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Manufacturer:
Capcom Year: 1990 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Joint Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Magic Sword DescriptionTwo warriors leave on a quest to destroy the Black orb, which lies at the top of the Dragon Tower. Free trapped adventurers on the way, who will fight along side you. You'll find better weaponry and cooler power-ups near the top of the tower.Game PlayOne or two players venture up a monster-ridden tower to defeat Drokkmar, master of the Blackorb. Each hero has health that is decreated by various monsters, attacks, traps, and the passage of time. Health is increased by finding food. Every certain amount of points, a "Food Fairy" appears and drops off food as well. The amount of keys one has grant health bonuses after each boss.One can open chests to find treasure and artifacts, which requires attacking the chest.Various artifacts can be recovered that alter gameplay, such as providing more damage or increased magical power. Keys are used to free imprisoned allies, who will then follow the hero if he runs over them. Allies may be found among a wide variety of beings, each with unique attacks, that will mimic the moves of the hero they follow. Only one artifact and one ally may be used at a time, and artifacts disappear after awhile. 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. MiscellaneousThough this multiplayer sidescroller may seem different from IBlack DragonIIBlack TigerI, there are many similarities poisoning turns the player purple and affects attacks, trapped chests create gouts of flame and similar monster attacks, Goblinlike cannon fodder monsters, large dragonbosses, and upgradable weapons.VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,993 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,022 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,237 machines (3,799 unique titles).Very Common - There are 73 known instances of this machine owned by Magic Sword collectors who are members. Of these, 7 of them are original dedicated machines, 9 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 57 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 2 VAPS members with Magic Sword machines for sale. There are 2 VAPS members with extra Magic Sword circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for Magic Sword. There is one VAPS member looking for a Magic Sword circuit board set. This game ranks a 45 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 7 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TriviaAn earlier ROM revision has a hex pattern that appears when Magic is used both buttons pressed. The more common ROM set has a lightning bolt that appears.Manuals
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