Magical Drop for WonderSwan | 1999 | Bandai WonderSwan
0Magical Drop for WonderSwan (マジカルドロップ for ワンダースワン) is a spinoff puzzle game that released for Bandai's WonderSwan handheld. Magical Drop for WonderSwan's core gameplay is based on its predecessors, particularly Magical Drop III. It utilizes the WonderSwan's vertical orientation, with the Y-pad controlling the clown and manual row dropping and the X3/X4 buttons controlling the grab/release functions. Like many other handheld puzzle games of the time, Story does not feature a "true" AI opponent; instead, the player attempts to fill a gauge by creating chains. While the player attempts to fill this gauge, the AI attacks at random intervals. The game features Story, Puzzle, and Multiplayer modes. Story consists of a series of battles against the other playable characters before facing off against Empress and Wheel of Fortune. The Puzzle mode is similar to the non-competitive modes in previous games, where the player matches balloons for as long as possible.
GAME RECORDING INFO:
The game was emulated at Retroarch. It was integer scaled to 4k, without bi-linear filtering, and retaining the original aspect ratio (display aspect ratio, not internal resolution). And captured using shader / filter that simulates the original screen of the hardware. I also created an image of the handheld to use as a bezel above the game, to create a nostalgic atmosphere.
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