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name	publisher(developer)	year	description	platform
Balls	Intersoft (author)	1994		Amiga
Coloris	Avesoft (Signum Victoriae)	1990	Coloris is a puzzle game similar to Columns. The player has to deal with falling down blocks which are divided into three parts (stacked up vertically). These parts have one of five colours which can be rotated by using a button (for example if the combination is white-blue-red it becomes red-white-blue). The goal is to create lines of three or more parts of the same colour. When they vanish, above lying parts fall down and may create a chain reaction. All this rewards points and if enough of those are gained, the player gets access to a fallback-feature: slowing down the falling speed of the current block. However, this only lasts for a short time and costs points. A game ends if the blocks reach the upper part of the screen. Additional to the normal playing mode, there is a second one in which random blocks get added to the lower side of the screen in regular intervals.* [99]* [33]* [102]* [49]* [62]* [37]	Amiga
Klax	Domark (Teque)	1990	The Tic-Tac tile game It's here! The newest most addictive craze from California. Already a runaway success in the coin-op arcades, Klax is now available for your computer! It's simple in concept and easy to play. Catch the coloured tiles with the paddle and flip them into the bins to make same coloured stacks, diagonals and rows of three. Sounds easy? It is! The hard part is pulling yourself away from the game. * The latest craze from California! * 99 waves of sheer fun! * The fastest selling coin-op ever! * Addictive and challenging! * Make multiple klaxes for massive points! * Challenge your friends in head-to-head action!* [105]* [118]* [33]* [2]* [80]* [49]* [7]* [17]* [23]* [83]* [106]* [102]* [82]* [63]* [1]* [52]*** [37]	Amiga
Pop 'n' Pop	Taito	1998		PS
Spin Jam	Empire (Take-Two Interactive)	2000	This great puzzle game will have you addicted for hours. With gameplay that is very similar to the Puzzle Bobble series of games, Spin Jam has you shooting colored balls at sections of variously colored balls. Get a group of like-colored balls together and you'll score big points. Tired of looking at colored balls all the time? Spin Jam also features a caN? anime girls to look at while you play. [R2D2-A]	PS
Magical Drop 2	Data East;Sega	1997		Saturn
Klax	Tengen;Hudson Soft (Tengen)	1990	So you've got quick hands. But how fast is your brain? For one or two players, KLAX makes you move fast - and think faster! Catch textured tiles coming down a conveyor belt. Score big points by arranging them in same-textured stacks of three - vertically, horizontally or diagonally. A tic-tac-tile game if you will. Sounds easy? It is... until the tiles come tumbling at you so fast, you'll go nuts trying to catch them all - while figuring out where best to stack them before you run out of room! No matter how tough it gets, the hardest part is pulling yourself away from this fun, fast, and totally addictive game!***ＫＬＡＸ (クラックス) was released by Hudson in Japan.	NES
Puyo Puyo	Tokuma Shoten Intermedia (Compile)	1993	1 player or 2 players. [Zerothis]***Game description from [[link:http://www.romhacking.net Romhacking.net]]: This is a nifty little game here. It's like Tetris or Columns, except a hundred times better :). Basically, Puyo fall from the top of the screen, and you have to match at least four of the same color to clear them. You can play it infinitely until you die ala Tetris and Columns, or you can play with certain goals, like trying to clear so many Puyo all at once, or to chain two clears together, etc. It's wicked fun, so try it out! Unofficial English translation available: [[link:http://agtp.romhack.net/ http://agtp.romhack.net]] [[link:http://www.romhacking.net/trans/203/ http://www.romhacking.net]] [cjlee001]	NES
Sesame Street: 123	Hi-Tech Expressions (Rare)	1989	2 games that teach very basic skills. [i]Astro-Grover[/i] teaches counting, addition and subtraction. The subtraction is cleverly taught as a variation of addition, which is often less intimidating to new students of math. This actually more accurate in mathematical terms anyway. As the story goes, Zips (from planet Zap), have come to Earth to help build cites. While Zips are advanced in many ways, their minds cannot easily comprehend mathematics (much like Albert Einstein). Always the helper, Grover arrives to do the math for them (under the player's directions). The game has a beginning, middle and end (arrival, building, and departure of the Zips) but