Tetris attack license#
Tetris attack series#

Although Rogers liked the game, he believed it 'got lost in history' due to it using the Tetris branding. Though international releases have the name Tetris Attack, the game has no relation to the Tetris video game franchise, leading to Tetris Company co-founder Henk Rogers saying in a 2009 interview he regrets giving Nintendo permission to using the name. International versions instead replace these with characters and settings from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, a game released earlier in 1995. The Japanese version of the game is titled Panel de Pon, featuring fairies as the main characters with a fantasy setting. Development was headed by Intelligent Systems and produced by Gunpei Yokoi, known as the creator of the Game Boy. Tetris Attack was released in Japan on October 27, 1995, August 1996 in North America, and Novemin Europe. Windy's background in Endless Mode in Tetris Attack, this is changed to Lakitu's background, pictured above. Several multiplayer modes are also present with adjustable difficulty levels. In Puzzle Mode, the player must clear all of the blocks in a preset block arrangement in a set number of moves - the blocks here do not rise towards the top.

Tetris attack series#

Stage Clear mode takes the player through a series of stages in which the objective is to clear all blocks underneath a 'boundary' line. Timed Mode challenges the player to score as many points as possible within a two-minute time limit. In Endless Mode, the player is challenged to play as long as possible with a continuously rising stack of blocks, which increases in speed over time. Story Mode pits the player against a series of computer-controlled opponents. Several different gameplay modes are included. Should the blocks touch the top of the playfield, the game will be over. As the stage progresses, the blocks will begin to rise steadily towards the top of the screen, with new blocks generating from the bottom. The player can also earn combos clearing more than three blocks in a single move. Any blocks above cleared lines will fall, which can be used to cause chain reactions if they touch other matching blocks. The player must use an on-screen cursor to arrange colored blocks into horizontal or vertical rows - matching together three or more blocks of the same color will destroy them. The backgrounds change as the player progresses in Puzzle or Stage Clear mode. series, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Captain Rainbow. The game is referenced in other Nintendo games, such as the Super Smash Bros. It was followed by a series of sequels and remakes for multiple platforms, most of which instead use the name Puzzle League.

Tetris Attack was well-received by critics for its graphical style, addictive gameplay and multiplayer modes, with some noting the North American version was superior to the original Japanese release. Both Panel de Pon and Tetris Attack were later broadcast through the Japan-only Satellaview peripheral, the latter renamed to BS Yoshi's Panepon.

Tetris attack license#

Though international releases have the name Tetris Attack, the game bears no relation to the Tetris video game series, leading Tetris Company co-founder Henk Rogers to regret giving Nintendo the license to use the name. International versions instead replace these with characters and settings from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Produced by Gunpei Yokoi, Tetris Attack was released as Panel de Pon in Japan, featuring fairies as the main characters with a mythical, fantasy setting. Several gameplay modes are present, including a time attack and multiplayer mode. The blocks steadily rise towards the top of the playfield, with new blocks being added at the bottom. In the game, the player must arrange matching colored blocks in vertical or horizontal rows to clear them. A Game Boy version was released a year later. Tetris Attack, also known as Panel de Pon, is a 1995 puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.