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title Magic Sword - Heroic Fantasy (US 900725)
set name mswordu
manufacturer Capcom
year 1990
genre Platform (hof)
category Platform / Fighter Scrolling (hof)
driver status good
driver source cps1.c
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rating

67.5% after 24 votes
 
parent Magic Sword - Heroic Fantasy (World 900725)
other clones Magic Sword (Japan 900623)
Magic Sword - Heroic Fantasy (World 900623)
display
colour emulation good
palette 3072
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 384x224
frequency 59.610000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 3
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 10MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.579545MHz
audio YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz
audio OKI6295 @ 1MHz
data
version added .034b08
last change(s) .124u5
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
msu_30.11f  131072  d963c816  mswordu    e23844a60ddfc0a8a98c0ada9c3d58fce71c5484 
msu_35.11h  131072  72f179b3  mswordu    8d31cdc84b02fc345fc78e8f231410adeb834c28 
msu_31.12f  131072  20cd7904  mswordu    cea2db01be97f69dc10e9da80f3b46f6ddaa953a 
msu_36.12h  131072  bf88c080  mswordu    b8cd0b127fd3e1afc45402e667ff4b4b01602384 
ms-32m.8h  524288  2475ddfc  msword    cc34dfae8124aa781320be6870a1929495eee456 
ms-5m.7a  524288  c00fe7e2  msword    1ce82ea36996908620d3ac8aabd3650118d6c255 
ms-7m.9a  524288  4ccacac5  msword    f2e30edf6ad100da411584bb0b828420256a9d5c 
ms-1m.3a  524288  0d2bbe00  msword    dca13fc7ff63ad7fb175a71ada1ee22d21a8811d 
ms-3m.5a  524288  3a1a5bf4  msword    88a7cc0bf29b3516a97f661691500ff28e91a362 
ms_9.12b  65536  57b29519  msword    a6b4fc2b9595d1a49f2b93581f107b68d484d156 
ms_18.11c  131072  fb64e90d  msword    d1a596ce2f8ac14a80b34335b173369a14b45f55 
ms_19.12c  131072  74f892b9  msword    bf48db5c438154e7b96fd31fde1be4aad5cf25eb 
buf1  279  eb122de7  msword    b26b5bfe258e3e184f069719f9fd008d6b8f6b9b 
ioa1  279  59c7ee3b  msword    fbb887c5b4f5cb8df77cec710eaac2985bc482a6 
prg1  279  f1129744  msword    a5300f301c1a08a7da768f0773fa0fe3f683b237 
rom1  279  41dc73b9  msword    7d4c9f1693c821fbf84e32dd6ef62ddf14967845 
sou1  279  84f4b2fe  msword    dcc9e86cc36316fe42eace02d6df75d08bc8bb6d 
ms24b.1a  279  636dbe6d  msword    6622a2294f82e70e9eb5ff24f84e0dc13e9168b5 
iob1.11e  279  3abc0700  msword    973043aa46ec6d5d1db20dc9d5937005a0f9f6ae 
cabinet art
cabinet mswordu.png msword.png
marquee msword.png
control panel msword.png
flyer mswordu.png
PCB msword.png
additional information
info 0.33b2 [Paul Leaman]

WIP:
  • 0.126u5: Added A-board PLDs (buf1, ioa1, prg1, rom1 and sou1) and B-board PLDs (iob1.11e and ms24b.1a).
  • 0.124u3: Nicola Salmoria and Corrado Tomaselli fixed CPS1 palette control register to match tests on Magic Sword PCB.
  • 0.73: Added dipswitches 'Player's vitality consumption' and 'Enemy's vitality and attacking power'.
  • 12th February 2003: Nicola Salmoria fixed the graphics layer order in U.N. Squadron and Magic Sword in the CPS-1 driver though this problem never occurred in these games.
  • 0.63: MASH added clone Magic Sword - Heroic Fantasy (World 900623).
  • 0.36RC1: Changed description to 'Magic Sword - Heroic Fantasy'.
  • 0.34: Changed input from 4-way to 8-way Joystick.
  • 0.34b8: Nicola Salmoria added clone Magic Sword (USA).
  • 0.33b6: Marco Cassili added clone Magic Sword (Japan).
  • 0.33b2: Paul Leaman added Magic Sword (Capcom 1990).
LEVELS: 51

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Romset: 3394 kb / 19 files / 1.34 zip
history Magic Sword - Heroic Fantasy (c) 1990 Capcom.


The land has been cast in darkness by Drokmar, who has been corrupted by the Black Orb; an artifact that promises immortality to anyone who comes under the influence of the orb's powerful sorcery. Two warriors set out to fight their way through fifty levels of platform beat-em-up, in order to destroy the orb - which lies at the top of the Dragon Tower - and free their lands.


Treasure chests litter the levels which, when smashed open, release treasure items, magic power-ups, keys, food and weapons. As players fight their way through the levels, they will come across a number of trapped prisoners. As long as the heroes are carrying keys, prisoners can be released who will then fight alongside the players, with each prisoner possessing their own unique attacks. Weapons and power-ups can be picked up to aid players in their quest and food can be found and eaten to increase player health.


