Klax

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

For the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear versions of the game, see Klax (8-bit).

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Klax

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Tengen

Developer: Atari Games

Sound driver: Unknown

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	Code
US	1991	301040-0150
EU	1992-01^[1]	301040-0170
BR	199x

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The Tengen version of Klax (クラックス) is a port of the 1990 arcade game to the Sega Mega Drive. This is the version that was released overseas - Namco produced an alternate Mega Drive version for 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

Main article: Klax/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[13]

ACE (UK)

PAL

92

^[2]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

66

^[4]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

88

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

85

^[5]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[15]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

84

^[16]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

86

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

86

^[18]

Joystick (FR)

72

^[6]

Joystick (FR)

76

^[19]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

74

^[20]

Mega (UK)

PAL

72

^[7]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

65

^[21]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[22]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

85

^[8]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

84

^[9]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

85

^[23]

Player One (FR)

88

^[10]

Play Time (DE)

64

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[3]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

87

^[11]

Sega Pro (UK)

88

^[12]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[25]

Super Juegos (ES)

67

^[26]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

75

^[27]

	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)

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

↑ Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 12
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:ACE UK 51.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 51.pdf_p89" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 46
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 121.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 121.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Joystick FR 010.pdf, page 132 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 010.pdf_p132" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:Mega UK 04.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 04.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachines UK 14.pdf, page 102 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 14.pdf_p102" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 018.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 018.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 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 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

NEC Retro has more information related to Klax

[:File:SegaPower_UK_27.pdf_p12-1] Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 12

[:File:ACE_UK_51.pdf_p89-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:ACE UK 51.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 51.pdf_p89" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPower_UK_28.pdf_p46-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 46

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p32-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_121.pdf_p64-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 121.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 121.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p132-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Joystick FR 010.pdf, page 132 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 010.pdf_p132" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Mega_UK_04.pdf_p85-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:Mega UK 04.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 04.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p32-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_14.pdf_p102-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachines UK 14.pdf, page 102 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 14.pdf_p102" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_018.pdf_p66-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 018.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 018.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p52-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_04.pdf_p18-12] 12.0 ^12.1 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

[13] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p131-14] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131

[:File:EGM_US_018.pdf_p24-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p65-16] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 65

[:File:GameZone_UK_01.pdf_p39-17] Game Zone, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 39

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_007.pdf_p68-18] Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p143-19] Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 143

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p63-20] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaForce_FR_03.pdf_p82-21] Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 82

[:File:MegaPlay_US_02.pdf_p42-22] Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-23] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-04.pdf_p88-24] Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-25] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

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

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

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Klax

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References