Stack Columns
From Sega Retro
| Stack Columns |
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| System(s): Sega System C |
| Publisher: Sega |
| Developer: Sega |
| Genre: Puzzle |
| Number of players: 1-2 |
Stack Columns is an entry in the Columns series, released for Sega System C arcade hardware in 1994.
Stack Columns was never ported to a home platform, though was re-released as part of the Columns Arcade Collection pack for the Sega Saturn.
Gameplay
Gameplay in Stack Columns is mostly identical to that seen in "regular" Columns, however with a stronger focus on competitive play. Stack Columns introduces the Crush Bar from Columns II, now called the "Stack." If the beginner mode is not chosen, the Stack is built up after combos. Pressing 
when a stack is present allows you to "attack" an enemy, causing him or her's pile to rise close to the top. The higher the stack, the more damage is done.
Physical Scans
| 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 | |
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Super Columns (1990) |
| Columns Related Media | |
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Columns・Columns II (1991) |
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Hanagumi Taisen Columns Official Guide (1997) | Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 Perfect Guide (2000) |