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Blockout (ブロックアウト) is a puzzle game developed by California Dreams and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. It has also been released for other consoles and computers.
The game can be seen almost as "3D Tetris". The game has a top-down perspective, with the primary objective being to clear "floors" rather than lines. Like Tetris, the player is given a series of shapes made up of cubes, which can be rotated on all three axes. Also like Tetris, if the player's pieces reach the top of the screen (i.e. some floors have gaps in them), the player will lose.
The formula behind Blockout has been recycled and rebranded numerous times, just like Tetris.
Production credits
- Original Design by: Alexander Ustaszewski
- Genesis Programming by: Edwin W. Reich, Jr., Steve Hayes
- Graphics by: Gary Martin
- Sound and Music by: Michael Bartlow
- Technical Director: Richard Hicks
- Produced by: Richard Robbins
- Assistant Producers: Jeff Haas, John Manley
- Special Thanks To: John Tomlinson
Source: In-game credits
Magazine articles
- Main article: Blockout/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in
Mega Force (FR) #1: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-06-18)
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #33 (1997-08-07)
Physical scans
Mega Drive, JP
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![Blockout MD JP Box.jpg](/images/thumb/f/f1/Blockout_MD_JP_Box.jpg/189px-Blockout_MD_JP_Box.jpg) Cover
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![Blockout MD JP Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/b/b3/Blockout_MD_JP_Cart.jpg/50px-Blockout_MD_JP_Cart.jpg) Cart
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Mega Drive, US
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![Blockout MD US Box.jpg](/images/thumb/e/e3/Blockout_MD_US_Box.jpg/193px-Blockout_MD_US_Box.jpg) Cover
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![Blockout MD US Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/6/69/Blockout_MD_US_Cart.jpg/50px-Blockout_MD_US_Cart.jpg) Cart ![Blockout MD US Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/e/ef/Blockout_MD_US_Manual.pdf/page1-33px-Blockout_MD_US_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
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![Blockout MD US cb front.jpg](/images/thumb/7/7a/Blockout_MD_US_cb_front.jpg/85px-Blockout_MD_US_cb_front.jpg.png) Cover
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Mega Drive, EU
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![Blockout MD EU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/0/00/Blockout_MD_EU_Box.jpg/191px-Blockout_MD_EU_Box.jpg) Cover
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![Blockout MD US Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/6/69/Blockout_MD_US_Cart.jpg/50px-Blockout_MD_US_Cart.jpg) Cart
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Mega Drive, BR
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![Blockout md br cover.jpg](/images/thumb/5/5e/Blockout_md_br_cover.jpg/186px-Blockout_md_br_cover.jpg) Cover
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![Blockout MD BR Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/f/fd/Blockout_MD_BR_Cart.jpg/50px-Blockout_MD_BR_Cart.jpg) Cart
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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✔
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CRC32
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5e2966f1
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MD5
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c324d9a3cbfa530996b6ad202686627b
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SHA-1
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f6620d3b712f3bd333d0bb355c08cf992af6e12d
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128kB
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1991-06
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Cartridge (US/EU)
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EA version
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References
- ↑ File:Blockout MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 46
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 113
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 48
- ↑ Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 23
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 36 (38)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 68/69 (66)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 52/53 (52)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 46/55 (46)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
- ↑ Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 36/37 (36)
- ↑ Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 22/23 (22)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 38
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 36
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 52
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-11-08" (JP; 1991-10-25), page 38
- ↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 101
- ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 88
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 189
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19
- ↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 83
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 84
- ↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 49
- ↑ Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 68
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
- ↑ Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 128
- ↑ Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 22
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-xx), page 86
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 27
- ↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 87
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