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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (コラムス クラウン) is a puzzle game developed by [[WOW Entertainment]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2001. It was relased as part of the ''Columns'' series of games. A working title for this game was '''''Advanced Columns'''''.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (コラムス クラウン) is a puzzle game developed by [[WOW Entertainment]] and published by Sega for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2001. It was relased as part of the ''Columns'' series of games. A working title for this game was '''''Advance Columns''''' (アドバンス コラムス).
  
 
Like the original ''[[Columns]]'' and its many derivatives, the object of ''Columns Crown'' is to match up jewels either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in groups of three or more. Very little is added to this Game Boy Advance adaption that was not seen in previous varients of ''Columns'', other than a story and revised graphics. There is also a multiplayer option played via the Game Boy Advance Link Cable.
 
Like the original ''[[Columns]]'' and its many derivatives, the object of ''Columns Crown'' is to match up jewels either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in groups of three or more. Very little is added to this Game Boy Advance adaption that was not seen in previous varients of ''Columns'', other than a story and revised graphics. There is also a multiplayer option played via the Game Boy Advance Link Cable.
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Rikiya Nakagawa]]
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*'''Director:''' [[Masamoto Morita]]
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*'''Programmers:''' [[Akira Oomi]], [[Kazuhiko Maeda]]
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*'''CG Designers:''' [[Naohiro Ninomiya]], [[Mikio Irinaka]], Risa Kawasumi, Tomohisa Tsunoda, Noriyuki Kuraba, [[Mamoru Ikeuchi]], [[Katsunori Matsui]]
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*'''Sound Director:''' [[Yuji Ogawa]]
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*'''Assistant Directors:''' Masaharu Imaoka, Kyoko Asoh
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*'''MC:''' [[Nanae Suizu|Nanae Kenda]]
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*'''Publicity:''' [[Noriko Yamada]], [[Takuya Tsunomura]]
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*'''Translation:''' [[Klayton Vorlick]], [[Gerardo Sprigg]]
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*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Masaharu Terabata]], Jun Kaga
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:'''Original Game ©[[SEGA]]'''
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:'''©[[WOW Entertainment|WOW Entertainment Inc.]]/[[SEGA]], 2001'''
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*'''Creative Services Designer:''' [[Vicki Morawietz]]
 
*'''Creative Services Designer:''' [[Vicki Morawietz]]
 
*'''Public Relations:''' [[Gwen Marker]], [[Teri Higgins]]
 
*'''Public Relations:''' [[Gwen Marker]], [[Teri Higgins]]
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*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Peter Moore]], [[Chris Gilbert]], [[Jane Thompson]], Izora Garcia de Lillard, [[John Amirkhan]], Joe Aragones, [[Shinobu Shindo]], [[Makoto Nishino]], [[Yoshihiro Sakuta]], Kyoko Drumheller, [[Sandy Castagnola]]
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*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Peter Moore]], [[Chris Gilbert]], [[Jane Thompson]], [[Izora Garcia de Lillard]], [[John Amirkhan]], Joe Aragones, [[Shinobu Shindo]], [[Makoto Nishino]], [[Yoshihiro Sakuta]], Kyoko Drumheller, [[Sandy Castagnola]]
 
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==Magazine articles==
 
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==External links==
 
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* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/gba/columnsc/ Game Boy Advance]
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* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/gba/columnsc/ Game Boy Advance] (archive)
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* Nintendo catalogue pages: [http://web.archive.org/web/20121115003909/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/software/acgj/index.html JP], [http://web.archive.org/web/20020602125703/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=807 US] (archive)
  
 
==References==
 
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Columns Crown
System(s): Game Boy Advance
Publisher: Sega Corporation (Japan) Sega Europe (Europe) THQ (US)
Developer:
Distributor: Infogrames Europe (Europe)
Peripherals supported: Game Link Cable
Genre: Puzzle

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Game Boy Advance
JP 		¥4,800 (5,040)4,800 (5,040)[7] AGB-P-ACGJ
AGB-ACGJ-JPN
Game Boy Advance
US 		$39.9939.99[6] AGB-P-ACGE
AGB-ACGE-USA
ESRB: Everyone
Game Boy Advance
DE 		AGB-P-ACGP
AGB-ACGP-NOE
USK: 0
Game Boy Advance
ES 		AGB-P-ACGP
AGB-ACGP-ESP
Game Boy Advance
FR 		AGB-P-ACGP
AGB-ACGP-FRA
Game Boy Advance
IT 		AGB-P-ACGP
AGB-ACGP-ITA
Game Boy Advance
UK 		£32.9932.99[4] AGB-P-ACGP
AGB-ACGP-UKV
ELSPA: 3+ OK

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Columns Crown (コラムス クラウン) is a puzzle game developed by WOW Entertainment and published by Sega for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. It was relased as part of the Columns series of games. A working title for this game was Advance Columns (アドバンス コラムス).

