MA-GI - MARGINAL
OFFICIAL TITLE  Ma-gi - Marginal
COMMON TITLE  Ma-gi - Marginal
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPM-65291
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Adventure.

DEVELOPER  Princess Soft.
PUBLISHER  Princess Soft.
DATE RELEASED  17 July 2003
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPM-65291
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPM-65291
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Ma-Gi - Marginal: Shio lost his parents when he was young and lived with his grandfather since then. When he is at border of death, he gives Shio the key to a house located in a village and tells him that he has the right to choose if he wants to live there. Thus, he goes to the village thinking that the house is abandoned, but he finds that five maids live there. Soon, another maid who came from the woods joins them. Shio starts living with them at the house and thus, his new life begins...

When the protagonist in Merge Marginal loses both parents in a tragic accident, grandpa's home is opened to him. When gramps himself passes on, he leaves the mansion to the player who must maintain the estate with a staff of six girls (Merge Feuerbach, Ameria Phosrylase, Erika Brown, Fin Tonnies, Phoneme Tonnies-daughter of Fin, and Konoha Minashiro). Perhaps the hero will find happiness with one of the girls and escape the specter of death that has trailed him since the outset of the game.

From the piano ditty to the theme song that plays during the intro to Merge, one gets the impression that Marginal is a highly polished affair. The introduction names the girls in the game and shows a few of them seemingly casting magic spells - or at least one of them is doing something with a pentagram.

Arriving at the gates of grandpa's manse, a lovely maid named Fin Tonnies introduced herself and our character buried himself into her bosom in an overly friendly embrace. The game interface consists of a VCR-like mini-menu where conversations may be fast-forwarded or simply played in normal speed. After Fin opens up the gates to the mansion (to a lot of creaking and shrieking metal), the player meets Merge Feuerbach and the fiery tempered Phoneme Tonnies who lays the smackdown in the early moments of our first meeting...

CHARACTERS:
- Tenshouin Azana
- Ameria Phosrylase
- Erika Brown
- Fin Tonnies
- Marge Feuerbach
- Minashiro Konoha
- Miraruka
- Phoneme Tonnies

The PS2 edition adds scenarios and event CGs. The deluxe version of Merge Marginal includes a 32-page sketchbook which is packaged with the game in a slipcase.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Romance adventure game depicting the exchanges with the maid who. The lost parents, hero that has been loneliness alive, as heritage from his grandfather, receive a European-style building located deep in the mountains. So hero, but that meet the five women who serve as maid, the European-style building was not popular for years. Heck, the identity of this five maid? And, the fate of the hero ...?

  FEATURES:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Romance & Anime themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  343 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller ( Analog Controller compatible )
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
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.4.0 (Video in Software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 0; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX v.1.0.0 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X v.2.0.0 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  The game doesn't have it.

  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 between actions or answers -  D-Pad
 Fast forward text -  X Button
 Select action or answer -  Circle Button
 Menu options -  Triangle Button
 Repeat last voice sentence -  Square Button
 Hide text -  L1 or R1 Button (Hold)

 



 
 

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 NTSC-J:
  • Ma-gi - Marginal [Limited Edition] [SLPM-65290]   
     

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