bin  131072  e72943de  neogeo    5c6bba07d2ec8ac95776aa3511109f5e1e2e92eb 
sp-e.sp1  131072  2723a5b5  neogeo    5dbff7531cf04886cde3ef022fb5ca687573dcb8 
asia-s3.rom  131072  91b64be3  neogeo    720a3e20d26818632aedf2c2fd16c54f213543e1 
vs-bios.rom  131072  f0e8f27d  neogeo    ecf01eda815909f1facec62abf3594eaa8d11075 
sp-j2.rom  131072  acede59c  neogeo    b6f97acd282fd7e94d9426078a90f059b5e9dd91 
sp1.jipan.1024  131072  9fb0abe4  neogeo    18a987ce2229df79a8cf6a84f968f0e42ce4e59d 
221-p1.bin  524288  7be82353  magdrop2    08ab39f52b893591c13a7d7aa26b20ce86e9ddf5 
221-s1.bin  131072  2a4063a3  magdrop2    0e09a7d88d85b1a2100888f4211960ea56ef978b 
sfix.sfix  131072  c2ea0cfd  neogeo    fd4a618cdcdbf849374f0a50dd8efe9dbab706c3 
000-lo.lo  131072  5a86cff2  neogeo    5992277debadeb64d1c1c64b0a92d9293eaf7e4a 
sm1.sm1  131072  94416d67  neogeo    42f9d7ddd6c0931fd64226a60dc73602b2819dcf 
221-m1.bin  131072  bddae628  magdrop2    02c77e6aaaed43e39778bf83a3184e7c21db63d4 
221-v1.bin  2097152  7e5e53e4  magdrop2    72b063b2d4acaaf72a20d14ad5bfc90cb64d3fed 
221-c1.bin  4194304  1f862a14  magdrop2    1253e8b65d863d552d00dbdbfc5c168f5fc7edd1 
221-c2.bin  4194304  14b90536  magdrop2    e0d41f6b84d8261729f154b44ddd95c9b9c0714a 
cabinet art
cabinet magdrop2.png
marquee magdrop2.png
control panel magdrop2.png
flyer magdrop2.png
PCB neogeo.png
additional information
info 0.34b7 [Santeri Saarimaa]

Neo-Geo

WIP:
  • 0.35b12: Changed description to 'Magical Drop II'.
  • 0.34RC2: Changed description to 'Magical Drop 2 / Toretate Zoukangou 2'.
  • 0.34b7: Added Magical Drop 2 (Data East 1996).
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LEVELS: 10

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Romset: 11008 kb / 6 files / 3.43 zip
history Magical Drop II (c) 1996 Data East.


Who says puzzle games can't be fast paced? This incredibly addictive puzzle game features hectic gameplay, cool graphics with awesome animations, fun music and different gameplay modes to choose from. Play it now but be warned, this is indeed one of the Neo-Geo's most addictive games ever!


- TECHNICAL -


SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware

Game ID : 0221


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 59.19 Hz

Palette colors : 4096


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

=> [A] Catch balloons, [B] Throw balloons


- TRIVIA -


Released in March 1996.


The characters are broad parodies of a few of the characters featured in the well-known Tarot cards.


Default highscore table (RANKING TOP5)

1 5000 D .E

2 4500 D .E

3 4000 D .E

4 3500 D .E

5 3000 D .E


Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Magical Drop II - PCCB-00217) on 21/06/1996.


- UPDATES -


There are some serious differences between the Japanese version and the international versions of this game :


* All characters feature their own voice in the Japanese version, the european version features 4 voice tracks for all characters (some of these in spanish) & the USA version features a single voice track for all characters.


* The Japanese version features three main different gameplay modes: Puzzle, Vs & Challenge. All other versions only feature Puzzle & Vs as selectable gameplay modes.


