Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ, Puyo Puyo) is an enhanced version of the 1991 MSX2 and Famicom Disk System game of the same name. As the game is based on Rev. Puyo Puyo Tetris starts with him as the main character in the Starship Tetra ending with him as the Final Boss, and — counting the DLC episodes — ends with him as the Final Boss once more. ", Instead of directly publishing Puyo Puyo in the west, Sega decided to repackage the game as a Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff. She plans to use this spell to defeat Satan, but must first battle twelve other opponents. There is an opening cutscene that features several Puyos raining down upon Arle. In the actual game, they read "ARLE" and a 4-letter abbreviation based on the current enemy. The English version has an unused "Winners Don't Use Drugs" message, akin to many arcade games released in the United States in the early 1990s. Notably, the World version's files are labeled according to Sega's official EPROM naming format, using a range (EPR-15196 to EPR-15200) that is unused by any other Sega arcade games, while the World Bootleg version's files are labeled according to its MAME title. The Japanese arcade versions contain an unused voice clip in which Arle stutters the Diacute spell, akin to when the player casts Diacute twice in, The arcade and Mega Drive versions of this game and. Sega has released the launch trailer for Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, which launched today for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch. The gameplay in multiplayer is identical to that of Scenario mode, except with a second player involved. The console versions include a handicap setting that, before each match, allows lesser-skilled players to be given an advantage or higher-skilled players to be given a disadvantage. This patch takes care of a bug that caused Item Cards to not activate special effects during matches. Fufufu is a fish merchant from Madou Monogatari and Puyo Puyo. The Game Gear port includes Mission mode from the MSX2 game, and also contains a hidden English translation. Carbuncle is the only character to retain their vocal catchphrase from the Japanese version. Raffina. Notable additions/changes include: In addition, there is allegedly a prototype Mega Drive cart containing an English translation, but no footage has been released. In March 2019, Sega included the World version in their SEGA AGES Puyo Puyo release for Nintendo Switch, confirming its legitimacy. Striking similarities between the English arcade game and Puzlow Kids further suggested that the localized version is a legitimate release, including the Beginner and Normal/Difficult endings (barring minor spelling/punctuation/grammar corrections in Puzlow Kids) and the Vs mode "All Right!" The resulting game, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, was released in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive, Game Gear, and the Master System. In 2019, SEGA and M2 released a Switch port of Puyo Puyo under the SEGA Ages line, which included this translation, which confirms that this was an official version. The Japanese guidebook All About Puyo Puyo Tsu (published in 1996) contains an interview in which Compile artist Sonchou Sawa makes brief mention of a European version of Puyo Puyo that changes Harpy to a "Dark Angel" for religious reasons and renames Panotty to Johnny. Ecolo ( Unusual Ecolo) Klug ( Strange Klug) Popoi. The English version has fewer voice samples overall, with some being used in multiple places. If the language is set to English, French, German, Italian or Spanish, the ROM will be replaced with. A limited-time Launch Edition will include three … Scenario consists of a series of battles against AI opponents and includes Beginner mode, which gives the player three opponents unrelated to the main game, Normal mode, which features 13 characters, and Difficult mode, which automatically sends the player to the fourth battle of Normal. Rulue's initials on the default high score table are LUL. A prototype version of the Mega Drive port exists. Additionally, Satan retains the "Dark Prince" name introduced in the English arcade game in later English releases. In this version of the game, Puyos are known as "P-Kids. The game will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S on December 8, 2020, with a PlayStation 5 release in that month and a Microsoft Windows version scheduled for release in early 2021. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Producer: Masamitsu Niitani (Moo Niitani), Director: Masanobu Tsukamoto (M Tsukamoto), Sound Driver: Takayuki Hirono (Jemini Hirono)[Not in the SFC version], Music, Sound Effects: Masanobu Tsukamoto (M Tsukamoto), Akiyoshi Nagao (Einosuke Nagao), Graphic Design: Koji Teramoto (Janus Teramoto), Takayuki Watanabe (Kerol), Neko-Nyan, Tokifuru Morita, Sonchoh Sawa, Graphic Design: Tokifuru Morita, Sonchoh Sawa, Programmer: Takayuki Hirono (Jemini Hirono), Sub-Programmer: JG4MSG Takeuchi, Masatoshi Setoh, Graphic Designer: Koji Teramoto (Janus Teramoto), Hotta, SFC Converter: Akiyoshi Nagao (Einosuke Nagao), Package/Manual: Ayame Kizuki, Rainbow Papa, Hisoku Kazuto, Akira Minazuki, Banpresto staff: Hajime Ishikawa, Akira Kanatani, Supervisor: Takayuki Hirono (Jemini Hirono), Banpresto staff: Akira Kanatani, Minoru Kadotsuji, Daigo Masaki, Youichi Fujikawa, Inchiki Katoh, Toshiyuki Itahana, Composer: Daisuke Fujimoto (Daisuke Hujimoto), Special Thanks: Takeshi Watanabe (Takesi Watanabe), Toohru Abe, Akinori Yoshioka (Akinori Yosioka). ) voice actors initials on the current enemy are unknown ; it was assumed by many to be an location... 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