does not need to be performed in order. [i]Ernie's Magic Shapes[/i] teaches shapes and colors. Ernie and a white rabbit pulled from a magician's hat use stage magic to levitate various shapes of various colors above the stage. Then Ernie levitates another shape above the magician's hat. If the player pushes in any direction, Ernie will change to different shape. The player pushes a button to signify that the shapes match and if they actually do, then the shape above the hat will levitate up beside the one above the stage. If the player is wrong, Ernie will state exactly how by saying, "This is the wrong shape" and/or "This is the wrong color." In the harder variations, the player must construct complex shapes from similar ones. In this game Ernie does what Ernie does best, he sets the player up for failure, constantly offers advice even when does not need to be stated, then points out all failures, and blames Bert. But as always, he does this in a cute and lovable way that everyone likes (except Bert). In an unusual moment for the Sesame Street gang, they apparently failed to realize the "zips" is a derogatory term in some cultures. This is especially strange for Grover, as he hosts the show [i]Global Grover[/i] which is about traveling the world to learn about different cultures. Rest assured, any resemblance of alien Zips to any real world peoples are purely accidental as the term is used here in the American English sense of the word meaning, "go fast" and because it goes well with the word "zap" which is typically associated with aliens. Note: Bert & Ernie's address is 123 Sesame Street. Bert is not in this game. [Zerothis]	NES
Kirby's Avalanche	Banpresto;Compile;Hal (Nintendo)	1995	Everyone's favorite round, pink hero takes a break from swallowing his enemies to put your brain to work in this fast-paced puzzle game. Players take control of Kirby and match wits with well-known enemies from the Kirby series (including his arch rival, King Dedede) in an effort to win the First Annual Dream Land Avalanche Competition. The simple-but-addictive game play revolves around brightly colored blobs and boulders. When the right amount of matching blobs are stacked, they explode and rain down on your opponent's field of play. Repeat this until your screen is clear to move on to the next round. But be careful—the farther you advance, the faster the blobs fall and the smarter the opponents get. Are you good enough to help Kirby become the avalanche king?***Although it is practically a port of "Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine," this is still the best puzzle game around. [Tangent Phaeton]	SNES
SD Gundam: Power Formation Puzzle	Bandai	1996		SNES
Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu Remix	Compile;LMS Music (Compile)	1996	This is the best version/port of Puyo Puyo 2. It has the clearest graphics and sound as well as four-player support and an Expert Mode. [cjlee001]	SNES
Tetris & Dr. Mario	Nintendo	1994		SNES
Tsuyoshi Puzzle Drama	Konami	1994		SNES
Klax	Atari (Tengen)	1990	Get set for Arcade Action in living color. In Klax, capture the colored tiles and flip them into stack. Create a Klax by matching 3 or more colored tiles. The pace quickens ... you've got to move fast but beware, once you start, you'll never want to stop.* [100]* [52]* [37]* [32]* [27]*Very good puzzle game. Similar in concept and obviously inspired from Tetris. The concept of placing blocks into lines or diagonals works very well and nearly reaches the addictiveness of Tetris. A good choice for a handheld game and one of the best games for the Atari Lynx.	Lynx
Klax	Tengen	1991	SO YOU’VE GOT QUICK HANDS.BUT HOW FAST IS YOUR BRAIN? KLAX™ — the latest, greatest hit in the arcades — is now available for play on the Genesis®! For one or two players, this brainteaser of a game is simple in concept: Catch colored tiles that come down the conveyor belt. Rack up points by arranging them in same-colored stacks or rows. A tic-tac-tile test if you will. Sounds easy? It is... until the tiles come tumbling at you so fast, you'll go nuts trying to catch them all — while figuring out where best to stack them before you run out of room! But no matter how tough KLAX gets, the hardest part is pulling yourself away from this fun, fast, and totally mind-boggling game!* [73]* [168]* [169]* [38]* [64]* [37]* [32]* [29]*** [27]	Master System
