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Bloxeed

System(s): System 18, System 16, System C

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega R&D 1 (System 18: Esco Boueki?)

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989	¥?	?
JP	1989	¥?	?
JP	1989	¥?	?
US	1989	$?	?

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Bloxeed (ブロクシード) is a 1989 arcade puzzle game by Sega based on the gameplay seen in Tetris. It was first released exclusively in Japan on System 18 hardware before Sega ported it to their System C hardware for international release (and was the first System C game to be released).

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot from the System 18 version.

Bloxeed is an extension of the Tetris formula. The objective remains the same - to clear lines with falling Tetrimino pieces, however Bloxeed expands the ways in which to do so by introducing "Power Blocks" - blocks with letters or numbers printed on them. If a cleared line contains a power block, the player is rewarded with a power-up:

	Flicky
	By pressing one of the rotate buttons, players can drop blocks directly below Flicky (from Flicky). Like Tetriminos, Flicky falls one row at a time.
	Satellite
	By pressing one of the rotate buttons, players can shoot at and clear blocks directly below a satellite. This is similar to Flicky, but in reverse.
	Bomb
	Destroy a chunk of blocks.
	16 Ton
	Destroy three adjacent columns of blocks.
	4 Lines
	Clear four randomly-selected rows, regardless of how complete they are.

After a certain period of time, an incomplete row is added to the bottom of the field. In two-player mode, clearing two or more rows will knock whatever piece is currently falling in your opponent's play area out and send two incomplete rows back at them.

History

Legacy

Likely due to complications regarding Tetris licenses in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Bloxeed was not ported to any home platforms, as Sega lacked a license in order to do so.

Many years later the game was packaged with Tetris and Flash Point in Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection.

Magazine articles

Main article: Bloxeed/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US flyer

Physical scans

System 18 version

System 18, JP

System C version

System C, US

System C, JP

System 16 version

System 16, JP

References