Mahou Daisakusen - Revision history

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ADR: /* Development History */

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Development History

ADR: /* Story */

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Story

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ADR: /* Story */ Updated references

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Story: Updated references

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ADR: /* Rank */

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Rank

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Characters

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 ''Mahou Daisakusen'' had somewhat obscure ports for the X68000 and FM Towns PCs shortly after the Arcade version came out, before being released for PlayStation 4 as part of the M2 Shot Triggers lineup.
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 A typical score at the end of a first loop where a large portion of enemies and all bosses are destroyed might be '''1,500,000'''. Record scores at the end of the first loop exceed '''1,900,000'''. See the [[STG_Hall_of_Records/M#Mahou_Daisakusen|STG Hall of Records]] for more scores.
 ==Development History==

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-[[File:MD bashinet.png|130px|right|thumb|The persistent Bashinet, a continuation of the Dire 51 from Musha]] The team wanted to give the game a strong sense of character and story, adding character dialogue during stages. They also included steampunk elements such as mecha designs to enemies in order to make the shooting feel more flashy.<ref name="raizing-2010" /> Some aspects of Compile's [[Musha Aleste]] can be seen in the final game like the power-up system as mentioned by Yokoo, who considers it one of his favorite games<ref name="raizing-2010" />, and the "Dire 51" rival ship, reflected in Bashinet and his seemingly countless encounters seen throughout the game. Raizing struggled to decide the title for the game, Yooko mentions the team had 108 rejected titles before being done. The final title for the game was intended to be '''Mahou Daisensou''' (魔法大戦争, "Great Magic War"), even having the in-game graphics for it finished. However, seeing the game '''Kaitei Daisensou''' (海底大戦争, released as '''In the Hunt''' for western audiences) shown by [[Irem]] during that year's AM Show prompted the team to brainstorm once again. In the end, they settled for the title '''Mahou Daisakusen'''.<ref name="story-mahou" />
+[[File:MD bashinet.png|130px|right|thumb|The persistent Bashinet, a continuation of the Dire 51 from Musha.]] The team wanted to give the game a strong sense of character and story, adding character dialogue during stages. They also included steampunk elements such as mecha designs to enemies in order to make the shooting feel more flashy.<ref name="raizing-2010" /> Some aspects of Compile's [[Musha Aleste]] can be seen in the final game like the power-up system as mentioned by Yokoo, who considers it one of his favorite games<ref name="raizing-2010" />, and the "Dire 51" rival ship, reflected in Bashinet and his seemingly countless encounters seen throughout the game. Raizing struggled to decide the title for the game, Yooko mentions the team had 108 rejected titles before being done. The final title for the game was intended to be '''Mahou Daisensou''' (魔法大戦争, "Great Magic War"), even having the in-game graphics for it finished. However, seeing the game '''Kaitei Daisensou''' (海底大戦争, released as '''In the Hunt''' for western audiences) shown by [[Irem]] during that year's AM Show prompted the team to brainstorm once again. In the end, they settled for the title '''Mahou Daisakusen'''.<ref name="story-mahou" />
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 == Gallery ==

