Difference between revisions of "Puyo Puyo"
From Sega Retro
m (Text replacement - "==External Links==" to "==External links==") |
m (Text replacement - "==Production Credits==" to "==Production credits==") |
||
Line 55: | Line 55: | ||
As part of plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series, in early 2011 Sega announced a [[Virtual Console]] rerelease of ''Puyo Puyo'' [http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/puyo-puyo-coming-to-virtual-console-in-japan-with-online-multipl/ with online multiplayer support] — the first Virtual Console game to be modified in such a way. | As part of plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series, in early 2011 Sega announced a [[Virtual Console]] rerelease of ''Puyo Puyo'' [http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/puyo-puyo-coming-to-virtual-console-in-japan-with-online-multipl/ with online multiplayer support] — the first Virtual Console game to be modified in such a way. | ||
− | ==Production | + | ==Production credits== |
===Mega Drive version=== | ===Mega Drive version=== | ||
'''Producer:''' [[Masamitsu Niitani|Moo Niitani]]<br> | '''Producer:''' [[Masamitsu Niitani|Moo Niitani]]<br> |
Revision as of 14:03, 24 March 2016
- For the Internacional Mega Drive version, see Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
- For the Internacional Master system and Game Gear versions, see Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit).
Puyo Puyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
System(s): Sega System C-2, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Virtual Console | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega, Various | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Compile, Sega AM1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Puzzle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
CERO
Missing Parameter! |
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ) is a Japanese falling block puzzle game developed and published by Compile in 1992 for Sega System C2 arcade hardware. It is widely considered to be the first "major" entry in the Puyo Puyo series, being a noticeably expanded port of a prior 1991 Puyo Puyo release for MSX2 computers and the Nintendo Famicom in Japan.
Contents
Story
Puyo Puyo is a spin-off of Compile's earlier Madou Monogatari series of RPGs, featuring the same cast of characters and a similar setting, but with wildly different gameplay.
The Japanese arcade version does not elaborate on the game's story, but materials included in the home versions explain that protagonist Arle Nadja has learned the spell named "Owanimo" (a spell which causes four similarly-colored creatures to disappear) and is going on a journey to defeat Satan. The English arcade version features an entirely different story, along with new character names: Silvana (Arle Nadja) battles against the Dark Prince (Satan) and his Black Kingdom.
Gameplay
The MSX and Famicom predecessor to this Puyo Puyo contained a basic one-player free-play ("Endless") mode, missions, and basic two-player mode. The 1992 arcade game focused entirely on competitive play, with a single-player AI gauntlet and a two-player mode. All home ports of the arcade game reinstate Endless mode, while the Game Gear version reinstates Mission mode.
History
Legacy
The Japanese arcade version received a software revision ("Rev. B"); this fixes a glitch that allows the player to prevent an AI opponent from manually dropping their Puyo by holding the second joystick to the left or right. However, the Mega Drive version is based on Rev. A, and thus the glitch can be recreated using a second controller. Additionally, the arcade game was translated into English, though its release date and region(s) are currently unknown.
The arcade version of Puyo Puyo has been ported to various consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear. The Game Gear version, when played in a non-Japanese system, becomes the English-language Puzlow Kids; this version's translation is nearly identical to that of the English arcade game.
Aside from the arcade version, ports of this game that were released in North America and Europe were heavily-localized. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is one such version, releasing for the Genesis, Game Gear, and Sega Master System.
As part of plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series, in early 2011 Sega announced a Virtual Console rerelease of Puyo Puyo with online multiplayer support — the first Virtual Console game to be modified in such a way.
Production credits
Mega Drive version
Producer: Moo Niitani
Director: M・Tsukamoto
Scenario: Hyohju Mu-
Character Design: Hyohju Mu-
Graphic Design: Janus Teramoto, Kerol, Neko-Nyan, Tokifuru Morita (21), Sonchoh-Sawa
Program: K・Yoshinaka
Sound Driver: Jemini Hirono
BGM・SE: M・Tsukamoto (MATS), Einosuke Nagao
Package・Manual: Ichi, Tokifuru Morita (21)
Special Thanks to: All Our Fellows.
©Sega/Compile 1992
Promotional material
Physical scans
System C Version
Sega Retro Average | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
|
N/A | |
---|---|
Based on 0 reviews |
System C, JP | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mega Drive version
Sega Retro Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
80 | |
---|---|
Based on 11 reviews |
Game Gear version
Game Gear, JP |
---|
External links
NEC Retro has more information related to Puyo Puyo
|
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console catalogue pages: Mega Drive, Arcade, Game Gear
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>
tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 243
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 29
- ↑ Famitsu, "1992-12-18" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 40
- ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 82
- ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 82
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
- ↑ MegaTech, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-20), page 40
- ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 109
- ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 72
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
- Pages with reference errors
- Gear-to-Gear Cable-compatible games
- No players field
- JP Game Gear games
- Game Gear games
- 1993 Game Gear games
- All 1993 games
- Game Gear puzzle games
- JP Wii Virtual Console games
- Wii games
- 2006 Wii games
- All 2006 games
- Wii Virtual Console games
- JP Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console games
- Nintendo 3DS games
- All 2013 games
- 2013 Nintendo 3DS games
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console games
- Old content rating field
- Use romtable template
- All games
- Old-style rating (segazuk)
- Rating without PDF source
- Update ratings template
- 1 old ratings
- No ratings
- Old-style rating (megatech)
- Old-style rating (mms)
- Use magref
- Old-style rating (segapro)
- 3 old ratings
- Puyo Puyo (franchise)
- System C games