Fantasia (940803 PCB)

Mastering Fantasia (940803 PCB) starts with learning its core arcade control scheme: use the 8-way joystick to move Mickey left, right, or crouch, the A button to jump (hold for higher jumps), the B button to cast basic projectile magic, and the C button to unleash a powerful full-screen special attack when charged. First, prioritize collecting the glowing musical notes scattered across every level: every 100 notes you collect fills your special attack gauge, which can clear all on-screen enemies and deal massive damage to boss enemies, saving you from tight spots during crowded enemy encounters. For the first Sorcerer’s Workshop level, avoid the water buckets thrown by enchanted brooms by jumping on top of the brooms themselves instead of firing magic at them—this gives you double the note reward and eliminates the risk of taking splash damage from broken buckets. In the second Prehistoric Dinosaur level, stay on raised platforms as much as possible to avoid the one-hit kill charge attack from ground Triceratops enemies, and watch for the telltale wing flap animation of Pterodactyls before they dive, so you can dodge left or right out of their path. For boss fights, the final Chernabog boss has three distinct phases: during phase 1, fire your basic magic at the fireballs he throws to bounce them back at him for extra damage, during phase 2 focus only on clearing small imp enemies that get within 2 feet of Mickey instead of chasing distant ones to avoid his sweeping claw attack, and during phase 3 hide behind the stone pillars on the far left or right of the screen to avoid his one-hit kill laser beam. If you beat the game on default difficulty, you will unlock a secret hard mode where enemies move 30% faster and deal double damage, perfect for competing for high scores.