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Puyo Puyo

Puyo Puyo is Game Gear port of Puyo Puyo. It includes an additional quest mode. This port only released in Japan but contains a secret English localization with the title Puzlow Kids. This version appears…

19 March 1993

Puyo Puyo is a puzzle developed by Compile, released 19 March 1993 on Nintendo 3DS and Sega Game Gear.

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What Puyo Puyo is

Puyo Puyo is a puzzle game developed by Compile and released in 1993. It was published by Sega. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Sega Game Gear.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Scenario mode features Arle Nadja, protagonist of the Madou Monogatari series. She has learned a spell known as Owanimo, which converts four or more similarly-colored creatures into pure energy. She plans to use this spell to defeat Satan, but must first battle twelve other opponents. The English version features a slightly different plot: Arle, now known as Silvana, must protect her home from the Black Kingdom. Each character's English name is noted in parenthesis where applicable.
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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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Puyo Puyo series

Puyo Puyo is the eighth of 102 entries we hold in the Puyo Puyo series. The next entry was Nazo Puyo in 1993.

See all 102 Puyo Puyo games in release order →

What it launched against

Puyo Puyo launched on 19 March 1993, within three weeks of Kirby's Adventure and NBA Jam.

Released around the same time: Kirby's Adventure, NBA Jam.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Puyo Puyo come out?
Puyo Puyo was released on 19 March 1993 for Nintendo 3DS and Sega Game Gear.

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