Toy Pop

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Toy Pop

Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Namco
Release date(s)	1986
Genre(s)	Multi-directional shooter
Mode(s)	2 players can play simultaneously
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation (in Namco Museum Vol.1)
Input	4-way joystick, 1 button
Arcade cabinet	Upright, cabaret, and cocktail
Arcade system(s)	Namco Libble Rabble
Arcade display	Raster, 288 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 256 colors

Toy Pop is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986.

[edit] Description

Toy Pop is a simultaneous 2 player game where the players must open jars and boxes. The back story is that two dolls, Pino and Acha, have gone into the castle of the witch Majyo, who has kidnapped their friends. The bottom line is that you have to pick up various weapons to defeat different enemies.

This is the game's description as it appears after starting the game:

"PINO AND ACHA ARE GOING TO MAJYO'S CASTLE TO SAVE FRIEND"

[edit] Gameplay

Player one controls Pino (the male doll) while player two controls Acha (the female doll). The object in each room is to free the hearts scattered throughout the room so that the door opens and allows you entry to the next room. Along the way, you need to get around the myriad of enemies that Majyo has sent to stop you. Fight back with the weapons that you uncover. Scattered throughout the rooms are gift boxes that can be broken open with your shots. One shot opens the top and reveals their contents, but be careful! Some of the boxes contain punch traps that can stun you or time bombs that will blow you up if you do not get away! If the box contains an item, shoot it again to destroy the box and make it available. Certain weapons are most effective against certain enemies. While any weapon can take out Heitai (the pellet can only take out Heitai), Cars need to be destroyed with wheels, Domdoms with pins, and so on. The game will indicate which type of enemy is vulnerable to the weapon you currently possess. For a challenge, try to destroy all the enemies in a room before clearing it out. You get a bonus if you can accomplish the task. Once you open the exit, though, hurry through. The room will begin to close in around you if you wait. Finally, every so often, the wizard Mahou comes along and he is not vulnerable to your average shots. To destroy Mahou, you need to uncover one of the super weapons by collecting three special icons (there are two sets) that can be scattered around the rooms. One of the weapons is a star shot that can destroy any enemy. The other is a tornado attack. If hit by an enemy, you lose your outer clothes and are reduced to underclothes. If you get hit again, you lose a life, but you can look around for a new set of clothes.