''Magical Date'' (まじかるで〜と ''Majikaru Dēto'') is a

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and

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published by

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in 1996 for

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and

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. In this game, the player picks one of three possible girls to date and then starts off in a square as in a

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, proceeding to other squares which have different mini games. At junction points the player is asked questions about their date and has to pick the correct answer, or she will become upset.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Magical Date'' on their February 1, 1997 issue as being the fourth most-successful arcade game of the month.

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