A cute Japanese Sega platformer with a hatted magician, full of fantasy. Charming and colourful, worth discovering for fans of hidden gems.
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Platformer1 player3+
Description
A magical buttobi turbo hat takes its owner on prehistoric adventures in this Sega Mega Drive platformer. Published by Sega, released in Japan in December 1990. Colourful platformer with a hero wearing the magic hat, varied levels and cave era bosses.
Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,21 MB📅28/12/1990
Published by Sega
Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken, a Sega platformer drawn from a Japanese anime, never exported in this form. The game was entirely reskinned for the West, where it became another title stripped of its original licence, giving the Japanese version the value of a little-known matrix. Its desirability lies in that hidden kinship with an international release and fans' attachment to Japanese animation tie-ins preserved intact.
Is Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken still worth playing in 2026?
A colourful platformer from Sega, Magical Hat is the original Japanese version of what became Decap Attack in the West, adapted from an anime, where a magic hat sweeps its wearer into whimsical adventures. The shimmering art direction, the snappy gameplay and the cartoon humour carry an accessible, polished platformer. The pleasant handling appeals, with no great difficulty. For a fan of cute retro platforming or someone curious about Sega anime adaptations, the title keeps a colourful, bouncy charm.
