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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.
 
'''''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.
  
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]]''.
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It was later re-released in the ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series 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]]''.
  
 
[[Zemina]] made an unlicensed port to the MSX and [[Sega Master System]] in some unknown year, calling it '''''Flashpoint'''''.
 
[[Zemina]] made an unlicensed port to the MSX and [[Sega Master System]] in some unknown year, calling it '''''Flashpoint'''''.

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Flash Point
System(s): Sega System 16 • MSX, Sega Master System (Unlicensed)
Publisher: Sega
MSX
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Sega Master System
Zemina (Unlicensed)
Developer:
Genre: Puzzle

















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.

It was later re-released in the Sega Ages 2500 Series 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.

Zemina made an unlicensed port to the MSX and Sega Master System in some unknown year, calling it Flashpoint.

Physical Scans

System 16 version

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Master System version

Master System, South Korea
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Cover

Links



Tetris and Tetris-like games for Sega systems/developed by Sega
Sega: Tetris (1989) | Flash Point (Mega Drive) (1989) | Bloxeed (1989) | Sega Tetris (1999) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (2006) | Tetris Giant (2010) | Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020)
Third-Party: Blockout (1991) | Tetris Plus (1996) | Tetris S (1996) | Tetris 4D (1998) | The Next Tetris: On-Line Edition (2000) | Tetris Kiwamemichi (2004) | Tetris The Grand Master 4: The Masters of Round (unreleased)
Unlicensed: Super Columns (1990) | Super Tetris (19xx) | Flashpoint (19xx)
Tetris related media
Music
Tetremix (1989) | Flash Point/Bloxeed (1990) | New Century (2006) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 1 & 2 Original Soundtrack (2020)