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Instruction booklet · August 1996

Magic Boy

Platform1 playerESRB E

The story

Join Magic Boy as he attempts to become a master wizard, and he does this by shooting enemies, putting them in a bag, and throwing them away. He also must get through four areas: Sand Land, Wet World, Plastic Place, and Future Zone. There are also several power-ups that help him on his quest.

Specifications

Released
August 1996
Developer
Blue Turtle
Publisher
JVC Musical Industries
Players
1
Genre
Platform
Rating
ESRB E
View
Side view

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

GameRankings
58.80%
BE KIND, REWINDAugust 1996
#1 songMacarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)Los del Río#1 albumIt Was WrittenNasAdmit one · #1 movieA Time to Kill$13,262,934 weekend
Vol. 6 · No. 259Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of August 2, 1996
Aug. 6

NASA announces that the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, may contain evidence of primitive life-forms; further tests are inconclusive.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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