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 <div style="text-align: center">'''For video references see:''' ''[[Mahou Daisakusen/Video Index]]''</div>
-== Development History ==
+==Development History==
-This is the first game developed by Raizing.
+This is the first game developed by Raizing, a video game developer founded by former [[Compile]] staff: programmer Yuichi Toyama, pixel artist Kenichi Yokoo, graphic designer/planner Kazuyuki Nakashima and freelance composer Atsuhiro Motoyama. Toyama wanted to make arcade games after being involved in the development of Seirei Shinsei Spriggan and Spriggan Mark 2, and moved to Tokyo after being encouraged by his contacts Tomonori Fujisawa and Masato Toyoshima, both from Naxat Soft<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnBZvyxTVaU Game Preservation Society - Yūichi TOYAMA ～Pioneer of Modern Real-Time Strategy Games～]</ref>, leaving Compile alongside Kazuyuki Nakashima to form Raizing. The game started development in 1992 with the team working in a single room of an apartment. Nakashima describes it as "a picture of hell" but despite of this, it allowed them to develop a very strong, colorful game<ref>[http://shmuplations.com/raizingmahou/ Mahou Daisakusen – 2013 Developer Interviews]</ref>, using the Toaplan Version 2 board as the hardware. Initially, it was centered around Chinese martial arts under the title of '''Haougekiden Saifuaa''' (覇王撃伝 砕破, "Dynasty Shooting Legend – Blast!"). This concept was short-lived and didn't make it past the planning stage as Toaplan staff, who were in contact with the team advised them, saying that "shooting games should have worldwide appeal". This led to the concept being reworked into a fantasy-themed shoot em' up in order to appeal to the ever-growing audience of console RPGs.<ref name="raizing-2010">[http://shmuplations.com/raizing/ Raizing STG – 2010 Developer Interview]</ref>
 ==Version Differences==

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 The King foresaw the approaching doom of his kingdom. But the Order of Knights themselves had failed! After much internal debate, the King decided to place a tremendous bounty on the Gobligan King’s head.
-Now he could only wait for a hero to arrive and save them all…<ref>[https://shmuplations.com/story-mahou/ Mahou Daisakusen – Story/Characters/Setting] [https://web.archive.org/web/20191230192820/http://shmuplations.com/story-mahou/ (archive)] </ref></div>
+Now he could only wait for a hero to arrive and save them all…<ref name="story-mahou">[https://shmuplations.com/story-mahou/ Mahou Daisakusen – Story/Characters/Setting] [https://web.archive.org/web/20191230192820/http://shmuplations.com/story-mahou/ (archive)] </ref></div>
 == Gameplay Overview ==

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 |music = Atsuhiro Motoyama
 |planning = Kazuyuki Nakashima
-|program = Yuuichi Toyama <ref>[http://shmuplations.com/raizingmahou/ Mahou Daisakusen – 2013 Developer Interviews]</ref>
+|program = Yuuichi Toyama
-|art = Kenichi Yokoo </br> Kazuyuki Nakashima <ref>[http://shmuplations.com/raizing/ Raizing STG – 2010 Developer Interview]</ref>
+|art = Kenichi Yokoo </br> Kazuyuki Nakashima
 |releasedate = May 1993
 |nextgame = [[Shippu Mahou Daisakusen]]

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 |}
-There is also a survival element that increments every 4096 frames.  This resets to 0 upon death and at the beginning of each stage.
+There is also a survival element that increments every 4096 frames.  This resets to 0 upon death and at the beginning of each stage. The maximum rank value is 63.
 The maximum rank value is 63.
 ==Loops==

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 <h3> <span style="display:none;">Gain</span></h3>
+{| class="wikitable" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; width:53%"
-{| class="wikitable"
+|-
 |-
-! !! Gain <br><small> the Warrior </small>
+| [[File:Gain the Warrior character portrait from Mahou Daisakusen-Sorcer Striker.png|center]]
 |-
-| '''Portrait''' || [[File:Gain the Warrior character portrait from Mahou Daisakusen-Sorcer Striker.png]]
+| colspan="2" |
 |-
 |}
 <h3> <span style="display:none;">Chitta</span></h3>
+{| class="wikitable" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; width:53%"
-{| class="wikitable"
+|-
 |-
-! !! Chitta <br><small> the Witch</small>
+| [[File:Portrait_Chitta_Mahou.png|center]]
 |-
-| '''Portrait''' || [[File:Portrait Chitta Mahou.png]]
+| colspan="2" |
 |-
 |}
 <h3> <span style="display:none;">Miyamoto</span></h3>
+{| class="wikitable" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; width:53%"
-{| class="wikitable"
+|-
 |-
-! !! Miyamoto <br><small> the Samurai Dragon </small>
+| [[File:Portrait_Miyamoto_Mahou.png|center]]
 |-
-| '''Portrait''' || [[File:Portrait Miyamoto Mahou.png]]
+| colspan="2" |
 |-
 |}
 <h3> <span style="display:none;">Bornnam</span></h3>
+{| class="wikitable" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; width:53%"
-{| class="wikitable"
+|-
 |-
-! !! Bornnam <br><small> the Necromancer </small>
+| [[File:Portrait_Bornnam_Mahou.png|center]]
 |-
-| '''Portrait''' || [[File:Portrait Bornnam Mahou.png]]
+| colspan="2" |
 |-
 |}

