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have one of three outcomes - red ball traps result in a lost life, big spikes allow
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Hewlett, a wizard's apprentice, has accidentally caused havoc which he must undo. Hewlett was working late one night and accidentally tripped over a hidden trapdoor and released his master's collection of crazy animals out of the basement. Hewlett's goal is to correct his mistakes by capturing and
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In addition to enemies, spikes, exclamation mark boxes and water there are other platforming objects and obstacles to help or hinder
Hewlett. Springs act as trampolines when jumped on and pistons automatically move up and down allowing the player to reach otherwise unreachable areas. Trap squares
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that he can use to stun enemies. Once stunned he can pick them up by walking into them, and then by pressing the "down button" they are sent back to the basement which is represented in the information panel/icon by two rows of initially empty rooms that fill once you drop the enemies down. This
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and continues. Once an enemy is captured and sent to the basement, the bonus it drops can be one of several items: points to add to your score, new abilities such as shooting through walls, shooting up, or down, double shots and triple shots. "E-X-T-R-A" letters are scattered around levels and
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is a 2D platform game taking place over 4 worlds; Sand Land, Wet World, Plastic Place and Future World. Each of these worlds feature 8 levels, bringing the total standard levels to 32. The game also features another 32
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capturing mechanic is the main goal of the game and a requirement to complete each level, but there is also a points/score system. When a creature is captured, a bonus is released. There are also blocks with
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collecting them all rewards the player with an extra life. There are also level warps, which send the player to a random level and the magic book which reveals hidden rooms.
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despite his master telling him to use parsley. The result is that his master is turned into an elephant and every creature in a 100-mile radius turned into a monster.
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213:in 1993. A
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92:Platform(s)
82:Composer(s)
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49:Blue Turtle
564:Categories
385:References
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553:Magic Boy
545:Magic Boy
403:MobyGames
356:ST Format
325:Reception
320:Reception
309:power-ups
260:Magic Boy
243:Super NES
222:Magic Boy
190:Magic Boy
109:Super NES
86:John Dale
76:John Dale
27:Magic Boy
408:June 21,
307:Various
255:Gameplay
203:Atari ST
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177:Mode(s)
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337:Score
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193:is a
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