Magical Chase (TurboGrafx-16)

Magical Chase
Developer: Quest Publishers: PALSOFT (JP), NEC (US) Platform: TurboGrafx-16 Released in JP: November 15, 1991 Released in US: 1993 This game has a hidden sound test. This game has regional differences.

Behold! Quite possibly the rarest and most sought after TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine game ever made.

Sound Test

At the difficulty select screen, press Left, Down, Right, Up, Select, Select, Select, Left, Right, II. This feature appears to be exclusive to the Japanese version.

Regional Differences

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For some reason, the US version of the game received some major graphical overhauls:

JP	US

• The plain low-color title screen logo from the Japanese version has been completely re-shaded with a zooming golden 3D design and shiny lettering.

JP	US

• The first stage received the biggest overhaul. The colored building blocks foreground and mid-background found in the Japanese version have been replaced by a more detailed medieval castle, and the furthest background now features a distant sunset and a more shaded green country side. The new mid-background also reveals more of the furthest background.
• The very first enemy in the game has gone from a simple colored block/stump to a little animated gremlin.
• Jack's floating shop has also been completely redrawn. Once a simple straight-on side view of a hot-air balloon carrying a small house, it now sports a beautifully drawn jack-o-lantern balloon and detailed house, all in a 3/4 perspective.
• The main character Ripple has been completely redrawn slightly more realistically and is more detailed. She has a new animation when hurt, but her injured animation when the game is paused remains the same, except for the redrawn broom (to match her other new frames) and the now missing magic wand. Her regular sleeping game-pause animation is also mainly unchanged, but again, her old brown broom has been replaced with the new realistic one.

(Source: Superpcenginegrafx.com)