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In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 6, 5, 6, and 6, for a total of 23 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 18.8 out of 30, as shown below.
The game carries a premium, and according to a 2016 document there are records of it changing hands at 100,000 yen boxed and 20,000 to 30,000 yen for the cartridge alone.
A 2018 report says that a winning auction bid of 80,000 yen was also recorded.
Since its initial release, Magical Pop'n has become one of the rarest Super Famicom titles, alongside titles such as Rendering Ranger: R2 which had only 10,000 copies released.
It was listed in 2016 as costing 100,000 yen with the box, and without it at 30,000 yen.
In the 2018, a successful bid at 80,000 yen was recorded at auction.
Critics criticized the high difficulty, voice acting, lack of any support for saving the game, and for being a fairly standard action title, while the controls, graphics, and animations received praise.
They noted that the attack range of the character is low, and it was rather difficult, but they praised the character's movements.
Allistair Pinsof of Destructoid, praised the game, saying the controls were as good as that of Super Metroid and Super Castlevania IV.
Critics criticized the high difficulty, voice acting, lack of any support for saving the game, and for being a fairly standard action title, while the controls, graphics, and animations received praise.
They noted that the attack range of the character is low, and it was rather difficult, but they praised the character's movements.
The game served as the voice acting debut of Japanese media and former AV idol personality Ai Iijima, who started her adult video career in 1992 and provided her voice for the main character.
Since its initial release, Magical Pop'n has become one of the rarest Super Famicom titles, alongside titles such as Rendering Ranger: R2 which had only 10,000 copies released.
Retro Gamer described the visuals as "cute" and called it a "hidden gem" while recommending the game among the top five Super Nintendo games for British gamers to import, alongside Majyūō, DoRemi Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and Ogre Battle.
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