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{{short description|1979 video game}}
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|title = Monkey Magic
| title = Monkey Magic
|image = [[Image:MonkeyMagic arcadeflyer.png|Arcade flyer of ''Monkey Magic''.]]
| image = Monkey Magic arcade flyer Nintendo.png
|caption = Arcade flyer of ''Monkey Magic''.
| caption = Arcade flyer
|developer = [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| developer = {{Unbulleted list
|publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| [[Nintendo R&D1]]
| [[Ikegami Tsushinki]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=McFerran|first=Damien|date=2018-02-26|title=Feature: Shining A Light On Ikegami Tsushinki, The Company That Developed Donkey Kong|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/feature_shining_a_light_on_ikegami_tsushinki_the_company_that_developed_donkey_kong|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|designer = [[Nintendo]] but see main article
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|released = 1979
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
|genre = [[Breakout clone|''Breakout'' clone]]
| designer = Nintendo
|modes = [[Single-player]]
| released = December 1979
|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]]
| genre = [[Breakout clone|''Breakout'']]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]
}}
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{{Nihongo foot|'''''Monkey Magic'''''|モンキー・マジック|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} (1979) is a [[video game]] released in arcades by [[Nintendo]] in exclusively in Japan in 1979. It is a [[Breakout clone|''Breakout'' clone]] and one of Nintendo's earliest arcade games. Some sources<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Company:Ikegami_Tsushinki |title=Company:Ikegami Tsushinki - GDRI :: Game Developer Research Institute |publisher=Gdri.smspower.org |date= |accessdate=2011-04-21}}</ref><ref>[http://d.hatena.ne.jp/bn2islander/20080817/1218980061 ドンキーコング裁判についてちょこっと考えてみる] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312191324/http://d.hatena.ne.jp/bn2islander/20080817/1218980061 |date=2010-03-12}} Thinking a bit about Donkey Kong, accessed 2009-02-01</ref><ref>{{Nihongo|It started from Pong|それは『ポン』から始まった: アーケードTVゲームの成り立ち|sore wa pon kara hajimatta: ākēdo terebi gēmu no naritachi}}, {{Nihongo|Masumi Akagi|赤木真澄|Akagi Masumi}}, {{Nihongo|Amusement Tsūshinsha|アミューズメント通信社|Amyūzumento Tsūshinsha}}, 2005, {{ISBN|4-9902512-0-2}}.</ref> claim that [[Ikegami Tsushinki]] also did design work on ''Monkey Magic''. Players control a paddle to hit the ball at a large number of blocks shaping a [[monkey]]'s face. To earn a victory the user must destroy the entire face of the monkey. Players can also earn different numbers of points by catching blocks that fall, as well as hitting the ball in different places.


== Notes ==
{{nihongo|'''''Monkey Magic'''''|モンキー・マジック}} is a 1979 [[arcade game]] by [[Nintendo]]. It is a [[Breakout clone|''Breakout'' clone]] and one of Nintendo's earliest arcade games. Some sources<ref>[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Company:Ikegami_Tsushinki]</ref><ref>[http://d.hatena.ne.jp/bn2islander/20080817/1218980061 ドンキーコング裁判についてちょこっと考えてみる] Thinking a bit about Donkey Kong, accessed 2009-02-01</ref><ref>{{Nihongo|It started from Pong|それは『ポン』から始まった : アーケードTVゲームの成り立ち|sore wa pon kara hajimatta: ākēdo terebi gēmu no naritachi}}, {{Nihongo|Masumi Akagi|赤木真澄|Akagi Masumi}}, {{Nihongo|Amusement Tsūshinsha|アミューズメント通信社|Amyūzumento Tsūshinsha}}, 2005, ISBN 4-9902512-0-2.</ref> claim that [[Ikegami Tsushinki]] also did design work on Monkey Magic. Players control a paddle to hit the ball at a large amount of blocks shaping a [[monkey]]'s face. Players can also earn different amounts of points by catching blocks that fall, as well as hitting the ball in different places.
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==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*''[http://www.nindb.net/monkey-magic/monkey-magic.html Monkey Magic]'' at [http://www.nindb.net NinDB]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150304145106/http://nindb.net/game/monkey-magic.html ''Monkey Magic''] at [http://www.nindb.net NinDB]
*[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=monkey-magic-upright-model&page=detail&id=4647 arcade-history]
* [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=monkey-magic-upright-model&page=detail&id=4647 ''Monkey Magic''] at Arcade History


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[[Category:Nintendo games]]
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[[Category:Nintendo arcade games]]

[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games about primates]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]


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Latest revision as of 12:16, 24 May 2024

Monkey Magic
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Designer(s)Nintendo
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseDecember 1979
Genre(s)Breakout
Mode(s)Single-player

Monkey Magic[a] (1979) is a video game released in arcades by Nintendo in exclusively in Japan in 1979. It is a Breakout clone and one of Nintendo's earliest arcade games. Some sources[2][3][4] claim that Ikegami Tsushinki also did design work on Monkey Magic. Players control a paddle to hit the ball at a large number of blocks shaping a monkey's face. To earn a victory the user must destroy the entire face of the monkey. Players can also earn different numbers of points by catching blocks that fall, as well as hitting the ball in different places.

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: モンキー・マジック

References

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  1. ^ McFerran, Damien (2018-02-26). "Feature: Shining A Light On Ikegami Tsushinki, The Company That Developed Donkey Kong". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. ^ "Company:Ikegami Tsushinki - GDRI :: Game Developer Research Institute". Gdri.smspower.org. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  3. ^ ドンキーコング裁判についてちょこっと考えてみる Archived 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Thinking a bit about Donkey Kong, accessed 2009-02-01
  4. ^ It started from Pong (それは『ポン』から始まった: アーケードTVゲームの成り立ち, sore wa pon kara hajimatta: ākēdo terebi gēmu no naritachi), Masumi Akagi (赤木真澄, Akagi Masumi), Amusement Tsūshinsha (アミューズメント通信社, Amyūzumento Tsūshinsha), 2005, ISBN 4-9902512-0-2.
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