Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

The Fairyland Story

Title	The Fairyland Story
First release	1985
Developer	Taito
Publishers	Hamster Corporation, Hot B, Taito
Platforms	Arcade, MSX, Sharp X68000
Genre	platformer
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	MSX: 1985-07-01 Arcade: 1985-10-01
Wikidata ID	Q1171208

Cast magic attacks as Ptolemy the witch to transform enemies into cakes. Once transformed, players can destroy these objects with further spells or drop them off platforms to squash other enemies below. This single-screen platformer requires clearing 101 rounds to eventually confront the purple dragon Dracolisk.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1171208) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (msx/fairyland-story) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (50907) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (29449) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (flstory) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`flstory`
Title at ADB	The FairyLand Story
Manufacturer	Taito
Year	1985
Genre	Platform / Run Jump
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 17:06 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Hamster Corporation · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots (4): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Hamster Corporation · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Hamster Corporation · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Hamster Corporation · internal use only.

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [615] The Fairyland Story

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 47:48auto-matched
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