Klax	Tengen	1991	SO YOU’VE GOT QUICK HANDS.BUT HOW FAST IS YOUR BRAIN? KLAX™ — the latest, greatest hit in the arcades — is now available for play on the Genesis®! For one or two players, this brainteaser of a game is simple in concept: Catch colored tiles that come down the conveyor belt. Rack up points by arranging them in same-colored stacks or rows. A tic-tac-tile test if you will. Sounds easy? It is... until the tiles come tumbling at you so fast, you'll go nuts trying to catch them all — while figuring out where best to stack them before you run out of room! But no matter how tough KLAX gets, the hardest part is pulling yourself away from this fun, fast, and totally mind-boggling game!* [168]Score shown on Mega Force #27 (Apr. 1994) [26]** [38]	Game Gear
Super Columns	Sega	1995		Game Gear
Zoop	Viacom (Hookstone;Influence)	1995		Game Gear
Puyo Puyo	Sega;Capcom (Compile)	1992	Japanese version (Puyo Puyo) [29]* [100]Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machines 81% for one player 87% for two players [26]Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine [32]* [29]*Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine [27]Test of the japanese version: Puyo Puyo. [20]Also included in Sonic Compilation (Sonic Classics in the USA and Brazil, 소닉클래식 in Korea, Sonic 3-in-1 in the New Zealand), released in 1996 and 1997, published by Sega, rated ESRB K-A, that included [game=#20418]Sonic the Hedgehog[/game], [game=#10244]Sonic the Hedgehog 2[/game] and [game=#10139]Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine[/game].*Dr. Robotnik is stamping out music and fun in Mobius with his giant robotizing Mean Bean Steaming Machine. Before he turns all the citizens of Beanville into robots, players must save the day by gathering up beans in matching colors and defeating Robotnik’s guards.	Mega Drive
Klax	Tengen	1990	Klax - the latest, greatest hi in the arcades - now comes home for play on the TurboGrafx! It's simple in concept: Catch colored tiles that come down the conveyor belt. Score bonus points by arranging them in same-colored stacks or rows. A tic-tac-tile test if you will. Sounds easy? It is... until the tiles come tumbling at you so fast, you'll go nuts trying to catch them all while figuring out where best to stack them before you run out of room! But no matter how tough it gets, the hardest part is pulling yourself away from this fun, fast, and totally mind-boggling game!* [52]* [37]* [36]* [27]	PC Engine
Groops!	Binary Sciences	2007		Amstrad CPC
Klax	Domark (Teque)	1990	The Tic-Tac tile game It's here! The newest most addictive craze from California. Already a runaway success in the coin-op arcades, Klax is now available for your computer! It's simple in concept and easy to play. Catch the coloured tiles with the paddle and flip them into the bins to make same coloured stacks, diagonals and rows of three. Sounds easy? It is! The hard part is pulling yourself away from the game. * The latest craze from California! * 99 waves of sheer fun! * The fastest selling coin-op ever! * Addictive and challenging! * Make multiple klaxes for massive points! * Challenge your friends in head-to-head action!* [137]* [142]* [25]* [25]* [17]* [62]* [25]* [1]* [60]* [52]*Reviewed for GX4000. [37]* [37]* [36]* [34]***Released on disk and on cartridge for CPC+ / GX4000 both in 1990.	Amstrad CPC
Think!	Ariolasoft	1986		Amstrad CPC
Xalk	Antman;Amstrad 100%	1990		Amstrad CPC
Colourgo	author	2017		Apple II E
Concentration	Millennium Group	1984	Five variants of Concentration and a tutorial game to teach players how to select items on a grid by typing Letter+Number (therefore how to play). Three variants of increasing difficulty are 1 player. The last two of increasing difficulty are 2 player only (no computer players provided). When one player has scored more than half of the available points, they game ends and they are declared the winner. Each variant has two or three difficulty levels as well. The hardest game is Morse Code Concentration. At the hardest level, when a card is selected, a Morse Code is played from the Apple's speaker and the visual image on the card is not shown. When a match is made, a visual of what the code represents is shown on the cards. Thus, it teaches Morse Code.	Apple II E
Drop Block	author	2018		Apple II E
Zippy Zombi	Uptime Disk Monthly (Capitol Ideas Software;Uptime Disk Monthly)	1987		Apple II E
Klax	Domark (Teque)	1990	The Tic-Tac tile game It's here! The newest most addictive craze from California. Already a runaway success in the coin-op arcades, Klax is now available for your computer! It's simple in concept and easy to play. Catch the coloured tiles with the paddle and flip them into the bins to make same coloured stacks, diagonals and rows of three. Sounds easy? It is! The hard part is pulling yourself away from the game. * The latest craze from California! * 99 waves of sheer fun! * The fastest selling coin-op ever! * Addictive and challenging! * Make multiple klaxes for massive points! * Challenge your friends in head-to-head action!* [142]* [75]* [118]* [101]* [13]* [103]* [49]* [62]* [33]* [17]* [22]* [63]* [63]* [1]*** [52]	Atari ST
