Magical Drop III

One of Data East’s best puzzlers — and one of the most frantic puzzle games ever. Match coloured balloons into columns to create chains and best your opponent… or the never-ending tides of oncoming drops!


Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Available on: Arcade, Neo Geo, Saturn, PS1


Articles about Magical Drop III

The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 23 – Drop, Connect, Erase - Pete and Chris find some time to chat about their favourite puzzle games from over the years, plus the usual news and "what we've been playing" talk.
Puzzler Essentials: Magical Drop III - Magical Drop III, first released in 1997, is widely regarded as the best installment in Data East’s series of frantic puzzlers. The series as a whole is noteworthy in that it provides a distinctly more fast-paced take on what is typically regarded as a relatively sedate genre, but Magical Drop III took the core mechanics established in its … Continue reading Puzzler Essentials: Magical Drop III

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