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 |program = Yasunari Watanabe </br> Yuuichi Toyama <ref>[http://shmuplations.com/raizingmahou/ Mahou Daisakusen – 2013 Developer Interviews]</ref>
 |art = Kenichi Yokoo </br> Kazuyuki Nakashima <ref>[http://shmuplations.com/raizing/ Raizing STG – 2010 Developer Interview]</ref>
-|releasedate = 1993
+|releasedate = May 1993
 |nextgame = [[Shippu Mahou Daisakusen]]
 }}
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 [[File:Mahou Daisakusen Intro Screen 0002.png|center]]
-</br>
 <div style="text-align:center; font-style:italic">No one knows when it began. The mobilization of the Goblins gradually expanded, until they at last succeeded in establishing a single Empire of their own.
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 ==Characters==
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! !! Gain <br><small> the Warrior </small> !! Chitta <br><small> the Witch</small> !! Miyamoto <br><small> the Samurai Dragon </small> !! Bornnam <br><small> the Necromancer </small>
+! !! Bornnam <br><small> the Necromancer </small>
 |-
-| '''Portrait''' || [[File:Gain the Warrior character portrait from Mahou Daisakusen-Sorcer Striker.png]] || [[File:Portrait Chitta Mahou.png]] || [[File:Portrait Miyamoto Mahou.png]] || [[File:Portrait Bornnam Mahou.png]]
+| '''Portrait''' || [[File:Portrait Bornnam Mahou.png]]
 |-
-| '''Speed''' || Medium-Fast || Medium-Slow || Fast || Slow
+| '''Speed''' || Slow
 |}
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 ===Milking===
-Many enemies will fire projectiles in some way or leave minions when left alive for long enough. However, the highest scoring sections opportunities for milking are the bosses. Destroying Breath Dragon's side heads will make it release several goblins for as long as the fight lasts. Violent Slime's destructible bullets can also be milked for points. The most important boss in this regard is Bashinet Special and his spinning pods as each one of them is worth '''5,800 points'''. Unfortunately, because the boss patterns are selected at random, whether the player earns a considerable amount of score or very little is heavily reliant on luck.
+Many enemies will fire projectiles in some way or leave minions when left alive for long enough. However, the highest scoring sections opportunities for milking are the bosses. Destroying Breath Dragon's left or right head will make it release flying enemies more often from the side that was just destroyed. Violent Slime's destructible bullets can also be milked for points to some degree. The most important boss in this regard is Bashinet Special (the Stage 4 encounter) and his spinning pods as each one of them is worth '''5,800 points'''. Unfortunately, because the boss patterns are selected at random, whether the player earns a considerable amount of score or very little is heavily reliant on luck.
 ===Enemy destruction===
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 |}
-Due to the random trajectory of coins a good strategy is to fly on top of the flying sacks as they appear before firing, but this isn't always possible.
+Due to the random trajectory of coins after being released a good strategy is to fly on top of the flying sacks as they appear before firing, but this isn't always possible.
 ===  Example Scores ===
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 == Strategy ==
-*'''[[Mahou Daisakusen/Video Index|Video Index]]'''
+<div style="text-align: center">'''For video references see:''' ''[[Mahou Daisakusen/Video Index]]''</div>
 == Development History ==
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