Magical Date: Dokidoki Kokuhaku Daisakusen (Arcade)

Magical Date: Dokidoki Kokuhaku Daisakusen
Also known as: Magical Date: Sotsugyou Kokuhaku Daisakusen (revision) Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Platform: Arcade (Taito FX-1A) Released in JP: December 1996 (original), March 1997 (revision) This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select.

Magical Date: Dokidoki Kokuhaku Daisakusen can be best described as a blend of a dating simulator with a minigame compilation.

Minigame Select/Model Viewer

This game uses the Taito Code:

1. Hold the Service Coin button upon booting, and wait until a "SERVICE ERROR" message pops up on the screen.
2. Press 1P Start (x3), Service Coin, then 1P Start again.

Afterwards, the player will be redirected to a minigame selection screen, where items can be selected by pressing 1P Up/Down, and selected with 1P Button 1.

Selection	Description
ZAP OFF	Redirects to the Hoshi wo sagushite! minigame, though it might not have been originally the case.
MIX BOX	Redirects to the Hoshi wo sagushite! minigame.
STOP IT	Redirects to the Pitari to memo SHOW minigame.
HOW MANY	Redirects to the Kono hako nango? minigame.
PLUS SECTION	Redirects to the Kurukuru suizokukan minigame.
POP UP	Redirects to the Poyoyon punch! minigame.
FIX IT	Redirects to the Cycling yahhoo minigame.
OVER DRIVE	Redirects to the Pukupuku pon!! minigame.
FLAPPER	Redirects to the Kamome hikouki minigame.
ROUND & ROUND	Redirects to the Kono ichiji nan no ji? minigame.
HOPPY MEN	Redirects to the Hop men minigame.
WORDS MIXER	Redirects to the Words mixer minigame.
DRESS EVENT	Redirects to an event where the player chooses a dress for a character to wear.
BLOCK SHOOTER	Crashes the game.
FLOG ATTACK	Redirects to the Kerokero fighter minigame.
SHOT THE HEAD	Does not load anything. This is replaced with a QUIZ option in the game's revision.
DOCKING DOCK	Redirects to the Docking station minigame.
DANCING CARD	Redirects to the Odore! Shinkei suijaku minigame.
BEAM FLASH	Redirects to the Me kara BEAM! minigame.
GO! GO! ROCKET	Redirects to the Go go rocket minigame.
SPIN MASTER	Redirects to the Spin master minigame.
TALK EVENT	Redirects to an event in which the player answers questions from a character.
NICKNAME EVENT	Redirects to an event in which the player receives a nickname from a character.
MOTION EDITER	A model/animation viewer. (see below)

Upon clicking the MOTION EDITER function, the player is redirected to a selection screen. Controls:

• 1P Left/Right - Change GAL (character) parameter.
• 1P Up/Down (before selecting once) - Change PATARN (animation) parameter.
• 1P Button 1 - Select
• 1P Up/Down (after selecting once) - Change MODEL (costume) parameter.

After selecting twice, the player is redirected to the proper animation viewer.

Controls:

• 2P Up/Down - Change selection.
• 2P Button 1 - Select
• 2P Button 2 - Scroll through GAO parameters.
• 2P Button 3 - Zoom in.
• 2P Button 3+2P Up/Down/Left/Right - Move camera.
• 1P Button 2 - Go back to main menu.

Function	Description
PLAY	Plays/pauses the animation.
REWIND	Rewinds the animation back to the first frame.
STEP	Advances the animation by one frame.
MODEL	Seem to have something to do with the characters' face expressions.
DATA	Unknown.

(Source: RyogaMasaki)

Revisional Differences

Three months after the original release of the game, came a slightly updated version, titled Magical Date: Sotsugyou Kokuhaku Daisakusen.

Gameplay

• A new minigame was introduced: Magical Quiz. As its name indicates, it is a quiz show-esque game.
• The game's story was completely changed; instead of having a Christmas party as the main goal, it is now a graduation ceremony. As such, the game's dialogue was changed appropriately.
• Costumes were introduced for the seasonal shooting events.