Klax

For the Japanese Sega Mega Drive version, see Klax (Namco). For the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear versions, see Klax (8-bit).

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Klax

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Tengen

Developer: Tengen

Distributor: Domark (EU)

Licensor: Atari Games

Sound driver: Unknown

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1990-10^[1]		301040-0150
EU	1992-01^[2]		301040-0170
FR	199x
PT	199x
UK	1992-01^[2]	£34.9934.99^[3]^[4]	301040-0170
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
BR	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Arcade Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Atari ST BBC Micro Commodore 64 Game Boy Game Boy Color IBM PC Lynx MSX Nintendo Entertainment System PC Engine PC-8800 series PC-9800 series SAM Coupé X68000 ZX Spectrum

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The Tengen version of Klax is a port of the 1990 arcade game to the Sega Mega Drive. This is the version that was released overseas - Namco produced an alternate Mega Drive version for Japan.

Gameplay

Basically, you have to clear the blocks while the fall which is called a Klax when you line up three of the same color vertically, horizontally or diagonally. The main difference from most puzzle games is that you can see more than one of them as they fall end over end down a slope. They must be caught by a platform controlled by the player, and then placed where the player wants by pressing , or , and to speed up their descent the player presses . The player can only let three fall without being caught before they lose. This is kept track of by the drop meter.

Oddly enough there is no music, only the sound effects of the blocks moving and falling.

To complete a wave you must get a certain amount of Klax's or meet a certain criteria.

Wave 1 - Get 3 Klax
Wave 2 - Get 5 Klax
Wave 3 - Get 3 diagonals

A four in a row KLAX counts as 2 KLAX

Magazine articles

Main article: Klax/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Klax/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[6]

ACE (UK)

PAL

92

^[3]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

66

^[7]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

88

^[8]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

85

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[10]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

84

^[11]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

86

^[12]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

86

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

72

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

76

^[15]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

74

^[16]

Mega (UK)

PAL

72

^[17]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

65

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

85

^[19]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

84

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

85

^[21]

Player One (FR)

88

^[22]

Play Time (DE)

64

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[4]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

87

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

88

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[26]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

75

^[27]

	77
Based on 24 reviews

Klax

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE (rental)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	248cd09e
MD5	3dfce8def728e2e249917307b8e38ca5
SHA-1	b7c07baf74b945549e067405566eeaa6856dd6b1

256kB

1990-07

Cartridge (US/EU)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1990-06-21

Page

References

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Klax

Prereleases:

Prototypes: 1990-06-21

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[:File:SegaPower_UK_27.pdf_p12-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 12

[:File:ACE_UK_51.pdf_p89-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 89

[:File:SegaPower_UK_28.pdf_p46-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 46

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-5] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p110-6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 110

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p32-7] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 32

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p131-8] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131

[:File:CVG_UK_121.pdf_p64-9] Computer & Video Games, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-15), page 64

[:File:EGM_US_018.pdf_p24-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p65-11] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 65

[:File:GameZone_UK_01.pdf_p39-12] Game Zone, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 39

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_007.pdf_p68-13] Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p132-14] Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 132

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p143-15] Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 143

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p63-16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:Mega_UK_04.pdf_p85-17] Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 85

[:File:MegaForce_FR_03.pdf_p82-18] Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 82

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p32-19] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 32

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_14.pdf_p102-20] Mean Machines, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-29), page 102

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-21] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_018.pdf_p66-22] Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 66

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-04.pdf_p88-23] Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p52-24] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_04.pdf_p18-25] Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-26] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[27] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17

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Contents

Gameplay

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References