Magical Drop Pocket
for Neo Geo Pocket Color Copywrite 2001-2006
 Version 1.0 by David "OLLIVER" Bullock

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=========== Characters ===========
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The character you choose will determine the type of drops, and
the pattern in which they fall on your opponent's screen.
The characters are:

Fool
Magician
Hi-Priestess
Hi-Erophant
Death
Cutie ('Lovers' in Japanese version)
Justice
Chariot

The following characters are available after finishing Story
mode on the Hard setting:

Hangedman
Empress
Fortune

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============= Drops ==============
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>>> Normal Drops <<<
When three or more drops of the same color are connected in a
vertical line, they will disappear. Any matching drops connected
to this chain will also disappear.

>>> Solid Drops <<<
When a solid drop is matched with two or more normal drops of
the same color, it will use it's magic to make every drop on
the screen of that same color disappear.

Red = Sword/fire Magic
Blue = Cup/water Magic
Yellow = Star Magic
Green = Staff/wind Magic

>>> Ice Drop <<<
Ice drops change in to normal drops when three or more normal
drops are matched next to an ice drop. All the Ice drops on
the screen will then change to the color of the match.

>>> Crystal Drop <<<
Crystal drops are wild cards, and match with any normal color.
When matched, they will release the magic of whatever color it
matched with. I.e. match two red drops with a crystal drop, and
sword magic will make all the red drops on the screen disappear.

>>> Bubble <<<
Bubbles appear most often on the Self Challange mode when set on
Hard and occasionally on the higher levels of Medium and Easy.
They don't do much other than cause brain farts. Picking them up
makes them disapear(you can't put them back), droping any number/type
of drops on them pops the bubbles.

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============= Points =============
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match 3 - 8pts
match 4 - 10pts
match 5 - 12pts
match 6 - 14pts
and so on...

*Clear all drops from the screen, including bubbles to get a
perfect bounus (see  Self Challenge section).
*999,999 is the highest possible score.

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=========== Story Mode ===========
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Choose a character, and play against all the other characters in the
game including yourself (all CPU oppenents). Before and after each
match is a dialog with your opponent.

Unlike the larger versions of the game, you can't see what your
opponent is doing, but you can see the CPU character's reaction. You
know you're in trouble when they start acting all crazy and happy
and start throwing magic at you -_^

There are five difficulty levels. I won't give away the character
endings, but I will tell you what happens at the end of the game when
you finish it on each difficulty setting.

>>> S. Easy <<<
 screen reads:
 "Too easy for you? That's what I thought. Ok, show Us how good you
 really are. Good luck!"

>>> Easy <<<
 screen reads:
 "Congratulations! Now you can move on to the medium level. It'll
 get more difficult, but don't give up."

>>> Medium <<<
 Get to see character's ending

>>> Hard <<<
 Get to see character's ending plus Hanging Man, Fortune, and the
 High Preistes become playable characters (if not already unlocked).

>>> S. Hard <<<
 Get to see character's ending plus Hanging Man, Fortune, and the
 High Preistes become playable characters (if not already unlocked).

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====== Self Challange Mode =======
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You just play by yourself using the full screen. There are no walls
to stop your movement. If your arrow is on the far right hand side of the
screen, and you move one space to the right, your arrow will appear
on the far left hand side of the screen and vice versa.

>>> Easy - 30 levels <<<
Perfect bonus points:
 5000   (levels 1 - 20)
 10,000 (levels 21 - 29)

>>> Medium - 100 levels <<<
Perfect bonus points:
 10,000 (lv 1 - 20)
 20,000 (lv 21 - 40)
 40,000 (lv 41 - 60)
 80,000 (lv 61 - 99)

>>> Hard - 100 levels <<<
Perfect bonus points:
 10,000  (lv 1 - 60)
 100,000 (lv 61 - 99)

>>> Ranking <<<
you are given ranks during play. When the game is over, You're
shown the highest rank you achieved, your score, and the level
you reached. Ranks will also appear on the screen when you earn
a new one.

Here are the ranks, from lowest to highest:
Flunkey
Blockhead
Lazy
Practice
Ouch
So-so
Not bad
Pre-beginner
Beginner
Good
Great
Super
Awesome
Excelent
First rate
Whiz
Professional
Super Ace
God!
Magical

* it is possible to skip ranks
* level number does not determine rank

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===== Friend Challange Mode ======
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This is versus play. You need the link cable, and another person
with Magical Drop Pocket (two things I don't have at the moment).

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==== Options (brackets {} indicate default setting) ====
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>>> Total Games <<<
 - 1,{3},5,7,9 -
 This sets the number of games you need to win during a VS match.

>>> Target <<<
 - 50,100,150,200,{250},NONE -
 This sets the number of drops you need to clear before winning
 a VS or Story match.

>>> Control <<<
 - A: CATCH B: RELEASE,B: RELEASE A: CATCH -
 Toggles the controll buttons

>>> Auto Power Off <<<
 - OFF, ON -
 Setting this to "ON" will automatically shut the power off after
 10 minutes, if the game is left idle.

>>> BGM (Background Music) <<<
 - [character names] -
 Select the character name, and press 'A' to hear his/her
 background music.

>>> High Score <<<
 Press 'A' when this is highlighted to view the list of high
 scores. The highest scores for every difficulty setting in both
 Story and Self modes are shown.

NOTE: For any changes to take place, you must select "Exit" at the
bottom of the screen, and press 'A'. Pressing 'B' will exit without
saving changes you've made.

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