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Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle

This prototype version of Madou Monogatari II was released in Disc Station's 1989 Special Christmas Edition to promote the then-upcoming Madou Monogatari 123, and is thus the first entry in the Madou…

10 December 1989

Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle is an adventure developed by Compile, released 10 December 1989 on MSX2.

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What Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle is

Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle is an adventure game developed by Compile and released in 1989. It is available on MSX2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This prototype version of Madou Monogatari II was released in Disc Station's 1989 Special Christmas Edition to promote the then-upcoming Madou Monogatari 123, and is thus the first entry in the Madou Monogatari series.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Puyo Puyo series

Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle is the first of 102 entries we hold in the Puyo Puyo series. The next entry was Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 in 1990.

See all 102 Puyo Puyo games in release order →

What it launched against

Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle launched on 10 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, Pipe Dream and Denaris.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, Pipe Dream, Denaris.

Official trailer

Game Intro thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle — frequently asked questions

When did Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle come out?
Madou Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle was released on 10 December 1989 for MSX2.

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