MONEY IDOL EXCHANGER
Official Title  Money Idol Exchanger
Common Title  Money Idol Exchanger
Serial Number(s)  SLPS-00963
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Puzzle 

Developer  Face.
Publisher  Athena.
Date Released  5 November 1998
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLPS-00963
Serial Number In Disc SLPS-00963
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 11
( 1 Data Track &
10 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
464 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
204 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4988679200098  - 
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Money Idol Exchanger (also known as Money Puzzle Exchanger in the US) is a puzzle game created in 1997 by Japanese video game developer Face for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade system. Athena Co. Ltd. ported it to the Game Boy and the PlayStation that same year.

Money Idol Exchanger is a stacking game similar to the Magical Drop, Astro Pop, Moujya and Puzzle Bobble series whereby players race to prevent a perpetually falling array of coins in different values from filling up the screen. Coins are combined (vertically and/or horizontally) to form higher valued coins; for example, five '1' coins will form a '5' coin, and two '5' coins will form a '10' coin, and so on, until two '500' coins are put together, at which point both disappear. Coins are arranged and colored to match denominations of the yen specie. Two bonus tiles allow for changes in gameplay. A green RU tile will rank up all coins of the same denomination; for example, all '10' coins will become '50' coins. A blue ER title will erase all coins of the same value. The game is won when any coin reaches the bottom of the opponent's screen.

In the single player mode, you control one of two characters who attempt to beat up to seven idiosyncratically named characters with names like Debtmiser, Mightdealer, Eldylabor, and Cherrybeiter. In the two player mode, both players fight each other until victory. The quicker and more efficiently each player clears out their screen, the quicker the other player's screen will fill up. Since filled screens offer the most opportunity for chaining together large combos, the tide can turn very quickly.

  Manufacturer's description:

Sakura and Asahi have idle money, the action puzzle with six blocks was based on Japanese coins each. Coins can be exchanged for the next rank in a tie a coin and grab the coin throwing, stick and disappear over the two 500 yen coins. Continuously raise the exchange "chain" feeding to decide the game.

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fantasy theme.
Number Of Players  1-2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.2.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL2 GPU Core 2.0.0 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 5 (GLSlang Files (gpuPeteOGL2-slv/slf))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.2.0.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move character:  D-Pad
  Grab coins:  X Button
  Drop coins:  Circle Button
  Skip Sequences / Pause game:  Start Button

 


   
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK INSIDE SPINE CARD
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File Size - 910 KB
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'01 MB
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 - Disc Cover
DISC
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Dim. - 1464 x 1457 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 678 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Money Idol Exchanger [Rerelease] [SLPS-02644]   
     

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