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The ''Mahou Daisakusen'' series is a series of arcade [[Shoot 'Em Up]] games made by [[Eighting Raizing|Eighting/Raizing]] taking place in a medieval fantasy steampunk world.
 
There were three games in the series:
* '''Mahou Daisakusen''' (Arcade 1993): A kingdom is under attack, and great rewards are promised to any who come to its aid. A battler, a necromancer, a witch, and a ''dragon samurai'' come to the rescue.
* '''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''' (Arcade 1994, [[Sega Saturn]] 1996): A big multi-stage race is being held, and the winner will be granted one wish. In addition to the protagonists from the first game, four more characters join the fun and many NPCs attempt (and fail) to at least make it through the first stage.
** Music by [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]] and [[Masaharu Iwata]]
* '''Great Mahou Daisakusen''' (Arcade 2000): Some kind of war is going on but there is little else in the way of plot.
 
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* [[Guide Dang It108]]: --The Uncoveringnumber of treasures you can retrieve in ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen''. GOOD GOD.▼
=== The ''Mahou Daisakusen'' series contains examples of the following tropes: ===
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* [[Badass]] --: Miyamoto. ''Dragon samurai''. End of discussion.▼
* [[Anachronism Stew]] -- [[Rule of Cool]] is very much in effect. For example, Chitta's ending in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'' is to become a pop idol.
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]] --: Miyamoto the samurai <s> doragon</s> dragon and Nirvana the gigantic fairy are able to survive in outer space.▼
▲* [[Badass]] -- Miyamoto. ''Dragon samurai''. End of discussion.
* [[Battleship Raid]] --: If not a big flying steampunk battleship, then some other massive orc-engineered thing.▼
▲* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]] -- Miyamoto the samurai <s> doragon</s> dragon and Nirvana the gigantic fairy are able to survive in outer space.
* [[Boss Rush]] --: Inside a stadium with a cheering orc/goblin audience, in every game.▼
▲* [[Battleship Raid]] -- If not a big flying steampunk battleship, then some other massive orc-engineered thing.
* [[Chest Monster]] --: In stageStage 3 of ''Great Mahou Daisakusen'', although there are no legitimate treasure chests in that game anyhow.▼
▲* [[Boss Rush]] -- Inside a stadium with a cheering orc/goblin audience, in every game.
* [[Cute Witch]] --: One of Chitta's titles is "Witch" and she is quite certain that she is cute.▼
▲* [[Chest Monster]] -- In stage 3 of ''Great Mahou Daisakusen'', although there are no legitimate treasure chests in that game anyhow.
* [[The Ditz]]: Chitta in the first game: she trips and falls after trying to do a pre-launch dance routine. She has greatly improved in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.
▲* [[Cute Witch]] -- One of Chitta's titles is "Witch" and she is quite certain that she is cute.
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* [[Drop the Hammer]] --: Honest John's bomb is to hit the air with a hammer so hard that it hits almost everything on the screen, three times.▼
* [[Dragon Their Feet]] -- {{spoiler|In the first game, the red mecha refuses to quit until you finally blow him up for good.}}
* [[Dungeons and Dragons]] --: Beholders are a recurring enemy throughout the series.▼
▲* [[Drop the Hammer]] -- Honest John's bomb is to hit the air with a hammer so hard that it hits almost everything on the screen, three times.
* [[Engrish]] --: The translation quality (for the games that have any translations at all) is classic early-90s90's.▼
▲* [[Dungeons and Dragons]] -- Beholders are a recurring enemy throughout the series.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Monkeys]] --: Gain the battler has pet monkeys.▼
▲* [[Engrish]] -- The translation quality (for the games that have any translations at all) is classic early-90s
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Samurai]] --: Miyamoto the samurai <s>doragon</s> dragon definitely makes things better. It helps that he is one of the best characters in the whole game series, and is also upper-tier in other [[Eighting Raizing|8ing/Raizing]] games.▼
▲* [[Everythings Better With Monkeys]] -- Gain the battler has pet monkeys.
* [[Evil Is Visceral]] --: The boss of the Forest of Dead stage in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'', Akuma Apocalypse, is a naked woman connected to a three-faced [[Eldritch Abomination]] via meat-tentacles.▼
▲* [[Everythings Better With Samurai]] -- Miyamoto the samurai <s>doragon</s> dragon definitely makes things better. It helps that he is one of the best characters in the whole game series, and is also upper-tier in other [[Eighting Raizing|8ing/Raizing]] games.
* [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]] --: The title roughly translates to "Magical Big Dogfight".▼
▲* [[Evil Is Visceral]] -- The boss of the Forest of Dead stage in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'', Akuma Apocalypse, is a naked woman connected to a three-faced [[Eldritch Abomination]] via meat-tentacles.
