Puyo Puyo (GB)
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Puyo Puyo is a port of Compile's falling block puzzle game (originally released in arcades). Instead of Compile converting the title themselves, as they had done with the other versions, the Game Boy version of Puyo Puyo was by Winky Soft. The basic gameplay remains unchanged: the player must stack Puyos two at a time, often competing against another player (human or computer-controlled) doing the same. If four or more Puyos of the same color connect with each other, they "pop" and disappear. Setting up "chains" (where one set of popped Puyos causes another set to pop, potentially leading to another set popping...) is the ideal way to play the game - partially for scoring reasons, but mostly since it will hinder the other player by dropping "nuisance" on their side of the field, which clogs it up and leaves them closer to losing.
The Game Boy's monochrome display obviously clashes with the color-centric gameplay of Puyo Puyo, and this port does not address it much beyond trying to give each kind of Puyo a unique shape (albeit not unique shades of gray). Fortunately, the game is compatible with the Super Game Boy, which alleviates this issue. However, even then, the port also plays considerably slower than the original version.
Screenshots
Music
The limitations of the hardware (particularly the DMG-CPU B's PSG) constrain this version's soundtrack in a few different ways. For starters, several songs from the original arcade game are omitted entirely: as an example, "Memories of Puyo Puyo" (which originally accompanied every cutscene up to the last 4 stages) is replaced with "Brave of Puyo Puyo" (which originally played for those final levels' scenes). The songs that did make it in are generally pared down when compared to their original counterparts, often sounding harsher because of the PSG.
Recording
All song names come from the Mega Drive version's sound test and the guidebook All About Puyo Puyo.
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There are issues with the timing of this recording. |
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Credits
- Ripper: Zophar's Domain
- Recorder: Theand
- Game Credits:
- Composer: Daisuke Fujimoto credited as Daisuke Hujimoto
- Uncredited Composer: Masanobu Tsukamoto
- Uncredited Composer: Einosuke Nagao
- Uncredited Composer: Masaaki Harada
- Uncredited Composer: Toshiaki Sakoda
- Uncredited Composer: Atarashi
(Sources: Credits; Puyo Puyo (SMD) credits - 1, 2; Puyo Puyo RaveRevenge credits; Puyo Puyo (GG) credits; Puyo Puyo (FC) credits - 1, 2, 3; Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 (MSX2) credits)
The credits are displayed after the game is beaten.
Despite his composer credit, Daisuke Fujimoto likely just arranged the port's music, since every song originates from an older game. More specifically:
- "Brave of Puyo Puyo" and "Stage Clear" were originally composed for Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 (MSX2), which credits Toshiaki Sakoda, Masanobu Tsukamoto, and "Atarashi" for its sound.
- The album Puyo Puyo RaveRevenge specifies that "Theme of Puyo Puyo" and "Ondo of Puyo Puyo" were composed by Tsukamoto.
- "Cooking of Puyo Puyo," "Sorrow of Puyo Puyo," and "Toy of Puyo Puyo" originate in the first Puyo Puyo game (released for the MSX2, Famicom Disk System, and later the regular Famicom). The latter two versions credit Einosuke Nagao, Masaaki Harada, and Tsukamoto for its music - while the MSX2 version also credits Sakoda, the fact that he is only mentioned in that version alone (and that the same songs are used across every iteration of the game) suggests that he was not involved in the composing process.
- The remainder of the soundtrack comes from Puyo Puyo (ARC) (and, by proxy, its Mega Drive port). The exception is "Opening," which originates from Puyo Puyo (GG). Both versions credit Tsukamoto and Nagao for their music.
Game Rip
Ripping Game Boy music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
Releases
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Links
- https://www.mobygames.com/game/69239/puyo-puyo - MobyGames.
- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gameboy/569612-puyo-puyo - GameFAQs.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyo_Puyo_(video_game) - Wikipedia (shared with the 1991 Puyo Puyo game).
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| Kidou Gekidan Haro Ichiza: Haro no Puyo Puyo |
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