Nazo Puyo
Nazo Puyo is a Puyo Puyo spinoff for the NEC PC-9801. It is an expanded version of the Nazo Puyo mode featured in the PC-98 port of Puyo Puyo (1992).
Nazo Puyo is a puzzle developed by Compile, released 11 November 1994 on PC-9800 Series.
What Nazo Puyo is
Nazo Puyo is a puzzle game developed by Compile and released in 1994. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Nazo Puyo mode stars Arle Nadja, who must clear puzzles in order to graduate from Magic Junior High. The player chooses from one of three difficulty levels; with 3-4 characters being exclusive to each level. A short cutscene plays, and then Arle must clear ten puzzles in order to move to the next character. First Year opponents: Skeleton-T, Draco Centauros, Sasoriman Second Year opponents: Harpy, Zombie, Rulue Third Year opponents: Zoh Daimaoh, Minotauros, Schezo Wegey, Satan
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Puyo Puyo series
Nazo Puyo is the 17th of 102 entries we hold in the Puyo Puyo series. The next entry was Puyo Puyo 2 in 1994.
What it launched against
Nazo Puyo launched on 11 November 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!! and Breath of Fire II.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!!, Breath of Fire II.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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