<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polestar	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Pack-In-Video	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
10	O
March	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
the	O
voice	O
work	O
of	O
former	O
AV	O
idol	O
Ai	O
Iijima	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Pop'n	I-Application
was	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Shōtarō	O
Hara	O
and	O
Yasuhiro	O
Wada	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Harvest	B-Device
Moon	I-Device
franchise	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
with	O
the	O
first	B-Device
installment	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
support	O
for	O
game	O
save	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
standard	O
action	B-Application
title	O
but	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
animations	O
received	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Pop'n	I-Application
has	O
since	O
become	O
an	O
expensive	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
leading	O
it	O
to	O
fetch	O
high	O
prices	O
in	O
the	O
secondary	O
video	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Pop'n	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Ralph	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Princess	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
through	O
six	O
stages	O
of	O
varying	O
themes	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
To'ahl	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
powerful	O
Magic	O
Jewel	O
that	O
was	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
army	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonist	O
,	O
the	O
Demon	O
King	O
,	O
and	O
defeat	O
his	O
servants	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Pop'n	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Polestar	O
after	O
Aurora	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Otaku	I-Application
no	I-Application
Seiza	I-Application
in	I-Application
Another	I-Application
World	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shōtarō	O
Hara	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
co-producer	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
along	O
with	O
Yasuhiro	O
Wada	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
his	O
next	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Harvest	B-Device
Moon	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Pop'n	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
10	O
March	O
1995	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Pack-in-Video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Pop'n	I-Application
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
alongside	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Rendering	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
:	I-Application
R2	I-Application
which	O
had	O
only	O
10,000	O
copies	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
World	I-Application
series	O
and	O
remarked	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
rather	O
standard	O
,	O
ordinary	O
,	O
and	O
old-fashioned	O
style	O
of	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
Perfect	O
Guide	O
to	O
Nostalgic	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
was	O
rather	O
critical	O
of	O
Ai	O
Iijima	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
husky	O
,	O
monotone	O
,	O
and	O
ill-suited	O
for	O
a	O
moe	O
type	O
of	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
described	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
hidden	O
gem	O
"	O
while	O
recommending	O
the	O
game	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
games	O
for	O
British	O
gamers	O
to	O
import	O
,	O
alongside	O
Majyūō	B-Application
,	O
DoRemi	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allistair	O
Pinsof	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Castlevania	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
