Klax

For the Japanese Mega Drive version, see Klax (Namco).

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Klax

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Tengen

Developer: Atari Games

Sound driver: Unknown

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	Code
US	1991	301040-0150
EU	1991-11	301040-0170
BR	199x
EU	1991-12	301040-0160
PT	199x
US	1992	301040-0161
EU	1992-09^[3]	T-48048-50

Klax (クラックス) is a straightforward puzzle game developed by the Tengen who licensed it from the Atari Games Corporation. Most remember it because of its edgy catch phrase, "It is the Nineties and there is time for Klax."

Namco produced an alternate Mega Drive version released in Japan.

Gameplay

Basically, you have to clear the blocks while the fall which is called a Klax when you line up three of the same color vertically, horizontally or diagonally. The main difference from most puzzle games is that you can see more than one of them as they fall end over end down a slope. They must be caught by a platform controlled by the player, and then placed where the player wants by pressing , or , and to speed up their descent the player presses . The player can only let three fall without being caught before they lose. This is kept track of by the drop meter.

Oddly enough there is no music, only the sound effects of the blocks moving and falling.

To complete a wave you must get a certain amount of Klax's or meet a certain criteria.

Wave 1 - Get 3 Klax
Wave 2 - Get 5 Klax
Wave 3 - Get 3 diagonals

"A four in a row KLAX counts as 2 KLAX"

Magazine articles

Main article: Klax/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Tengen GG US PrintAdvert.jpg

Game Gear US print advert
JuegateloTodo ES PrintAd 1992-11.jpg

Game Gear ES print advert 1
GameGear Coleccion ES PrintAd 1993-03.jpg

Game Gear ES print advert 2

Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #2: "October/November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Mega Drive/Master System print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #125: "April 1992" (1992-03-15)

Mega Drive/Master System print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #130: "September 1992" (1992-08-15)

Game Gear print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #131: "October 1992" (1992-09-15)

Mega Drive print advert in Consoles + (FR) #17: "Février 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:

Mega Force (FR) #14: "Février 1993" (1993-0x-xx)^[4]

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[14]

ACE (UK)

PAL

92

^[1]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

66

^[5]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

88

^[15]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

85

^[6]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[16]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

84

^[17]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

86

^[18]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

86

^[19]

Joystick (FR)

72

^[7]

Joystick (FR)

76

^[20]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

74

^[21]

Mega (UK)

PAL

72

^[8]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

65

^[22]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[23]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

85

^[9]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

84

^[10]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

85

^[24]

Player One (FR)

88

^[11]

Play Time (DE)

64

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

87

^[12]

Sega Pro (UK)

88

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[27]

Super Juegos (ES)

67

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

75

^[29]

	77
Based on 26 reviews

Klax

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Klax

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart 50x50px Manual

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Klax

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	248cd09e
MD5	3dfce8def728e2e249917307b8e38ca5
SHA-1	b7c07baf74b945549e067405566eeaa6856dd6b1

256kB

1990-07

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Klax

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↑ File:SegaForce UK 02.pdf, page 33
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf, page 67
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 2
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↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 110
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 65
↑ Game Zone, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 39
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 68
↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 143
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 82
↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88
↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 46
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Super Juegos, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 26
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 011.pdf, page 117
↑ File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 142
↑ File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf, page 96
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 021.pdf, page 98
↑ File:SegaForce UK 02.pdf, page 32
↑ File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 52
↑ File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf, page 66
↑ File:Zero UK 35.pdf, page 80

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[:File:SegaForce_UK_02.pdf_p33-2] File:SegaForce UK 02.pdf, page 33

[:File:SegaPro_UK_10.pdf_p67-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf, page 67

[:File:MegaForce_FR_14.pdf_p2-4] Mega Force, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 2

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[14] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p131-15] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131

[:File:EGM_US_018.pdf_p24-16] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p65-17] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 65

[:File:GameZone_UK_01.pdf_p39-18] Game Zone, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 39

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_007.pdf_p68-19] Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p143-20] Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 143

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p63-21] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaForce_FR_03.pdf_p82-22] Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 82

[:File:MegaPlay_US_02.pdf_p42-23] Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-24] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-04.pdf_p88-25] Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_28.pdf_p46-26] Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-27] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_001.pdf_p26-28] Super Juegos, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 26

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_011.pdf_p117-30] File:ConsolesPlus FR 011.pdf, page 117

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p142-31] File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 142

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_16.pdf_p96-32] File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf, page 96

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_021.pdf_p98-33] File:PlayerOne FR 021.pdf, page 98

[:File:SegaForce_UK_02.pdf_p32-34] File:SegaForce UK 02.pdf, page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p52-35] File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 52

[:File:SegaForce_UK_09.pdf_p66-36] File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf, page 66

[:File:Zero_UK_35.pdf_p80-37] File:Zero UK 35.pdf, page 80

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Klax

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References