Monkey Magic Game Sample - Playstation

Original Air Date: December 18th, 2009

Semi-rare video game based off of the short Monkey Magic cartoon that originally aired in the U.S. (later in Japan), it was released in fairly low quantites since the U.S. show was short-lived with only one season and thirteen episodes due to low popularity. The game follows the cartoon story rather closely and the story of Monkey Magic is an adaptation of sorts to the popular "Journey to the West" tale.

The game is a side scrolling action game that sorta looks like Bug! (for Sega Saturn) at a glance. Kongo (the hero) starts weak, but can gain a few spells later and manipulate a power rod and flying cloud. The game is decent at best. I had to make edits and rush the level to get everything to fit. Monkeeeeey! LOL. It's said over a dozen times in about six minutes.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Monkey
• Magic
• B-Factory
• M-Pen
• Matsushita
• Journey
• West
• Action
• Anime
• Sunsoft
• Kongo
• Guardian
• Goku
• Wukong
• Playstation

[MizfitZer0]

sucks that this game was never released here in the uk :( I so want to play it....is the ps3 multi region? was thinking if i got this from america and tried it on the ps3 will it play?.... :(

[Vysethedetermined2]

@MizfitZer0 I'm pretty sure the PS3 itself is not region free, just PS3 games (which is a choice on the developer's behalf, so there's no comprehensive list). PS2 and PS1 games still have region coding and will only work on a console from the same region (unless modded or otherwise of course).

[MizfitZer0]

@Vysethedetermined2 darn, guess im guna have to hunt on ebay or some other place for a region free ps1 then lol.

[Vysethedetermined2]

@MizfitZer0 Well, if you really want to play this so bad, you could go the route of emulation. Most PS1 games are emulated very well or almost flawlessly these days in emulators like "epsxe" (I haven't tried this game in particular, but can't see why it wouldn't work). Unless you're really serious, hunting down this game and a console seems impractical.

[Guernicaman]

Any relation to the 1979 live-action TV show Monkey Magic based on Journey to the West?

[Vysethedetermined2]

Well, most tales about the Journey to the West are only loosely based to the tale, but many shows and franchises adopt small pieces of it. Saiyuki (the anime and the Koei-published Playstation game), the live-action MM, the animated cartoon MM (which this game is based off of), Dragonball/Z, and many others are all very different, but take small pieces of the tale to heart.

The short answer is technically yes, though it's not based on the live-action show, just the JttW tale in general.

[TerraXD001]

Wow, this game is a part of my childhood...

I really wanna play it again.

[Crackerkiller5]

@TerraXD001 so do i bro

[solarboyzxa]

damn sooo many lives!



[dblandgore]

wow nostalgia of Frustration yet i beat it,great game anyway

[BadXFox]

Oh god, this game, i miss it so much

[alextang07021]

I remember me watching my dax playing it when I was 4

[ConCept31788]

I REMEMBER THIS GAME!!

[Screeaaam]

fuck,you can find everything on youtube

[1787dude]

@MizfitZer0 theres alot of pal games i wish i could play, i live in alaska and i got a copy of music 2000 just sitting here doing nothing.

[RelentlessRevolver7]

5yrs old, 1st game i ever beat. ULTRA NOSTALGIA

[mazzieemily2003]

That's awesome! :-)

[heavengalvez]

ahahahahaha i really miss this gaaaame!!!! good ol times!!!!!