* [[Fairy Sexy]] --: Nirvana the gigantic fairy from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.▼
▲* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]] -- The title roughly translates to "Magical Big Dogfight"
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] --: To the point where creatures from other settings (such as Beholders) are in the game.▼
▲* [[Fairy Sexy]] -- Nirvana the gigantic fairy from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''
* [[Ill GirlFemBot]]: --Honest Shizuka, who features into MiyamotoJohn's ending in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'' is to wish for one.▼
▲* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] -- To the point where creatures from other settings (such as Beholders) are in the game.
* [[FemGenie Botin a Bottle]]: -- Honest JohnChitta's endingbomb in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'', ''[[Battle Garegga]]'' and ''[[Armed Police Batrider]]'' is to wishthrow forout one of these. In ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen'', her charge-up move is to deploy ''two'' of them.
* [[GenieGenki in A BottleGirl]] --: Chitta's bomb in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'', ''[[Battlealthough Garegga]]'',she andhas ''[[Armedno Policedialogue Batrider]]'' is to throw out one of these. Inin ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen'', her charge-up move is to deploy ''two'' of them.
* [[GenkiGuest GirlFighter]]: --Birthday Chittathe criminal and Golden the prince, althoughfrom ''[[Armed Police Batrider]]'', sheare hassecret noplayable dialoguecharacters in ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen''.
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* [[Guide Dang It]]: Uncovering treasures in ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen''. GOOD GOD.
** In the other direction, the full cast of the first game appear in ''[[Battle Garegga]]''. Car-Pet (a disposable NPC from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'') and many bosses also appear in ''[[Armed Police Batrider]]''
* [[Humongous Mecha]] --: Many of them, usually as bosses. Some of them are so big and complex that they require three orc pilots.▼
▲* [[Guide Dang It]] -- Uncovering treasures in ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen''. GOOD GOD.
* [[KillIdol SatSinger]]: --Chitta Thebecomes bossone ofin theher Koboldending Tower stage fromin ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.▼
▲* [[Humongous Mecha]] -- Many of them, usually as bosses. Some of them are so big and complex that they require three orc pilots.
* [[IdolIll SingerGirl]]: --Shizuka, Chittawho becomesfeatures oneinto in herMiyamoto's ending in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.
* [[Impossibly Tall Tower]] --: One stage is the Kobold Tower, so high, it extends into outer space.▼
▲* [[Ill Girl]] -- Shizuka, who features into Miyamoto's ending in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja]] --: One of the [[Recurring Boss|recurring bosses]] is a ninja, although not the same guy in each game.▼
▲* [[Impossibly Tall Tower]] -- One stage is the Kobold Tower, so high it extends into outer space.
* [[Kill Sat]]: The boss of the Kobold Tower stage from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.
▲* [[Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja]] -- One of the [[Recurring Boss|recurring bosses]] is a ninja, although not the same guy in each game.
* [[Large Ham]] --: The announcer in ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen''. "SHOT... LEVEL UP!" "MAGIC... LEVEL UP!" '''"WARNING! WARNING! BE CAREFUL!"'''▼
▲* [[Kill Sat]] -- The boss of the Kobold Tower stage from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''
* [[Love Transcends Spacetime]] --: Kickle &and Laycle's ending. "She became part of the family,", indeed.▼
▲* [[Large Ham]] -- The announcer in ''Grand Mahou Daisakusen''. "SHOT...LEVEL UP!" "MAGIC...LEVEL UP!" '''"WARNING! WARNING! BE CAREFUL!"'''
* [[Master Swordsman]] --: Miyamoto is so good with his sword that, well, you'll have to look at what happens when he uses a bomb to fully appreciate it.▼
▲* [[Love Transcends Spacetime]] -- Kickle & Laycle's ending. "She became part of the family," indeed.
* [[Medieval European Fantasy]] --: Mostly, with some humorously-anachronic elements.▼
▲* [[Master Swordsman]] -- Miyamoto is so good with his sword that, well, you'll have to look at what happens when he uses a bomb to fully appreciate it.
* [[Mind Screw]]: Stage 4 of ''Mahou Daisakusen'' begins as a barren wasteland, becomes a dilapidated modern city (think [[The Tokyo Fireball|Tokyo]]) and then ends in ''outer space''. All this, mind you, in a supposedly [[Medieval Fantasy]] game.
▲* [[Medieval European Fantasy]] -- Mostly, with some humorously-anachronic elements.
