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Magical Drop II (SNES)

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Title Screen

Magical Drop II

Also known as: Magical Drop 2 (JP original), Magical Drop 2: Bunka Hōsō Special Version (JP alt)
Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Platforms: SNES (JP/INT), Unlicensed SNES (US 2017)
Released internationally: May 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch Online)
Released in JP: September 20, 1996
Released in US: November 6, 2017 (Data East Classic Collection)


MusicIcon.png This game has unused music.
SoundIcon.png This game has unused sounds.
RegionIcon.png This game has regional differences.
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Unused Audio

An alternate version of "Endless Workout".

An unused jingle.

Regional Differences

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To do:
Comparisons between the two English versions, as well as between them and direct translations of the original Japanese.

Data East Classic Collection

In 2017, Retro-Bit released the Data East Classic Collection, an unlicensed SNES cartridge that includes several Data East games. One of the featured games is a localized version of Magical Drop II done by the translation group Aeon Genesis. Even though the collection was licensed by Data East, the cartridge itself is unlicensed by Nintendo.

Nintendo Switch Online

A previously-unreleased English localization that Data East had developed in 1996 was released on Nintendo Switch Online in 2021. Notably, all of the graphical and script alterations differ from the Data East Classic Collection translation.

Title Screen

Japan English
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Aside from the name change, the four stars were also removed.

Tutorial

Japan English
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The text box in the tutorial was made larger. Additionally, the text at the top of the mode select menu is animated in the Japanese version.

Misc.

  • All of the voices from the Japanese version were removed and replaced by four clips used throughout the English version.

Revisional Differences

In Japan, a Bunka Hōsō Special Version was released as a tie-in with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. The main difference is that unlockable character Black Pierrot is replaced by the unlocked-by-default JOQR Team, which features some of the personalities on the station at the time.

Original Special Version
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