Klax	Domark	1990	The Tic-Tac tile game It's here! The newest most addictive craze from California. Already a runaway success in the coin-op arcades, Klax is now available for your computer! It's simple in concept and easy to play. Catch the coloured tiles with the paddle and flip them into the bins to make same coloured stacks, diagonals and rows of three. Sounds easy? It is! The hard part is pulling yourself away from the game. * The latest craze from California! * 99 waves of sheer fun! * The fastest selling coin-op ever! * Addictive and challenging! * Make multiple klaxes for massive points! * Challenge your friends in head-to-head action!* [16]* [3]* [49]* [3]* [33]* [17]* [2]* [78]*** [1]	C64
Coloris	WoMo-Team	1990		ZX Spectrum
Think!	Ariolasoft (Tigress Marketing;Ramjam)	1985		ZX Spectrum
Columns Crown	Sega;THQ (Sega)	2002	Columns Crown reinvents the original smash puzzle game with new modes of play. The princess has searched all over her family castle for the missing Spirit Stones that fill in the royal crown. She can only find four of the magical gems, so she enlists the aid of her friend Milshe, an apprentice magician, and their friend Lote, a young alchemist. Choose between the two friends and help the princess collect Spirit Stones in Flash Columns mode. Link with a friend or play the CPU in Versus mode to unleash devastating elemental attacks with the recovered gems. Your performance in each of the exciting modes will reveal more rare Spirit Stones for you to collect and keep you coming back for more gameplay.	GBA
Puyo Pop	Sega;THQ (Sonic Team;Caret House)	2001	Help Arle and Carbuncle make their way home and take on tons of wacky characters in Puyo Pop, a fast-paced puzzle game. It's a mad scramble to erase Puyo, create chain combos, and fill up your opponent's playfield. Puyo Pop features more than 18 levels of gameplay, 15 characters, and the ability to go head-to-head against up to four players on one cartridge via the Game Link cable.***Released in Japan (2001) and the USA (2002), the European release was cancelled.	GBA
Worms Blast	Ubi Soft (Team17;Fluid Studios)	2002	Take a big dose of TETRIS and mix in the humor of, say, ODDWORLD. The result is one of the most hilarious puzzle games ever created, the inimitable WORMS BLAST. This installment of the WORMS series (the first for the Game Boy) has you sitting in a boat trying to shoot falling cells. Of course, the more cells you can eliminate, the better. Peripheral characters from earlier installments-namely Calvin the Super Sheep, Ethel the Old Woman, Stavros Skunk, and Rocky the Concrete Donkey; play more substantial roles this time around.	GBA
Living Stone	Cable Software	1984		Dragon32
Dropper	RavenWare	1990		Mac OS Classic
FloorTiles	author	1993		Mac OS Classic
Jewelbox	Wizardworks (Micro Imagineering;Varcon Systems)	1992	Ghoul Box! is a hack by Eric Long that transforms Jewelbox to a Halloween theme.	Mac OS Classic
Maisy's Playhouse	Simon & Schuster Interactive (Sound Source Interactive)	1999		Mac OS Classic
PuyoPuyo	author	1993		Mac OS Classic
Qwirks	Spectrum HoloByte (Big Bang Software)	1995	Very simular to puyo-puyo. Two blobs will fall. Maneuver them to the bucket as they fall in attempts to join 4 or more blobs of the same color to make them disappear. Diagonal blobs will not join. When blobs disappear, remaining blobs will fall into place and make more joinings.	Mac OS Classic
Same Game	author	1994		Mac OS Classic
Short Circuit	author	1995		Mac OS Classic
TriTryst	Virgin Interactive (Cinematronics)	1995		Mac OS Classic
Trojka	author	1993		Mac OS Classic
Worms Blast	Feral Interactive (Team17)	2004		Mac OS Classic
Zoop	Viacom Newmedia (Hookstone)	1995		Mac OS Classic
Columns II: The Voyage Through Time	Sega	1990	Match jewels, fossils, and disks as you jump through time! Control the falling pieces and aim for three-in-a-row to clear the screen before they stack to the top! Switch between multiple game modes, like Flash Columns where you target flashing jewels and unlock secret Jewel Case characters, or Versus Columns where you challenge your friends. Want to level up your game? Challenge online mode to encounter players from all over the world!	Arcade

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