Puzzle & Action: Tant-R

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System C2 (Japan) System C2 (South Korea) Mega Drive Game Gear
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R
System(s): Sega System C2, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega AM1 CRI CRI M2
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Peripherals supported: Team Player, Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Puzzle, Table
Number of players: 1-2 1-4
Release Date RRP Code JP 1993-06 ¥? ? KR 1993 ₩? ? JP 1994-04-01 ¥7,8007,800 G-4118 JP 1994-04-22 ¥3,8003,800 G-3345 JP ▼ 2007-03-06 600pts600

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Puzzle & Action: Tant-R, often known just as Tant-R (タントアール or タントア～ル) is a Sega System C puzzle game developed and published by Sega. It is the first in Puzzle & Action series, and has subsequently been ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear. Tant-R borrows its graphical style from Bonanza Bros., and is therefore often seen as a spin-off. It is named for the phrase "Game ga Taan to Aru" (ゲームがたーんとある), meaning "there are a lot of games".

History

Though the arcade version of Tant-R reached South Korea and Europe (only Spain and Portugal can be confirmed so far, details of how it reached these two countries remain unclear), the Mega Drive version remained exclusive to Japan and no versions of the game have ever made it to North America or Europe. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the arcade machines on March 31, 2017.

Sequels and re-releases

The two were paired with the game's sequel, Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R in volume 6 of the Sega Ages 2500 series for the PlayStation 2. Tant-R was also paired with Quiz Syukudai wo Wasuremashita for a compilation on the Sega Saturn. A spinoff Saturn game, Sega Ages Vol.1 Syukudai ga Tant-R, also made.

Production credits

Main article: Puzzle & Action: Tant-R/Production credits.

System C2 version

• Designer: Takanori Hattori (HAT)
• IKE
• JUN
• Artist: Washin Boku (BOK)
• Sound Director/Sound Effects: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (MIT)
• Sound: Makito Nomiya (NOM)
• FUK
• SAT
• T&W
• KAW

Source:

In-game high score table

Mega Drive version

• Cover artist: Osamu Muto
• Logo designer: Mari Koizumi

Source:

Uncredited

Game Gear version

• Producer: Rantz
• Director: Tom
• Planning: Motoo
• Graphic: Y.Yamashita, Emi, M.Yanagida
• Program: Ikegami, Makotsu, T.Kaneko
• Sound: N.Kunisawa
• Thanks: Y.Ayabe, colleagues
• Produced by: Sega, CRI

Source:

In-game credits

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• Cover artist: Osamu Muto

Source:

Uncredited

Digital manuals

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  Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Puzzle & Action: Tant-R/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-04: "April 1994" (1994-03-08)

Physical scans

System C version

System C, JP
"Top" instructions "Long" instructions
Instuction card(s)

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 73 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 70 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 84

	69
Based on 4 reviews

Puzzle & Action: Tant-R

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Based on 0 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 70 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 40 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 79

	63
Based on 3 reviews

Puzzle & Action: Tant-R

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Puzzle & Action: Tant-R/Technical information.

External links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive