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Revision as of 10:10, 17 September 2021

Back to: Columns.

Mega Drive version

Incorrect victory in 2-player Flash Columns

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In a 2-player match of Flash Columns, if player two clears their flashing jewel after player one had just let their jewels reach the top of their playing field, then player one will incorrectly be declared the winner.

YouTube
YouTube video showing the bug in action

Not fixed in any version.

Game Gear version

Score/block overflow

If the player plays long enough to reach 69,999 blocks cleared or 999,999 points, both counters will eventually overflow and show weird values. The block counter would loop back to 10,000, but the score will display letters and eventually crash the game.

YouTube
YouTube video showing the bug in action

Not fixed in any version.

References


Columns

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Music: Columns・Columns II (1991)
Sega Master System
Prototypes: Prototype