* [[MindMix Screwand Match]] -- Stage 4 of: ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'' beginsis asalso a barrenmulti-stage wasteland,racing becomesgame. aRacers dilapidatedget modern9 citypoints (thinkfor [[The1st Tokyoplace, Fireball|Tokyo]])6 andpoints thenfor ends2nd inplace, ''outer3 space''.points Allfor this3rd place, mindand you,1 inpoint afor supposedly4th Medievalplace, Fantasyfor gameeach stage.
* [[Necromancer]] --: Bornnam is one. He gets a [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] in ''Great Mahou Daisakusen''.▼
* [[Mix and Match]] -- ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'' is also a multi-stage racing game. Racers get 9 points for 1st place, 6 points for 2nd place, 3 points for 3rd place, and 1 point for 4th place, for each stage.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] --: Miyamoto, who is a gigantic samurai <s>doragon</s> dragon with a goatee, moonlighting as an actor in ''[[Armed Police Batrider]]''.▼
▲* [[Necromancer]] -- Bornnam is one. He gets a [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] in ''Great Mahou Daisakusen''.
* [[Non -Standard Character Design]] --: Car-Pet from Batrider looks like a character from some kids' anime, to further emphasize her status of [[Guest Fighter]] and [[Lethal Joke Character]].▼
▲* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] -- Miyamoto, who is a gigantic samurai <s>doragon</s> dragon with a goatee, moonlighting as an actor in ''[[Armed Police Batrider]]''.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]] --: See the other tropes relating to Miyamoto. Dragons also carry huge war machinery on them.▼
▲* [[Non Standard Character Design]] -- Car-Pet from Batrider looks like a character from some kids' anime, to further emphasize her status of [[Guest Fighter]] and [[Lethal Joke Character]].
* [[Our Orcs Are Different]] --: Orcs, goblins, and kobolds are recurring enemies throughout the series. They are even capable of building steampunk contraptions, including and not limited to ''rockets with Apollo capsules'' and ''weaponized satellites'' in outer space.▼
▲* [[Our Dragons Are Different]] -- See the other tropes relating to Miyamoto. Dragons also carry huge war machinery on them.
* [[Razor Wind]] --: Miyamoto's bomb has him doing this technique a lot of times at once.▼
▲* [[Our Orcs Are Different]] -- Orcs, goblins, and kobolds are recurring enemies throughout the series. They are even capable of building steampunk contraptions, including and not limited to ''rockets with Apollo capsules'' and ''weaponized satellites'' in outer space.
* [[Recurring Boss]] --: In every game, there is a fight against a ninja (optional in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'') and a fight against a fortress mounted on a gigantic turtle.▼
▲* [[Razor Wind]] -- Miyamoto's bomb has him doing this technique a lot of times at once.
▲* [[Recurring Boss]] -- In every game, there is a fight against a ninja (optional in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'') and a fight against a fortress mounted on a gigantic turtle.
** The red mech Bashinet in ''Mahou Daisakusen''.
* [[Samurai]] --: Miyamoto is a samurai, amongst other things.
* [[Say It Withwith Hearts]] --: Chitta sometimes speaks like this in the first game.
* [[Schizo -Tech]] --: Not all of the technology in the game can be explained by steam.
* [[Secret Character]] --: Gain the battler and Chitta the sorceress return as secret characters in ''Great Mahou Daisakusen'', leaving Bornnam as the only guy missing.
* [[Seppuku]] --: The ninja in the first game does this upon defeat.
* [[Steampunk]] --: In addition to the usual cannons, tanks, and such, there is also a steampunk ''satellite''.
* [[Stripperiffic]] --: Nirvana, the gigantic fairy from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''. Her in-game sprite barely shows any clothes, even though she is clearly wearing clothes in the artwork.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] --: ''Great Mahou Daisakusen'' replaces Gain the battler, Chitta the wizard, and Bornam the necromancer with new characters, leaving Miyamoto the samurai <s>doragon</s> dragon as the only point of continuity, besides the bosses. Gain and Chitta are only available as secret characters.
* [[Tank Goodness]] --: Driven by steam or mounted on gigantic turtles, no less.
* [[Time Travel Romance]] --: For Kickle and Laycle in ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.
* [[Transforming Mecha]] --: Honest John from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''.
* [[Trapped in Thethe Past]] --: Kickle from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'', hence he has built the only plane that is more typical of shmups.
* [[Turned Against Their Masters]] --: Honest John, rather than getting money for his creator, instead gets himself a robot wife.
* [[Turtle Power]] --: In this game series, turtles bear cannons, tanks, and sometimes whole fortresses.
* [[Wave Motion Gun]] --: The boss of the Kobold Tower stage from ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'' is built around one of these.
* [[Youkai]] --: Naturally, present in the Japan-themed stage of ''Shippu Mahou Daisakusen'', Yashiki of Ninja.
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