Like the original Columns and its many derivatives, the object of Columns Crown is to match up jewels either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in groups of three or more. Very little is added to this Game Boy Advance adaption that was not seen in previous varients of Columns, other than a story and revised graphics. There is also a multiplayer option played via the Game Boy Advance Link Cable.

2005's 2 in 1: Sonic Pinball Party & Columns Crown and 2008's 2 Games in 1: Columns Crown & ChuChu Rocket! also contains this game.

Production credits

Original Game ©SEGA
©WOW Entertainment Inc./SEGA, 2001
Source:
In-game credits
Columns Crown GBA credits.pdf
[8]
Source:
US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Columns Crown/Magazine articles.

Artwork

  • SegaForeverYT ColumnsCrown1 3500x2477.jpg
  • SegaForeverYT ColumnsCrown2 3508x2482.jpg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
75
[9]
Advance (DE) PAL
80
[10]
Advance (UK) PAL
70
[11]
Cube (UK) PAL
82
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
45
[13]
GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
50
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[15]
GameBoy Magazyn (PL)
70
[16]
GBX (UK)
86
[4]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
56
[17]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[18]
NGC Magazine (UK)
0
[19]
Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[20]
Nintendo Power (US) NTSC-U
76
[21]
Game Boy Advance
 66
Based on
14 reviews

Columns Crown

Game Boy Advance, US
ColumnsCrown GBA US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngColumnscrown gba us cover.jpg
Cover
Game Boy Advance, JP
ColumnsCrown GBA JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngColumns Crown-box-jp.jpg
Cover
ColumnsCrown GBA JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Boy Advance, UK
ColumnsCrown GBA UK Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngColumnsCrown GBA UK Box Front.jpg
Cover
ColumnsCrown GBA UK Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Boy Advance, FR

ColumnsCrown GBA FR back.jpg

ColumnsCrown GBA FR Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Boy Advance, DE
ColumnsCrown GBA DE top.jpg
ColumnsCrown GBA DE Box Back.jpgColumnsCrown GBA DE left.jpgColumnsCrown GBA DE Box Front.jpgColumnsCrown GBA DE right.jpg
ColumnsCrown GBA DE bottom.jpg
Cover
ColumnsCrown GBA DE Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Boy Advance, ES

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Game Boy Advance, IT
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Game Boy Advance
✔
CRC32 330a0975
MD5 d96e8659db64595a5ee7234145ebdc66
SHA-1 9d3982d3e42bf1e2bae78c2965184629383f7247
8MB Cartridge (EU)
Game Boy Advance
✔
CRC32 a592f7df
MD5 1f5a23d069bf42a1f3131e8c5a574efb
SHA-1 70a7229a57f4a296a661136e07e23668011310bf
8MB Cartridge (JP)
Game Boy Advance
 ?
CRC32 6242ffb2
MD5 38f369f1ca0872790995943e8cb4a877
SHA-1 f11c7a225524d418907e42666b33649b585fb6d4
8MB Cartridge (US)

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Game Boy Advance (archive)
  • Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US (archive)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.will-link.co.jp/works.htm
  2. ↑ http://chipsworld.co.uk/DetProd.asp?ProductCode=5121 (Wayback Machine: 2001-12-30 08:14)
  3. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/656038/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-12-12 14:26)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 GBX, "March 2002" (UK; 2002-02-06), page 29
  5. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=807 (Wayback Machine: 2003-06-19 16:39)
  6. ↑ File:SegaTHQGBAArtAssets ColumnsCrown ColumnsGBAOneSheet.pdf
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://sega.jp/gba/columnsc/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-12-18 10:20)
  8. ↑ File:Columns Crown GBA credits.pdf
  9. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Március 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 63
  10. ↑ Advance, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-xx-xx), page 46
  11. ↑ Advance, "Spring 2002" (UK; 2002-xx-xx), page 64
  12. ↑ Cube, "Issue Three" (UK; 2002-02-14), page 114
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2002" (US; 2002-02-06), page 146
  14. ↑ GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 34
  15. ↑ GamePro, "January 2002" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 67
  16. ↑ GameBoy Magazyn, "Kwiecień 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 20
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "December 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 120
  18. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 86
  19. ↑ NGC Magazine, "March 2002" (UK; 2002-02-14), page 55
  20. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "February 2002" (UK; 2002-01-15), page 36
  21. ↑ Nintendo Power, "March 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 136


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