History VideoGame / MagicalDrop

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[[caption-width-right:176:The Empress. Yes, you can play her.]]

* DifficultyByRegion: Whether intentional or due to [[BadExportForYou something going wrong in the PAL conversion process]], the European PSX version of ''III'' moves at a much slower pace than the Japanese version.

* {{Gainaxing}}: In addition to World's [[MemeticMutation memetic]] victory animation, Empress's and Judgement's chests also bounce in their animations. The game generally gets slapped with a Teen [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]] rating precisely because of this.

** ''III'' in particular absolutely ''loathes'' the idea of a NoDeathRun. On the standard difficulty, the game makes the player face 2-4 characters that are almost mathematically-impossible to beat, with the exact number varying based on how well you've played up to that point. It doesn't help that three of those four characters are [[PurposefullyOverpowered ridiculous regardless of their AI]].

* GameplayGrading: Magical Drop V has this on each match, going from D to S. Originally, it was tied solely to speed in Story Mode and score in Versus mode, but the first major patch changed it to where you have to fulfill 3 conditions while winning to get an S rank (Get a 10 combo AND over 20,000 points in the stage without the match lasting more than a minute). Presumably, this was done because of the sheer difficulty of getting to the 200-balloon quota in under 20 seconds that the Ghostlop characters usually force you to do.

[[IThoughtItMeant No relation to]] ''VideoGame/MagicalDoropie''.

* {{Gainaxing}}: In addition to World's [[MemeticMutation memetic]] victory animation, Empress's and Judgement's chests also bounce in their animations. It's prominent enough that Data East Arcade Classics' description on the [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]]'s website explicitly calls out the game for this; no other game in the collection is singled out in that manner.

** Lampshaded in the Japanese version of ''II''; the difficulty levels for the Puzzle and Hirameki modes are labeled by character, and a given character's Verbal Tic is shown when they're highlighted.

* WelcomeToCorneria: Each character only has one pre-battle line in the arcade version of ''III''. This is taken UpToEleven in the non-Japanese versions, where the exact same conversation happens regardless of the characters involved.

* PragmaticAdaptation: The Super Famicom ports of the first two games use six rows in their playfields instead of the arcade version's seven, as the only other option would be to shrink the puzzle pieces in order to fit the console's resolution.

!Tropes in Magical Drop:

* InconsistentDub: The English versions of 2 and 3 have characters talking in Japanese, English and Spanish for no discernible reason.

** The Empress as well. A [[HellBentForLeather Leather clad]] FemmeFatale WomanInBlack with a NoblewomansLaugh, [[GainaxBounce bouncy breasts]] [[WhipItGood and a whip]]... Can we really deny that?

** The player had to match three item balloons in order to activate them in the first ''Magaical Drop''. In ''II'', the player couldn't hold item and normal balloons at the same time.

--> '''High Priestess:''' "______ masu~!"

Another is the lenient combo system. While other games of this type such as ''[[VideoGame/PanelDePon Tetris Attack]]'' check to make sure that one group of pieces is DIRECTLY responsible for another matching up before issuing any kind of bonus or streak, ''Magical Drop'' is like ''{{Klax}}'' in that ANY new match is counted into the "chain" until the animation is done and all parts resting on the vanishing blocks fall into place.

A series of color-matching puzzle games created by the now-defunct Creator/DataEast. The original game was released in arcades in 1995. The second and third games were created for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo MVS system; ''Magical Drop III'' was Data East's final UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame. The fourth game, ''Magical Drop F'', was a PlayStation exclusive released in 1999. ''Magical Drop V'', developed by Golgoth Studio, was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in November 15th, 2012.

A series of color-matching puzzle games created by the now-defunct Creator/DataEast. The original game was released in arcades in 1995. The second and third games were created for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo MVS system; ''Magical Drop III'' was Data East's final ArcadeGame. The fourth game, ''Magical Drop F'', was a PlayStation exclusive released in 1999. ''Magical Drop V'', developed by Golgoth Studio, was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in November 15th, 2012.

A series of color-matching puzzle games created by the now-defunct Creator/DataEast. The original game was released in arcades in 1995. The second and third games were created for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo MVS system; ''Magical Drop III'' was Data East's final ArcadeGame. The fourth game, ''Magical Drop F'', was a PlayStation exclusive released in 1999. ''Magical Drop V'', developed by Golgoth Studio, was released on {{Steam}} in November 15th, 2012.

* ContemptibleCover: [[http://i.imgur.com/lwEHsD5.jpg The cover of the European PSX version of III]], the "highlight" being an adult (and busty) version of the canonically ''7-year-old'' Strength Jr. The left side of the cover would be reused for the PAL version of the Game Boy Color ''Magical Drop''.

* InterfaceScrew: The nature of many items in ''Magical Drop F''. Examples include Emperor's (slows down the opponent's clown cursor), Magician's (constantly randomizes the opponent's held balloons), and Empress's (flashes her character portrait on top of the opponent's field) items.

* {{Bookworm}}/{{Meganekko}}: High Priestess, who is seen reading her book calmly as the game goes.

* VictoryByEndurance: ''V'' trends towards this, with the game generally requiring larger chains to send lines than its predecessors. By comparison, it's not uncommon to see matches between two high-level players in ''III'' last for less than 20 seconds.

* {{Bishonen}}: Magician and Hierophant
* {{Bokukko}}: Justice

* {{BFS}}: Justice attacks with this while performing her ultimate attack

* CuteBruiser: Everyone, but specially Strength
* DaddysGirl: The third game's Strength is the daughter of the former Strength and is pretty close to him. He apparently was seduced by the Empress, so Little Strength's goal is to de-brainwash him.
** [[TheUglyGuysHotDaughter The Huge And Ugly Dude's Tiny And Adorable Daughter]]: Father Stength is pretty much the Tarot version of a bodybuilder. His daughter is an ''adorable''-looking little girl.
* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him/Her their Arcana]]: Yes, the characters ''do'' have actual names, but everyone seems to refer each other by their Arcana name.

* {{Gainaxing}}: The World, which has reached MemeticMutation status around the internet.

* HotBlooded: Chariot and Strength

* MarilynManeuver: The World, when under attack.

* SirSwearsALot: Chariot, at least in the Japanese version.
* SomethingAboutARose: Magician
* ShockAndAwe: Hierophant's ultimate attack has him using his SimpleStaff to blast his enemy with lightning

[[IThoughtItMeant No relation to]] ''MagicalDoropie''.

* InstantWinCondition: Quotas in VS. mode.

A series of color-matching puzzle games created by the now-defunct Creator/DataEast. The original game was released in arcades in 1995. The second and third games were created for the NeoGeo MVS system; ''Magical Drop III'' was Data East's final ArcadeGame. The fourth game, ''Magical Drop F'', was a PlayStation exclusive released in 1999. ''Magical Drop V'', developed by Golgoth Studio, was released on {{Steam}} in November 15th, 2012.

* [[DuelingWorks Dueling Games]]: ''Magical Drop F'' and ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo~n]]''. Both are the fourth (main) entries in their respective series, released exclusively for consoles in 1999, featured an ArtShift, and experimented with character powers.