<s>
is	O
a	O
1991	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Quest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Palsoft	O
and	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
at	O
Quest	O
that	O
would	O
go	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1991	O
amid	O
Palsoft	O
's	O
closure	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
low	O
print	O
run	O
before	O
being	O
re-released	O
by	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
via	O
mail	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
graphically	O
altered	O
for	O
its	O
late	O
1993	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
lifecycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
,	O
most	O
valuable	O
and	O
sought-after	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
colorful	O
cartoon-like	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphical	O
effects	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
has	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
that	O
pushed	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
to	O
its	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Cotton	B-Application
and	O
Gradius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
at	O
Quest	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
joy	O
composing	O
music	O
for	O
"	O
such	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
face	O
struggle	O
with	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
hardware	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
shooting	O
game	O
he	O
liked	O
the	O
most	O
scoring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Palsoft	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
demand	O
from	O
consumers	O
,	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
re-released	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
"	O
via	O
mail	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
late	O
1993	O
release	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
's	O
lifespan	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
extensive	O
hype	O
and	O
only	O
being	O
available	O
via	O
mail	O
order	O
,	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
harder	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
earlier	O
releases	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
rare	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
that	O
commands	O
high	O
prices	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
first	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
by	O
RSP	O
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bothtec	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
1998	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Microcabin	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2000	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
GB	O
:	O
Minarai	O
Mahoutsukai	O
Kenja	O
no	O
Tani	O
e	O
.	O
This	O
version	O
faithfully	O
reproduces	O
the	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
effect	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
characteristic	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
original	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	O
were	O
simplified	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
;	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
26.77	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
and	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
3	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
very	O
large	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
incorporated	O
elements	O
from	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainments	O
Josh	O
Mandel	O
compared	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
with	O
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
ambitious	O
graphical	O
effects	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
and	O
adequate	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
praised	O
Magical	B-Application
Chases	I-Application
colorful	O
cartoon-esque	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
comparing	O
its	O
wacky	O
character	O
designs	O
with	O
Parodius	B-Application
,	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
moderate	O
challenge	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
regarded	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
original	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
"	O
perfect	O
ten	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
solid	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
title	O
past	O
the	O
cute	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
placed	O
both	O
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
and	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
as	O
number	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
list	O
of	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
titles	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
different	O
but	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
Michael	O
Thomasson	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
as	O
a	O
technical	O
feat	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamers	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
shameless	O
clone	O
"	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
due	O
to	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
time	O
frame	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
protagonist	O
Ripple	O
looks	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
witch	O
class	O
in	O
the	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
book	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Complete	O
Guide	O
1987-1999	O
praised	O
the	O
original	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
release	O
for	O
its	O
carefully	O
hand-drawn	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
that	O
pushed	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