* The Japanese version features three selectable skill levels for each gameplay mode (Easy, Normal & Difficult). All other versions only offer Easy & Normal skill settings.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* Bonus Characters : Enter the character selection screen. To play as Devil, Strength and Empress, highlight the following characters and press Down on each (in order) :

00 - The Fool

01 - Magician

02 - High Priestess

07 - Chariot

11 - Justice

17 - Sorceress

21 - World


* Play Against Black Clawn : Don't lose a credit and after the battle against The Empress, Black Clawn will appears.


- SERIES -
  1. Magical Drop (1995)
  2. Magical Drop Plus 1! (1995)
  3. Magical Drop II (1996)
  4. Magical Drop III (1997)
  5. Magical Drop III Wonderful! (1999, Sony PlayStation)
  6. Magical Drop F - Daibouken Mo Rakujyanai! (1999, Sony PlayStation)
  7. Magical Drop Pocket (1999, SNK NeoGeo Pocket Color)
  8. Magical Drop for WonderSwan (1999, Bandai WonderSwan)
  9. - STAFF -
    • Supervisor : I. Horita, Naomi Susa
    • Planner : S. Katagiri
    • Programmers : Tac. H, 3.2.1
    • Graphic designers : S. Takeuchi, Asamin, R. Sakurai, M. Sato, H. Hachiya
    • Sound : Koremasa, Hiroaki Yoshida (MARO), Shogo (Gama Delic)
    • * Character voices :
    • The Fool and The Devil : E. Tanaka
    • The Star : M. Sunada
    • The Chariot : Nobuyuki Hiyama
    • The Magician : Isshin Chiba
    • The High Priestess and The World : Eriko
    • The Justice : Ring Ring
    • The Strength : Gorira
    • The Empress : R. Sakurai
    • The Black Clown : K. Oka
    • * Foreign voices :
    • English : Steve Miller
    • Spanish : C. Amalia
    • Italian : B. Maurizio
    • Korean : K. Hyonsub, Maki
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Nintendo Super Famicom (1996)
    • Sega Saturn (1996)
    • SNK Neo-Geo CD (1996)
    • * Others :
    • Mobile Phone
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Machine's picture.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=magical-drop-ii&page=detail&id=1444&o=2
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code comments
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000  -------------
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000  PUZZLE MODE
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000  -------------
00000000:100A5F:00000000:FFFFFFFF  No more Level Gain
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000  ---------
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000  VS MODE
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000  ---------
00800000:101489:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Unlock Secret Characters:Enable to select Devil, Strength and Empress
00800000:100073:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Face The Black Clawn
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Starting Stage
00090000:100072:00000009:00000000  Empress Castle:(If You Never Lost, You Will Face B.C. Too, Or You'll Finish Here Otherwise)
00090000:100072:0000000A:00000000  Black Clawn (The Special Ending)
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000020:100A4B:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Always have Quota=001 PL1:One ballon to win
00000000:100A4B:000000C8:FFFFFFFF  Always have Quota=200 PL1
00000000:100117:0000000A:FFFFFFFF  Play as Black Clawn (Buggy) PL1
00010000:100805:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Play as Black Clawn (Buggy) PL1 (2/2):Part 2 tries to fix a bug, without it the game is actually unplayable.
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000020:100A6B:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Always have Quota=001 PL2:One ballon to win
00000000:100A6B:000000C8:FFFFFFFF  Always have Quota=200 PL2
00000000:100118:0000000A:FFFFFFFF  Play as Black Clawn PL2
00010000:100905:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Play as Black Clawn PL2 (2/2):Part 2 tries to fix a bug, without it the game is actually unplayable.
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Cartridge/NeoGeo Type:Enable it DURING the neogeo bios booting sequence. If you miss the boot sequence reset and THEN enable it. The Home (NEOGEO) setting may open up other aspects of the game or it may even make
00010000:10FD82:00000080:FFFFFFFF  Arcade (MVS)
00010000:10FD82:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Home (NEOGEO)
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