Tetris Attack
1995 · Puzzle · SNES
Overview
Tetris Attack (1995) is Intelligent Systems' block-swapping puzzle game, Panel de Pon in Japan, given a Yoshi's Island look abroad and no connection to Tetris.
Deep Dive
Players swap side-by-side blocks to line up three or more of a colour, and the blocks that fall can set off chains, while clearing several at once scores combos. The stack rises steadily, and the game ends when it reaches the top.
Developer Story
Gunpei Yokoi produced it, and Nintendo released it in Japan in October 1995, in North America in 1996, and on the Game Boy a year later. It averaged about 90% on GameRankings.
Did You Know?
- The Japanese version stars fairies; the Western one swapped in characters from Yoshi's Island.
- Despite the name, it has nothing to do with the Tetris series.
Sources & further reading
- Tetris Attack — Wikipedia
