*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Magical Drop 2 Translation Guide Version 1.0 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~Legal Information: Please Read ~*~ This Translation Guide is Copyright (c) 2002 Alyson Carey . All rights reserved. Reproduction of this guide is allowed by permission only. Any modification is strictly prohibited. "Magical Drop 2" is copyright (c) 1996 Data East Corporation. ~*~ Introduction ~*~ Here it is. The even better sequel to Data East's Magical Drop. The graphics and sound have been upgraded this time around and are much better. The version I am covering is for the SNES console. To the best of my knowledge there have been 3 Magical Drop games released to date on various platforms including a Game Boy Color and NeoGeo Pocket version. I believe the GB and NGP versions are as of yet the only domesticated copies. If I'm wrong about this, feel free to let me know. It is a puzzle game similar to Bubble Bobble 2. You pick characters who are based on Tarot cards and have to match up colored balloons. Please note that my translations of this game are my interpritations of the language. I'm sure there are other possible substitutes for the words that I made. If you can think of something better feel free to let me know, but I did try to keep the translation as close to the original Japanese version as possible. ~*~ The Story ~*~ Not much has changed story wise in this game. The cute little characters of this story book world are still looking for the Magical Drop. The Magical Drop is a precious and mystical item hidden somewhere in the world these Tarot card people live in. The drop has the power to grant wishes. It will either let someone live happily ever after, or help them get revenge on their enimy. The characters in the game are competing against eachother in a mad race to find the magical drop. ~*~ How To Play ~*~ Game play has not changed in this sequal. The object of the game is simple. Match 3 or more of the same colored balloons to make them dissapear. Use the directional pad to move your character left and right. The 'B' button will pick up a balloon. 'A' will throw it back into play. You can carry as many balloons of the same color as you wish and move them around the board. You play a character based on a Tarot card. This time around there are 10 to choose from: The Fool, The Star, The Chariot, The Devil, The Magician, and The High-Priestess, The Justice, The World, The Strength, and The Empress. Each character has a special balloon that will cause various effects when used (some do have more then 1 special). Special balloons come in various colors and when matched with a group of 3 or more of its color, it causes all balloons of that color to dissapear. There is one special that is rainbow colored. This works the same as a normal special but it can work on any color group. The gameplay is pretty easy to get a hang of and in my opinion doesn't really require much more explaining then that. With that said, on to the translation. ~*~ Opening Menu ~*~ After hitting the Start button a menu with 2 options will come up. It reads: Start Options Selecting Start will bring you to play menu. Options will allow you to customize your game settings. ~*~ Options Menu ~*~ When you select Options a new screen will appear. You can customize your game here by using the up and down keys along with the 'A' button. The text here reads as: Story War Number of Matches Sound Sterio Mono Music Test Sound Test Button Configuration Exit Most of this should be easy to figure out even without knowing what it says. Story and War allow you to select ~*~ Play Menu ~*~ The play menu reads as follows: Single Mode Versus Mode Story Mode Puzzle Mode ~*~ Puzzle Mode ~*~ Selecting Puzzle mode will lead you to yet another screen with 5 options. These are difficulty level settings. The level you set choose will decide what character you play. Easy (The Fool) Simple (The Devil) Normal (The High Priestess) Hard (The Star) Hardest (The World) After selecting the level you will be brought to the play board. The object here is to clear the board as quickly as possible. Unlike MD1 you are not limited to a number of moves but instead earn more points and bonuses by working fast. ~*~ Story Mode ~*~ Like puzzle mode, you will be brought to the difficulty select screen. Easy Simple Normal Hard Hardest After choosing your level you will then be taken to character select followed by the game. Between each match you will get a small cut scene where your character and opponent talk to eachother. They usually say cute little things and at some point I will try to translate them all. ~*~ Single Mode ~*~ The selection screens work exactly the same as puzzle mode. The difficulty level you select will determine the character you play with. In single mode your only opponent is time. The longer you play the harder it gets. How long you play determines how many levels you rise thus causing the lines to fall faster. ~*~ Versus Mode ~*~ This is by far the most complicated mode there is. Versus must have went over very well for Data East to create such a huge number of options here. The main Versus menu reads as follows: Time Battle Normal Battle Attack Battle Character Strength Options The options screen is the same as on the main start menu. *Character Strength* In this screen you can alter the strength a character has. If you look at the card display of your character you will see two things below their picture, strength (measured by stars) and special balloons. By using the down arrow you can choose between either strength or special. After select the stat you wish to change by using the 'A' button, move the left or right arrow keys to select stats from other characters. Hitting 'A' again will then allow you to take on that character's stat. *Attack Battle* In this mode your win is not nessisarily determined by how many lines you give your opponent. The main objective here is to clear as many lines you can as fast as you can to "attack" the opponent. After selecting this mode you will be brought to a difficulty level screen wich reads: None Easy Moderate Hard following your selection here will be character select then play. *Normal Battle* This is a regular versus mode without any extra fluff. Pick your character and jump into play. *Time Battle* Here you can set a time limit on the game. Whoever is doing better at the end of time wins the match. You can set how long you want the match to last in the next screen: 1 Min. 3 Min. 5 Min. 10 Min. Infinate ~*~ Misc. ~*~ In almost every mode you will get a screen if you loose. It reads: Continue Change Character End If there are only two options it will be continue (always on top) or end (always on bottom). ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I hope this guide has helped you to better understand and enjoy this wonderful game. Please don't hesitate to send me any questions or comments, Diddlina@comcast.net. Any contributions to this guide will be credited.