As the players ascend the tower, they will be granted new magical weapons after each boss they defeat. The player's weapons are affected by a 'magic bar' that charges over time. When fully charged, the weapon has a powerful ranged attack, but when not charged only a close attack is produced. A magical staff will grant increased range attack ability. A magical blast may be generated by pressing the Attack and Jump buttons at once, but costs health.


There are multiple paths in the game, and two separate endings. Hidden doors can be used to skip levels when found - usually by attacking a wall or a particular spot.


- TECHNICAL -


Capcom Play System hardware (CPS)

Game ID : CP-S No. 11


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 7.576 Khz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 384 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 4096


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Released in June 1990.


Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Street Fighter II : G.S.M. Capcom 4 - PCCB-00056) on 21/03/1991.


- UPDATES -


Revision 1 :

* World and Japan releases (900623).


Revision 2 :

* World and US releases (900725).

* Magic attacks hexagram graphic remplaced by a lightning bolt.


The US version has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* Magic Sword items :

1) King crown : magical protection.

2) Gauntlet : increase power.

3) Golden pot : healing magic for partner.

4) Crystal ball : detect treasure boxes.

5) Pedant : double score.

6) Magic potion : increases magic skill.

7) Bell : summons a hostile Lizardman to tame. If you have the Diamond Ring equipped he will kneel to accept you as a partner.

8) Diamond Ring : see Bell.

9) Scroll : brings good luck.


* Partners :

1) Big Man : is strong and has great endurance. His boomerang axe is powerful but slow.

2) Ninja : throws 2 to 5 stars which rebound from walls and ceiling. Fast but not so powerful.

3) Amazon : fires her crossbow continuously. Her attack is swift but lacking in power.

4) Thief : is able to locate hidden treasure chests and traps. His bomb packs quite a wallop, too.

6) Knight : is incredibly adept with his spear and is your strongest ally. He is held in the upper level of the tower.

7) Priest : lacks physical strength and speed but his holy bullets can do grave damage to undead monsters.

8) Wizard : shoots magical missiles. He has the most powerful attack but is slow and not much to speak physically.

9) Lizardman : becomes an ally only when brided with a diamond ring. He is a brute with great strength, speed and attacking power.


* Secret Doors :

Floor 7 - When you enter the floor, walk left and hit the column. warp to level 11.

Floor 17 - Slash the left side of the last arch. Warps to floor 20.

Floor 21 - Between the imprisoned (knight) and the exit, jump left from the elevated ground while slashing. Warp to floor 24.

Floor 28 - Crouch on the platform above the first pool of acid and slash the space in the middle. Enters RED floors 29 to 32.

Floor 34 - Jump and slash the left side of the the fourth pair of hanging pillars. Warps to floor 36.

Floor 39 - Slash the ledge immediately to the left of the first door after the pit of fire. Warps to floor 42.

Floor 40 - Crouch and slash the space above the ledge before the first pit of spikes. Enters RED floors 41 to 46.


* An extra 1,000,000 points! is available on blue level 30 : there is a wizard there who levitates rocks. Jump and sword him once, and then when he causes the rocks, to appear use magic (both buttons) to turn the rocks into 8K gold pieces. You can do this until time runs out.


* On level 14, go to the second 'door' with a head on top of it, jump and hit the 'nose' several times and two gems will drop down worth 80,000 a piece.


- STAFF -
  • Game designers : Yoshimi Ohnishi, Tomoshi Sadamoto, Yoshiki Okamoto
  • Character designers : Kurisan, E. Nishihara, Keiko Kitayama, T. Saramoto
  • Art : Y. Fukumoto, M. Kawamura, Y. Maruyama
  • Title designer : Satoru Yamashita
  • Sound : M. Gotoh
  • English story : S. Maxwell
  • Programmers : Y. Egawa, Y. Tsunazaki, S. Okada, Y. Oronishi
  • - PORTS -
  • * Consoles :
  • Nintendo Super Famicom (1992)
  • Sony PSP (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection Remixed")
  • Sony Playstation 2 (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2")
  • Microsoft XBOX (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2")
  • - SOURCES -
  • Game's rom.
  • Machine's picture.
  • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=magic-sword-heroic-fantasy&page=detail&id=1439&o=2
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code comments
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00000000:FFA9BC:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Magic PL1
00000000:FFA98C:0000001F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL1
00010000:FFA98D:00000040:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL1 (2/4)
00010000:FFA98E:0000001F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL1 (3/4)
00010000:FFA98F:00000040:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL1 (4/4)
00000000:FFA9E0:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (Player) PL1
00000000:FFB7C5:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (Partner) PL1
00000000:FFA9E9:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Keys PL1
00010000:FFA9EB:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Keys PL1 (2/3)
00010000:FFA9EA:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Keys PL1 (3/3)
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:FFAA7C:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Magic PL2
00000000:FFAA4C:0000001F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL2
00010000:FFAA4D:00000040:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL2 (2/4)
00010000:FFAA4E:0000001F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL2 (3/4)
00010000:FFAA4F:00000040:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy (Player) PL2 (4/4)
00000000:FFAAA0:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (Player) PL2
00000000:FFB8C5:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (Partner) PL2
00000000:FFAAA9:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Keys PL2
00010000:FFAAAB:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Keys PL2 (2/3)
00010000:FFAAAA:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Keys PL2 (3/3)
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