The Fairyland Story/Gameplay

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the 2-way joystick to make Ptolemy walk left and right; if she walks off a platform, she'll fall down to the next one below (or to the ground).
 * Spell Button: Use this button to make Ptolemy cast a spell at an enemy (to turn them into a cake); she'll then have to push it off the edge of a platform or cast a few more spells at it to kill it. However, you'll only receive 100 points for killing an enemy in this way, as opposed to the point values below.
 * Jump Button: Use this button to make Ptolemy jump; she cannot jump on any of the enemies to kill them, so you should remember this important fact.
 * 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game.

Ptolemy
Ptolemy, a young witch and the third princess of the Alfalfa Kingdom, is the protagonist of this game; at the start of each round, she will fly into view from the right side of the screen on a broomstick, then get off it, as the various enemies of the round appear in their respective starting positions, and the text "READY!" appears in the centre of the screen. The broomstick will then fly away as the enemies start moving - and you will then have to use the 2-way joystick and the two buttons to make her cast spells at them (which shall turn them into cakes), then push them off the edges of the platforms, to kill them, and jump. If a falling cake crushes additional enemies beneath it, you'll earn more points for their deaths (you will even earn the points for the deaths of cakes pushed off the edges of the platforms by other enemies), and may even cause coins to appear; however, if any enemy touches Ptolemy (unless she lands on their heads), a bubble will appear around her and she will fly up off the top of the screen (costing her a life). She will also receive an extra life at 30000 and 100000 points by default - and after every seventh round, you will be treated to a cutscene of her riding an enormous blue wingless dragon known as Rodemy. After a preset amount of time on each round, it varies from one to another, the sun will appear in the sky and all enemies currently on the screen will be turned into cakes, which shall leave bronze (1000 x 1-9 points), silver (2000 x 1-9 points) or gold (4000 x 1-9 points) coins behind when killed based on what they were before; however, just as if you take too long over pushing them off platforms normally, they shall eventually revert to their original forms.

Enemies
The Wizards can also cast their own spells on Ptolemy (that will not "bubble" her, but shrink her for a short period of time), while the Salamanders can breathe fire at him (indicated by the three spikes on their heads flashing white), the Wraiths look like the Mightas from Chack'n Pop (1983) and can disappear and reappear at will, and the Clerics can duplicate themselves; the Worms can also grab Ptolemy (and the enemies) with their tongue and later reappeared in Don Doko Don (1989). Also, if the Elf takes too long over clearing a round, a flying representation of Satan with green wings known as Horned will appear - and he can not be killed, only avoided. You'll also need one of the Wizards to cast a spell on Ptolemy on Round 90 if you want to be able to clear the infamous Round 95!

Powerups
Once per round, a randomly-generated powerup will appear in a preset position on the screen; they are all worth 1000 points, but some are worth more:

Dracolisk
This enormous magenta-coloured cross between a dragon and a basilisk appears on the 101st (and final) round; he attacks by spitting fireballs at Ptolemy (which are just as "bubbly" to her as any touch from him). His belly is his only vulnerable point - and once Ptolemy has cast thirteen spells on him, he will transform into an enormous cake, collapse, and leave a large colour-changing diamond behind. Ptolemy will then start jumping for joy (and if she is standing upon one of the three platforms, fall to the ground and walk over to the diamond, then continue to jump) as "BONUS! 1000000'" appears upon the screen; it will then go black as ''CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 101 QUESTS AND NOW THE DIAMOND IS IN YOUR HAND. IT SHALL BRING PEACE TO THE KINGDOM AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVE ACT.'' appears on the screen (but that number will not be entirely true if you have collected any Feathers during the course of the game).