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Play Pop 'n Magic (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Pop'n Magic
Play Pop 'n Magic Online — Trap enemies with a wand, then throw them across single-screen arenas while paying attention to the colors of their bubbles.
Browser play

PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| I / II | Z / X |
| RUN / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Pop 'n Magic
Quick start
Begin the first arena, trap a nearby enemy and check its bubble color. Pick it up from a safe position and throw it toward a suitable target before moving to the next group.
Controls
The direction pad moves the character. Use the action buttons to jump, fire the wand and handle a trapped enemy according to the current context. RUN pauses the stage.
Pop 'n Magic — About this game
Pop’n Magic builds each arena around capturing enemies and turning them into projectiles. A wand traps a creature in a colored bubble, after which it can be picked up and thrown. Matching colors matter: throwing together two trapped enemies of the same color can free them instead of producing the safe clearance you intended. Platforms and enemy movement create small timing problems as the screen becomes crowded. Before grabbing a target, look for a useful direction to throw it and a safe place to land afterward. The bright presentation hides a game that rewards deliberate combinations, because an ill-chosen throw can bring an angry enemy back into an already difficult part of the arena.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · pce
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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