issue as being the third most-popular arcade game for the previous two weeks. The game garnered favorable reception from critics. Readers of the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine voted to give the game a 9.0414 out of 10 score, ranking among Sega Saturn games at the number 68 spot in a 2000 public poll. According to Famitsu, the Saturn and PlayStation versions sold over 10,392 and 8,286 copies in their first week on the Japanese market respectively. GamePros Johnny Ballgame and Major Mike stated "it's just as addictive as Magical Drop II". Saturn Fans five critics found the game highly addictive, regarding it as the most strategic entry in the series. Player Ones Christophe Delpierre and François Daniel commented that "Magical Drop 3 offers a great alternative for Puzzle Bobble fans." AllGames Kyle Knight labelled it as one of the best puzzle games on Neo Geo, praising the upgraded audiovisual presentation, new characters, addictive gameplay, and responsive controls. Reviewing the Game Boy Color version, Germam publication Fun Color noted its overall simplicity and wrote that "Magical Drop is a cool alternative to the usual Tetris stuff." Jeuxvideo.coms Lucas also reviewed the GBC version, commending the colorful visuals, endearing characters, controls, and music. big.Ns Florian Seidel reviewed the GBC port as well, commending the game's idea and Game Boy Printer support, but criticized the lack of additional modes. Video Games Christian Daxer reviewed the Wonderful re-release on PlayStation, recommending Magical Drop III over Magical Drop Plus 1!, citing its story and two-player versus modes. An editor for Video Games agreed with Seidel when reviewing the GBC conversion, noting that there are only two game modes, but ultimately found it to be a "good average" title. IGNs Craig Harris also reviewed the GBC port, highlighting its versus mode when using a link cable, but compared its graphical presentation unfavorably to the Neo Geo Pocket Color version. Harris wrote "Tetris it isn't, but Magical Drop has its own merits as a puzzle game that makes it fun to play." The Italian edition of GamesMaster reviewed both the NGPC and GBC versions, finding them to be "bizarre" but fun and enjoyable titles. Fun Generations Simon Krätschmer gave the Wonderful re-release on PlayStation an overall average outlook. Reviewing the Wonderful re-release on PlayStation, MAN!ACs Ulrich Steppberger felt that the gameplay of Magical Drop III was chaotic, while finding Magical Drop Plus 1! graphically outdated but commended