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'''Flash Point''' is an arcade puzzle game by Sega that is based on [[Tetris]].
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|system=[[Sega System 16]], [[Sega Mega Drive]], MSX
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|usa={{arcade}} 1989
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'''Flash Point''' is an arcade puzzle game by Sega that is based on [[Tetris]]. The player is given a pre-designed Tetris puzzle where the goal is to clear a set of specified, highlighted blocks off the screen. The game ends if the player's blocks reach the top of the screen, similar to traditional Tetris rules.
  
In Flash Point, the player is placed into a pre-designed Tetris puzzle where the goal is to clear a set of specified, highlighted blocks off the screen. The player if the player's blocks reach the top of the screen, similar to traditional Tetris rules.
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Flash Point was ported to MSX. It was later re-released in the [[Sega Ages 2500 Vol.28: Tetris Collection]] in its original form. Also included in this collection is a previously-unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] version of ''Flash Point''—the ROM of which has since been ripped and circulates on the internet today. It is unknown whether ''Flash Point'' suffered a similar fate to Sega's ''[[Tetris]]''.
  
==Rereleases==
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Flash Point was also ported to MSX computers.
  
Flash Point was rereleased on [[Sega Ages 2500 Vol.28']] in it's oriignal form. Also included is a previously-unreleased Megadrive version of Flash Point - the ROM data of which has since been ripped and circulates on the internet today. It is unknown whether Flash Point suffered a similar fate to Sega's [[Tetris]].
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==Physical Scans==
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File:Flash Point flyer.jpg|JP flyer
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</gallery>
  
Flash Point was also ported to MSX computers.
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==Links==
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*[http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7823 KLOV entry]
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*[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=flash-point&page=detail&id=861 Arcade-History entry]
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*[http://maws.mameworld.info/minimaws/set/fpoint MAWS entry]
  
==Links==
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[[Category:System 16 Games]]
*[[http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7823 KLOV entry on Flash Point]]
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[[Category:1989 System 16 Games]]
*[[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=flash-point&page=detail&id=861 Arcade-History entry on Flash Point]]
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[[Category:System 16 Puzzle Games]]
*[[http://maws.mameworld.info/minimaws/set/fpoint MAWS entry on Flash Point]]
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[[Category:Mega Drive Games]]
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[[Category:Mega Drive Puzzle Games]]

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Flash Point
System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Mega Drive, MSX
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Puzzle

















Series: Tetris series
Number of players: 1-2

Flash Point is an arcade puzzle game by Sega that is based on Tetris. The player is given a pre-designed Tetris puzzle where the goal is to clear a set of specified, highlighted blocks off the screen. The game ends if the player's blocks reach the top of the screen, similar to traditional Tetris rules.

Flash Point was ported to MSX. It was later re-released in the Sega Ages 2500 Vol.28: Tetris Collection in its original form. Also included in this collection is a previously-unreleased Sega Mega Drive version of Flash Point—the ROM of which has since been ripped and circulates on the internet today. It is unknown whether Flash Point suffered a similar fate to Sega's Tetris.

Flash Point was also ported to MSX computers.

Physical Scans

Links