electricmastro Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) Along with the somewhat more well-known Marble Saga, Boom Blox, and Mercury Meltdown Revolution, ones on Wii: Edited May 25, 2022 by electricmastro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodreign Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Konami's Puyo Puyo clones, the Taisen Puzzle Dama, and Taisen Tokkae Dama games, quite a few of them, a couple licensed (Chibi Maruko-chan, and the one on the SFC, Tsuyoshi Shikkarai , based off an old anime), and one based off Twinbee, and another Tokimeki Memorial, 3 of them in fact (TM Taisen Puzzle Dama 1 and 2 and TM Taisen Tokkae Dama). Puzzle Dama operates exactly like Puyo Puyo, but you match 3 instead of 4, quite addictive, and hard as hell. Tokkae Dama games operate similarly, except you start with a number of balls on the screen, and can scroll the screen and balls up further, and can move them around one at a time at will, and try to match 3, and make chains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 10:55 AM, electricmastro said: Is that slightly deformed Sonic? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Steven Pendleton said: Is that slightly deformed Sonic? Yeah, not sure if Frame Studios was having an agenda to specifically capitalize on Sonic, though I suppose notably, the GBA game has Bom as less Sonic-like: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Hey look what I found in an arcade today (well, yesterday, since it's past midnight, but who cares?) Brain Washing Game Teki-Paki And I beat my old high score on it. Play it. It's soooooooooooooooooo good. I promise. Is your brain dirty? If it is, you should probably wash it. Let the brainwashing commence~ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 This one is actually included in the upcoming Toaplan Evercade cart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Can you recognize under the Hanna-Barbera paint job this classic and yet extremely obscure Taito puzzler that mashes up Puzzle Bobble and Space Invaders? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDevil'sCompass Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Lode Runner - on most platforms. The original was written for the Apple II computers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Heiankyo Alien was Lode Runner before Lode Runner. I wouldn’t consider either a puzzle game, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Heiankyo Alien also relatively recently got a remake on PC made by the same dude who made Slap Fight MD. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, jgkspsx said: Heiankyo Alien was Lode Runner before Lode Runner. I wouldn’t consider either a puzzle game, though. I agree, but would you call Plump Pop or even Tetris a puzzle game when you think about it? It has always bothered me (just a little, don't worry ?) because given Tetris' speed, I honestly don't have the time to think thoroughly (solve any puzzle) as I would in Sokoban for instance. ? That's why I tend to call some games (maybe not Tetris, but Puzzle Bobble and Plump Pop for instance) "jeux d'adresse" (dexterity games) instead of "jeux de réflexion" (puzzle games). And to me, games like Lode Runner and Pac-Man are survival games, since they are as stressful to me as some survival horror games. When you think about it, Pac-Man even has ghosts chasing you and limited ammo (power pellets) to get rid of them! And they always come back!! ? Pengo especially would make my brother and I panic a lot, especially when an ice block you throw misses its target, disappears and let you unarmed in front of an enemy. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodreign Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 3 hours ago, jgkspsx said: Can you recognize under the Hanna-Barbera paint job this classic and yet extremely obscure Taito puzzler that mashes up Puzzle Bobble and Space Invaders? Pop N Pop, only with Hanna Barbera characters in it. Always preferred the PS1 port of Pop N Pop, more modes and more characters to play as is a bonus. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 4 hours ago, jgkspsx said: Can you recognize under the Hanna-Barbera paint job this classic and yet extremely obscure Taito puzzler that mashes up Puzzle Bobble and Space Invaders? Ah right, from Bam Entertainment who also published one of the earliest titles for the GBA, meant to showcase just what kind of system the GBA was: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, electricmastro said: Ah right, from Bam Entertainment who also published one of the earliest titles for the GBA, meant to showcase just what kind of system the GBA was: Hey, they published a lot of good games. *watches video* … that actually looks pretty interesting… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 3 hours ago, roots.genoa said: And to me, games like Lode Runner and Pac-Man are survival games, since they are as stressful to me as some survival horror games. I will take on a Tyrant vs the egg from BurgerTime any day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Not sure how many people play it these days, but I’d say Bejeweled is a pretty nice alternative to Tetris: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidD Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I know there was a puzzle-esque game I played off an Antic disk ages ago... I can't remember it well now... something about a nuclear waste dump? On another note -- what are the earliest "puzzle"-action games that predate Tetris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, DavidD said: I know there was a puzzle-esque game I played off an Antic disk ages ago... I can't remember it well now... something about a nuclear waste dump? On another note -- what are the earliest "puzzle"-action games that predate Tetris? I think that would have to be Qix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Yet again, is that really a puzzle game? It's mostly about avoiding danger and taking risks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 No one knows what it's like To be the badly named man, To be the brick breaking man Behind Solomon's Keys. But my dreams they aren't as empty As my life counter seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is the continue code That's Up, A then B. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Hudson's Honeycomb Beat, which is reminiscent of Lumines, but using hexagons to flip other hexagons into the same pattern of colors: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakogame 箱亀 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I don't think anyone's mentioned it here, but I think Spin Pair is a pretty neat puzzle game. The way it clears out other tiles of the same color to the sides when you make a match is a rather unique mechanic. This is also generally one of the cheaper PC Engine games. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 11:23 PM, TheDevil'sCompass said: Lode Runner - on most platforms. The original was written for the Apple II computers. The switch version looks awesome and more my speed. Also, if you want a retrospective on Lode Runner for the NES check out some of the content Jeremy Parish has done on the topic. Great stuff and worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 19 hours ago, Raccoon Lad said: I don't think anyone's mentioned it here, but I think Spin Pair is a pretty neat puzzle game. The way it clears out other tiles of the same color to the sides when you make a match is a rather unique mechanic. This is also generally one of the cheaper PC Engine games. Will give this a go sometime. I appreciate the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 7:14 AM, DavidD said: I know there was a puzzle-esque game I played off an Antic disk ages ago... I can't remember it well now... something about a nuclear waste dump? On another note -- what are the earliest "puzzle"-action games that predate Tetris? Uncle Henry's Nuclear Waste Dump by James Hague,. Dec. 1986 https://www.atarimagazines.com/v5n8/NuclearWasteDump.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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