Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji
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| Developer | Compile |
| Publishers | Tokuma Shoten |
| Players | 1 player
Super Famicom
Windows (via Madou Monogatari Kyukyoku Taizen SUN -SFC & DS- with LADY-BONO!
Windows (via Madou Monogatari Chou Kyukyoku Taizen Puyo Puyo-iri
Windows (via Project EGG service)
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Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji (魔導物語 はなまる大幼稚園児 Madō Monogatari Hanamaru Dai Yōchienji, translated as "Madou Monogatari: Big Kindergarten Kids") is a role-playing video game for the Super Famicom released in Japan on January 12, 1996.
The game is a reimagination of Episode I of Madou Monogatari 123, featuring an overworld that Arle can explore in. The school Final Exam is approaching, but in order to take it, she must find a special certificate hidden around the world. With Grandma's help in reading a mysterious letter she received, she learns about the eight Secret Stones that can grant a wish when gathered at the top of a mountain. Thinking she can use that wish to get an exam certificate, she set out to find the stones.
Gameplay
The game drops the front view perspective of the original Madou Monogatari games but still has similar gameplay elements. Arle's stats are still displayed by her character portrait and the things she says, alongside a menu which displays her abilities more clearly. For example, she says "I'm supercharged! This is perfect!" when she's at full health.
Experience points are measured by jewels around the interface bar, and levelling up restores health and magic back to full. Arle can buy and equip various rods and rings on her quest, with the currency being cookies. In dungeons enemies will randomly encounter Arle while she walks around. The dungeons are also filled with various puzzles, for example in Zoh Daimaoh's palace there are four ways, but only one is safe for going because the other ones will wash Arle away with a blow of water. Arle will also acquire various accessories throughout the game, like the Ribbit Boots which will allow her to perform jumps. The game's menus are all picture based.
Select while on the overworld is how you open up your map. Talking to Arle's grandmother can tell you where to find any remaining stones, which uses the same map interface. A fast travel system is present in the Momonga stations which can be found near towns, and cost 5 cookies (the currency of this game) unless you have a VIP pass.
Battles
Battles are fought in a side view perspective where Arle faces off against an opponent. There's always a short but humorous conversation between Arle and her enemy before the battle starts, which can be skipped by pressing B if it isn't the first time encountering them. First Arle has to choose what to do, casting a spell, using an item or run away. As she is only five in this game she can't attack physically and has to rely on her magic. The game has a wide arrange of spells with some of them being refined by reading plaques on the overworld. Arle can cast Fire, Ice Storm, and Thunder without losing any magic, but every other spell will drain her magic power. After Arle finished her action the enemy will attack or prepare for a bigger attack, however bosses are often fast enough to go first and reverse the order. A message will show how much life the enemy and Arle have left. When Arle is defeated in battle the game ends, and immediately after the player is sent back to the file select.
Enemies
- Banshee Trio
- Baromett
- Big Puyo
- Blue Puyo
- Cait Sith
- Draco Centauros
- Dullahan
- Fake Carbuncle
- Green Puyo
- Merrow
- Mummy
- Nomi
- Purple Puyo
- Red Puyo
- Scylla
- Will-o-Wisp
- Witch
- Wood Man
- Wraith
- Yellow Puyo
- Zombie
Bosses
- Arachne
- Devil
- Harpy
- Headmaster
- Leviathan
- Mandrake
- Mini Zombie
- Nasu Grave
- Owlbear
- Skeleton D
- Skeleton T
- Suketoudara Jr.
- Sukiya Podes
- Zoh Daimaoh
Friendly Characters
Trivia
- Most of Arle's and her enemy's battle sprites are taken and/or edited from Puyo Puyo Tsu.
- A majority of Tsu's voice samples were also recycled.
External Links
- Madou Monogatari Kyukyoku Taizen SUN -SFC & DS- with LADY-BONO! release page
- Project EGG listing for the game