Overview and Gameplay
Hewlett’s spellcasting mistake turns his master into a blue elephant and fills the worlds with escaped monsters. Magic Boy is a side-scrolling SNES puzzle platformer where the goal is to stun creatures, carry them, and drop them into jail cells to clear each level.
Controls And Mechanics
- The game spans Sand Land, Wet World, Plastic Place, and Future Zone, with multiple stages in each world.
- Monsters must be captured before they wake up and escape.
- Tokens provide points, extra lives, continues, and temporary shot upgrades.
- Hazards include poison pools, conveyor belts, dissolving blocks, ice, spikes, springs, and scrolling big mazes.
Version Notes
This is the European PAL SNES version of Magic Boy, based on the earlier computer game and released as a console version for Super Nintendo.
Release And Credits
- European SNES release year: 1994
- Developer: Blue Turtle / Empire Software
- Publisher: JVC Musical Industries
- Original platform: Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS
