Super Columns

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Super Columns

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-05-26	¥3,8003,800	G-3226
US	1995		2449
EU	1995		2449-50

ESRB

Sega

Super Columns (スーパーコラムス) is an update to Columns, released exclusively for the Sega Game Gear in 1995.

Gameplay is mostly identical to previous entries in the Columns series, however, Super Columns allows Columns to be rotated sideways, similar to Tetris.

Production credits

Producers: M.Hokoyama, Dante Anderson
Directors: K.Hasegawa, M.Morimoto
Product Manager: C.Huneke Kremer
Game Design: H.Fujimura
Programmer: T.Kosuge
Graphic Artist: N.Honda
Sound Composer: T.Maeda
Test Lead: Atom Ellis
Assistant Test Leads: Michael Wu, Caroline Trujillo
Special Thanks: James Spahn, Keith Higashida, Eric Rawlins, Vy Nong

Promotional material

SuperColumnsSonicDrift GG ES PrintAd 1995-05.jpg

ES print advert
GameGear ES PrintAd 1995-07.jpg

ES print advert
GameGear ES PrintAd 1995-12.jpg

ES print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

85

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Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[3]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[4]

Freak (IL)

87

^[5]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[6]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

88

^[7]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

86

^[8]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

83

^[9]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

74

^[1]

Player One (FR)

PAL

86

^[10]

Play Time (DE)

79

^[11]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

77

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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[13]

Todo Sega (ES)

91

^[14]

Top Consoles (FR)

75

^[15]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

72

^[16]

	81
Based on 16 reviews

Super Columns

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Games in the Columns Series
Columns (1990) \| Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (1990) \| Columns III: Revenge of Columns (1993) \| Stack Columns (1994) \| Super Columns (1995) \| Columns '97 (1996) \| Hanagumi Taisen Columns (1997) \| Columns Arcade Collection (1997) \| Columns GB: Tezuka Osamu Characters (1999) \| Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2000) \| Columns Crown (2001) \| Columns Jewel (2005) \| Columns Deluxe (2008) \| Jewelpet Kira Kira Mahou no Housekibako (2009) \| Sega Ages Columns II (2019)
Columns Taisen Mode Tsuki (1991) \| Columns (Mame Game) (1997) \| Columns (Pocket Boy) (1997) \| Columns for Zaurus (2001) \| Columns for Clié (2002)
Unlicensed Columns games
	Super Columns (1990)
Columns Related Media
	Columns・Columns II (1991)
	Hanagumi Taisen Columns Official Guide (1997) \| Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 Perfect Guide (2000)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p89" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 124
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 89
↑ Famitsu, "1995-06-02" (JP; 1995-05-19), page 33
↑ Freak, "7/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 57
↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 67
↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 90
↑ Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 98
↑ Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 110
↑ Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 88
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 135
↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 49
↑ Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 106
↑ Video Games, "6/95" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 108

[:File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p89-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p89" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_043.pdf_p124-2] Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 124

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_34.pdf_p89-3] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 89

[4] Famitsu, "1995-06-02" (JP; 1995-05-19), page 33

[5] Freak, "7/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_071.pdf_p106-6] GamePro, "June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 106

[:File:Joypad_FR_044.pdf_p57-7] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:MegaForce_FR_39.pdf_p67-8] Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 67

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-06.pdf_p90-9] Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 90

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_053.pdf_p98-10] Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 98

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-07.pdf_p110-11] Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 110

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_16.pdf_p88-12] Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 88

[:File:SSM_JP_19950601_1995-06.pdf_p135-13] Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 135

[:File:TodoSega_ES_26.pdf_p49-14] Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 49

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_03.pdf_p106-15] Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 106

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-06.pdf_p108-16] Video Games, "6/95" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 108

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